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by c0ur7n3y 12y ago
The list is missing the Hyatt Hotel Walkway Collapse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Hotel_disaster The contractor made a small design change to make things easier for themselves and ended up causing a bolt to hold
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by c0ur7n3y 12y ago
Having a patent on your key-innovation does absolutely nothing to protect you from patent trolls demanding settlements from you for reams of overly-broad patents that never should have been granted in the first place. Under the current syst
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by c0ur7n3y 12y ago
Looks like you hit all the ISP talking points there. Well done. /s
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
Oculus just went from something incredibly amazing that I couldn't wait to be a part of to something that I want nothing to do with. I suspect I'm not alone. Humans are emotional creatures, not always driven by strict rationality.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
This sucks so unbelievably bad.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
The executive seems to have put a higher priority on protecting the people than upholding the constitution, which is not consistent with the oaths they take. The cynical take is that this another simply another consequence of the influence
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
The primary factor underlying these issues is that congress and the executive are beholden more to those who fund their campaigns than those who vote for them. Nothing gets through congress or is signed by the president without the approval
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
"Your whole post is based on a false premise, which is that customers have a problem with the status quo. I think internet companies have a problem with the status quo. " I recently had Google Fiber installed. Every single person
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
I've started talking to my kids about IAP in the exact same way I talk to them about drugs - without even realizing it till just now.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
In the last 18 months I've entirely stopped buying mobile games because of this trend. I know that any game I buy is probably going to become less fun if I'm not willing to buy virtual cranberries. This is not sustainable as an in
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
The adobe building in Utah has a road going under it. http://blog.kezu.com.au/page/2/ (Disclosure: I work there)
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
I often make the cynical observation that, "If you're not typing, you're not working."
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
It seems like this would be rife with data collection and selling to 3rd parties on the back end.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
This is nothing but bald-faced rent seeking. Middle-men setting up toll booths on a "limited" resource. Limited of course, only by their own investment. The mathematics of this are terrifying. Broadband should be a public utility.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
Insurance companies do reel in costs. They often pay far below the "public" rates for services. However, they don't pass that difference on to consumers. They keep it for themselves as profit.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
Well, I think Facebook would have a hard time making the transition from advertisers being their customers to users being their customers. They'd have to listen to their users if they did that. That sounds expensive.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
Ah, so it's "new top level domains" all over again. Seems to be a pretty good way to vacuum up money.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
Can you please elaborate? What specifically is incorrect?
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
+1 for Gandi.net. Great experience with them.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
"It's repeating the mistakes of others in exchange for a quick short-term profit." That's basically the definition of modern business.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
Or be a duopoly.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
That's a pretty old thread. They've made a lot of progress since then.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
The entertainment industry is about the same size as the pet supply industry.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
Didn't Clapper get up on stage and say emphatically there had been zero abuses? This guy's lies have lies.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
I'd bet tomorrow's lunch they already have.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
I have to imagine their recruiting is going to suffer greatly due to the recent revelations. Very few smart people are going to want to join an organization that spies on their fellow citizens. Plus, the NSA is going to have to be even mor
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
What do you mean start? All of those methods are already being used. Regular cookies are so five-years-ago.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the NSA has a "special" relationship with many certificate authorities that allows it to man-in-the-middle SSL.
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by c0ur7n3y 13y ago
Unfortunately if they want to get the cushy lobbying or corporate job when they're out they're going to have to play ball during their last term.

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