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by Proziam 7y ago
There's a few points here so I'll try to unpack them in order. Historically, and still today, sheriffs tend to be very picky about when they choose to mandate non-enforcement in their jurisdictions. The most recent examples are th
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Sheriffs being elected is actually extremely important. A sheriff is a constitutional entity who has far more influence than a typical police officer. Having the public choose such an official, rather than having them be hired by a city c
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by Proziam 7y ago
Somewhat similar, I always thought of elegance as the minimum complexity required. However, truly elegant solutions are sometimes counter-intuitive or 'hidden' beneath a few layers of detail, but once understood feel "obvio
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by Proziam 7y ago
Terminology is a surface issue, another (possibly larger) problem is the amount of 'conspiracies' that have actually been proven to be true over time. Worse, because some conspiracies have for-profit motives behind them, it taints
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by Proziam 7y ago
I believe a solution like this is an elegant way to ensure that the customer gets what they 'believe' they are buying which is a sure-fire way to keep the customer happy.
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Unfortunately, once enough people come together they almost universally decide to do something "productive." It's not uncommon for folks from the same church/school/club to go into business together, for example. Th
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by Proziam 7y ago
They change names every chance they get it seems. I recalled that they went to Xe, but that's not accurate any more either. It's incredibly twisted how easy it is for them to get away with literal murder, but if the wrong person a
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by Proziam 7y ago
HN is among the most technologically-literate demographics in the world. Using HN as a control group to say that it's been 'known and talked about' is a bit disingenuous when we're the proverbial 1% who are in the know.
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by Proziam 7y ago
Typical users who may care about privacy were definitely misled by Apple's public pro-security and pro-privacy stances. I have family who fall into that category. The difference between E2E and 'yup we're encrypted!' isn
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by Proziam 7y ago
Just to get my personal bias out of the way: I'm pro-gun, and strongly pro-individual freedom across the board. That goes up to the extent that I don't even care what types of weapons someone owns, so long as they don't use t
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by Proziam 7y ago
I may have said vacations, but people take time off work for any number of reasons. Paternity/Maternity leave, health, family needs, and so on. I had a 2-month lapse when I moved from Germany to the United States for example. If there
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6-week vacations aren't that uncommon, which is a scenario I would expect to encounter if I was DO. If that email doesn't get seen for 6 weeks it definitely shouldn't result in all backups being deleted. Beyond that, it'
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This was what I was trying to communicate, albeit not as clearly as I should have!
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I live in Henderson, NV and can at least anecdotally confirm that what you're describing is true. People moving from California, many of whom cite 'safety' reasons, maintain pro-regulation and anti-gun stances, despite Hender
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by Proziam 7y ago
I find it shocking that people so boldly cite the opposite as being true. I can't seem to discern a benefit to so confidently push a belief that doesn't hold up in reality. It's not as if the Nordic countries aren't doin
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by Proziam 7y ago
The other folks here are giving you a hard time, so I'll just say I actually see things differently here. Things get overlooked, card expiration dates being one of them. Deleting a backup after such a short time is really poor form. Es
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The core of my argument is that local populations demand those things. High schools didn't start building football stadiums for fun, it was because of local pressures. If you fight that group on this topic, you'll find they will r
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Once you add up the cost of the staff, building (and maintaining it), utilities for a huge building, insurance (I don't even want to imagine), supplies like books, and the extra-curricular (band, sports, etc) that the locals clamor for
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by Proziam 7y ago
Realistically, it hurts private schools by reducing the number of students they could take on. Public schools, however, are governmentally forced to abide by a certain curriculum, which hurts students dramatically (basic biology and sex edu
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by Proziam 7y ago
defeating planned obsolescence isn't 'that' vague to be fair. Mandating 4-5 year manufacturer warranties, right to repair, and replaceable batteries/screens/button components would pretty much get us there. We'
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by Proziam 7y ago
I am one that actually agrees with the spirit of what you're saying. Unfortunately, where I have to admit shortcomings with that philosophy is that there's no evidence that the government of the United States can reliably yield go
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by Proziam 7y ago
I sometimes wonder at the underlying cause for so many people to, seemingly intentionally, take an uncharitable view of something. It seems to just be part of the human condition, though HN is less rife with this than other places.
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I agree with you, and that's how I personally choose to work. There's a lot of folks who would prefer a different lifestyle if they could manage it though. Ultimately, the number one thing that gets repeat business is results. Bec
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by Proziam 7y ago
Not the OP, but (I think) I get what he means. If you're working a project on a full-time basis, the client will expect to be able to call you up and get you on the line at pretty much any time (and yes, often outside of normal work ho
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by Proziam 7y ago
From what I've seen, it seems to me that it's even more than half now. There's a lot of 'cancel culture' in tech now. Lots of people are happy about the de-platforming of people they disagree with. People today seem
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by Proziam 7y ago
DRA = Didn't Read Anything, or ORT = Only Read the Title would be my nominations
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Taxes are a broad topic, but it generally comes down to $ in vs value out. Now, in the United States, in general, it's fairly obvious that the citizens aren't getting as much value out as they should, which is a completely valid c
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by Proziam 7y ago
The role of the federal government isn't to interfere in an individual state's affairs. In fact, if this weren't the case there wouldn't be much reason to have states at all. California's current situation is actual
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I wouldn't go as far as to blame the country for California's problems. California has gone far out of its way to do things how it wants. And, somehow, despite being the [1]world's fifth-largest economy, cannot afford to main
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by Proziam 7y ago
I understand your point, but it definitely doesn't apply to the situation I was talking about. When a steel mill or nuclear test facility has to go up by a certain date, the work doesn't stop. They just cut bigger overtime checks

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