MadManE

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by MadManE 12y ago
Thanks for the redlines on my writing. I'll make sure to incorporate these nifty tips into future correspondence. However, I think you can agree that you are being a bit extreme by saying that my post "contributed nothing to the c
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by MadManE 12y ago
What a large chip you must have on your shoulder. This is not even in the same ballpark of discussing gender differences in how brains function. This article is saying that even with certain portions of the brain missing, that other portion
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by MadManE 12y ago
This is what keeps me from taking them up on this offer. I would absolutely extend my T-mobile contract for 2 years to try this phone, but AT&T is a huge dealbreaker. Edit: spelling
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by MadManE 12y ago
I thought this was going to be about homophones. . .
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by MadManE 12y ago
I do understand the problem in "watching the watchers". My point is that the solution should not be to add more of the thing that caused the problem in the first place. If we do, then it just becomes a race to who can have the mos
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by MadManE 12y ago
I like that we are moving towards a state of affairs where police have to act appropriately in their position of power. However, I seem to be the only one who sees the irony in complaining about the NSA recording everything we do, and simul
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by MadManE 12y ago
You don't see any negatives to giving ubiquitous surveillance equipment to every government body?
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by MadManE 12y ago
It should be noted that this assumes that a basic level of income has been reached. While it's not usually a concern for the type of crowd that might frequent HN, it is a pretty big caveat.
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by MadManE 12y ago
Sure - but that's not the issue that people have with this. The issue is that Jawbone decided to release personal data (aggregated, but still personal) to people who did not own the data . Like I said above. . . it's not a data i
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by MadManE 12y ago
We don't know That's the whole point. The fact that they have this data means that they could share it with whoever they want, whenever they want. And we would never know. So in this particular case, it's not a data issue -
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by MadManE 12y ago
How doesn't it work? As far as I know, it's never been tried.
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by MadManE 12y ago
Nobody is saying that the technology is creepy. It's the fact that it's not at all private that's creepy. As Uncle Ben said, "With great power comes responsibility." It's an awesome thing to have the power of &
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by MadManE 12y ago
I think that focusing on the illusory party division is exactly the wrong approach to this. Both Democrats and Republicans are the problem, and both parties have essentially the same agenda. What needs to happen is the elimination of govern
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by MadManE 12y ago
Any kind of government is a beast that feeds on the fears of the weak and the abilities of the strong. Pretending that it is simply a machine that produces an output based on the input signal of the voters is disingenuous.
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by MadManE 12y ago
Government intervention is only required when "The People" want something, but won't stand up for themselves to get it. So instead they get their bully friend to force others to comply with their wishes.
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by MadManE 12y ago
This strikes me as a justification for your lifestyle rather than a solid argument that can convince other people. There's nothing wrong with you living your life the way you want, but saying "Getting rich should never be the goal
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by MadManE 12y ago
Very true. I think it just highlights some of the cracks in their armor, so to speak.
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by MadManE 12y ago
I think it's very interesting that the Amazon phone is not one of the supported devices for this.
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by MadManE 12y ago
Equating someone asking a business contact out on a date to "forced rape" is insane. You are the problem.
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by MadManE 12y ago
How do you determine what "minimum" means? Depending on who you ask, "Basic Living" is high speed internet and all new iProducts on release along with a new car every 5 years. Where do you draw the line? Also, how does t
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by MadManE 12y ago
I can corroborate this. My last job was not very intense[0], but I still experienced burnout symptoms after a few months. After a while, I just hated going to work. I got a new job, and I was suddenly energized. I started staying late to wo
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by MadManE 12y ago
There is obviously a huge amount of waste going on, whether it's because of the judges or the paralegals. This report just got the source wrong.
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by MadManE 12y ago
Let them sell what you already have. Why do they need to invent fake products to close a sale?
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by MadManE 12y ago
Well, that's depressing. Thanks for the clarification.
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by MadManE 12y ago
My understanding of MVP is that you essentially sell a lack of features. Make something that does as little as possible that someone will buy, not selling something and then figuring out how to do it.
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by MadManE 12y ago
I agree. But just because something should happen, doesn't mean that it will. I don't work with a startup, or even in the tech industry, but this is an issue that takes up ~25% of my time. I have to keep pushing back on sales to
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by MadManE 12y ago
This cannot be overstated. If you give the sales team any room or freedom, they will make your life hell trying to keep up with "features" that outdo everyone else just so they can get their commission check. They don't have
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by MadManE 12y ago
As much as we would like it to not be true, in the real world free services attract the lowest financial class of people. Libraries are awesome, and I spent a significant portion of my life in them, but as soon as I could afford to not use
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by MadManE 12y ago
Why are laws the answer? If something is in a legal/moral gray area now, then how many people will stop doing it when it becomes a true illegality? Why not just have better defenses against things like this in the first place, that wor
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by MadManE 12y ago
Aren't they?

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