geekynerdynerd (35)in #technology • 7 years agoA n00bs Introduction to PrivacyWhy it Matters We are living in a world resembling the sci-fi of yesteryear. We carry the vast expanse of human knowledge on our fingertips, we can see each others faces…geekynerdynerd (35)in #news • 7 years agoReddit is now Closed Source.Today Reddit announced that they will no longer be open sourced. On their changelog they claimed the reason was that they simply couldn't handle being open sourced anymore, and…geekynerdynerd (35)in #politics • 7 years agoThe Feedback Loop of HatredOver the last few weeks and months there has been something of a war going on in America. To many, the events in Charlotesville and Berkley came as a shock. “People resorting to…geekynerdynerd (35)in #politics • 7 years agoTrump's Tweets about Mika are standard for himOn June 30th the world went mad. Republicans declared they would "no longer support trump on anything but policy". Let's ignore for a second that as a businessman, Trump couldn't…geekynerdynerd (35)in #technology • 7 years agoDecentralization and Federation Aren't Enough AnymoreThese last few decades have been rather unique in human history. The Personal Computer and the Internet have created a communications network that just a few hundred years ago…