madoni | 13 years ago | on: Unjustly Fired Waitress Comments
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madoni | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Rude Smart People Locked in a Room?
I've been on a project like this-- they ganged up on me, got me kicked off the team and then turned on each other.
I went back 6 months later and the last 2 remaining guys had overengineered something that the customer hated but they were happy with, and they'd taken so long to do it there was no money left for any sort of frontend.
madoni | 13 years ago | on: The hum that helps to fight crime
I imagine you could filter out the 48-52Hz range (probably less) and make your fake recording unverifiable.
Taking the audio from the time you want to claim the recording took place and adding it shouldn't be too difficult either, though that might leave other clues that it's not genuine.
madoni | 13 years ago | on: Former spy chief says U.S. has had its cyber '9/11 warning'
My favourite part of this is that the former director of the NSA, John McConnell's nickname is "Mike".
madoni | 13 years ago | on: French cyber-spooks claim US spied on the President of France
The article claims that it can "even suck information from Bluetooth-enabled phones nearby." Is this even still possible?
madoni | 13 years ago | on: Apple secures Orwellian patent for remotely disabling iPhone camera
On the bright side, Apple can now sue anyone else who tries to include this feature in their phone.
madoni | 13 years ago | on: A retired locksmith sells NYC master keys on eBay
I like how they posted the photo of the keys up the top there. Now everyone can have a copy!
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If the signature had been cropped out, leaving just the note, and the waitress was still dismissed then all this outrage would have been understandable.