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by aridiculous 13y ago
"I for one have no idea how to a) identify the innovations the definitively WOULDN'T have been generated by an alternative system, nor do I - b) know how to measure the costs." Exactly. It can't be measured. The situatio
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Somehow I think the founder of an ultra-secure email provider knows this.
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by aridiculous 13y ago
I fail to see the connection between ripping off work and societal privilege as a young, white male. It's plausible, I admit. But much more likely, to me, is just artistic exploitation 101 (if it turns out he did borrow a lot from her
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by aridiculous 13y ago
https://www.dropcam.com/cameras/featured == lollipop cam
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by aridiculous 13y ago
I'm sure it's a step up from no design. But this "modern colorful web design" style isn't necessarily the best design system to present your business idea. It's a trend, so it looks familiar to viewers of your
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by aridiculous 13y ago
I'm not sure Lanier goes after O'Reilly as strongly and directly. Morozov's article is a complete roast of O'Reilly. Though certainly entertaining in style, the real gem of the The Meme Hustler is Morozov's basic th
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by aridiculous 13y ago
I like the word 'card' to explain it to clients, but really this is just another way to say modules or objects, which we've been using for quite a while.
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Maybe. There's still the thorny problems of politics and economics in the real world. Who's going to control the machine farms? Who's going to guard them? Also I don't think scarcity is the only source of conflict among
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by aridiculous 13y ago
"Definitely surprised. As one might imagine, normally spies allergically avoid contact with reporters or media, so I was a virgin source — everything was a surprise." Ouch — poor choice of words. He indirectly classified himself a
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Or they recognize, as they should, the role that media plays in society. Being in the media oligarchy expands your range of influence.
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by aridiculous 13y ago
You're comparing HN to the Washington Post? We happen to be a thoughtful community and a decent newsreader without (a lot of) hierarchy. If it migrates elsewhere, I will as well. I find many of Graham's old essays amusing in the a
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Of course not. Doesn't mean we can't raise awareness of it each time it happens. That is, not applaud powerful people getting even more powerful. There are also alternative forms of ownership, but that's a more complex subjec
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by aridiculous 13y ago
I agree, in the short run. I suspect it's a power grab for influence in the long-term. Big media shapes the discourse, debate, and policy of the country. He can be a much more effective broker of business and societal matters now that
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Please stop with the nauseating idol-worship. He's a businessman trying to control more stuff and make more money.
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Apart from believing a public statement, do you have any reason to believe he will be a good steward of a journalistic entity? As far as I know, he has no experience in reporting the unbiased truth and a lot of experience in selling stuff.
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Looks like Bezos has a propaganda arm now. I mean, sorry for the cynicism, but this is an obvious conflict of interest. Retail, distribution, infrastructure, and now politics & media. The man can do what he wants but the public probably
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by aridiculous 13y ago
"Patients treated online had to perform one predetermined written task per therapy unit – such as querying their own negative self-image." Smells like bad experimental design. Shouldn't the face-to-face subjects also be compl
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Probably something about being special, yes. But it's not the same thing. The OP is referring to a kind of critical thinking. If you don't believe in qualitative differences in thought, then we might as well just abandon education
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by aridiculous 13y ago
I loved this comment and went through a serious critical study of those domains as well. I have a clarifying question: Isn't human consciousness and troublesome curiosity -- things you seem to be minimalizing and attempting to tone do
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by aridiculous 13y ago
As a designer (an imposer of order), this was surprisingly inspiring! In 2004, the trend was towards order and now feel (Ok, hoping?) the pendulum might be swinging a bit more towards chaotic freedom.
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by aridiculous 13y ago
>>> "I enjoy reading Bond's stuff, he's enviably erudite. But he tends to NOT say what he is (as an identity) now, even though he's pretty clear about what he is not." There is a role for the critic in soci
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by aridiculous 13y ago
The backgrounds they're using in these promotions are what get me. Chill with the abstract colors fields. It looks like they're trying to imitate the prototypical android phone.
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Nope. Admittedly, kind of a cheap shot. Especially the thugs part. However, more broadly, I believe a lot of problem is the asymmetric abuse of rhetorical language by the clever silicon valley execs. Once you have the public using your term
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I told my sister-in-law (a very level-headed economist) about Palantir and she just referred to them as paramilitary thugs. It hadn't occurred to me to phrase it like that because they are a young, hip group that borrows from Lord of t
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by aridiculous 13y ago
The official UN report that the article links to is actually a very interesting read (I'm about 1/4 through). It feels like these issues are finally getting formalized.
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One's life != a business
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The prisoner forging his own chains.
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If they start mining our creativity data, the internet has officially jumped the shark.
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It's an odd thing: the startup community often has all of the smug traits of the out-of-touch, old-money elite, but has none of their gifts for enjoying leisure. It's a particularly awful combination in my opinion.
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by aridiculous 13y ago
Underemployment is the key metric for 25-27 years olds at the moment. Very difficult to measure.

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