cmiles74

79 ms·

961.
by cmiles74 9y ago
Chicago is a terrible example. They may have restrictive gun control laws, but you need only leave the state and it's a very different story. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20151008/NEWS02/15100..
962.
by cmiles74 9y ago
Just in case you weren't sure how corporations feel about this issue. ;-)
963.
by cmiles74 9y ago
If you truly believe that, I am sure you have some reputable data to back up that assertion. Please post it when you find the time. :-)
964.
by cmiles74 9y ago
While there is plenty of room to argue how large the pay gap between genders might be, it's irresponsible to state that it does not exist. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/03/gender-pay-g
965.
by cmiles74 9y ago
IT credentials should be treated as sacrosanct. Your credentials represent you and are, in many cases, indelibly tied to those credentials. Providing those credentials to others is the most coarse grained method of delegating _all_ of your
966.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I don't think that Troy Hunt can reasonably be expected to address the issue of "plausible deniability". He points out that is an issue, I believe it's on the organization (in this case parliament) to find a solution. Pe
967.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I see your point, but it still seems kind of wacky to me. They should validate that the password is correct, then promote the account. Taking the password provided in the authentication dialog just seems like a bad idea. Perhaps the root is
968.
by cmiles74 9y ago
To some up, when you try to log in with a disabled account, MacOS "promotes" the account but uses the _password provided by the user trying to log in_ instead of the password on file (in this case, an asterisk indicating the accou
969.
by cmiles74 9y ago
Which are, right now, nearly impossible. Due to lobbying efforts by the entrenched ISPs, municipal broadband is already illegal in many states. Here are two examples... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05&#
970.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I would argue that people without money lack power and are pretty much excluded from the political system. They often live in areas where the state level policies are making it difficult to vote (shorter voting hours, fewer polling places,
971.
by cmiles74 9y ago
Maybe the question is: who will employ the people in these areas where employment is low and the level of poverty is high? And what will those employers be doing that generates enough income to employ these people? Your comment hints that t
972.
by cmiles74 9y ago
You make a good point that landlords will increase their rent to eat up the majority of the basic income increase and that's a real concern. I'm not sure what can be done about that. What I think might be a positive aspect of basi
973.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I think the issue is that in this case the municipality does not have a functioning sanitation system. Requiring that the municipality implement such a system would require a pretty massive outlay of money and would likely be a tough sell:
974.
by cmiles74 9y ago
If we can't expect people to be employed such that they can support themselves, then we'll need to look into alternatives like this. When you say "wealth transfer", from whom to whom? In this case you could argue the tra
975.
by cmiles74 9y ago
There was recently an article about a study on the prevalence of hookworm in is US south[0]. It seems to me that basic income could go a long way towards resolving this issue. One of the examples cited in the article involved a trailer park
976.
by cmiles74 9y ago
My understanding was that the big ISPs we're making if unprofitable for Google to continue with the fiber rollout. There were stalling tactics and general bullshittery around giving Google access to poles, conduits, etc. https:/&
977.
by cmiles74 9y ago
It sounds like the city or county (it was unclear to me from the article) also holds some responsibility. They agreed to this "compromise" with the developers.
978.
by cmiles74 9y ago
There was recently another article covering the construction of homes in the flood reservoir area. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15472082 According to the article, it sounds pretty bad. The city and county knew where
979.
by cmiles74 9y ago
The term "sweat shop" is certainly provocative and, to be fair, evokes subtext that isn't applicable to this debate. For instance, in most cases, sweat shops are illegal and famous for abusing their employees (i.e. forced lab
980.
by cmiles74 9y ago
Eben Moglen also has some very real credentials, I don't think that makes it reasonable to take someone's claims at face value. I, too, would like some more details on the issues. The interpretation of the GPL around ZFS is someth
981.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I strongly disagree with the idea that revealing ways in which pervasive surveillance provides us all with greater safety will somehow nullify that very benefit. This is clearly a simple and straightforward way for those who are performing
982.
by cmiles74 9y ago
So far, I don't believe we have much, if any, concrete evidence that pervasive surveillance makes anyone safer. What little evidence exists is self-serving and sounds more like advertising then anything else. These surveillance organiz
983.
by cmiles74 9y ago
In my opinion, that's just propaganda. It's not at all clear that all the surveillance is making anyone safer.
984.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I also found this apology to be pretty weak sauce. Obviously the damage can't be undone, but why not take a stab at trying? He owes it to this person, after all. Things I dislike: - The actual apology is one sentence long - He doesn&#x
985.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I don't think I've experienced this rarefied field where people were valued purely by their technical ability. I would love to be in that field! In my opinion, no one should be penalized for their attractiveness or lack thereof an
986.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I think "sadism" may not be the appropriate term. Based on what I have read, it sound more like Dale is simply sexist. His doubts and concerns have a pretty sexist bent, as do his actions. When a person really thinks another class
987.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I've worked with customer's on different clustering algorithms but, in all cases so far, they have proven unsatisfactory. We always end up with just a lot of points on the map instead.
988.
by cmiles74 9y ago
This is going to be tough. I think a big advantage of something like a board or a committee is the diffusion of responsibility. I'm not going so far as to say these constructions are immoral, but they definitely make it easier for thei
989.
by cmiles74 9y ago
I don't think it's at all that straightforward. Apple has assigned intellectual property to their subsidiaries in Ireland and has used that as a way to direct profits out of the US. Is that legal? I am not an expert, but surely it
990.
by cmiles74 9y ago
That's pretty much all courts do: interpret the law. There's a lot of ambiguity here, hence all the push-back on Apple stowing profits offshore. In my opinion, the only case that can be made is that, in general, profits made outsi

More ›