clairity

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2401.
by clairity 6y ago
in some cases, yes. in others, for them to procure from product companies rather than data companies.
2402.
by clairity 6y ago
even better would be to kick google (and microsoft to a lesser extent) out of any and all government services, including gmail, analytics, captcha, android, forms, js, fonts, apis, storage, etc. it maddens me to have to turn over sensitive
2403.
by clairity 6y ago
> "...in our culture right now..." no, this has happened throughout time and everywhere, and will, far into the future. it's not just right now, or unique to the web. being perceived a threat (like writing mean things) typ
2404.
by clairity 6y ago
> "But a lot of times in math and science I think we'd be much better off leading off with the problems, and giving the students time to grapple with the problems without the answers, because then the answers would stick."
2405.
by clairity 6y ago
while you make some good points, your intent seems to be "america first", which often veils less egalitarian aims (not implying that of you specifically however). i'd rather advocate "innovation first", and the &quo
2406.
by clairity 6y ago
yes, democrats have been complicit, sometimes overtly, sometimes inadvertently. the idealogy around policing and use of force transcends party, institutions, and even race itself. policing needs to be completely reformed and its funding lar
2407.
by clairity 6y ago
i think the difference is that you see the government as a coherent body acting in unison under the direction of the president, and i see a bunch of thugs using both the government and corporations (and other institutions) as tools to oppre
2408.
by clairity 6y ago
> "I would much rather trust people who are motivated by greed than ideology." it's ironic that this statement comes off so ideological. why so adamantly either-or? i guess it's the old upton sinclair saw about it bei
2409.
by clairity 6y ago
yes, those are valid criticisms of the distortions wrought on our representative democracy by elitism. people with money and power wanted that layer of indirection (at least since the 1700s) because they feared that the people would actuall
2410.
by clairity 6y ago
> "The difference is that any power you give the government is automatically amplified." that's not immediately obvious. power is divided in government, and ultimately rests collectively in the people. you'd expect th
2411.
by clairity 6y ago
neat project! the collective writing process seems intimidating to me, although i've always secretly wanted to dabble in fiction writing. > "I'm keeping the site private for now because I can't be bothered to see a la
2412.
by clairity 6y ago
i'd suggest making punishments scale with size (and as a result, enforcement), rather than regulations contingent on scale. it's conceptually and regulatorially easier, and more fair.
2413.
by clairity 6y ago
to repeat my mantra, it's not either-or, it's all of the above. corporations, governments, and institutions of all kinds are especially designed to consolidate power. but society is better when power is dispersed widely, so that i
2414.
by clairity 6y ago
ha, i just went through this today, querySelectorAll returns a NodeList, which is static rather than live, requiring you to iterate through the list rather than acting on the elements directly. but it's nice that jquery (as convenient
2415.
by clairity 6y ago
on a related note, walls of text are not particularly attractive. i'd suggest using a rule-of-3: sub-divide any sections longer than 3 paragraphs using sub-headers. it also helps to sharpen the main throughline, and leave tangents in a
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Chrome extensions with 33M downloads slurped sensitive user data(arstechnica.com)
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2417.
by clairity 6y ago
"doubled" sounds ominous. twice tiny is still tiny. for instance, flying 100 times/year (100 times tiny risk) is hardly riskier than flying once (tiny risk). most people don't even give that risk a second thought. many c
2418.
by clairity 6y ago
yes, it would be interesting to dig into the reasons for why it didn't/doesn't catch on. is it a UX issue? discoverability? small market/need? monetization? tragedy of the commons? community-building?
2419.
by clairity 6y ago
thanks! in a background thread, i'm on the lookout for a privacy-focused analytics offering. it's for small personal things for now, so leaning toward simple and free, but who knows what the future holds.
2420.
by clairity 6y ago
yes, that's part of the underpinnings of intrinsic motivation, that you'll be rewarded appropriately for achievement, not just monetarily, but also in status and esteem. expectancy theory [0] is one of the frameworks for understan
2421.
by clairity 6y ago
> "We're not announcing anything just yet but it'll be our best release to date" not a knock on you or fathom, but it seems like you're in fast-response sales mode here (which is totally fine)... the above is a p
2422.
by clairity 6y ago
yes, this is explicitly taught in business school--that companies and managers should strive to develop intrinsic over extrinsic motivation (lke pay), to both increase productivity and create a good working environment (whether students pai
2423.
by clairity 6y ago
not just engineers, everyone. that's the unfair advantage that companies especially have over lower wage workers. we need fairer, more transparent and liquid labor markets everywhere, not just in the upper echelons.
2424.
by clairity 6y ago
anchoring and information asymmetries (+ information hiding). they're everywhere and especially all over labor markets. where there is information, it's thinly dispersed and often of dubious quality. anchoring is an easy heuristic
2425.
by clairity 6y ago
anecdotally, in LA, house rents seem to be going up while apartment rents are fluttering down, depending on locality. rather than moving out of the urban areas, folks seem to be looking for a little more separation from strangers, possibly
2426.
by clairity 6y ago
> "we WANT businesses without revenue for many months... to fail, their capital be put to more productive use and moral hazard avoided" tell that to every startup that spends many months, sometimes years, without revenue, and c
2427.
by clairity 6y ago
also, an associates is an undergrad degree too.
2428.
by clairity 6y ago
it's clearly anti-competitive, then and now. whether it's an abuse of monopoly power or an anti-trust violation is open for debate (particularly, how you define markets for analytical purposes).
2429.
by clairity 6y ago
> "I know it sounds counter intuitive, but I think getting rid of the line item veto has helped to cripple Congress even more." that's an issue, but the linchpin is the influence of money in politics along with a voting sy
2430.
by clairity 6y ago
i completely sympathize with the need to be cautious in the face of elevated risk, but taking a walk outside doesn't by itself present additional risk. the virus doesn't exist ambiently in the air. you need an infected person brea

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