Notices by Qybat (qybat@batchats.net)

@aral Not without some reason: They were deceived by an independent production contractor who did not disclose that the child who is the focus of the story has family ties to a minor Hamas minister. Producing the program isn't actually a crime, but just it existing threatens the BBC's reputation.

@hakan_geijer I know enough tech to say that there is one fundamental rule of avoiding surveillance on your phone: Don't. There are too many different ways it can be compromised, if you are a person of sufficient importance that someone in government actually cares to try. If you want secure communications, the first rule is to get a Real Computer which runs a software environment you and you alone can control.

@HeavenlyPossum As disasters grow more common, it becomes more economical to prepare for them. The people in the slums can suffer, the middle classes will get sturdier houses and generators.

@kangaroo5383 It's the latest version of screening employees with a Myers–Briggs test. It's about as scientific and meaningful. But that's less important than being cheap and automatable, which is vital when screening large numbers of candidates.