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2018-08-09 at 3:53 PM UTCnigger
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2018-08-09 at 4:06 PM UTC
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2018-08-09 at 4:11 PM UTCSorry to hear that, Cupo.
When is the funeral?
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2018-08-09 at 4:37 PM UTC
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2018-08-10 at 1:15 AM UTC
Originally posted by cupocheer Has anyone ever had a strange premonition about Lanny?
'He' reminds me of the pimply-faced, little, skinny, bespectacled, nerd at the back of the class wearing the plaid button-down with the pocket-protector.
You know the type, we all had at least one in first year. The one who never asked any questions or looked anyone in the eye and just kept keying when a question was asked. The one that seemed destined to be a computer whiz. The one who had gold fish for pets and wore argyl socks with sandals and tweed trousers.
Was this lanny fanfic going somewhere or did you just want to share?Why would you want all NiS members to give all of you their private key?
Never did that, you're just an idiot.And, please, name one good reason why any information on NiS needs to be encrypted? When any member on here wants to score drugs, get in odds on games, or make arrangements with their pimps already exist – and being a remote never stopped anyone from f'ing up other member's online chit.
While subversion of draconian and misguided laws, like those around recreational drug use in much of the developed world, does seem like a good reason for encrypting communications a simple desire for privacy or authorial integrity is more than enough reason to take steps to make sure that neither the state nor I can alter your public communications or snoop on your private ones. And even if you have no communications you care to ensure the integrity of personally, the social effects of living under a surveillance state, even for non-deviants, is more than enough reason to help adoption of privacy preserving technologies.
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2018-08-10 at 2:26 AM UTCActually, Lanny, I was just wanting to share. I thought perhaps my silliness and idiocy would, at least, bring a smile to your face, and lighten a hard day's work for you.
Forgive my feeble efforts. I see they didn't have the desired effect. Perhaps, I should forego humor around these parts.
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As far as having a secret key and private key and doling out such to 'others' is another feature (similar to DHs Friend List or BLOCK feature) neither of which I don't care to utilize on an internet site.
Should the proposed "keys" be for protection then I, as a user of an.internet site, rely on the site.ownet/operator/administrator to be the one held responsible (and liable) for my (a member) on-site security. -
2018-08-10 at 5:52 AM UTC
Originally posted by cupocheer I, as a user of an.internet site, rely on the site.ownet/operator/administrator to be the one held responsible (and liable) for my (a member) on-site security.
Yeah, I'm the person owning, operating, and administrating the site you're using and I'm telling you to stop doing that, it's a bad idea.
Operators of websites you use will almost always fall into one of two categories: for profit organizations and hobbyists. The former sort don't care about your interests, and are frequently legally obligated to work against your interests, and the latter have no fiscal motive to keep you happy, a lot of motive to do nothing since your security is their charity work, and will almost always cave under legal or financial pressure. Trusting either is stupid.
As an aside, you wildly overestimate my legal obligations as a website operator, there are basically none. To open a website you don't have to swear an oath, get a license or permit, undergo any sort of training at all. It would be legally more involved to open a stall at a flea market than to put up a website as a hobbyist. -
2018-08-10 at 2:26 PM UTCno one cares about your gay nerd shit
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2018-08-10 at 3:21 PM UTC
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2018-08-12 at 5:48 PM UTCnigger