Moved my bitcoins off coinbase and got the following email by Vibr8gKiwi in Bitcoin

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No, blame Coinbase for trying to be a Bitcoin bank instead of making an open source Bitcoin wallet where users hold their private keys and as such Coinbase has no custody over them. Blockchain.info never files SARs.

Moved my bitcoins off coinbase and got the following email by Vibr8gKiwi in Bitcoin

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No, they simply need to give the user full control over their coins so they no longer have custody over them. Blockchain.info never files SARs.

ARDM, player getting leave while waiting for 2-3 last people fighting by WomboOget in DotA2

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Abandon is based on seconds since last possible experience gain (still works if you're level 25).

Why is it a bad idea to random in all pick everytime ? by rand0m53 in DotA2

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I'm sorry, but being in the top 5% of all players is not "stilly shitty".

Designing a Personal Knowledgebase by extinctinthewild in programming

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That's nice, where is any code? I think this is more suitable for /r/academia

DirectNIC, my preferred registrar, accepts Bitcoin! by vivab0rg in Bitcoin

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Sorry, I don't shop at any place that also accepts shitcoin. I'm sticking with Name cheap.

Gaming Journalism Is Over by Deathcrow in Games

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The discussion about gamergate and its widespread implications is being astroturfed by Silverstring media, the PR firm for all these games journals and many of the indie developers at the heart of the controversy, including Zoe Quinn. The viewpoint they are pushing is that the anger gamers have right now is just a bunch of misogynist neckbeards getting upset that women are playing video games. The reality is that gamers are angry at the lack of journalistic ethics from these journals, due to them covering games and developers with whom they have close personal, often romantic, relationships. You can understand why the journals would not want this opinion heard. Therefore, in order to smooth everything over as best they can, and to not have their clients look bad, Silverstring media had most of their game journal clients publish articles saying "gamers are dead" and that gamer was becoming a four letter word synonymous with bigotry and sexism. That is why they would have you believe that gamer is something you shouldn't be calling yourself, but naturally its all a bunch of smoke and mirrors.

Gaming Journalism Is Over by Deathcrow in Games

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ESPECIALLY if the relationship is sex.

Gaming Journalism Is Over by Deathcrow in Games

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Gaming Journalism is already over with Zoe Q.uinn's "sexual favors for reviews".

CraftBukkit, a hugely popular Minecraft server plugin, is taken down due to a DMCA claim. (xpost /r/minecraft) by strongcoffee in Games

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Sorry, I used it as an analogy. I've edited my comment to clarify.

CraftBukkit, a hugely popular Minecraft server plugin, is taken down due to a DMCA claim. (xpost /r/minecraft) by strongcoffee in Games

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Perhaps Mojang will finally realize that the community is us and it is not up to them to control. It is up to them to make the game, but up to us to how we want to play in our communities.

You don't like how I am playing the game, on my own servers, in my own time? Too bad, I paid for the game, I should have the right to do whatever I want with it in my own time.

This is as insane as if Firefox's EULA prohibited you from visiting porn sites. What I want to do is my own right.

New Nintendo 3DS Will Be Region-Locked by ploguidic3 in Games

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Sure, but I refuse to pay twice the price for a game just because I'm from Australia. For Steam, I PayPal my US friend to buy the game and gift it to me. For consoles, it's cheaper to buy it from the US and pay for international shipping. For ds and 3ds.. Well good job, your anti consumer practices have resulted in you not getting anything from me.

Net admins - let's block these sites by [deleted] in quinnspiracy

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We need a nice A4 poster that we can print around gamer areas that summaries the whole event. I'm a bit busy, but if anyone makes one I will print a dozen copies and stick them around.

Have people bothered to play Depression Quest? No, I mean it. by butterworthy101 in Games

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How about learning how video game journalism functions?

http://yottawatts.link/this.jpg

Have people bothered to play Depression Quest? No, I mean it. by butterworthy101 in Games

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The reasons behind the praise of a certain /perspective/ of depression that is not necessarily common to many many others is simple. Search for Zoe Quinn's heavy links with the video game industry.

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s7fm3m

The last 24 hours have been full of events and new findings, now is the time to analyse the newfound information and connect it.

I want to start with a bit of appreciation to the examiner ( www.examiner.com ) for the publication of an article that seems to reflect the situation from a better better standpoint and has at least some objectivity instead of the same propaganda-style attacks driven by other sites. (Full article: http://www.examiner.com/article/the-gaming-community-is-not-a-wretched-hive-of-sexism-and-misogyny )

As most of us have already noticed that in the meantime hundreds of celebrity nude photos have been leaked on 4chan and now spread through the web. Of course this is a new topic worth reporting on but some of us might remember something - ah, yes it was Kotaku banning everyone who commented on the "private lives" of others and they are now linking to a gawker article written by Dayna Evans, reporting about the leak and even including a screenshot of links to imgur albums with said pictures. Don't get me wrong I fully support the investigation of and reporting about such incidents, but it is the hypocrisy that makes me sick. They still ignore the incidents surrounding Zoe Quinn and ban for commenting about it, but on the other side they want to distract from the trace leading to them with the inflation of the next scandal, hoping to shift the attention, although infringes their own moral rule that was set in place to silence criticism.

