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by alacombe 9y ago
Q: What is the difference between the Constitutions of the USA and USSR? Both of them guarantee freedom of speech. A: Yes, but the Constitution of the USA also guarantees freedom after the speech.[6] -- https://en.wikipedia.org&#
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by alacombe 9y ago
Meanwhile, my high school was authorizing students to smoke during recess in the school...
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Google can not be in favor of non-neutral net. They would be among the first impacted by ISP restricting content providers. This has nothing to do about "user"'s freedom, but all to do about their own business model. It doesn
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by alacombe 9y ago
No, Google's philosophy is to put Google first, and that's exactly as it should be. Everything else is just marketing to make their users believe they matter.
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So much for a free and open internet. Just a week ago, Google was among among the leading tech companies fighting for people against censorship and arbitrary blocking, and now this...
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by alacombe 9y ago
Hack'tivism is just like antifa. When the right does it (with parsimony), it's the embodiment of Evil. When the left does it (on an industrial scale), it's virtuous.
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Given the money spent during campaigns, it's already the case. Only the wealthiest are able to run for office. You'll never see a Billy Boy Blow run for president while being a blue collar. That being said, it's important to
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by alacombe 9y ago
If "anti net-neutrality" regulations shall be considered unconstitutional, so shall "pro net-neutrality" ones. [edit: instead of downvoting me, tell me why left-leaning regulations are automatically Good (and constitutio
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Basic income based on other's addictions ? I doubt people around here would welcome drug money being redistributed to a close community distinguishing itself from outsiders by blood, but somehow, this is acceptable. That being said, th
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It could be argued that the whole concept of "basic income" is very much a "rent-seeking" behavior, as receivers are not technically producing anything of their own while relying on someone's else "surplus&qu
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no, the assumption that eliminating rent-seeking behavior could be achieved. As per the wikipedia description: "idea of rent-seeking was developed by Gordon Tullock in 1967.[2] The expression rent-seeking was coined in 1974 by Anne Kru
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by alacombe 9y ago
Your first assumption is totally wrong. In which "ideal world" would rent-seeking be eliminated ? Beside a totalitarian world, I really do not see how you can eliminate this type of behavior. Even in that world, you would do nothi
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by alacombe 9y ago
Back in 2008, a large "feature-phone" chip maker I used to work for decided the GPLv3 was a total no-go while the GPLv2 was kinda reluctantly accepted.
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by alacombe 9y ago
> The most likely thing (imo) that will happen will be highway trains It already happens according to legislation. Though, these vehicle are generally limited to 2 trailers, restricted to some loads), if road condition allows it.
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by alacombe 9y ago
Automation is one thing in fully mapped Mountain View with perfect weather. It's a whole other job when supply lines go through rough terrain, like Canadian western highways in winter... those chains won't get around those tires b
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by alacombe 9y ago
Intel 8051 are widely deployed in IoT devices.
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by alacombe 9y ago
I wasn't really speaking about the touch-ID feature per-se, but the lack of physical feedback from the pressure sensitive home button, as you can last find on the iPhone 6/6S. My uncle had all the trouble in the world to use it. F
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by alacombe 9y ago
Most of my family members (ie. >70yo. non tech folks) skip all update altogether, security or not. The argument is that updates introduce features changes which bother their experience and force them to figure out where everything is. In
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by alacombe 9y ago
why not pay more ? 1) A CAN$100 phone gives you 75% of the experience, a CAN$250 gives your 95% of the experience 2) Android doesn't lock you to use a single app depot 3) Android doesn't require 2 or 3 login / password (iClou
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by alacombe 9y ago
The Internet was built on a synergy between cooperation and competition between the players. As such, the state of disorder implied by "anarchy" does not fit either. Each new competing tech was based on a strong base/protocol
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by alacombe 9y ago
"Terrorism prevention", alongside of "9/11" and "save the children", has been the work horse of western "democratic" political system to concentrate power and restrict liberties over the past 30
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by alacombe 9y ago
I wonder if using the --init flag would also fix the docker issue with bash scripts getting in an infinite loop when the script catch signals: # Run with care... $ sudo docker run -it docker.io/ubuntu:14.04 /bin/bash -c &#x27
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by alacombe 9y ago
> We really need to develop anti-ICBM tech to save the humanity If I'm not mistaken, to some extend, both the Russian and the US already have this tech operational. Though, this would not protect with the obvious "first blood&q
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by alacombe 9y ago
I don't think the US would launch anything without China's tacit approval of non-retaliation.
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by alacombe 9y ago
Mao was never legitimate. Even today's communist Chinese regime recognize the cultural revolution was a bloodbath (ie. 30 to 50 millions DEATH). Generally speaking NK will never be treated legitimately if they keep behaving like the wo
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by alacombe 9y ago
How about you try not to enslave your population in the last communist totalitarian dictatorship in the world ? What course of action make you think treating your population like shit is wise ? It consumed the Stalinist USSR, what do you ex
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by alacombe 9y ago
Common point of all of these countries: they're bloodthirsty dictature enslaving / mass-murdering their population.
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New Uber CEO says IPO is 18-36 months out(techcrunch.com)
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This is not just out of "moral" reason. The sex industry was under the scope of Operation Choke Point, an Obama-era initiative of the United States Department of Justice, which would investigate banks in the United States and the
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> The fastest train in service is around 270mph [...] French TGV has broken the 350mph limit in non-commercial run.

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