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by alexb_ 5y ago
> unprofitable "zombie companies" that operate by simply rolling over their promises Many modern tech companies come to mind....
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by alexb_ 5y ago
There was a kid at my school who wrote on both sides, on top of eachother with both red and blue pens. He then brought in red/blue 3d glasses, and would close one eye to filter out red/blue and read the notes.
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by alexb_ 5y ago
The fed is largely controlled by the Federal Reserve banks, which are independent entities and are run as private businesses.
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> it's impossible to have a long-term system not based on gold or some other set of commodities, because it is impossible for a government to be given the power to print arbitrarily without eventually using it, unto the death of tha
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by alexb_ 5y ago
Probably the most HN response to this question possible. "Well you wouldn't need x if you just did Y instead, which is just better"
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by alexb_ 5y ago
Of course. Most people have figured out by now that "best toaster" will only get you horrible SEOd sites written by robots. This is why "best toaster site:reddit.com/r/toasters" gives you the actual best answer
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by alexb_ 5y ago
Something I think a lot of people are forgetting is that NOT EVERYONE HAS A BANK ACCOUNT! Nor does everyone trust banks, wish to make a bank account, have the necessary cognitive ability to make a bank account, etc. By making cash completel
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by alexb_ 5y ago
Seconding Mullvad, but I'm in the US and not India so it might be different.
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Worth mentioning that, while this video is very great and informative, Veritasium has made videos hyping up far-from-market technologies for money in the past[1]. Similar to the linked video, this talks about extremely promising tech not by
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Why Analog Computers May Be the Future of Artificial Intelligence (Veritasium)(youtube.com)
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These are the type of things that had to be a result of government bureaucracy and unnecessary rules. Probably something like "All guidance must mention xyz about COVID".
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The way I see the future of computing: You have what basically amounts to a keyboard, a screen, and a wifi chip, so that it can be sold at astonishingly low prices. No excess memory, no excess processing power, because all memory and storag
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by alexb_ 5y ago
I mean, this is like saying that anyone who makes an income on Patreon can't buy guns with said income...
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> First step involves the command line This is the "web of tomorrow"?
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people downvoting because they can't see the joke LOL
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"build your own network" A lot of people go to college to build that network... and also, almost every single young person does not go to college for the reason of wanting to learn. They want the piece of paper that allows them to
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by alexb_ 5y ago
Protections for rights like this don't exist to protect speech that is popular. They exist to protect speech that is UNPOPULAR, because that's the very speech that needs to be protected. Early civil rights movements were not popul
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Let's put aside all of the questions of the source's validity and assume this is true. What the hell should anyone do about it? You have to remember that you, the individual, have absolutely zero power whatsoever to make any sort
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This article is written in such a way to maximize outrage and the amount of people who will share it, which makes me immediately suspicious. Who is behind quillette.com?
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Very simple. You write "site:reddit.com" at the end of your URL. Independent websites for anything useful are largely a thing of the past. If you see a website that gives product recommendations, you should assume, 100% of the tim
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(.Y.)
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I'm pretty sure those big retailers are already doing this. Given sufficient profit motive, you should always assume the worst possible.
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AltF4, Dan Salvato, Fizzi, and UnclePunch are all absolute legends. All of the things they've done to improve Melee are staggering. Amazing work by all of them.
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There are two options that you have when creating a social platform: 1. Allow literally any form of meaningful communication between people 2. Have a platform without sexual communication Given anything with meaningful size, you must pick o
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Monkeys throwing darts have produced better results than most hedge funds.
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It's completely and utterly superficial. You just cannot stay in touch with hundreds of people - it's not possible, unless you are doing so superficially and treating "friends" as "things I need to check up on so I
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I don't see why anyone should give a shit about someone having OCD, or having a mental illness. These are not necessarily bad things, especially when it comes to certain industries. Any reasonable person would come to the conclusion th
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I know what it says. Businesses, organizations, and basically everyone uses open source software because we all have a sort of agreement that says "Hey, the guy who maintains this software isn't going to purposefully fuck over eve
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What the hell does this even mean? Sure, I can be on board with you on lying being bad... but what are you trying to say by including "OCD and mental illness" as things that are in "desperate need of a clean-up"?
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So let me get this straight - open source maintainer gets mad when large companies "abuse" open source, despite him making it MIT licensed and choosing himself to allow large companies to use it? And he believes the best response

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