drwho

joined 1 year ago
[–] drwho 5 points 1 month ago

Arguably, ITAR set the precedent in the 1990's during the crypto wars. USians used to have to travel to Canada to work on cryptographic code in OpenBSD because their commits couldn't legally be exported.

[–] drwho 1 points 1 month ago

Not one that editors will let through, no. Remember, most news articles are written for a roughly sixth grade reading level.

[–] drwho 2 points 1 month ago

I usually just say "Nah, no time, just ring me up."

[–] drwho 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Grocery stores. Picking up prescriptions at the pharmacy (there have been a couple of months where I couldn't have afforded the cost if there weren't discount points on 510-867-5309). Stuff at the hardware store. Target, occasionally.

[–] drwho 1 points 1 month ago

Money and violence, the twin forces that make the world go 'round.

[–] drwho 1 points 1 month ago

But then there would be no Internet! /s

[–] drwho 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you - I've added them to my list.

[–] drwho 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You missed the point.

[–] drwho 1 points 1 month ago

That's great, I didn't say you were. I was speaking specifically about people who, on the one hand lamented the risks of smart TVs, but on the other hand didn't realize that they would just be plugging their existing digital cable STB's HDMI cable into what amounts to a very large flat panel display.

[–] drwho 8 points 1 month ago

The best way is to use comms channels that avoid their Windows install entirely. If Recall never sees it, it never gets recorded.

[–] drwho 1 points 1 month ago (5 children)

From trying to get people to do that (with no success), it's because it seems too much like work. Folks want something they can plug in and go... but plugging in one extra thing is just a bridge too far these days. It's frustrating as shit.

[–] drwho 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Can you tell us some of the things to search for so we can find those?

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