alphapapa

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by alphapapa 9y ago
> The point of having multiple parties is that each of them will block each other and only the laws and regulations that everybody can agree on will actually get through. Gridlock is part of the design, yes. But consensus or unanimity a
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> users of your list will not get this. And will stop using your list. This ending up not serving your purpose nor theirs. I disagree. Users use adblock lists to protect themselves. This company has proven that they are actively hostil
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by alphapapa 9y ago
This is a crucial point: the software is not blocking their ads, neither are the software's authors--the users of the software are. And the users have every right to not connect their computers to any other computer they please. It&
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by alphapapa 9y ago
Not looking up a domain name cannot constitute circumvention. Imagine a DVDCSS-like system that used remote servers to convey permission and defaulted to ALLOW. Would users who unplugged their DVD players from the Internet be guilty of c
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> I was more using it as a sort of shibboleth, given the context of current trends in political discourse. This whole situation arose because someone pointed out a lack of rational discourse, the emotional overreactions and tribalism tha
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by alphapapa 9y ago
Your criticism of Jussim is rooted in the claim that he is biased; and in so doing, you implicitly claim that you are unbiased. This is necessary, otherwise how would you be qualified to criticize him for being biased? So then: are you unb
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by alphapapa 9y ago
Emacs 25 has thread-first and thread-last macros in subr-x.el.
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by alphapapa 9y ago
I don't think it currently is. I guess that would work, if you didn't mind a lot of popups every time you visit another web page... :)
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> We need to find a way to detach progress from capitalism. Human progress cannot depend on greed which is basically what capitalism boils down to, rewarding and perpetuating the base traits of humanity and leaving a soulless society una
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> For one thing Induced Demand is a well studied, proven fact, so we know that the expansion of road infrastructure will incentivize more people to drive and create more traffic in the long term. This means not only that these tunnels wi
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> No matter how many roads we build, there is congestion. Where? When?
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> I was looking for a bulk downlowned about a week ago, and the only ones I found requested "Read data from all websites", which is a lot of trust to put in something I have limited ability to test/know if it is malicious.
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by alphapapa 9y ago
The question then is, will the world your children inherit be better or worse for people such as yourself holding their tongues. These free speech rights we technically have were not acquired without cost--on the contrary, they came at enor
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> It seems to be free to downvote or upvote, so economically it would make sense that there are no repercussions. Since there is no cost to downvoting, it is cheaper in terms of time and effort to--anonymously!--censor opinions than to e
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by alphapapa 9y ago
Ok, I'm done. Please delete my account. Hacker News is comprised primarily of people who do not wish to discuss a variety of viewpoints freely. Any comment that strays from the "party line" is immediately downvoted, usually
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by alphapapa 9y ago
I find your voice obnoxious and unthoughtful. Be silent. See how that works? "Horrible," "thoughtful," "reasonable"--as defined by you. Might-makes-right and the-ends-justify-the-means. Astounding hubris
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> I guess I'm just more cycnical (possibly pragmatic) than you, because IMO it is "apples to apples". I believe that the US was captured by corporations long before Trump made it to office, and the only way to sway corpora
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by alphapapa 9y ago
What does any of that have to do with citizens of Nation A refusing to trade with companies in Nation B because some of the citizens of Nation B elected a leader whom the citizens of Nation A don't like? That is the kind of attitude th
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> Sounds to me like voting with your pocket book. It's very interesting that you would compare it to voting, because that means we're talking about citizens of one country "voting" for the leader of another country--w
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by alphapapa 9y ago
It's interesting that you cite the NIPCC report, but then downplay it as merely political and circumstantial. And since it has a petition, it must be biased, or much moreso than the IPCC report. Yet, scanning through the 135-page NIPC
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by alphapapa 9y ago
"They" is quite vague. But let's run with it for a moment... Was the temperature and CO2 level stable before the Industrial Revolution?
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> Semi-related: we were in the market for a new car. One of the factors we decided to go for a European car this time (we had a Ford Focus before) is that we'd like to support Trump America as little as possible. What an exciting ne
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by alphapapa 9y ago
http://opus-codec.org/ > Opus is unmatched for interactive speech and music transmission over the Internet, but is also intended for storage and streaming applications. > Opus can handle a wide range of audio applicat
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by alphapapa 9y ago
I agree, they are not. The question remains, how 29 years can constitute a baseline from which to claim that the arctic is "unraveling."
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> "Baseline" does not imply normality or desirability. I agree with you that it does not. However, the article (and climate reporting in general) implies that it does.
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by alphapapa 9y ago
My apologies. Shouldn't have assumed you were the one who downvoted. > Therefore tend to side with what looks like the better science. But the point is that the science is highly suspect. When scientists on the IPCC break rank and
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> Air-temperature data from 2000 to 2014 show that parts of the Arctic are now 3 deg C warmer as compared to the 1971-2000 baseline. 29 years constitutes a baseline.
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by alphapapa 9y ago
Some say that the IPCC is an unreliable source, considering the former IPCC scientists who have whistleblown about their political bias and manipulation of results. How would you answer that concern?
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by alphapapa 9y ago
I think the idea of enormous batteries storing megawatts of power is potentially more dangerous than nuclear plants. At least reactors have control rods, but what do you do with a huge battery with an internal short? And compared to store
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by alphapapa 9y ago
> measures like reducing our emissions from power generation and more electrified transportation would have a real impact. This always confuses me, because human CO2 emissions are about 3% of natural emissions. If the planet were so se

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