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by _rpd 8y ago
I think this just falls under 'practical politics.' It's a revenue-neutral tax on a relatively wealthy demographic. Politicians get to be associated with something perceived as good by their voters. I don't think a dee
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by _rpd 8y ago
But the 'competitor' will have much lower revenue than Facebook because of the lack of targeted advertising.
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by _rpd 8y ago
Yes, I thought that the GDPR was explicitly drafted to ensure it wouldn't just become a "more annoying cookie law." Edit: they are doing this before the May 25th deadline.
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by _rpd 8y ago
> this same argument could be used again any improvement in poverty UBI is particularly susceptible because it is a one-time universal increase in income. The increaes is very predictable by landlords and housing sellers. > If this i
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by _rpd 8y ago
> “Unless there is a mass migration from urban to rural areas” -> I expect this to happen, and it would be great. UBI does open up possibilities for rural communities, but the cultural trend has been the opposite for a long time. I d
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by _rpd 8y ago
Monetary inflation is not the only source of inflation. There is also cost inflation. If renters suddenly have additional disposable income, landlords will raise the rent to absorb the additional disposable income. And the same with hous
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by _rpd 8y ago
I think this conflates monetary inflation with cost inflation. A universal one time increase in income will likely be absorbed by an increase in the cost of housing unless there is a mass migration from urban to rural areas.
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by _rpd 8y ago
> Does the article actually reflect that? No, the author is advocating taking opportunity cost into account, which is good advice.
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by _rpd 8y ago
You might be interested in Marcin Jakubowski's work ... https://www.opensourceecology.org/gvcs/
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by _rpd 8y ago
I think it generalizes. Having a personal advocate will almost always yield a better personal solution than even a well intentioned bureaucrat. The law is complex, and the ability to afford a personal advocate is a very sharp privilege. I
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by _rpd 8y ago
I honestly don't think it would be a bad thing if there were ten times as many lawyers, so that the cost of using the legal system became affordable to the vast majority of the people living under it.
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by _rpd 8y ago
The article is quite provocative and could easily become a movement that eliminates thousands of jobs. Not at all pointless. Calling for the elimination of the army and corporate lawyers is sophomoric, but probably deliberately so.
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by _rpd 8y ago
This rewrite seems to be advertising his new book on the topic. Good summer reading.
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by _rpd 8y ago
aka the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_consensus_effect
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by _rpd 8y ago
That assumption may hold for the average worker, but not necessarily for the group that is complaining.
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by _rpd 8y ago
> Very plausibly, the main reason why we haven’t made progress [in physics] is that we’re not doing the right thing. We’re looking in the wrong places. We are letting ourselves be guided by the wrong principles. It’s about time that we r
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by _rpd 8y ago
> “The institutional values of most really good media companies should transcend any individual opinion,” ... argued Joseph Kahn, the managing editor of The New York Times This seems to be the central dispute. Facebook promotes the opin
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by _rpd 8y ago
If "hell is other people," we are that much closer to heaven.
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by _rpd 8y ago
Or at least require cigarette style warning labels: Warning, this advertisement is a lie. Believing this advertisement may harm your cognitive health.
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by _rpd 8y ago
> This is a pretty weird article, without some kind of further support it really smacks of a manufactured narrative. On the other hand, an article like this can contribute to the hoped-for revival. The media has considerable power. It
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by _rpd 8y ago
Website terms and conditions could ask for a pint of blood from their firstborn and people would still click okay. No one reads these things. The GDPR is just going to end up being a more annoying version of the cookie law.
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by _rpd 8y ago
It was a gamble when he was aiming for the ultra-high automation route - but now that he is reverting to the big labor route, it seems positively unwise.
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by _rpd 8y ago
It really is, and it appears to be intentional. It makes sense when you think about it - socially controversial articles get clicks, so they are a great vehicle for advertorials.
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by _rpd 8y ago
On the contrary, patents are one of the few mechanisms available to small players that 'BigCos' respect.
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by _rpd 8y ago
It depends on the art unit processing the application[0]. If your application is classified as a 'software-related business method', your chances drop dramatically. [0] http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2015/05/
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by _rpd 8y ago
This is not a patent. It is an application for a patent. The claims may be rejected during the application examination process, for example, if the examiner determines that the claims are obvious in light of the prior art.
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by _rpd 9y ago
> Are there any consumer-centric arguments against this being the default You can use the same arguments that support the census. Corporations need good data to know where to invest. > might being a default spurn the development of c
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by _rpd 9y ago
> hurting society The same money is still spent, just by different decision makers. Shareholders may very well prefer the decisions being made by the private enterprise.
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by _rpd 9y ago
Perhaps those who wish to be 'forgotten' should obtain permission from those that they have injured.
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by _rpd 9y ago
Life and death patch notes. I think I'm going to wait a while before using this feature.

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