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    UK surveillance “worse than 1984,” says new UN privacy chief

    ...calm yourself. The UK and US are bad, but they're not complete outliers. Many other Western "democracies" are similar, unfortunately. (And certainly, the UK isn't the worst country in the free world. The US is probably more deserving of that... for now.)
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    iPod Touch performance preview: 500% better CPU, 900% better graphics

    Myself also. I love me my iPhone 5C, and if I had to replace it, I'd go for a 5S. The iPhone 6 is just a bit too big, the 5's size is perfect. I really hope there's a 7XS.
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    The mystery of Kawasaki disease

    Well, we don't know, do we?
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    reddit goes all-HTTPS—joining Wikipedia, Netflix and even the feds

    Reddit protip: $ sudo cat >> /etc/hosts 0.0.0.0 reddit.com :: reddit.com 0.0.0.0 www.reddit.com :: www.reddit.com 0.0.0.0 np.reddit.com :: np.reddit.com Also works on Windows, but you should do that by opening C:\Windows\system32\drivers/etc/hosts in Notepad administrator mode.
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    Thunderbolt 3 embraces USB Type-C connector, doubles bandwidth to 40Gbps

    This makes sense, it means: * Apple can bring Thunderbolt to the MacBook (previously, it looked as if they might be dropping it given its lack of support) * Apple can bring USB 3 Type-C to the MacBook Air without removing a USB 3 Type-A port or Thunderbolt That's great! But it also creates a...
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    Man claims Nintendo Wii burnt down his RV

    Then Nintendo will be unfairly badmouthed when the investigators don't find it :(
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    Apple Watch sales in Switzerland to be delayed over 30-year-old trademark

    It expiring so soon is incredibly serendipitous.
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    Open Source Windows is “definitely possible”, but don’t hold your breath

    I don't see why you'd see fragmentation. Windows is monolithic, and while people could make distributions, they'd probably just use Microsoft's and it would remain the standard.
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    Teens hit with child porn charges after tweeting their group-sex video

    I imagine she hoped the police would tell her kid off and take the video of Twitter. Which would've been the right thing to do.
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    Teens hit with child porn charges after tweeting their group-sex video

    Furthermore, the vast, vast majority of child pornography has not been produced consensually. Actually, by definition, none of it can be produced consensually, as minors cannot consent.
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    Teens hit with child porn charges after tweeting their group-sex video

    Yeah. Child pornography should be illegal regardless of who produces it, but applying legislation designed for adult paedophiles exploiting children to kids consensually having sex seems a bit much.
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    Teens hit with child porn charges after tweeting their group-sex video

    How exactly would it be abnormal or unhealthy behaviour? Don't shame people for their sexual choices. If she's been pressured into it, that is not okay. But assuming everyone is consenting, what exactly is wrong with it?
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    Teens hit with child porn charges after tweeting their group-sex video

    Using child pornography laws to effect puritanism. Sad. These kids' lives will be ruined. While I don't want under-16s making and distributing what is essentially child porn, this is not the way to deal with it.
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    Man who obtained Windows Live cert said his warnings went unanswered

    Sure, but at least make an effort to call it by the correct name!
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    Windows 10 to support peer-to-peer downloading of apps and updates

    It'd be nice if they just used plain BitTorrent like everyone else does.
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    The new MacBook: I hope you like dongles

    The target market is the same as the 1st-gen Air: people who are willing to pay more for an ultra-portable machine. When the price drops, same as the current Air.
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    The new MacBook: I hope you like dongles

    All of these are increasingly rare, bar external displays. Easy to see why Apple thinks using a hub is good enough. This reminds me of how people hated the original iMac being all-USB.
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    The new MacBook: I hope you like dongles

    Unless Apple start making USB 3 headphones, I doubt it.