Now we are back on the corrupt side of the press we can have a look at the latest discoveries, Silverstring Media - a PR firm, could be connected to different involved game devs and to websites reporting about gaming. earlier today the guardian wrote an article defending Zoe Quinn, it was written by Jenn Frank who is upporting Zoe Quinn on Patreon. Maya Felix Kramer, Quinn's PR Agent, who has private and business connections with many of the sites backing Quinn, working for Silverstring Media is supporting Jenn Frank on Patreon. Frank also gets supported by Justin McElroy, Managing Editor at polygon who also supports Critical Distance, another pro Quinn & Sarkeesian videogaming blog. Sarkeesian herself is also working as an advisor for Silverstring Media.

Now that the financial side is partly covered we move on, Eron Gjoni confirmed that Maya had a sexual relationship with Zoe Quinn and another one with Barndon Boye the Indie Games Fest's (IGF) chairman. Gjoni also said that the winners of IGF are all close to Maya Felix Kramer.

Maya Felix Kramer does not only do PR work for indie devs & gaming news sites, but also has a romantic or sexual relationship with the chairman of a reputable indie game contest, but this is not where it stops. Lucas J.W. Johnson, CEO of Silverstring Media himself wrote for the game Extrasolar, an IGF finalist, he also wrote for the game Crypt of the Necro Dancer together with Silverstring CCO Andrew Grant Wilson (who suddenly is no longer listed as staff at http://silverstringmedia.com/team/ ).

If we now look at the bigger picture we see that Silverstring Media is most likely right in the middle of the current corruption scandal with videogame journalism. A capitalist company with money as priority influencing and controlling all major people involved with the creation and medial success of an indie title and if critique gets in their way, they have Anita Sarkeesian as defense who calls critics out as sexist and mysogynist, completely ignoring valid points of critique.

Have people bothered to play Depression Quest? No, I mean it. by butterworthy101 in Games

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Google about Zoe Quinn. You'll see why she's received praise.

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Time Travel Simulation Resolves “Grandfather Paradox” by maruhana in science

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My comment:

Just like you'd put all your money in Einstein, and look at how his theories against quantum mechanics has worked.

I have never specified that a theory was proven wrong, however his strong theories on quantum mechanics have not been proven right or wrong and the vast majority scientific consensus is that his theories regarding quantum nonrealism is wrong.


I would also like to hear your qualifications for asserting strong statements on:

  • cryptography: "AES-256 is unbreakable." - as a cryptographer myself, your claim is factually incorrect as there have been published cryptanalytic attacks on AES256. While they do not allow known-ciphertext attacks, in cryptography "break" has a specific meaning that has already been achieved for AES256.

  • physics history

  • geopolitics concerning ISIS

  • geopolitics concerning Russia / Ukraine

  • jet airliner mechanics

  • water filtering

  • socioeconomic causes and effects of prostitution

I would be very interested in hearing how you have obtained these vast knowledge and concrete statements on such topics. Note that it is okay to have opinions, but implications that you are an expert on all of these subject matter is an extraordinary claim.

Time Travel Simulation Resolves “Grandfather Paradox” by maruhana in science

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Einstein's rejection of quantum nonrealism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohr%E2%80%93Einstein_debates#Post-revolution:_Fourth_stage

Einstein further refined his position, making it completely clear that what really disturbed him about the quantum theory was the problem of the total renunciation of all minimal standards of realism, even at the microscopic level, that the acceptance of the completeness of the theory implied. Although the majority of experts in the field agree that Einstein was wrong, the current understanding is still not complete.

Time Travel Simulation Resolves “Grandfather Paradox” by maruhana in science

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Just like you'd put all your money in Einstein, and look at how his theories against quantum mechanics has worked.

Droplet: visual programming for real-world code by dabbler0 in programming

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Think about countries were not everyone has access to a computer. That's where devices like the Firefox phone shines. Now make a way for them to learn to code.

Droplet: visual programming for real-world code by dabbler0 in programming

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Not just mobile devices, but imagine a small scripting language for console games to make the modabble. Skyrim could have a simple mission creator that would require basic scripting, but nothing as complicated as a full blown language. With the limited input of a controller, I think this is one of the few niches of block languages.

When I'm sick and I blow my nose (seemingly endlessly) where does all that nasty mucous come from? How am I producing so much? by tildraev in askscience

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Ewww muscus trickles down my throat? I wish I haven't read this.

Dota 2 Test Techies Patch Update #3 Changelog by Cyborgmatt in DotA2

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A sword being slightly bigger or more fancy has a minor effect on the intimidation. A completely new ability that allows you to actively play tricks that you could not otherwise without paying $35 is on a completely different level.

it arguably has even less game impact than snowballs or coal.

Snowballs or coals last for a second. This sign lasts forever.

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