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by arlcode 4y ago
There used to be a sponsoring segment in the beginning, but, if I recall correctly, they ended the contract after the stunt became known and it was cut.
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by arlcode 4y ago
That's anyones guess. I doubt that by the time he got too the plane there would have been anything left worth extinguishing? Perhaps too prevent a forest fire? Although that would've been equally futile. Maybe someone who intentio
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by arlcode 4y ago
Very true. And even in specialist communities there is a certain degree of moderation needed in order to keep it in order. In the offline worlds individuals for which (reasonable) moderation is needed are kept in check by society (either th
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by arlcode 4y ago
I get that, but the line between moderation and censorship is very culture and topic dependent. That's obviously true for authoritarian countries like China but even in "the West" there are competing definitions of what const
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by arlcode 4y ago
That's right, but other countries do and I've seen plenty of local companies spending advertising dollars on Twitter and targeting local users. Of course Twitter is free to leave those markets at any time but I don't think ot
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by arlcode 4y ago
Then you need to deal with the outcome. If Twitter started doing no (or very little) moderation it would suddenly be in conflict with many laws around the globe including the EU and the US. That did fly a few years ago but I doubt it does t
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by arlcode 4y ago
I think the author of the license itself can restrict how it can be used: I'm thinking of the legal wording for: "This license can only be used in projects which do not impose any other restriction besides the terms of this licens
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by arlcode 4y ago
Contracts cannot override the law (I can't sell myself into slavery even if I sign a contract saying so). Courts are there to decide how the law applies to a given situation when the parties do not agree. A judge makes a decision and t
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by arlcode 4y ago
If I'm not mistaken the court agreed that you cannot call such a license free and open source anymore. This is a different matter.
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by arlcode 4y ago
Not at all (under the assumption that a possible Twitter under Elon Musk would continue to adhere to local laws). But trying to shut down a platform which is considered (by some) "critical infrastructure" might find you in a posit
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by arlcode 4y ago
Given the significance to some politicians I can imagine that they would intervene if it came to that. Musk has to take care to not overplay his hand.
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by arlcode 4y ago
I was wondering the same. It feels like a mature version of this product would be ideal for publishers and other customers of authors. However I suspect we are not there yet technological wise and therefore he was unable/didn't at
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by arlcode 4y ago
It feels like there is a nieche opening up. With SEO copy content being useless to anyone but the provider and Google and the tech giants coming slowly but surely under scrutiny from lawmakers, it seems like there might be an opening to dev
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by arlcode 5y ago
That's basically how it works in Germany. There is a formula in the law that specifies how much if your salary gets deducted every month based on specific criteria such as your marital status, your religion (yeah church taxes), whether
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by arlcode 5y ago
You could discourage them from buying out smaller competitors en Masse. In my mind it shouldn't make sense to found a company with the explicit goal of being purchased by one of the tech giants in a few years. Many are never even reall
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by arlcode 5y ago
Because I trust hacker news (somewhat), I just installed tiktok for the first time. 15 minutes into it I felt it starting to suck time out of my life because the algorithm is repsecting my wishes and (unlike others) seems to recognize that
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by arlcode 5y ago
I (and apparently the EU law makers) think they should be. When elected officials decide that a Plattform/network is now part of the public space the owners loose out. It happened to railways, telephone grids and all in all was an impr
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by arlcode 5y ago
Aaah damn it you are right. For some reason I thought it was a directive... Too late to edit my comment.
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by arlcode 5y ago
I'm pretty sure it's the other way around. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_%28European_Union%29... Regulations can built upon the foundations laid down by directives and they apply directly.
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by arlcode 5y ago
Well then they better get their shit together and implement the features on both ends. They have lots of devs and project management experience. If they don't want to do interop it's just fair that customers are complaining. Nothi
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by arlcode 5y ago
I had the same thought. Apple makes great hardware and the main thing that was holding me back from getting one was their heavy handed approach on what applications I am allowed to install on my device and from what source. If this works I
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by arlcode 5y ago
The trilog between the parliament and the member states decided upon a text. Next each chamber will vote on it but this is usually just a formality since they gave the negotiators a mandate beforehand. If it passes, the text will become a E
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DMA: EU institutions agree on new rules for Big Tech(euractiv.com)
5 points by arlcode 5y ago|3 comments
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by arlcode 5y ago
I guess they want to keep the free tier primarily for personal use or companies evaluating the product. In this case it makes sense for them to apply these changes and other users will have to see whether it makes sense to pay for the servi
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by arlcode 5y ago
Good analysis. MB also uses cameras extensively. LIDAR and maps are used in addition. I wonder whether these approaches will one day meet in the middle.
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True. The difference is that Mercedes will have to pay your relatives while Tesla will say "after 2 hours on autopilot the driver wasn't able to take over in a split second" Neither company really cares about your life and we
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by arlcode 5y ago
I might have written that poorly. Tesla probably has the lead on average but can't (or won't) guarantee that their system is safe in a specific set of best case conditions. It's a different approach if you ask me.
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by arlcode 5y ago
I am no lawyer but there is certainly precedence for companies delivering faulty products and causing damages and injuries. At some point a judge will decide.
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Their system (confirming to German law and as mentioned in the article) gives you a 10 second takeover window within which they are still liable. Yes they do. That's the point of their announcement and the reason why they only allow it
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by arlcode 5y ago
Absolutely. Regulators also love b) and now that there is precedence we should see the next step by some of the a) companies. If their product is better they should be able to easily match or exceed Mercedes (and I think they will. Either v

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