walid

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http://walid.damouny.com/
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Comment · 7 years ago
"another move from Mozilla to start gathering"

What do you mean by "another move" here? Mozilla isn't gathering anything!

Comment · 7 years ago
No he can't always contribute himself because most people myself included can't contribute to whatever project just because it is open source. You need to have an intimate knowledge of the technology and the experience and since you suggesting that he "can always contribute" I'd ask you: can you?
Comment · 8 years ago
Check the "How do I opt out?" part of the article.
Comment · 8 years ago
You're conflating different forms of ads. Ads that get your info through trackers are invading your privacy. The Mr. Robot ad is as invading of your privacy as an ad in a paper magazine. It didn't collect your data. Come on don't pretend you don't know how invasion of privacy works.
Comment · 8 years ago
The Mr. Robot extension didn't send data about you to other people so that means it didn't invade your privacy. It was strange that Mozilla would allow such an extension but it wasn't spying on you.
Comment · 8 years ago
Probably crypto mining.
Comment · 8 years ago
I have an account on Pinterest because I like the service but having to sign-in for the simplest of things surely bugs me. Sometimes I just want to see one image and I end up having to navigate a bunch of sign-in pages just to see something. Recently I've found myself skipping Pinterest pages just because of the hoop jumping that signing-in creates.
Comment · 8 years ago
So Vibranium is not a metal after all!
Comment · 9 years ago
Speak the name loudly to someone and ask them to write it. I know all about the company but I couldn't stop laughing after reading the headline. It gets to me every single time.
Comment · 9 years ago
I've heard about the acquisition months ago. It took them a while to create a Microsoft version out of it.
Comment · 9 years ago
The reason for his detention is mentioned near the end of the article:

"After several hours, Carrillo and another detainee were driven to a privately run immigration detention center in Adelanto, 85 miles outside Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert."

Privately run centers don't get paid based on citizenship or not but on services rendered.

Comment · 9 years ago
This is one of the truly American stupid statements that mean nothing to the rest of the world.
Comment · 9 years ago

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