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What exactly are you proposing? An alternative credo for hackers to ascribe to? Please specifically mention whether you are pro- or anti-union and whether you l

by sounds 13y ago

What exactly are you proposing? An alternative credo for hackers to ascribe to? Please specifically mention whether you are pro- or anti-union and whether you live and work in the US or not. Edit: I see you're using Windows, so would you mind also listing your tech experience?

Stratoscope 13y ago
> I see you're using Windows, so would you mind also listing your tech experience? WTF? Please explain your comment. If I take it literally it sounds like sheer unadulterated bigotry. I am hoping that I completely misunderstood you. If that's the case, I very sincerely apologize and owe you a beer or two.
- sounds 13y ago
  My responses should lead to more discussion, less flamewar. I have strong feelings against Windows. I should have restrained myself. I think you pegged me, but to my credit I'm no bigot, I just have a personal bias against Windows.
  - Stratoscope 13y ago
    Fair enough, I have strong feelings against Windows and a personal bias against it too, and I use it every day! I think what triggered my hot button there was the feeling that other tech people have looked down on me because I use Windows. I don't like Windows either, I just dislike it a bit less than the other operating systems. :-) Sincere apologies if I overreacted, and if you're in the Bay Area feel free to take me up on that beer!
acdha 13y ago
> What exactly are you proposing? An alternative credo for hackers to ascribe to? I'm proposing a basic understanding of how markets work, specifically in this case how they can be distorted by a power disparity. Huge companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, etc. have an incentive and the means to do so, which means there needs to be some form of collective pressure to prevent that. This could be government regulation (i.e. what happened here), unions or something else but no ideological cult is going to make the problem magically disappear. > Edit: I see you're using Windows, so would you mind also listing your tech experience? I wasn't aware that pointing out the logical flaws in someone's argument required passing a shibboleth. I would also note that your observation could both be trivially answered if you put any effort into it so perhaps you should not be in the business of challenging the expertise of others.

by sounds 13y ago

Stratoscope 13y ago

> I see you're using Windows, so would you mind also listing your tech experience? WTF? Please explain your comment. If I take it literally it sounds like sheer unadulterated bigotry. I am hoping that I completely misunderstood you. If that's the case, I very sincerely apologize and owe you a beer or two.

sounds 13y ago
My responses should lead to more discussion, less flamewar. I have strong feelings against Windows. I should have restrained myself. I think you pegged me, but to my credit I'm no bigot, I just have a personal bias against Windows.
- Stratoscope 13y ago
  Fair enough, I have strong feelings against Windows and a personal bias against it too, and I use it every day! I think what triggered my hot button there was the feeling that other tech people have looked down on me because I use Windows. I don't like Windows either, I just dislike it a bit less than the other operating systems. :-) Sincere apologies if I overreacted, and if you're in the Bay Area feel free to take me up on that beer!

acdha 13y ago

> What exactly are you proposing? An alternative credo for hackers to ascribe to? I'm proposing a basic understanding of how markets work, specifically in this case how they can be distorted by a power disparity. Huge companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, etc. have an incentive and the means to do so, which means there needs to be some form of collective pressure to prevent that. This could be government regulation (i.e. what happened here), unions or something else but no ideological cult is going to make the problem magically disappear. > Edit: I see you're using Windows, so would you mind also listing your tech experience? I wasn't aware that pointing out the logical flaws in someone's argument required passing a shibboleth. I would also note that your observation could both be trivially answered if you put any effort into it so perhaps you should not be in the business of challenging the expertise of others.