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Comment Re:Thanks a fucking bunch Lavabit. (Score 1) 771

but you could have done it with a bit more professionalism than just disappearing one day

Don't feel bitter, they didn't even tell their staff what was happening. From Thursday:

We started moving mail to a new storage system today, but this is taking longer than expected -- we hoped to get everything finished during the off-peak times but things didn't work out that way. Sorry.

Peter Lavabit on E-mail Discussions Forum

Comment Re:antiquated system (Score 1) 116

Therefore you're no longer faced with trying to get everyone to change things. You only need 5 major companies to change, and hopefully they're interested in the new protocol as well

Umm.. there is something in the region of half a billion corporate mailboxes in MS Exchange alone, per estimated done by the Raticati Group a few years ago ( and I'm sure it was on Slashdot that I read it ). That's more than any one webmail vendor.

Comment Re:More about the ideal than the phone (Score -1, Flamebait) 251

the crowdfunding campaign is about a lot more than getting a cool phone; it's about proving an idea: that there is a market for special-run, innovative devices

But unfortunately all the 'innovative' stuff is hand-waved away.

They state this Edge can be used as a desktop replacement. But can it drive a decent monitor or only 720p? Answers like this need to be provided before asking people to stump-up $800.

Comment Re:SE/Linux (and SE/Android) (Score 1) 240

the classic example is "root", which is a drastic binary oversimplification which is simply very convenient.

Indeed, but in the case of SE Linux the Five Star General ( root ) is also the guy who writes the rules about where he is allowed to go and what he is allowed do ( SE Linux config ).

SE Linux doesn't make root go away, it just usefully reduces the need for root day-to-day. But root is still the key capability in configuring the environment.

And Linux distros always have a way for root to disable boot-time or run-time SE Linux.

Comment Re:Standing up to the Feds (Score 1) 339

If you have little legal know-how and are confronted with an important legal issue that could have serious ramifications if you screw it up, you consult with a lawyer.

Please stop using the word 'lawyer' as some sort of substitute for 'wizard'. It's like when media reports use 'scientist'.

Lawyers practive in specific fields. No single lawyer knows the entire law.

An employment rights lawyer won't know the first thing about how to fight an NSL. A lawyer practising in tax issues won't be much use if the FBI comes around asking for passwords. All they'll do is give some vague 'advice' about best to just do what the Government wants.

Now, your lawyer may very well advise you to just give them what they want, but still, asking him was the right thing to do.

Really, how? Because he asked his staff to check Wikipedia and see what the consensus is?

Comment Progressive but not important (Score 2) 111

Impressive technology, though I don't agree with some of the testing they do live in production. But important? Hardly. If Netflix went away right *now*, nothing inthe World would really change.

Compared to, say, Google's search going offline which would have a direct impact on both personal and business productivity globally.

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