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> Both Google and, especially, Apple have spent millions of dollars, hours, and effort to create their respective App Stores and the people and tools needed to run them Both Google and especially Apple have also spent millions of resourc
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> You have to understand how it is implemented under the covers. That's exactly the point the author was trying to make. Make Git so abstracted from the underlying tech it comparable to a simple task as editing a Google doc. > If
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Not working now... EDIT (After 1 minute): Looks like its working again. Wonder how such a service can go down. Was Github's server failing or DNS?
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Not working now...
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I honestly don't understand their ethical boundaries. What makes it more unethical to let it live (at least in captivity) and then kill it off at some point, than removing it in fetus form? You might argue, that keeping a being in capt
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Amazing! But you gotta add some bully protection! I just chased some hapless individual named 'hn' all around the place...
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Did you read the Hacker News welcome page? https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html >> Essentially there are two rules here: don't post or upvote crap links, and don't be rude or dumb in comment threads
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The definition of "malicious" is (acc. to Google): "characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm." The Meow bot "intended to do harm", that is, to databases. Of course the creator might have had &q
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>It's pretty clear Epic set out to intentionally get their Apple developer account terminated so they would have standing to sue, so I would not draw too much inference from that. Nevertheless, the suspension still clearly highlight
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>"A relatively small number of organizations in a few specific industries actually realize the full benefit of unlimited storage. " I love statements like the above, coming from a Google spokesperson. It basically implies &quot
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We should - though - definitely appreciate the fact that they still "let" you setup a workstation without signing in to a Microsoft account (unlike iOS, the new Oculus device etc.)
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> Everyone who thinks that using the Linux Kernel is better than NT is already using Linux Well, except - of course - if they need to use one of the multitudes more "programs" created just for Windows, which won't run on L
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Try the Wikipedia mobile site https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ which basically solves most of your issues including the sidebar and wide paragraphs.
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Exactly. They are also basically saying you don't need to moderate most illicit activity (if it's an unmoderated format) but you essentially can't operate such a platform in a form where it is "unmoderateable"/
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I wonder if it would be applicable to end-to-end "messengers" like Telegra/Signal/WhatsApp etc. Though I don't see any language there to suggest it is just for online "platforms" but not "messengers&q
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I don't care for most of it except this: >> Carve-Out for Actors Who Purposefully Blind Themselves and Law Enforcement to Illicit Material >>...it makes little sense to apply “Good Samaritan” immunity to a provider that
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>we must remind ourselves that this is unimpressive compared to the poor person who donates $25 to others while starving herself While it is truly selfless, I'm not sure what is __really__ harder; for a person living a multi-billion
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Interesting, I was thinking the exact same thing but in regard to real-life things. Like imagine cars / roads were invented today do you thing they would have all have this same ubiquitous elongated design, with the grill in front and
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Selling it is not inherently bad. Especially since it seems they can use some financial help. There is a GoFundMe page to support his family. https://www.gofundme.com/f/Uzi-Nissan
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>These are interesting scenarios, but let's not forget that the rules are only binding under the threat of being caught and punished This reasoning can be used for anything ranging from speeding to stealing to even murder. Obviously
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In 2015 9% Americans had never sent an email. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/lindsey-graham-isnt-alo...
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The .dev tld is “owned” by Google. Pratice what you preach...
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> Their public image has changed a lot in between. Keyword "public". It is the same useful for protests as it was then.
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>- Not owned by Facebook "nine out of ten Egyptians and Tunisians responded to a poll that they used Facebook to organise protests and spread awareness" [1] "During the Arab Spring the number of users of social networks, e
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Please direct me to the comprehensive list of "valid" ideologies. Also, if you can get me the methodology for deciding what ideology is considered "valid" I would greatly appreciate it.
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> as soon as a platform that was not US-controlled gained a foothold in the US, we'd see a crackdown from the establishment Telegram is not US controlled. There is no crackdown from the "establishment". Except if you meant
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>t's a bit like calling someone a "chinaman." The Talmud speaks of an Etrog "Hakushi" to describle a black Etrog (Jewish ritual fruit). Not necessarily one that comes from "Kush". "Kushi" is n
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>The amount of derogatory references to the web and Android also make it really hard for me not to question the motivation behind this letter. The way the letter writer feels a need to keep on praising Apple and their vision and how ever
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>MDN is a reference as much as it is a learning resource.. >Their employers, big or small, should be the ones paying for it. Your argument is counter intuitive, if it is truly a reference, then surely the developers themselves should
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Actually, Google already has closed source features in Chrome that are totally not related to Google accounts and/or sync. Take for example Android app support in ChromeOS. It is closed source even though both Chromium and Android are

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