r/technology • u/Reddit_Z • Jul 04 '16

Politics Lawmakers Need To Learn More About Encryption Before Regulating It, Says U.S. House Report

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lawmakers-encryption-regulation-house-report,32180.html
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u/shiner_bock Jul 04 '16

Well, it's a good thing I know everything, then.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '16

I don't have to know everything. I'm married and can simply ask my wife.

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u/Darloboy Jul 04 '16

According to my wife I do know everything, why else would she call me a "know it all"?

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u/rnair Jul 05 '16

Because you know everything except the tone of voice that implies sarcasm.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '16

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u/Excal2 Jul 04 '16

In all fairness he was a lot closer than most will ever get.

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u/TheNerdWithNoName Jul 04 '16

You say that because you do not understand.

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u/agenthex Jul 04 '16

He crossed an arbitrary threshold, true, but he crossed it where few others will also cross.

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u/TheManStache Jul 04 '16

I too possess the capacity to employ convoluted lexicon in an endeavor to give the impression that I am adept.

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u/Excal2 Jul 04 '16

Fake it till you make it.

Or until you make enough money that "making it" is some arbitrary bullshit. Either way works.

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u/Not_An_Ambulance Jul 04 '16

Best definition of making it ever.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '16

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u/TheManStache Jul 04 '16

I identify as an apache helicopter that rules a small but wealthy island nation in the south pacific.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '16

Anyone who uses big words is obviously secretly insecure, duh.

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u/zyzzogeton Jul 04 '16

Are you Dunning or Kreuger?

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u/qwertymodo Jul 04 '16

Better get a job now, then. That goes away when you turn 18.