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by ballenf 6y ago
The downvotes are maybe because you replied to a question of “is xyz still broken?” with “you don’t really need xyz.” For me it was kind of an annoying place to make that point. Many people use of ad block really more to protect from the su
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by ballenf 6y ago
I think Crichton was only half right. The value is not in the edited content, it's in having a single narrative going through society. Even if that narrative is partially wrong. I feel like society is in the midst of restructuring itse
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by ballenf 6y ago
Comcast unlimited option now costs less: https://www.xfinity.com/learn/internet-service/xfi-complete $30 / mo if you byoe. Or a little less if you're already leasing their equipment.
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by ballenf 6y ago
There were two arguments made by parent. One was a variation on the silliness of "my data shows that my data is good". The other was personal anecdata explaining that it doesn't have to be a political agenda driving the bad d
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by ballenf 6y ago
How do you know it's a pollster calling?
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by ballenf 6y ago
Who was the famous author that recommends throwing out your first chapter when writing a novel? That it's important for you to write as an author, but it doesn't serve the reader well.
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by ballenf 6y ago
Bananas work well for that according to BigClive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lzq6LuVWH0
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by ballenf 6y ago
I think the issue that they shouldn't be allowed to use the term "life" and in the fine print clarify that it's explicitly not for "life".
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by ballenf 6y ago
Antitrust enforcement would also help. Also anti-competitive patent cross-licensing agreements create a virtual cartel of printer companies. The patent deals started with HP, Canon and IBM having a cross-license. Lexmark inherited that deal
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by ballenf 6y ago
Do you really have recourse against HP? I don't think they would have pulled this bait-and-switch if we did.
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by ballenf 6y ago
The regular reply to that strength is usually the rubber hose threat. Which is pretty much what happened here it seems with the person who had control of the private key in custody of the government.
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by ballenf 6y ago
There are clear-ish rules for when you need to report the transaction and seek clearance in advance. They come down to transaction size, I believe. But the DOJ/FTC can sue to block any transaction on antitrust grounds, whether reportab
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by ballenf 6y ago
I'm sure there will be lucrative contracts to be had by banks in that scheme. Just like electronic tax filing and ACA health plans.
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by ballenf 6y ago
If Netflix' position is that the most provocative clips or screenshots reduce the market for the film, doesn't this undermine their claim that the prurient aspect of the film is secondary to the commentary portion? To put it anoth
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by ballenf 6y ago
I don't think 3 provides a very robust definition. Otherwise cash, if introduced today, would meet the definition way better than Bitcoin. Or maybe that's intentional.
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by ballenf 6y ago
Maybe that will inspire a similar approach elsewhere. Hopefully they don't have any safety lapses that threaten nuclear elsewhere. Not saying there's any reason to expect meltdowns, just that it wouldn't take much to undermin
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by ballenf 6y ago
The article says: > Once I had permission quickly made a proof of concept ... So unless you want to accuse him of lying, there's no fraud here. And the fact that Chase didn't file a police report makes me convinced there was no
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by ballenf 6y ago
He didn't go into any wilderness. He traveled one of the most popular hiking trails in the country. Went into stores. Stayed in campgrounds. Let himself be photographed a bunch of times. Why he hesitated that once, I don't know, b
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by ballenf 6y ago
He posed for a number of photographs and videos. He interacted with many people. He never expressed the desire to remain anonymous that you intuit. If someone wants to slip away quietly into the void, there are much better ways to do it tha
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by ballenf 6y ago
Maybe as many times as needed to do the minimal in-solar-system observations that were planned well in advance? On the other hand, if they had to budget for a second copy of everything in advance they may have never gotten to launch. Asking
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by ballenf 6y ago
As my kids get old enough to get an email account, they won't be gmail.com accounts. But I will probably never cancel my gmail account which presumably at some point will have the same stigma as a hotmail or yahoo address does now. Tha
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by ballenf 6y ago
It's a hard task for young kids or anyone not used to watching sports. Ever watch a new sport with a child? They frequently lose sight/track of the ball/puck/etc.
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by ballenf 6y ago
So you're quitting the "quitting..." articles and writing a comment to everyone about why the 80+ people who upvoted the article are wrong to find it interesting? And that the author wasted their time? If nothing else, the ar
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by ballenf 6y ago
There's an Easter egg for anyone who's intro to Javascript was The Good Parts in the game. The game was a lot of fun. I played the mobile version on an iPad.
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by ballenf 6y ago
That was very different. This could be done as a power of attorney to avoid almost any TOS issue they could draft.
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by ballenf 6y ago
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/intentional_infliction_of_em... Might be a stretch, but would likely survive summary judgment.
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by ballenf 6y ago
Because every single user of a product that changes for no reason pays a price. That total cost is very high and never considered nor paid by the VP who will quickly move on. For good redesigns, you’ll come out positive soon enough. For bad
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by ballenf 6y ago
I use the Fluid app to create tabless views into web apps. Great for Slack, unless you use it for calls. https://www.fluidapp.com Well worth the $5, imo. But, no I see no point in this tabless browser.
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by ballenf 6y ago
Is this understood to be more for tax revenue or surveillance reasons?
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by ballenf 6y ago
Regardless, it feels like a very shrewd approach: very narrow and also the keystone holding up Google's monopolies in other areas. Not all other areas, but a lot of them. Prohibiting pay-for-placement can be enforced by accountants and

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