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by d_theorist 6y ago
Anybody know, or have a decent guess at, the price?
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by d_theorist 6y ago
Has this not always been the case with pretty much all digital media purchases? Books, music, films, tv etc. It’s always a license you’re buying. Not saying this is good or bad, but at this point I think we’ve been over this many many times
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by d_theorist 6y ago
I don’t know why this comment is getting downvoted. I agree that the numbers in the article are not representative of the reality in the UK. Entry-level broadband for most people is around 30Mbps minimum. To say that 4.5Mbps is typical is c
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by d_theorist 6y ago
Or this is how the Joe Rogan show dies.
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by d_theorist 8y ago
>If an organic animal can feel pain and it is possible to create a 100% accurate computational simulation of that animal, then the simulated animal must also experience pain You can simulate a hurricane with a high degree of accuracy, bu
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by d_theorist 8y ago
>13 Since 2010 the richest 1000 individuals have increased their wealth by £225bn > >14 This is supposed to be a coincidence Is it? According to who? Many of these "problems" really aren't. For ex
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by d_theorist 9y ago
One thing I can't quite find a straight answer to: is there any suggestion that either FB or CA broke the law here? Note that I'm not saying that any of this is ok just because there was no illegality.
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by d_theorist 9y ago
Two things can result in the same outcome without being the same thing.
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by d_theorist 9y ago
Exactly. What kind of controls could there possibly be? Even doing an audit wouldn't necessarily reveal anything. If somebody has data that they want to hide I'm not sure how much can really be done to force them to reveal it.
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by d_theorist 9y ago
The article mentions that they were "small 12mo", which is a standard size (also called a duodecimo) corresponding to 5 x 7.375 inches.
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by d_theorist 9y ago
Yes, it’s annoyingly over-written. Some parts barely even make sense. I also question whether the author knows what the word “capitalism” actually means.
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by d_theorist 9y ago
My advice would be to start by ditching the word 'evil'. It's ambiguous, and has religious connotations that probably only serve to confuse rather than clarify. Try describing your issues with these companies in more precise
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by d_theorist 9y ago
I like DDG, but I find in general that there are two main problems: 1. It's still much slower than google. 2. The results are still sometimes lacking. I could probably live with the slowness if the results were more consistently high q
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by d_theorist 9y ago
Of course, there is a conflict between religion and science. They are based on competing and inconsistent methods of acquiring knowledge. On one hand, the empirical scientific method, and on the other revelation, authority, and faith. Whe
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by d_theorist 9y ago
Ah, thanks. Interesting.
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by d_theorist 9y ago
Also, I'm curious about portable (i.e. across different Unixes) low-level graphics, if such a thing exists. I assume that the interfaces discussed here are Linux specific, and the BSDs have something different. Does POSIX have anything
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by d_theorist 9y ago
Corporations are not taxed on revenue, so I can only assume that the headline is designed to be inflammatory.
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by d_theorist 9y ago
thanks for that list.
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by d_theorist 9y ago
"This is incredible: Due to a quirk of cosmic geometry, astronomers have detected the light from the farthest individual star ever seen." That is perhaps the least incredible thing I have ever heard. In fact, it's very near
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by d_theorist 9y ago
Exactly what came to my mind :)
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by d_theorist 10y ago
Exactly.
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by d_theorist 10y ago
Not really. There's something called the "Forest Carbon Cycle". Forests do not statically capture carbon long term. They are constantly taking carbon in but also releasing it through the death of trees and through the soil. T
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by d_theorist 10y ago
I don't understand why more isn't done to implement large-scale carbon capture and storage technologies. There are quite well-understood and proven technologies to do this, but they don't seem to be on anybody's agenda.
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by d_theorist 10y ago
Either way, BofA should still have given the customer sufficient notification to enable them to object before taking the money.
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by d_theorist 10y ago
Too late maybe (at least for your personal upgrade cycle), but I don't see how a complete re-think using a modular design, pro monitors, and up-to-date components can be too little . What more were you hoping for?
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by d_theorist 10y ago
Ah, very nice. I like this explanation. Thanks. From a bit of random googling, it seems that this private/public law principle extends to common law countries, which would include the US. However, it appears that the US may have amende
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by d_theorist 10y ago
Thank you. Nicely explained.
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by d_theorist 10y ago
Thanks, very interesting. I wonder, though, if there might be an argument from Lyft to the effect that, since both sides are waiving their right to the courts, that the clause does not cause an "imbalance in the parties' right
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by d_theorist 10y ago
Can you explain why?
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by d_theorist 10y ago
>YOU AND LYFT MUTUALLY AGREE TO WAIVE OUR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES IN A COURT OF LAW BY A JUDGE OR JURY AND AGREE TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BY ARBITRATION Is it actually possible to waive the right to resolution of disput

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