GJim

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by GJim 2mo ago
> China has already won, at this point a lot of the world sees them as a more sane option than USA The rest of the world is finding China a more predictable and stable trading partner than the USA.
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by GJim 2mo ago
> people in the USA are extroardinarly free, there's pretty good protection of freedom of speech. Unless you try criticising the president...... That is to say, anybody _in power_ or any in any position of authority is significantl
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by GJim 2mo ago
America simply "failed their strategic objectives" in Vietnam? It's laughable to use such a silly euphemism to imply America was not defeated! The North Vietnamese won. Get over it.
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by GJim 2mo ago
> AI tells me You are using AI to form personal opinions? <speechless>
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by GJim 2mo ago
Why in the name of all that is holy would you need to connect a projector or vacuum cleaner to the internet in order for it to work? Seriously, why do you think this is normal or acceptable? This is bullshit needs to stop (and the scummy
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by GJim 2mo ago
No, but if you hum it I can pick up the tune.
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by GJim 2mo ago
> In the 1980s, having a Seiko digital, was like having a Rolex Mr Bond sported a digital Seiko watch at the time.
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by GJim 2mo ago
Jim Davidson has displayed greater wit and comedy.
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by GJim 2mo ago
I'm again reminded that a significant percentage of HN posters and readership are those working in US AdTech, who's very salaries are dependent on abusing peoples privacy. Hardly surprising a hefty part of the HN demographic, like
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by GJim 2mo ago
And we would want to do that because......
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by GJim 2mo ago
> It's fascinating to see a company be so upfront and honest about their desire to track you without the possibility that you'd notice. Rmember that a significant percentage of HN posters and readership are those working in US
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by GJim 2mo ago
I'd love to know how you draw that conclusion.
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by GJim 2mo ago
> According to ChatGPT Please don't do this. Quote a source, not an LLM that bullshits.
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by GJim 2mo ago
We're not American!
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by GJim 2mo ago
> UK had the most unhinged work drinking culture I had ever seen I prefer the term 'enlightened'. Here in Blighty, if somebody got rat-arsed at an office party, photocopied their arse and puked in the Yucca plant, they would be
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by GJim 2mo ago
As if millions of mammals suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
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by GJim 2mo ago
> selection process is not that good at removing bias I'd say it introduces bias. Here in Blighty, jury selection is *entirely* random. A juror is only going to be 'deselected' in extremis; for example, it turns out they a
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by GJim 2mo ago
> Does anyone outside the US get something local like our Independence Day July 4th? I believe we gave more countries their independence day than anyone else old sport. However I'm yet to see the connection between such matters and
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by GJim 2mo ago
> It took them five hours. Presumably the Yucca plant in the corner put on a spurt of growth after your visit?
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by GJim 2mo ago
I'm again reminded that a significant percentage of HN readership are those working in US AdTech, who's very salaries are dependent on abusing peoples privacy. Hardly surprising a hefty part of the HN demographic slants towards op
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by GJim 2mo ago
So you think letting the scummy AdTech industry do whatever they want everywhere is the better "strategy"?
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by GJim 3mo ago
A significant percentage of HN readership are those working in US Adtech, who's very salaries are dependent on abusing peoples privacy. Hardly surprising a hefty part of the HN demographic slants towards opposing privacy laws (for soft
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by GJim 3mo ago
Interesting that US Americans think letting their companies do whatever they want everywhere (as they currently do) is the better "strategy".
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by GJim 3mo ago
It kills those hardware startups that attempt to make money by selling us insecure crap? See also, the GDPR killing startups that attempt to invade our privacy and exploit personal data without permission.
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by GJim 3mo ago
> LG TV, holy moly what a terrible user experience. I was put off buying one as, here in Blighty, all LG TV's come with a built in Amazon Alexa which if you don't enable it, nags you every time you turn on the TV (talk about do
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by GJim 3mo ago
> FM Radio is definitely more corporate today, Opposite here in Blighty. There has been an explosion in the number of local community FM stations, frequently playing music from local bands and chat with local figures. Factor in the natio
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by GJim 3mo ago
Heh. Just BBC Radio 3 or 4 alone is worth the licence fee.
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by GJim 3mo ago
> random rules from other countries Ever thought that complying with those "random" personal data protection laws shows a respect for users decency and privacy in your own country, as well as those users in the UK/EU?
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by GJim 3mo ago
> Many US news organizations chose to geo-block the EU rather than going to the trouble of figuring out compliance. Funny init. Rather than do the ethical thing and treat their own (American) users personal data with respect, they instea
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by GJim 3mo ago
> Apparently tied to Ukraine in this case. Lord no! That accusation doesn't pass the sniff test. Try looking further east for the real culprits.

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