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New comment by jcrei in "Lucasfilm hires YouTuber who specializes in deepfaking big-budget movies"

jcrei — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:49:23 +0000

Hopefully this gains traction, but it can't be with a "dousign" type signature that has no legal validity. We should champion Qualified Electronic Signatures

Taxify Rebrands as Bolt

jcrei — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:03:13 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/06/taxify-rebrands-as-bolt-as-it-expands-transport-options-beyond-private-cars/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19332408

Points: 1

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New comment by jcrei in "Unmanned grocery delivery is underway in Arizona"

jcrei — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:09:42 +0000

The guy following it (and also remote "pilots") are/were part of a training program for the eventual deployment of self driving delivery robots. The startup is from Tallinn, Estonia, with offices in several locations

New comment by jcrei in "Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atmosphere?"

jcrei — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 07:34:28 +0000

Lisbon, Portugal. English level among locals is better than France, Italy or Spain. Good Universities that provide you with well educated people to discuss your intellectual pursuits. Still affordable compared to most places in Europe or US. And the weather is good for most of the year.

New comment by jcrei in "This blog has moved"

jcrei — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 06:53:58 +0000

I lost access to ALL my Google products for half a day for a youtube flag. I regained access to photos / drive / gmail in a matter of hours (that I spent in panic). But it took me over a year and a half to regain access to my youtube account.

New comment by jcrei in "In Denmark, Harsh New Laws for Immigrant ‘Ghettos’"

jcrei — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 09:33:35 +0000

Ok, I don't want to go down the road of "this is backwards and shouldn't be happening in Denmark" and I'm already tired of comments saying "it's about time, wish they did that in my country"...

So I'm asking the smart people of HN. What could be good solutions for the problem they are trying to fix?

Children of families that come from other countries don't speak the language when they enrol in 1st grade.

New comment by jcrei in "[dead]"

jcrei — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 09:29:06 +0000

Duplicate https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17448410

New comment by jcrei in "WWDC 2018"

jcrei — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 11:45:32 +0000

Honest question to those attending. How do you pick which sessions to attend from the schedule list? They all sound so vague... https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/schedule/#!/

New comment by jcrei in "Uber’s European rival Taxify raises $175M led by Daimler at a $1B valuation"

jcrei — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:19:50 +0000

The first Estonian. The others were no longer Estonian by the time they reached Unicorn status

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Twitter Suffering Outages

jcrei — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:26:10 +0000

Article URL: http://outage.report/facebook

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16436838

Points: 1

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New comment by jcrei in "Commission fines Qualcomm €997 million for abuse of dominant market position"

jcrei — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 12:17:32 +0000

What does that say about Apple that it accepted the deal? Are they subject to any fine for their behavior?

New comment by jcrei in "Cryptocurrencies are collapsing"

jcrei — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:39:00 +0000

Kraken came back online, and that made it easier for people to sell their cryptos?

New comment by jcrei in "Daughters of WWII refugees are more likely to have mental illness: study"

jcrei — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:42:18 +0000

Can we use this knowledge to do something about the children and especially the daughters of the refugees coming out of Syria now?

New comment by jcrei in "Introducing the new Snapchat"

jcrei — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:09:31 +0000

Snapchat (the company) defines itself as a camera company. This can be seen in their IPO and SEC filing documents. And I bet it has a lot to do with their snapchat spectacles.

Neom – the $500B futurist desert city in Saudi Arabia

jcrei — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:55:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-neom-saudi-mega-city/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15592239

Points: 1

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New comment by jcrei in "Astrolabe: Shipwreck find 'earliest navigation tool'"

jcrei — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:45:46 +0000

The Portuguese first sailed and reached India in 1498 (Vasco da Gama). This ship (nau in Portuguese) left Lisbon in 1502. It was part of the second voyage of exploration from Portugal to India.

New comment by jcrei in "Potential security vulnerability affecting Estonia’s ID cards and digital IDs"

jcrei — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:38:24 +0000

Kudos to the team for being immediately open about the issue.

I'm not sure if this is a new development or an older issue. One thing you need to understand is that the timing for this info getting out there is perhaps a little less than a coincidence. Estonia is poised to have local elections very soon (mid October) and even non-citizens can vote, as long as they are residents and have an ID card.

Traditionally one of the parties (Keskerakond) has received very few votes from the e-voting. They have an older voting crowd and also less urban, and get the majority of Russian speaking votes. They would have a lot to gain from speculation over security issues with e-voting. Also, Keskerakond, has had ties with Russia and Russian money financing some of their campaigns.

I'm not saying it's Russia, but the timing of the announcement of the vulnerability is very interesting

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New comment by jcrei in "China's Central Bank Bans ICOs"

jcrei — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 08:38:07 +0000

meanwhile in Estonia... they are considering issuing their very own ICO https://thenextweb.com/eu/2017/08/23/estonia-could-be-the-fi...

New comment by jcrei in "Chinese authorities detain Apple employees suspected of selling customer data"

jcrei — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:27:39 +0000

Oh snap. And Apple has been touting itself as the champion of privacy in comparison with Google, Facebook and Microsoft... This doesn't look good for them

Delivery Hero Acquires Middle East Delivery Service Carriage

jcrei — Mon, 29 May 2017 14:15:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.deliveryhero.com/delivery-hero-announces-acquisition-of-middle-eastern-delivery-service-carriage/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14439177

Points: 1

# Comments: 0