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by b6 13y ago
This is great. I'm really happy to learn about WALS. I've been interested in constructing a practical standard language for humans for a long time. This kind of survey of what works seems essential.
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by b6 13y ago
This is a beautifully done explanation, especially the JS solver.
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by b6 13y ago
You're right, it's a little worrisome. But the criminals in the US government are finally, finally being made to sweat a little, and more is on the way. This is like porn to me. There may actually be some real hope and change unde
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by b6 13y ago
You're right, of course. But I mean he's shown himself. He wants to blow the whistle, and everything he's doing is consistent with that. He's doing everything as much on the up-and-up as possible without putting himself
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by b6 13y ago
That's true. But this way is much more powerful. He's acting according to his principles, and not sneaking around. He's like the complete opposite of his enemies.
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by b6 13y ago
He said exactly why he came forward in the first interview -- that since he was breaking the law, he owed Americans an explanation. The guy is top notch.
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by b6 13y ago
He just needed a place where he could do this crucial work before being apprehended. The world seems to see Hong Kong as China, which is wrong and unfortunate -- HK is definitely its own deal.
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by b6 13y ago
No. Nobody's saying it's OK. We're just talking about what countries are possible refuges from the US.
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by b6 13y ago
We are not at war with China, and should not be, and hopefully never will be. As an American who has lived in China for two years, the Chinese people are our friends/family. It's only government psychopaths who seem to want each c
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by b6 13y ago
The issue is independence from the US. I'm sure Assange is painfully aware of Ecuador's deficiencies.
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by b6 13y ago
I wasn't aware of any such meme. I don't think many Assange supporters have a positive view of the UK. I certainly don't. The lying criminals in one government are willing to work with the lying criminals in other governments
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by b6 13y ago
But the reality of ease of extradition may be very different than what the laws would suggest. The US has been secretly breaking its own most basic laws. Maybe Sweden does, too.
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by b6 13y ago
I want to do this, but I think it only makes sense for big cities. Am I wrong? My nearest city has ~8k people. Should I stand with a placard at the town square?
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by b6 13y ago
I take your point. But if there's a credible threat, they should say what it is and allow the public to decide whether the law should be amended. In all probability, there is no credible threat. That's why they choose to do this s
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by b6 13y ago
It's also irrelevant. We're here to talk about their crime spree, not any supposed good works done during.
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by b6 13y ago
He explained why he stepped forward in the original interview: he felt that since he was breaking the law, he owed Americans an explanation as to who he was and why he was doing it. I, for one, really appreciate it. He's taking the hig
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by b6 13y ago
No. :(
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by b6 13y ago
I know hunches don't count for anything on HN, and we still don't have enough information, and may never. But I think this is right, they're storing all major forms of communication. If so, it's incredibly dangerous.
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by b6 13y ago
Where are you getting that budget? Supposedly, the new Bluffdale facility alone will cost at least $2B. Do we have any way of knowing what their real budget is? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center
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by b6 13y ago
I didn't mean to make it sound as if I want violence. I hate violence. But they've been lying and building weird information weapons for years. We need something other than that to start happening soon.
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by b6 13y ago
> The NSA is allegedly putting some stuff in a database. William Binney, who was at the NSA for 30 years, and who designed big pieces of the infrastructure we're talking about, quit and blew the whistle. If I understand him correctl
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by b6 13y ago
I'm a peaceful person, but this issue has been simmering in my head for years, and I find myself actually looking forward to some kind of meaningful conflict. I'm sick, sick, sick to death of the president issuing denials while th
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by b6 13y ago
If you like this, look at lcamtuf's "Strange Attractors" visualizations of TCP sequence numbers (old, but great use of visualization). http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/oldtcp/tcpseq.html
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by b6 13y ago
I understand. But the world would be totally different and much better if people didn't cave in like this.
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by b6 13y ago
In this case, I would be happy if some CEO refused, breaking the law in support of a higher principle.
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by b6 13y ago
When people wanted to talk about this kind of massive wiretapping program years ago, they were called paranoid nutcases. Now that the truth is coming out, people who want to talk about it are called out for belaboring the obvious. I see thi
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by b6 13y ago
This is funny, but also painful, because I feel like this is me. I've been working on every kind of computer problem I came across for 13 years, and I wasn't thinking about how any of it would look on my resume, and that much work is very h
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by b6 13y ago
Anecdote: the effects have not been good. Searching the net for answers to computer problems, sifting through mountains of garbage for the crucial part, has destroyed my ability to read long passages without becoming distracted. I've been a
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by b6 13y ago
> when he says "yewwow worrwy" you say "Yes! That's right! Yellow Lorry!" Yes, I was looking through this thread for this. It's counter-intuitive, but I really believe it's best to nod and encourage any behavior that is headed in the ri
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by b6 13y ago
Note, when they say "quality and breeding", I'm pretty sure they're using a poor translation of the word 素质. I would translate it more like "character". I think it means how you behave when no one is looking.

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