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by choward 7y ago
> And then when it gets computed becomes an independent question from how it gets computed. You can update it eagerly, or lazily, or implicitly. You can use comparisons, or observables, or whatever. But what about where distance is being
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by choward 7y ago
I think it's pretty absurd that we don't have automated trains and light rails but somehow we think self driving cars are in the near future. Compared to cars on roads it should be trivial to automate trains on tracks. Why don&#x2
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by choward 7y ago
I'm not sure how SoundCloud works but does following someone get you more of their data than you would get otherwise? If so, I would say the incentive is data collection.
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by choward 7y ago
I used Firefly III. It uses double entry bookkeeping. If you don't mind self hosting I recommended checking it out. The docker image is very easy to get going with.
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by choward 7y ago
Those aren't even the worst. What about linked in?
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by choward 7y ago
I would also like to add that "normal people" don't even realize they paid for Windows since it came pre-installed on their computer.
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by choward 7y ago
Not having easily replaceable batteries is definitely the root problem. Everyone knows that batteries can't last forever and the weak link in having something last for years yet everyone is perfectly fine with non replaceable batteries
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by choward 7y ago
Rare exception? Linux is the most installed OS in the world and they support way more than just some old proprietary hardware.
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by choward 7y ago
> Null Safety is just overhead imho. Not having null safety seems like overhead to me. > I know when it is appropriate or neccessary to check for null, otherwise i can get rid of it. How do you know? Do you have the entire code base i
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by choward 7y ago
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "immutable" but you might find NixOS ( https://nixos.org/ ) interesting. However, it might not be the best experience at the moment for the Raspberry Pi 4 ( https:/&#x
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by choward 7y ago
I honestly don't understand how anyone can trust end-to-end provided by Facebook. How do you know it's "working really well"?
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by choward 7y ago
Exactly, they need to actually do their jobs instead of trying to cheat by taking away everyone's privacy and other rights.
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by choward 7y ago
Imagine someone time traveled here from 30 years ago first learning what cell phones are then seeing this headline. Why is this even debatable?
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by choward 7y ago
Maybe if they only lasted five years there wouldn't be as many applications since they wouldn't be as valuable so processing could be faster.
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by choward 7y ago
Apparently I did. Oops.
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by choward 7y ago
I hear about Nextcloud a lot more than I hear about Owncloud. Does anyone know why this project uses Owncloud instead of Nextcloud?
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by choward 7y ago
One of the most important things when managing data is not losing it. Does this have a solution for doing backups built in or do you come up with your own solution like using something your web host provides?
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by choward 7y ago
You're right. This is terrible. Here's an excerpt from the bill: > Provides that insurers that provide coverage for prescription insulin drugs must limit the total amount an insured is required to pay for a covered prescription
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by choward 7y ago
Oh no. Not another crypto currency or other virtual currency I hope.
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by choward 7y ago
I haven't really thought this out and I don't have aMac to test on but why not just use separate user accounts? Doesn't OSX already reopen every thing?
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by choward 7y ago
Those level ups are pretty bad though. They take you from owning your data and devices to third parties having complete control.
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by choward 7y ago
> My bank card is registered to their app, so every time I swipe my card or scan my app (when paying with cash), I get a receipt on the app That's great but why does this need to be an app? Why can't it be sent via email or hav
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by choward 7y ago
> They're answering two different questions: what do vocal customers say they want and what does the mean customer actually do? The only question they're answering is "how do we maximize our profit?". If that happens
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by choward 7y ago
Are you talking about smart TVs? Because ads only show up on real TVs if you tell them to. It's the cable you plugged into it or the ads at the beginning of the movie you just paid money for. It's not the TV. The TV is dumb as hel
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by choward 7y ago
How did product manufacturers figure out what features users wanted most before modern technology? I'm guessing they didn't just set up a hidden camera in their homes and spy on them using it without their permission.
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by choward 7y ago
> you want to know what your old classmates are up to and what interests them Honestly, no I don't.
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by choward 7y ago
So you want me to switch from one platform I have no control over to another? The whole reason Facebook is evil is they can be since they have full control of the software and your data. What would your goal be? To grow like Facebook, go pu
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by choward 7y ago
I still don't get what this has to do with smart phones. The article says you log in through a web based portal. They made a mention of phone apps though. I don't understand why voting would only be accessible by phone and not a n
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by choward 7y ago
Machine learning. How can you say no to machine learning? Did I mention machine learning?
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by choward 7y ago
The idea that just because you're paying for something it means they're not sharing your data or won't sell your data in the future send a but naive. If you don't control the server you have no idea what they are doing.

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