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  1. Comment on Hurricane-ravaged Florida county allowed 150 ‘displaced’ persons to vote by email in ~news

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    I feel for all of those displaced by the storm but on a technical level voting via email is a terrible, terrible idea. We've been putting the proverbial lipstick on a pig adding more and more on...

    I feel for all of those displaced by the storm but on a technical level voting via email is a terrible, terrible idea. We've been putting the proverbial lipstick on a pig adding more and more on top of SMTP- first SPF, then DKIM and now DMARC. Even when configured properly (and doubtful at this level of government) this is still an awful idea. The only way to do digital voting "right" would be to have a Smartcard/PKI infrastructure like Estonia, and even that isn't perfect. Going to be following this closely as I think legal precedent is bound to be set here eventually.

    8 votes

  2. Comment on It’s time to make video games safe for children in ~games

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    Yup, was trying to put in a Horizontal rule, my bad!

    Yup, was trying to put in a Horizontal rule, my bad!

    2 votes

  3. Comment on It’s time to make video games safe for children in ~games

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    Fascinating to me that there's a Boston company that's in FDA review for a "prescription video game" to treat children with ADHD. (I have no connection with the company just think it's an unusual...

    Fascinating to me that there's a Boston company that's in FDA review for a "prescription video game" to treat children with ADHD. (I have no connection with the company just think it's an unusual idea). If this is too offtopic apologies in advance!

    Akili Interactive (www.akiliinteractive.com) is pioneering the field of digital therapeutics, combining scientific and clinical rigor with the ingenuity of the tech industry to develop novel digital medicines designed to treat cognitive dysfunction and brain-related conditions.

    Akili's flagship product, AKL-T01 in pediatric ADHD, is now under review by FDA for clearance following Akili's recent filing. Akili previously announced positive top-line results of a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, controlled pivotal study evaluating the safety and efficacy of AKL-T01. If cleared by FDA, AKL-T01 would be the first prescription video game to treat a medical condition and the first prescription digital medicine for children with ADHD. The product is based on technology developed at UCSF that was featured as the cover article in Nature under the headline "Game Changer."

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Should the press boycott Trump? Political strategists weigh in in ~news

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    This is why I really enjoy "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver". Airing only once a week they have the time to focus on important and complex issues that don't normally make headlines elsewhere. I...

    This is why I really enjoy "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver". Airing only once a week they have the time to focus on important and complex issues that don't normally make headlines elsewhere. I wish there was more 'long form' TV journalism (I know it's a comedy program, but comedy is some of the best journalism today) in the same form as Last Week Tonight.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Strange snafu misroutes domestic US Internet traffic through China Telecom in ~comp

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    There's a good twitter account to follow that posts BGP hijacks like this- https://twitter.com/bgpstream?lang=en

    There's a good twitter account to follow that posts BGP hijacks like this- https://twitter.com/bgpstream?lang=en

    6 votes