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by aclevernickname 13y ago
In lieu of a source, how's about you try to disprove it using data that shows that people prefer to buy Alienware (or other branded) gaming rigs over building their own PC's?
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
>This coming from the guy who just told someone their problem is that they are running Linux Mint... Nice Ad Hominem [1] you threw out there. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Because none of you seem to be reading anything outside your own little threadwars: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6847940 "Steam is included in the Linux Mint 16 repositories and you shouldn't have issues i
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
so then, your answer is "Yes. I am saying that Linus' father doesn't understand his son, and that he misinterpreted a "joke" to be something serious enough to provide testimony about in EU parliament."
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Christianity is a massively-multiplayer alternate reality game, is it not?
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
I consider schemes such as this as a subtle attempt to kill the freedom and open nature of the web. It appears I'm not alone.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
> I recommend heavy use of a notebook to keep track of what you're doing, and so that you can refer to it the next day. I've been using basket [1] for almost a decade to overcome cannabis-related memory-loss and organization is
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
So how's 2007 treating you? Don't worry, by 2013, KDE 4 is a better and more stable UI than OS X. :)
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Just to reiterate, are you saying that Linus' father doesn't understand his son, and misinterpreted a "joke" to be something serious enough to provide testimony about in EU parliament?
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Interesting. His father clearly thought he was telling the truth. did you watch the video? Seems the found it important enough to bring up to the EU when giving testimony about mass surveillance.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Canonical is now starting to throw its weight around on things like Graphic interfaces (Semi-proprietary Mir vs. Wayland), User Privacy (Selling Unity Lens search results to Amazon), and then there's the Reality-Distortion Field; Shutt
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
They're trying to prolong the inevitable death of television.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
I agree with you, and I hope they continue their glorious plan to follow current trends rather than be market leaders, all the way to the end-goal of being an also-ran or footnote in history. After watching the last 20 years of Microsoft&#x
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Also see: Sealand and L. Ron Hubbard's SeaOrg.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
> Then I'm sure you don't buy any products that contain Samsung NAND NVRAM, nor do you purchase anything with Qualcomm chips, as a significant portion of their revenue comes from aggressive patent licensing, right? Definitely a
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
replying because I'm going to refer to this comment as a prime example of how HN's moderation is going downhill in all future posts. Thanks for the ammo.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
I don't know why your comment was greyed, but I find it interesting that the poisoning the well [1] in the grandparent was granted a nice black font. [1] http://www.logicallyfallacious.com/index.php/logical-fallaci
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
On behalf of the rest of the world, I thank you for not aiming to acquire that power, then.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Wow. Perhaps we can use this as a good example of absolute power corrupting absolutely?
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
I was considering the offering up the computer (asset) as payment, or, at the very least, collateral, on the charges. Since they're using accounting/banking terms for these charges anyway (how often do you see "Escrow" u
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
your comment is calibrating, because it shows that there is a limit to how much privacy invasion the average american will stand for. Thank you for being so forthcoming.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Man. we could play cliche bingo with this post. You confuse a distribution with the kernel, say devices don't work (cos it's still 2005), or exclaim that it's just too hard to learn. Apparently, you've never written a pr
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
> First, the court ordered that Thuen be served with the demand for his computer without prior notice. According to the order, this is something that the court can do in extreme situations to prevent evidence from being spoiled. I'd
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
how about a headline that tells the truth about the situation: Court grants Prosecution's request to confiscate computers due to pro-hacking statement on corporate website. funniest thing not discussed: as this is a civil case, they ne
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
we're not really venturing into "consulting" per se; more of a franchise sort of setup, where everyone interested in growing ensures their product and growing space meets our internal standards, which meet or (in most cases)
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
medicalcannab@urssmail.org and I'll happily fill you in.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Canada is a whole new ballgame for Cannabis startups. Prime Minister Harper announced that legalization is coming in the next 10 years, tops. We have 6 months before the new regulations are in place, which open the floodgates for corporate
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Ah, so you were moving the goalposts, 5 posts back, when your statement about "toy currency" was rebuffed.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
Right. so the Bangladeshi Taka is not a globally-recognized currency. got it. we should probably get it de-listed from xe.com, then.
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by aclevernickname 13y ago
> By the way, were it not for abandoning the gold standard, the US would not be able to finance a perpetual state of war. you're correct, but a few things: 1) the gold standard never fully went away; while we implemented Keynesian f

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