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by ametrau 3y ago
I’m being droll. It’s not boring (to me and you) but is in their estimation vs the more grabby headline.
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by ametrau 3y ago
> the workers might otherwise be doing: perhaps just toiling in the fields for 16 hours a day That is robber barron propaganda to make you believe their enslavement of people (by creating the right situation where the people have no cho
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by ametrau 3y ago
That is absolutely dystopian and completely awful. Everything Amazon does / releases you should assume it’s evil in some way.
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by ametrau 3y ago
That’s the actual story. It’s a bit boring though. The rest is bs clickbait.
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by ametrau 3y ago
Yeah you could but wouldn’t it defeat the purpose of being basically a secret knock before you can give the password? The password should be the ssh password.
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by ametrau 3y ago
Yes I’ve seen this. It becomes a take over. And soon, yeah, the only people that fit are other Indians.
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by ametrau 3y ago
Thanks ushtaritk. The problem is, Indians can’t create an America. What they create is an India, and they will, inevitably, in America also. And that’s a shame.
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by ametrau 3y ago
My own speculation is it’s too crap / embarrassing to release.
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by ametrau 3y ago
Warning: you absolutely have to only allow certain countries to apply for jobs. The site works if you block India especially for most things.
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by ametrau 3y ago
The tooling back then was so good for windows desktop though. Before the recent mess. It enabled a lot of really nice apps. Good example of what great dev support can do for a platform.
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by ametrau 3y ago
That was a no brainer. Great piece of software at an insanely low price.
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by ametrau 3y ago
That’s so dang cool
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by ametrau 3y ago
I can see both sides here but I think media matters is mostly in the wrong. All platforms can be smeared like this if you set up perfect conditions. How many times has this happened with Facebook?
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by ametrau 3y ago
It’s sarcasm.
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by ametrau 3y ago
Probably a state actor. You can look far into the future when you’re working for the party.
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by ametrau 3y ago
Thanks
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by ametrau 3y ago
Gross
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by ametrau 3y ago
Something that people don’t understand is that even if a law doesn’t work 100%, it can still be effective. In this case, make it self reported with random audits. Problem solved.
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by ametrau 3y ago
> It's a cultural tool, so let parents dictate what they want their kids to see or us. Monumentally naïve. Zero understanding of the way things work in reality.
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by ametrau 3y ago
You know what? Screw these greedy bastards (Boots up windows laptop) I’m just not going to use them anymore (Goes to Amazon.com to order milk) It has to be open source (Unlocks iPhone)
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by ametrau 3y ago
Entirely immigration?
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by ametrau 3y ago
Is Bezos a good example of a moral or even good person?
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by ametrau 3y ago
Those victims probably don’t have as much money.
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by ametrau 3y ago
> let's no forget he is also a Russian asset No one with half a brain believes that. Please try harder.
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by ametrau 3y ago
It’s amazing how flexible the law can be when powerful people need to to be.
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by ametrau 3y ago
You are comparing a commercial solution to a DIY “learn as you build” hobbyist project?
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by ametrau 3y ago
Great. It’s a shame there’s so much outside
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by ametrau 3y ago
That’s us though. The mainstream prefers the phone for everything (as crazy as that seems).
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by ametrau 3y ago
Wow. I thought stories like these ended when the internet died. I’m glad I was wrong. Should have been on HN ages ago. Crazy and exciting read. Thanks max read.
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by ametrau 3y ago
Let’s say block headed and pretty dumb.

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