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by bcook 11y ago
Except that everyone has some data that they want to keep private... Maybe you want to keep your text messages private from your employer, or your browsing history private from your children, or your maximum driving speeds private from yo
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by bcook 11y ago
Where can we talk about flaws in the Hacker News forum/comments?
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by bcook 11y ago
"Groupthink" can be Googled. Are you learning anything from the unresponsive down-voters of your post? The only thing I learn from grey posts is that HN does not agree. Why they do not agree... I often have no idea why.
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by bcook 11y ago
It is is bit off-putting that you think anything that you downvote will only respond with "noise explosion". Groupthink much?
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by bcook 11y ago
Downvoters should be required to cite their reasoning. This would presumaby hinder illogical, kneejerk, emotional downvotes. We are here to learn & understand (perhaps painfully), not anonymously persecute. Edit: I did not consciously r
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by bcook 11y ago
Because of Android's more open nature, there are groups like CyanogenMod that will release updates for devices after the manufacturers have stopped. Popular devices can continue to get updates beyond 4 years. The Android & iOS&#x2F
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by bcook 11y ago
Did you miss the part where I acknowledged that relying on my anecdatae was as fallacious as your conclusion that "the suburbs are unpleasant"? Our limited data set is not enough to make any useful conclusions. My only gripe is ma
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by bcook 11y ago
Deriving that the suburbs (or anywhere) are "unpleasant" from such little information is illogical and presumptuous. Although it's just as anecdotally short-sighted as your conclusion, I have found that it is not where you
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by bcook 11y ago
An absolutely cool project, but I fear the amount of work required to bring it out of the beta stage. Python seems to be a good choice for a fun project, but I do not see this project evolving much without resorting to lower-level languages
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by bcook 11y ago
My simple Perl todo script (either writing or reading a text file) causes the "maybe" program to fail while partially reading/outputting the todo archive file.
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by bcook 11y ago
Absolutely. This would have helped me get the joke.
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by bcook 11y ago
Is this supposed to be satirical? I am obviously missing something... What site is it satirizing?
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by bcook 11y ago
If the workers disappear, the industry disappears? I assume that there are plenty of workers that would quickly replace them, but I could be wrong. We are in agreement about this being a problem that the FCC or other gov agencies should be
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by bcook 11y ago
Explain (consisely).
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by bcook 11y ago
Are you referring to yourself as a company?
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by bcook 11y ago
Aren't the people who respond to these calls the real problem? Yes, we can hang-up, but I see no advantage to doing anything beyond that like being mean, yelling, etc.
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by bcook 11y ago
Sure, they are part of the problem, but are they responsible for creating the problem? If you remove every telemarketing caller, does the telemarketing industry disappear? Do we blame Hitler or every person in Germany? The leaders bear the
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by bcook 11y ago
I only ask for compassion or understanding, not sympathy.
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by bcook 11y ago
Apologies for being overly critical, but I think the boss or the company deserve much more wrath than the poorly-paid telemarketing person you actually talk to.
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by bcook 11y ago
Not taking it personally is healthy for people on both sides of the phone-line. I tend to just hang-up without saying a thing. I highly doubt they take it personally. If they are bothered by it, they are not going to last long as a telemark
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by bcook 11y ago
The statement about having poor deductive logic skills was the more insulting part of the post (compared to ignorance of an initialism, which I think you are correct in thinking is insignificant).
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by bcook 11y ago
I thought the contest posed by Musk was a request for a proof of concept. A test loop.
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by bcook 11y ago
Messed up text formatting on Chrome for Android (CyanogenMod 13). http://i.imgur.com/2Mcv5a5.png
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by bcook 11y ago
Ouch. I suppose we should read the articles... though, since there is no obvious answer, let us have our conversation. The condescension was not helpful. Most of the comments here offer reasons that are even mentioned in the articles as p
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by bcook 11y ago
Make the nose smaller to protect what? I do not see the logic. I have fallen and busted my chin a few times, but never my nose. How about yourself?
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by bcook 11y ago
Perhaps it is intended as structural protection of the mouth from the inevitable fall that we bipeds experience. Does any other animal fall as commonly & dangerously as humans?
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by bcook 11y ago
Congrats on the baby! (Kinda, I hear the manufacturing process is less than arduous.)
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by bcook 11y ago
I said "I think" which I hope was interpreted to mean it was my subjective opinion. There are some great things to be found in reddit, but immaturity is rampant along with one of the strongest examples of groupthink. this is just
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by bcook 11y ago
Anyone who believes something at face-value is asking to be deceived. I think reddit is truly great at playing to the common denominator. Whether that is good or bad, I do not know.
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by bcook 11y ago
There have been revolutions that involved zero guns. The most vital part was people , not guns. My Glock still cannot offer the protection from "those in power" that many seem to think. 12 unarmed people could easily take my hous

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