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931.
by ballenf 6y ago
Brain drain is a huge problem for countries on the cusp -- countries where taxpayers foot the bill for most education. Forced labor isn't the answer, but taking away some of the incentives to leave will certainly help.
932.
by ballenf 6y ago
They're treated by the hospitals that have them like taxicab shields.
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by ballenf 6y ago
To me, it feels like saying computers will never beat humans at _______ game to claim that computers will never be able to manipulate human decision making. Marketers have already done this without targeted advertising for decades and gotte
934.
by ballenf 6y ago
Why do you think he meant "orthodox" to be the majority or historical view? Never occurred to me that it could be interpreted that way.
935.
by ballenf 6y ago
Adding the ability to donate is not a neutral decision and affects everyone using the platform whether they "donate" or not. I use quotes because we usually reserve the word "donate" for non-profits and charities. Not do
936.
by ballenf 6y ago
I would. I have a couple apps on my phone that are no longer in the app store due to policy changes at Apple. One is an old version of AdGuard which was essentially an on-device pihole. The other was an internet radio tuner which was pulled
937.
by ballenf 6y ago
So how long until Google puts a datacenter in space?
938.
by ballenf 6y ago
Wouldn't it be ironic if your job arose in part due to demands placed on the internet infrastructure as a result of pirating activity? Or due to pressure on content owners to lower the cost of streaming enough to make it become mainstr
939.
by ballenf 6y ago
Here's your free startup idea: content owners create targeted advertising based on real-time torrent downloads. The ad is a one-time use stream link in the local user's currency for a reasonable fee. Not realistic for implicitly c
940.
by ballenf 6y ago
And that's really bagged wine. Inside a cardboard box. So basically a bottle, but floppy, inside a carton.
941.
by ballenf 6y ago
I can't remember the last time I saw a stocked hotel mini fridge even before coronavirus. (Why sell Vodka for $10 when you can sell bottled tap water with even higher margins and it's super easy to restock and give away to your fr
942.
by ballenf 6y ago
> What's Bitcoin's excuse? Existing currency solutions exist. There was no technology or infrastructure displaced by the (early) internet. No industries or governments (who realized they should feel) threatened by the internet.
943.
by ballenf 6y ago
I don't get the dogma that bitcoin as a currency is all about lawlessness. What if I just want to make an electronic transaction and maintain the same privacy I have with physical currency? Am I an outlaw because electronic transaction
944.
by ballenf 6y ago
I really don't understand the logic here. If EVs are so easily repaired, wouldn't that mean that no EV customer or maker would ever be concerned with the concept of a lemon car? No manufacturer would need to do any dancing around
945.
by ballenf 6y ago
To put a finer point the phrase "expert consensus" is circular itself as we tend to take away the "expert" label from anyone whose position diverges too far from the consensus.
946.
by ballenf 6y ago
Not to mention our new 4th branch of government: bureaucracy. They do tremendous work, but I don't think they should have the power to draft regulations that have the force of law.
947.
by ballenf 6y ago
I think the truth is in the middle: there are many examples of secret processes throughout history and craftsmen jealously guarding processes except through apprenticeship programs where payment was years of cheap labor.
948.
by ballenf 6y ago
I would guess there are some passages from many religions' sacred texts which could get your whole channel deleted if promoted. Unless there's a written or unwritten exception. The conflict or tension that troubles me the most is
949.
by ballenf 6y ago
Wouldn’t the butterfly effect change the numbers? If not then the numbers need more entropy and less pseudo.
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by ballenf 6y ago
Could users of the product also be sued by a Linux contributor? If you can’t go after them, going after their customers would kill their business. But this approach seems too cute to be feasible even on the long shot that the GPL would allo
951.
by ballenf 6y ago
"The best people applying for our open positions keep rejecting our salary offers and turnover is high despite regular 2% pay rises."
952.
by ballenf 6y ago
Austin is the kind of city that families move to after having kids. A microbrewery in Austin most likely has minivan parking and stacks of kids' high chairs. If kids really annoy you that much, you might be the perfect candidate for
953.
by ballenf 6y ago
It should have been called "spice" or "herb". Instead of the name of a single, known raw ingredient.
954.
by ballenf 6y ago
And the lesson there seems to be protectionist policies make sense for developing nations.
955.
by ballenf 6y ago
> Eggs were no longer a luxury and as the price of imported fruit fell, many in the cities started eating oranges and bananas for the first time. They could only afford to buy these foods because the costers who sold them kept the prices
956.
by ballenf 6y ago
By that metric there's a few macro nations that are "not a nation".
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by ballenf 6y ago
Nostalgia factor is very real, but I don't think it captures just how novel the internet was. Communicating en masse across the world had never happened in human history. And it made you feel like an explorer of an alien planet, at lea
958.
by ballenf 6y ago
That's true, but that small amount of effort is still about 1000x more than is required to use Instagram. And it was really the discovery of such web pages back then that was the thrill. It really did feel like exploring an alien plane
959.
by ballenf 6y ago
Does wikipedia pay its users who contribute the content?
960.
by ballenf 6y ago
It might just be that a lot of devs here make their entire living on App Store subscriptions. The numbers Apple trumpets mean that there are thousands upon thousands of devs in this position and probably more than a few of them are HN poste

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