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A computer engineering student interested in embedded systems, web and mobile app development, and "big picture" issues like censorship, privacy, and freedom of information.

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Mormons believe that the fastest and best improvements to the quality of life of an individual come through conversion to the church. That being said, the LDS church in general does a lot of humanitarian aid and Mormon missionaries in particular spend significant chunks of time engaged in charitable service.

Source: I served a mission in NYC and we spent plenty of time at soup kitchens, food pantries, and just helping out anyone who needed a hand.

Edit: link to humanitarian aid info: http://mormon.org/values/humanitarian-aid

“If this is done correctly, an organization can get to a person who is having personal issues or problems that if not addressed by a variety of social means may lead that individual to violence, theft or espionage before it even gets to that point,” said a senior Pentagon official, who requested anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the issue publicly.

Looks like there's some senior Pentagon officials who have a peer they can snitch on.

This sort of change would only be necessary if the value of a bitcoin grows significantly making today's dust into tomorrow's crumbs. I don't generally pick up pennies, but I've never ignored a dollar before.

It's non-trivial, but further division of bitcoins is possible to implement and would likely be accepted by the network if it was in the best interest of the currency.

There are many reasons why kids get bullied. There is no unified theory of bullying that explains it all.

For years I thought I was picked on because I was smarter than my peers. Looking back, it seems more likely that I was really kind of a brat about getting better scores on things. There were plenty of smart kids at my school who didn't get picked on.

> If you can't transfer your cash to Bitcoin, or your Bitcoin to cash, then the decentralized nature of Bitcoin itself is immaterial.

Unless you can turn your bitcoins into goods and services.

Whatever happened to "Name your own security question?" You used to be able to do that with many services, but now it seems every service I use forces me to a small set of easily guessed questions.

A security feature that requires me to lie to maintain its security is NOT a good security feature.

> ...then you can bet I would be charged with a crime!

What crime? I can't think of one that would apply.

> Acting in concert with someone else to violate someone's rights makes you liable...

This might be where our opinions diverge. To what rights do you refer? I think your right to privacy may be waived when you consent to have the pictures taken and sent to a third party without a written contract.

It seems like a DMCA takedown request should probably do the trick. As much as I think what sites such as Texxxan.com are doing is sleazy and classless, I don't think it should be illegal. We have to protect the rights of sites with user-submitted content.

Edit: Also, digitized nude pictures of yourself are basically always a bad idea.

A time for silence 14 years ago

> I'm thinking of something a bit more substantial than a blog post.

What do you have in mind? Someone needs to mobilize the little guys and get something done.

A time for silence 14 years ago

Firing someone is still a step in the right direction if it forces other prosecutors to even think about the possibility of them being fired as well.

> This is what a broken copyright enforcement system looks like.

Alright, so how do we fix it? How can content producers protect themselves from legitimate copyright infringement on services such as YouTube that allow unverified uploads on a massive scale?

"Yet multiple studies of pre-workout stretching demonstrate that it actually raises your likelihood of injury and lowers your subsequent performance." This was the only claim that surprised me and the only one that didn't provide much of a source. Time to dust of the old search engine, I guess.