JoshMnem

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by JoshMnem 8y ago
> Linux just isn't there on the desktop Linux is great on the Desktop, especially for programming. Be sure to get a computer that can run it, like a Thinkpad. My laptop has significantly better specs than a Mac that is at least $100
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
I manage online communities, and I saw many people behaving terribly on Facebook. Some people who were polite and well behaved under a pseudonym on my communities would become very unpleasant people when posting under their real names on Fa
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
It's a stretch to call Facebook _essential_. If you're worrying about someone, pick up the phone. Using Facebook has its own heavy costs.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
I leave JS off on this site and vote by middle clicking. There is no wait for a page reload. In any case, you don't have to search for your place again, because the browser reloads with that comment on the top.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
It rapidly declined when Google pulled all the content into Google Groups. I'm pretty sure that's what killed it. Until that point it was great. It was an interesting kind of discussion forum that was worth paying for.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
I think it means that someone achieved what most of us wish we could have achieved: not getting dragged into getting used by social networks that mine our data and use it to manipulate our behavior. Seeing that someone has successfully done
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
I think they are just leading by example.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
> I've never had a facebook, myspace or youtube account and never will. Nice work. I don't know why people are voting you down.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
> I wish ISPs provided a “pest control” button that automatically blocks this kind of vermin at the network level. Many (most?) ISPs are in the pests group. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
There probably isn't enough research to come to conclusions yet, but see also this: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180530113126.h...
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
I think it's more likely that it's a bad thing. Babies are supposed to get seeded with microbes, which probably affects the immune system. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110651/
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
I don't mind the Pocket button, but Pocket shouldn't be considered a replacement for RSS/Atom. People need to be able to choose what information they consume, not leave it to algorithms. Algorithmic news feeds are one of the
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
Thanks for posting the rest of the quote. I'd remove my comment, but I can't because there are replies. I still think that the company fundamentally doesn't believe in privacy. I will remove the quote at least.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
Why are people surprised when a company that fundamentally doesn't believe in privacy does these kinds of things? Edit: quote removed -- see child comments.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
I'd include that under housing prices, but maybe there is more to it.
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San Francisco Bay Area: housing prices. BART could be improved.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
By disable do you mean use the temporary flag that is already removed in Chrome Canary? Incognito windows are not a realistic alternative, because that adds more limitations.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
Most people incorrectly think along the lines of "they have all my data already, so there's nothing I can do." Most probably also believe that many of the things that are going on are illegal and that someone is watching out
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
All of that works without forced log-in.
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You can't use Google Chrome without logging into the browser itself if you use any Google service.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
Privacy is related to security. The ability for anyone with a little technical knowledge to gain large amounts of data about you is a big security risk for individuals and society.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
Google AMP is not "open source". You might be able to offer suggestions about it, but it's not like a piece of software that you can fork and develop independently. Google controls the main reading device (Google Chrome). The
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
Every feature you've listed works without forced log-in. Taking away the choice to share everything about one's life with an ad company is what people are angry about.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
Does that mean that you need a Facebook account to work at Walmart now? People should have the right to not use Facebook.
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
https://www.wired.com/story/google-wants-to-kill-the-url/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/07/google_kills_www/
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
I don't think that American musicals are musically interesting in the same way (at least the ones I've heard). If you go to see a live opera, there are often subtitles above the stage. If you watch them on video, there are subtitl
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
Having the CEO call the idea "stupid" and removing it from the code are a bit more than de-emphasis.
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It even ended up in Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX945NlXkEA
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It was dropped, but they must have added it back after the publicity. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/ne...
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by JoshMnem 8y ago
It takes a while for ears to become accustomed to new types of music. If you aren't familiar with a style of music, one way to become familiar is to play it repeatedly in the background for a week or two. Then, when you sit down to del

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