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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
If it makes any difference, I appreciated your efforts. I hope veterans of HN don't become discouraged because they were the most influential in causing me to finally create an HN acct (oddly enough, I don't take that action lightly), and t
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
Maybe this acquisition will bring the interests of someone like myself, that are non-public personas and wish to keep it that way, to the table where we can participate publicly. We would be able to use a single handle in our Circles marked
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
My attempt at understanding burgerbrain's comment leads me to believe that "we the people" are the victims, and our kidnappers are the government and corporate super powers operating via government action to provide legitimacy. While the An
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
EDIT: I should delete this because it is wrong, but I won't so as not to confuse the reply. Thanks, gwern. Sorry for not RTFA first, but I've adopted a habit of reading comments first. --- I believe these documents are still under copyright
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I agree with you, and so does Lawrence Lessig[1]. If more people got behind the cause he started called Fix Congress First[2], that might be a bit more effective than the approach of 'anonymous'. Or, perhaps, the combination of the two woul
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I guess my entire interest in VRM is because I do not like being data mined, and you just named _the_ top candidates for data mining that concern me. EDIT: When the NSTIC was announced, many organisations I respect, and typically agree with
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I completely agree with your trust concerns, but it doesn't seem you are familiar with VRM [1]. The whole point is to off-set the current (and ever growing) data disparity between consumers and businesses. You'll note they have trust in the
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I disagree, and you will notice lots of skepticism in the comments on the this thread about the idea itself. The reason the idea is more ambitious is because it requires a change in thinking and behavior on the part of the consumer. I was p
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
Right. Paypal banned them because a 3rd party decided to use their privileged position working for the government to copy a bunch of classified files, and send them to Wikileaks.
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
Good to see a mention of the Tattered Cover, as they actually have 3 locations. There was a Talk of the Nation segment[1] that covered independent bookstores, and how they are coping today just a few weeks ago (the Tattered Cover owner was
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
Hammock: So, if my logic is socially naive, that makes it incorrect?
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
Interesting. My perspective is that I share things my friends and family might find useful, but potential for enjoyment is not a factor.
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I'm hoping someone will help me out and correct my logic because that would be most helpful.
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So, your point is that your decisions are driven by what your friends might think, rather than what _you_ think?
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I understand your issue with sharing such a link with your grandmother, and that would have been an issue for me as well (if I had a living grandmother). I respect my grandmother and I would always honor her values because of her accomplish
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I'm with the OP, domains with foul language don't hit my sharing feeds and I'm not likely to make it a habit of frequenting the site. While that may be true for you, my point is that I believe that to be a shortsighted view. It will almos
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I guess my point was that the response appears emotional (as can be seen from the mentioning of sensitivity; sensitivity is emotional in nature by definition, I believe). and not logical. When I was about 11 years old in the 80s, my brother
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
Being offended by words deemed arbitrarily offensive by society doesn't seem logical to me. I realize that within professional circles this might be an issue, but I can't find a reason within personal circles unless we are talking about wh
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I've had quite a good time browsing Google Maps with the photo layer turned on, while looking at remote places with which I am familiar (mostly the Colorado River and Rio Grande, but also Caribbean islands). But it would be nice to be able
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
This is interesting and good info. I am of the mind that social networks that are privy to personal info should not be run by for-profit companies unless they are being paid directly by the users, not adverts. I'm not sure how widespread th
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
What you are claiming simply doesn't seem correct to me. I am too privacy conscious to simply use a tool so early in its release, but my understanding is that most data can be extracted from Google using google.com/takeout. I know I can ex
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
Taking a further look: while just looking at the most popular options' strike prices, there are 10,141 put options at a strike price of $500/share, and there are 7,736 call options at a strike price of $550/share. I find looking at the spre
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
A savvy investor would wait for the market to cool off in a bit and buy at a much lower price. We haven't seen $600/share since March, but if you see how these things operate over a duration you will see that after most spikes there is a pu
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
This was in no way motivated by a moral consideration on my part. I do not see it in the moral context at all. This was an issue only because of convenience and ease of use for my significant other.
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I think it is important to remember that there are many of us on HN that are not very good developers (i.e. inexperienced), but we do have connections in the US (and business experience). I know that I, personally, would be able to mutually
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
I feel like an entitled brat saying this, but fuck it, I'm moving to DVD-by-mail and ~torrents (or that old news service we're not supposed to mention). Hopefully, we see more studios learning the lean business principles many of us have ad
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
No. Google allows for exporting almost all data: feeds, email, contacts, calendar, etc. Check it out: http://www.dataliberation.org/
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
The interesting numbers will come out in 11 days (i.e. 7/21 in the am) when they report earnings. Perhaps the traffic they've retained will be perceivably more valuable to their advertisers, and the decreased server load has allowed them to
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
A similar comment was left on the Business Insider[1] post earlier this morning. It does seem quite hyperbolic an insinuation. [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-walk-in-the-w...
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by 18pfsmt 15y ago
It is important to note that copyright law and trademark law, while both considered "intellectual property", differ quite a bit. Copyright was originally enacted to "promote the progress", while trademark law is intended to protect consumer

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