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    Which is the best messaging platform in your opinion, and why?

    https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server Doesn't matter anyway, there's no way to verify that they're actually using that code on the server. Since the app is end-to-end encrypted - and you can verify that the app is build from the publish source - the CIA at least cannot read your messages...
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    Smallest Case for 250w On-board Psu; 2 HDDs; No GPU?

    4.9L https://www.jj-computer.com/artinfo.php?artnr=V0000106 5.1L http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/gehaeuse/mini-itx/lc-1360ii/ (this one comes with a 90w PSU, but it's Flex-ATX, so it can be swapped with a higher power unit, though 90w may be enough - see below) Simple enough, the term...
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    Proportionally Smaller ITX "Tower Style" Cases - Do They Exist?

    A traditional tower setup just isn't efficient enough for ITX. Putting the PSU next to the mainboard, where the drive cages used to reside, as in the Fractal Design Node 304 or the Silverstone SG08, or the venerable Ncase M1, will give you the same volume, but with the flexibility of a 280+ mm...
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    Nice quiet low-profile GPU

    Interesting. I recently sent that graphics card back because (with the fans) it was fucking unbearable. Never thought to try it without them.
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    SFF or 2 separate builds

    What? You said you wanted to downsize so the gaming rig fits into a suitcase. How is modding two mainboards into a huge case going to accomplish that?
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    Texas Rangers Serve Warrant to Apple to Gain Access to iPhone Owned by Sutherland Springs Killer

    Why would those be entirely different crimes? How is this not *exactly* what law enforcement should do, finding out if there were people aiding/instigating a mass murderer?
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    Germany Bans Children's Smartwatches

    "Nanny State" means that the government aims to protect citizens from themselves. The government protecting its citizens from things outside their control is not a nanny state. Forcing people to buckle up in cars: nanny state Forcing people to make sure their underaged kids are buckled up: not...
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    Hollywood Strikes Back Against Illegal Streaming Kodi Add-Ons

    In my anecdotal experience, the people who can afford to buy stuff (Blu-Rays, games, Netflix, ...) actually do so. The pirates are mostly people who don't have money: students, kids of non-rich parents, the working poor. Their pirating is not costing the movie industry money. A capitalist might...
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    Germany Bans Children's Smartwatches

    The primary reason these smartwatches were declared illegal is the ability to turn on the microphones without indication. Germany is a two-party consent jurisdiction when it comes to audio, i.e. you can't electronically eavesdrop on people without their consent. These smartwatches could be, and...
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    SFF Build for Wife

    You might as well strike the "for Wife" from the title since you really want to built this thing for yourself and merely use upgrading her machine as an excuse. The discussion would have been more productive under the premise of "Watercooling SFF", as you are apparently just looking for case...
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    CIRCLE ONE: Portable Mini-ITX professional workstation

    What makes your case a better workstation case than the DAN A4? Portability is more a factor of size than handles, because one graphics card, one Mini-ITX board and one SFX-L PSU are not so heavy that you'd need a dedicated handle. So the A4 seems more portable by virtue of being smaller. I...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    I received mine today. Such a beautiful thing. Congratulations Dan, what an achievement! Been following this project since it's inception and backing the Kickstarter was a no-brainer for me. Alas, I currently have no use for the A4, as I will be embarking on a long travel in February. That's...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Fans are part of it: the fans on the graphics card, the CPU cooler and in the PSU. What do you think happens to all that air being sucked into the case by those fans? Think the case blows up like a balloon until it bursts? Dondan has, yes. Have you? No? Please, don't let that stop you from...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    390w if you do four Prime95 threads while loading the GPU with something like Furmark, i.e. unrealistic stress testing. In real world scenarios, expect ~250w. The PSUs seem just about identical, the 600w just has higher rated primary stage capacitor. Importantly, the cooling setup (heatsinks...
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    The Z Is “The Most Advanced Gaming Mouse Ever Made”

    Looks to me like the "trigger buttons", "fingertip buttons" and regular mouse buttons could be quite easily mixed up in the heat of gaming.
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