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by Clanan 9y ago
I'm not very familiar with their history, honestly. But aren't you excluding two very good examples? Abstractly, I consider their effectiveness as separate from whether this should be under their purview. If they're ineffecti
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by Clanan 9y ago
Here are the salient quotes from the repeal which, I think, indicate the tech reaction to it might be overblown and might be "encouraged" by big tech players who aren't doing this for altruistic reasons. The key here is that
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by Clanan 9y ago
The AG is glossing over the roles of the different institutions here. Put simply, the FCC isn't delaying the vote because it doesn't take a democratic approach to rule-making. (There are also unknown ramifications of allowing DDoS
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by Clanan 9y ago
If you are a parent and are interested in this article, I highly recommend you go find another parenting method that actually provides any semblance of research, investigation, etc. This is nothing more than an anecdotal blog post about par
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by Clanan 9y ago
Lately I think more and more threads would benefit from this posted at the top. This ignorant mindset is what develops after telling every well-off 20-something they'll "change the world!" by tossing out a few thousand lines
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by Clanan 9y ago
> Moreover, with such a small number of people, buying them becomes “easy”; Not to ignore your point, but there's actually substantial contention in the Political Science field about the impact of money. Does money flow to views, or
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by Clanan 9y ago
I'm on the fence regarding this issue. The scaremongering on both sides is absolutely ridiculous. The planned order hasn't even been released! On the one hand, I can see why monopolistic powers in the hands of ISPs would be bad, b
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by Clanan 9y ago
Makes sense. Thanks for the thoughtful response.
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by Clanan 9y ago
Can someone "explain like I'm 5": why does this need government intervention? My gut reaction is that if these people can't afford to live in/near San Fran, a massive, amenities-filled city, they should find jobs el
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by Clanan 9y ago
The fix can certainly involve appealing to morals and human responsibility. A company is, after all, just a group of people. This should be a very strong tactic considering how liberal Silicon Valley is. The major players preach constantly
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by Clanan 9y ago
Are you being serious? How about World War II. 60 million killed worldwide, 419,000 Americans.
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by Clanan 9y ago
I think this is a strong argument that's easily overlooked, like other "political" arguments vs. tech. I expect ample pushback against autonomous auto legislation because of the freedom/privacy implications. It's th
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by Clanan 9y ago
I think we see similar behavior with other famous/rich people; Hollywood stars are always involving themselves in politics (and are often surprised when their engagement means nothing). That being said, the point of campaigning for off
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by Clanan 9y ago
Your argument would be much stronger with data. I wouldn't be surprised if the truth is somewhere in the middle and I certainly wouldn't discount the impact of the Vietnam War, feminism, social services, heck even consumerism, etc
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by Clanan 9y ago
I don't have a whole lot to add, except to say that this is a great article with excellent presentation of data (minus the flexible boundaries; -10% female construction!).
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DOE Announces Achievement of SunShot Goal, New Focus for Solar Energy Office(energy.gov)
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Mozilla and fact-checker engine join fight on fake news(phys.org)
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by Clanan 9y ago
Uber won't just be out the $360 million on the cars. They'll be out the 40,000 drivers who may not be able to get another leased car.
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by Clanan 9y ago
I want to see the pitch deck that convinced investors eggless mayo was work a quarter of a billion bucks.
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by Clanan 9y ago
I think history shows that the distinction is important; some agencies are well-adapted to handling these issues, while others are not. I'm still undecided, but I've read that the FCC's action in 2010 was a political power gr
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by Clanan 9y ago
I've read that the FTC vs. FCC distinction is important because the FTC has a strong history of trustbusting, e.g. AT&T in 1984. Your comment is an interesting political ramification that certainly weakens the above argument.
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by Clanan 9y ago
Can someone please respond to the actual pro-repeal arguments (in a non-John-Oliver-smug way)? Everyone is focusing on "woe is the unfree internet!" which seems like a spoonfed, naive response with no content. And just having Goo
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by Clanan 9y ago
That reflects the problems with research funding - they too incentivize "desired" results, rather than knowledge (good or bad).
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by Clanan 9y ago
1. Companies investing hundreds of millions want to ensure a return 2. Food companies want customers to eat (and not die from) their products. Groundbreaking, I know.
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by Clanan 9y ago
It's certainly a confusing subject, especially now that more attention is being paid to it. We've had our share of acquaintances comment that their kids are also allergic because one time they ate something with a peanut and had a
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by Clanan 9y ago
As the parent of a child with a severe, life-threatening peanut allergy, these treatments could be a Godsend. It's hard to describe the life change that occurs when a normal food like peanuts suddenly becomes a disguised killer that co
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by Clanan 9y ago
There's no such thing as agnostic fact checkers. Facts are complicated by context and anyone who claims to objectively "check" them is selling you snake oil. For example, the lead Snopes fact-checker was previously a liberal
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by Clanan 9y ago
I've only developed professionally for ~6 years but here's the mandatory non-answer: make sure you prioritize "life" things too, especially when doing full-time plus side projects. My kids are still young but I already w
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by Clanan 9y ago
Your examples do not mean much when it comes to actual influence and its use. Google relies on blatantly left-leaning "fact checkers", Schmidt was very active in HRC's campaign, Twitter actively censors Right-leaning hashtags
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by Clanan 9y ago
This is how Uber is going to train it's self-driving cars, isn't it?

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