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by a_imho 6y ago
Why would it be more difficult than putting a few big sunglasses in space? Adjust as desired. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_sunshade
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by a_imho 6y ago
I recall a youtuber Surveillance Camera Man, when he filmed people in public they seemed to get angry about his actions. To me this says people de facto expect privacy in public spaces. https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/S
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by a_imho 6y ago
We're really sleepwalking into a dystopia. Maybe some, but most people are aware. They have very little to zero power to fight back the abuse.
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by a_imho 6y ago
Agreed. For the most part I don't really care, the target audience of those services is probably people who put up with that kind of bullshit. But there are cases when functionality and compatibility should trump everything e.g. bankin
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by a_imho 6y ago
There is nothing wrong with reloading a page. Hackernews is doing it. On the other hand a page not working because webdevs deemed your browser outdated really is problematic.
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by a_imho 6y ago
Yet to turn 35.
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by a_imho 6y ago
Yes, I use an old feature phone for voice calls. I'm fully aware I'm in a very small minority. Indeed smart devices are the epitome of useless tech. In fact, I would argue they make life worse if one is conscious about their pri
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by a_imho 6y ago
I'm getting old. Last 20 years maybe, but I can't name a technology advancement that happened in the last 10 years that I would really miss. To me it seems like most technology is now done for the sake of doing it and solutions ar
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by a_imho 6y ago
I don't know a single compagny that pay the same wage worldwide. Basecamp. According to the current status quo it is OK to discriminate remote workers, but that is not an inherent property of the system, just an implementation detail
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by a_imho 6y ago
The other way around, they are being paid as little as companies can get away with because remote is not a protected class. Profits come from unpaid wages. Imagine a hypothetical(?) scenario where market economics say you can get away wit
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by a_imho 6y ago
You are right, I was reading more into it and interpret it as please install our iot tracking to slurp up your data. Our smart parking solution is a complete solution to track and monitor parking spot occupancy using smart video cameras an
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by a_imho 6y ago
I fail to see how Windows is not the epitome of user abuse, granted I only occasionally have to use it nowadays so might be off. For starters migrating users to Windows 10 via dark UIs and even forced upgrades. Generally abusing the update
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by a_imho 6y ago
But they do? Verizon Smart Cities sounds like it fits the bill https://enterprise.verizon.com/products/internet-of-things/s...
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by a_imho 6y ago
In general I don't think $enterprise hearting open source is a good thing in the long run. Even if there are accidental benefits, the incentives are just not aligned. I also find Microsoft to be one of the most evil, invasive and user
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by a_imho 6y ago
If you use Docker or similar for deployment you can have ~static executables ootb.
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by a_imho 6y ago
Personally I'm not fond of Microsoft embracing anything I use.
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by a_imho 6y ago
There are multiple reasons, but efficiency is far down the list. Providing daycare is by far the most important duty of teachers nowadays.
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by a_imho 6y ago
Maybe I'm mistaken here, but one such case was Sofosbuvir and its pricing was indeed very controversial. Rant. Prime time TV is now pharma pushing their drugs with the occasional programming jammed between the ads. All those ads are co
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by a_imho 6y ago
Were you required to take it home during covid?
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by a_imho 6y ago
I think you are overestimating HN's influence. Not sure if honesty is the right word here either. The open compensation model was probably deemed a competitive advantage for their target audience and it is no longer the case. Taking a
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by a_imho 6y ago
Agreed, I'm interested to see if there is any merit to the new Microsoft hearts open source.
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Wizz Air: €1 for a flight, €35 for your GDPR right(noyb.eu)
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by a_imho 6y ago
Disagree. In practice schools are a place where parents can offload their children while they are working. Covid underlined this.
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by a_imho 6y ago
The internet is not that important.
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by a_imho 6y ago
Too much is bad by definition. How much is too much according to the author? tldr; The solution is to ration your consumption of politics, and set proper boundaries around where you talk about it. I recommend limiting the consumption of al
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by a_imho 6y ago
Exactly, compared to what could be the maximum fine, there are no high profile cases. This is the point, GDPR is as useful as much as it is enforced, which is lackluster at best. We are not talking about a one off, for example Google has be
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by a_imho 6y ago
My point today is that, if we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as “lines produced” but as “lines spent”: the current conventional wisdom is so foolish as to book that count on the wrong side of the ledger. I'm y
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by a_imho 6y ago
There were plenty of last straws. The missing piece is a powerful enough entity that has interest in regulating them. No, despite the GDPR the EU is not that.
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by a_imho 6y ago
Or the cat is out of the bag and people won't be able brush off remote anymore now that it has been demonstrated to work? Companies might be able to push the peons back to the salt mines but it is far from settled at this point.
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by a_imho 6y ago
Are genders countable? If you take enough you could mitigate the sides and end up where you started with much higher IQ.

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