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by T3OU-736 8y ago
The usual motivational stuff of "if [PersonX] did it, to can you" so prevalent in the business world also relies on the very same thing - hiding the role luck plays in success. Sometimes this is accidental, and sometimes, as in th
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
Seems like the fairly unambiguous instance of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_substitution . Urban traffic congestion is a difficult, complex problem. So, instead of the nontrivial question posed by the propo
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
Shameless plug for bunnie: the "The Hardware Hacker" book has a fair bit more on the subject, and is, the verall, quite a good read.
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
How curious. That article's (from 2014) description does not seem to be a thing any more, at least in the US-based models. I can see the brand (both BMW and Harley Davidson) wanting to maintain its characteristic appeal, though in the
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
The half-post long huff and puff pump up of the importance and the context for the content which followed was... really distracting. Almost to the point of diluting the message, which was quite valid.
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
But govt can write laws. After all, that is good the oft-abused NSLs are part of Patriot Act. Are you saying they the judiciary, upon seeing this law, would invalidate it at first opportunity?
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
Hrmmm. Fair points. So, to make sure I understand you, you argue that the article is a "this could have been so much more/better/buckets-of-awesome if it wasn't for the stifling effects if the current ruling apparatus&qu
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
The article is reminiscent of propaganda pieces I recall reading in mid-80s in USSR newspapers about the supremacy of the communist system of governance. Not claiming that it is, in fact, propaganda, but the similarity is uncanny. FWITW: I
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
While I do not disagree with your points, I would argue that it is more likely that this is a prime candidate for Hanlon's razor. The attribute substitution heuristic makes ts easy to treat Microsoft as this single homogenous entity, b
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by T3OU-736 8y ago
The theme of "too many screens/high tech gizmos in favor of doinf things by hand" seems reminiscent of other HN posts discussing the referred-to US Navy accidents. Couldn't help but be reminded of the "Children of M