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by Pfhreak 6y ago
It costs them to support it. How many Firefox users on Amazon fire TVs do you think there were? I would guess it just looks like a bad return on time invested.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
The author isn't balking at being told no, they are balking at the reasoning. The problem for them isn't the surprise, it's the denial.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Yes, or they can refuse to license it to you at all.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
This cannot be a good faith question, but for international readers who may not follow politics in the US, the proud boys are without a doubt far right. They emerged from the alt right movement in the states, eventually calling themselves &
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
So close to being able to legitimately return an HTTP 418 response code.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I assume that carbon capture implies actually capturing carbon. The sea grass actually gets covered by sand and mud in an anaerobic environment, which does sequester carbon for a long time. Unlike forests, which are exposed to the air and d
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
> hand-full of companies can effectively remove someone from the public discourse. How do you today compares to historical American freedom of discourse? For example, I look at things like the House Committee on Un-American Activities, w
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Honestly, most of them probably haven't. Network is almost 50 years old now. "All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say: 'I'm a human being, god-dammit! My life has value!'" is
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
The thing that makes me less worried is that we're probably at one of the most open periods in history. Don't like Spotify? You've got about a million other options. Rogan freely chose to accept some limits in exchange for a
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I think a lot of folks, myself included, see what you are pointing at and think, "That's not novel. That's the way media works, and has worked, for generations." What makes Spotify different from, for example, radio stat
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
> latest glacial shift in the accretion of content control by tech platforms It's weird that folks are pointing to a phenomena that's been going on for generations as if it is something novel. There have always been winners and
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Build and maintain public housing. We should be making sure that housing is available for everyone. If you don't have housing it can be significantly more expensive and challenging to live (beyond the obviously visible challenges.)
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I agree, professionalism isn't necessarily a mark of someone who is a good work partner. Professionalism doesn't imply compassion at all. But also, some folks (for reasons that may or may not resonate with others) might not enjoy
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
It became a blanket approval to address anyone on the team as a motherfucker. Sure, one crass dude is one crass dude. One crass manager sets the tone for the team. Pretty soon people starting pushing the boundaries on how insulting they cou
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I worked at a FAANG company for a while where a manager would walk in each morning and loudly announce, "Good morning all you motherfuckers." Professionalism is hardly universal.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Ms. Sounds like "Mizz".
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
> it’s an example of an act the speaker would approve of if it happened Oh, will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest! I've probably engaged way past where I should, as you aren't here to discuss calmly and rationally, but w
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Because I think it's important to clarify -- many people in America use the term "liberals" to mean politically left. I wanted to clarify the poster's usage, did they mean this person was a classical liberal? A colloquia
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
> What specific violent act do you believe that quote calls for? > "mowing down dipshit protesters" ... it says it right on the tin. > I suspect you’re being uncharitable because you personally support the arsonists’ crim
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
> If you think anything that makes you feel uncomfortable should be illegal to say... No one said that. Please don't put words in my mouth. > yes, these are controversial opinions That's a bit like calling a ghost pepper a &
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Thanks for the additional context. > None of the things you mentioned are incompatible with the group Americans call “liberal”. Disagree. In some contexts leftist and liberal are distinct and incompatible things. In American politics, li
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
This is incorrect. At FAANG companies, in my experience, you will be given an initial large grant and an additional grant every year thereafter. However, if you aren't seeing upward performance, those annual grants may not fully match
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I think discussions about invasions and attacks, even if they are uncomfortable, is totally reasonable. I'll happily talk with you about why American Imperialism is bad until I'm blue in the face. I will say, when someone says we
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
First, Destiny describes himself as a "classical liberal", "hardcore capitalist", and "rule utilitarian." It's important to be specific, because the word "liberal" means different things in diffe
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I think you are correct in that these tools will undoubtedly be used against progressive folks and minorities, as that's historically where they've been used. I believe that Twitch has too much power/authority, but also I bel
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Sure. I find it extremely tiring to read about how this is a slippery slope, and how this is somehow oppressive or unusual for American media. I don't mind folks coming in and saying, "Hey, this is a change that I dislike." B
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
To be clear, the controversial political opinions you believe should be platformed by Twitch are: "If that means white redneck militia dudes mowing down dipshit protesters that think they can torch buildings at 10 PM, at this point the
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
> I also think we're within our rights to pressure them to adopt standards we would like. I think this is what's happening, it's just that the users of Twitch want something different than what you want. You might think th
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
> This is not the same Ruby you'd use for building web apps with Rails (far from it). > DragonRuby is powered by highly optimized C code written by Ryan C. Gordon. This feels like a liability for the long term. The community is n
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
True, though I'd much rather have a well funded, competently run mental health facility than a well funded, competently run prison.

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