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SkyBelow
7y ago
>And here we end up back with irjustin's proposal that if pentesters are doing things that would be illegal without proper permission, they need to be prepared to spend some time in jail. This sounds very unreasonable once you start
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SkyBelow
7y ago
>How can you run a security contract that does explicitly illegal things w/o having clear language about what is supposed to happen. Many actions are very illegal without permission yet we find it very unreasonable to spend time in
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SkyBelow
7y ago
And the people making/selling pain killers for those in pain don't think the same? That seems highly unrealistic. Now, the C levels probably aren't the same, but they are the same in that they aren't the same across ind
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SkyBelow
7y ago
Would this same logic apply to other jobs? For example, do people who brew beer make the choice to kill others? If the drunk drivers add a level of indirection that prevent blame, then why doesn't the same happen with the doctors in
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SkyBelow
7y ago
Even many minor laws include a short jail sentence. Imagine if the penalty was that facebook had to full shutdown everything for 2 months. In comparison, a fine that you'll make up in no time is not a punishment at all, just a fee for
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SkyBelow
7y ago
I think it depends upon their relationship to the noob. In a situation where the noob has a clear negative impact on the person, you can see a very negative reaction to noobs. Take a game like Dota 2 where a noob can be a handicap that ca
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SkyBelow
7y ago
Why? Why does someone allude to a point without saying it. Perhaps because even mentioning it brings with it a certain level of controversy and thus speaking about it indirectly allows more focus on the topic at hand. Also, while there i
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SkyBelow
7y ago
I think one problem is that there isn't a real distinction between childhood poverty and poverty. There is no way to solve childhood poverty that doesn't also improve the parents' situation. As such, any solution to poverty
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SkyBelow
7y ago
I find mention of Maslow's pyramid in these sorts of discussions interesting because people seem to forget a few specific needs ranked on it that become extremely hard to handle because the purchase of such is often illegal and the pro
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SkyBelow
7y ago
I'm using both but kept missing kana due to hitting the wrong u/i/o keys as they are right next to each other. Any recommendations for kanji?
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SkyBelow
7y ago
I think a another example to convey the message to the average person would be slowing down from 60mph. You can do so by pressing on the breaks or by slamming into a tree. Suddenly stopping by hitting a tree is something more people have
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SkyBelow
7y ago
I find it harder to pay attention to the actual complaint because they word it in such a biased manner to purposefully play on the fears of people who associate 'chemical' with danger. Imagine if someone was complaining about the
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SkyBelow
7y ago
The problem with looking at words is that you are learning language to language translation instead of language to thought. When I think of "pencil", I have a schema of a pencil appear in my mind. When I see enpitsu (well, the h
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SkyBelow
7y ago
One idea would be to use a wide variety of pictures for learning a particular word. If I am learning what the word for room is, if the picture is always the same picture of a bedroom, my mind will be building an association with bedroom in
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SkyBelow
7y ago
Technology that can process information to make ethical decisions can be ethical. Is it ethical if it is just emulating is a bit of a philosophical question, but other than the pedantics of 'ethical' vs 'imitation ethical&#x
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7y ago
For concerned parents, be involved in your child's education and not depend upon the school to do the job. Overall schools focus too much on standardize testing, so if you fully leave the job to the schools you end up with good test t
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SkyBelow
7y ago
A focus at the grade school level of using evidence to reach a conclusion instead of having a conclusion and backing it with evidence. For adults who already have their beliefs set, having someone close to them slowly analyze their beliefs
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SkyBelow
7y ago
>This is a bit harsh and naive. I would call it more fatalistic than naive. Even if we completely ignore cases related to technology we will find an overwhelming number of instances of children being harmed by neglectful parenting. Eve
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SkyBelow
7y ago
I'm hesitant to adjust my thinking because the alternatives are far from acceptable. I have an inherent distrust of authority to give them the power to regulate, and I would hope that those paying attention to the unequal application
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SkyBelow
7y ago
It is far smaller a stage than an open internet has given people, some of whom use it for far worse things than either Amateur How-To's or Conspiracy Theories. The solution should be to education society, not lock down information flo
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SkyBelow
7y ago
>is not free and fully-informed consent. The standard of consent that we apply in other areas would make it impossible for an individual, worker or customer, to ever enter into a contract with a larger corporation (exactly how large can
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SkyBelow
7y ago
>Laws should apply equally to everyone. Two things stand out. First is the quote: >The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. Second, the
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SkyBelow
7y ago
That depends upon the metric used to measure it. If one were to use life expectancy, college attainment, or judicial bias the metrics show a bit different of a response. Granted, this does differ greatly in some countries, but the 'o
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SkyBelow
7y ago
When I read this I took it as something special the parks were doing because of how expensive the drinks are there and not something the soda companies are themselves engaging in. Not to say they are blameless as they likely did work with
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SkyBelow
7y ago
That's swell and all, but you are going to find businesses still going to Google Analytics because it is easy to setup and free. The cost to consumers by having their data shared everywhere isn't even thought on the horizon.
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SkyBelow
7y ago
>Almost everyone agrees that killing children is immoral. Almost isn't everyone, meaning it is still subjective for some. >People in favor of abortion stick to a definition in which abortion is not killing children. That shows th
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SkyBelow
7y ago
And yet you can hire a lawyer who can show you similar looking loopholes that are completely legal. Structuring to avoid taxes is illegal but the double Irish method isn't? There are many other such loopholes and telling the legal fr
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SkyBelow
7y ago
Morals are also subjective. Take something pretty far on the other end of the spectrum, killing kids. Now compare to abortion. Lots of different people with lots of different views. What one sees as evil another would see the ban of it
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SkyBelow
7y ago
Then should we talk about technical liability and compare it to financial liability? Maybe that would be a closer comparison than using debt in both cases.
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SkyBelow
7y ago
While I fully agree that financial debt is easier to measure, and some forms of it are very easy to measure, I don't think it is always very easy to measure. Perhaps it may be a difference in what counts as debt, but I see many people
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