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by devoply 8y ago
That's the point, open office spaces are essentially the panopticon idea from Jeremy Bentham in that regard. I used to work in a place where the managers would take the corner with two walls and all the workers would be observable.
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by devoply 8y ago
yup. putting pressure on the us to reform these practices would be a positive.
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by devoply 8y ago
It's a question for science the implications of technology to be tested under controlled conditions -- i.e. small cities and like. It's not a political issue to be decided through arguments and debate. And yes you will be dead and
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by devoply 8y ago
This sort of reasoning is the basis for my belief that the way we conduct our society is fundamentally flawed. It is trivial to introduce new technology, and it's very difficult to remove it. This is evident with things like cigarettes
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by devoply 8y ago
There should be a collective effort to put pressure on China to politically reform.
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by devoply 8y ago
Good riddance to US military advantage. I don't want to live in a unilateral world.
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by devoply 8y ago
I want an online version that will exist for at least 10 more years preferably 20 for $100 with the DVD copy, sold by one of the giants with the budget to sustain that.
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by devoply 8y ago
All of Google is built on Linux. Without Linux Google would not exist. Neither would Facebook. They would all run Microsoft stack, pay Microsoft billions for licensing... and then probably be bought by Microsoft.
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by devoply 8y ago
Europe should kick out or properly tax all the tech giants operating in its borders. It should also figure out a way to foster local competition for all that large tech companies. I wonder what would happen if they poured a couple of hundre
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by devoply 8y ago
Why prevent sexually mature humans from engaging in sex?
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by devoply 8y ago
Other than the allure of forbidden fruit I don't see what you actually lose by not drinking, smoking or gambling for those 2 formative years.
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by devoply 8y ago
Going after someone's career for a perfectly legitimate voiced opinion is not good faith regardless of disagreement. Also in general this whole idea of empowerment through silencing is what nasty religions have done in the past, shunni
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by devoply 8y ago
Identity politics and outrage culture has jumped the shark, but for some reason it does not recognize this fact. Here is in summary his "crime" a letter his wife wrote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/
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by devoply 8y ago
No it hasn't concentration of power has led to violence and revolution... at the very least to organized labor. Maybe it makes systems with certain structures fragile, like a despot but we don't have systems like these are are inh
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by devoply 8y ago
Wonder why they are not nuclear already.
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by devoply 8y ago
Depends on how you frame the military violence. On the ground level there may be no intention of causing harm to individual civilians. On the much larger executive level it's about shock and awe, to beat the population into capitulatio
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by devoply 8y ago
Exactly around the same time an American strike in Afghanistan killed a number of children. That's justified violence which is political, this is unjustified violence which though is aimed at the political is individual. To me both are
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by devoply 8y ago
But research, development, and marketing cost.
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by devoply 8y ago
Except wisdom in large complex systems is impossible. Like for instance take any piece of technology you are going to introduce into the system. How can anyone be wise about how that technology will effect the system before hand? After the
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by devoply 8y ago
In an economy of very poor people it's possible that having dirt cheap prices leads to more profit overall. In economies where people have money it's guaranteed to go up because it's essentially leaving money on the table.
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by devoply 8y ago
Episteme is always political once it gets societal acceptance and there is little difference between it and doxa. Techné is what actually does all the work and though you can find how to do it through episteme or doxa, it does not actually
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by devoply 8y ago
What's really interesting to me is the philosophical interpretation of this... as if something wants the experience of things within the universe to be somehow consistent. That implies intelligence and not just randomness.
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by devoply 8y ago
When the military is building voting systems you should be a little leery.
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by devoply 8y ago
Absolutely not true. Anyone that lives in a country whose legal system does not respect their copyright can use it.
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by devoply 8y ago
Imagine a future where faxes are a private alternative form of communication. Image machines specifically designed to send encrypted data using phone lines. Maybe there is room innovation there, fax 2.0 is encrypted private alternative form
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by devoply 8y ago
Well what is it?
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by devoply 8y ago
I also see Elizabeth Warren has created a set of powerful enemies way too early that will do much to stop her from becoming America's first woman president. If you wanna do something like this wait until you are in office. These are no
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by devoply 8y ago
> Says you. Even an average talent can identify an excellent talent. People who stand against meritocracy are the people who have never even reached average talent. https://cramster-image.s3.amazonaws.com/definitions&#x2F
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by devoply 8y ago
Heavily contrasted things such as a janitor and a surgeon are not what is meant a meritocracy. What is usually meant is within an organization of surgeons ranked based on talent, effort, and achievement. Fact is all of those things are base
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by devoply 8y ago
Could FB do it? Yes. Are people stupid enough to buy it? Probably. Are they going to actually deliver what they are claiming? Hell no. Zuck will suck up any communications in his platforms and store it forever and make it available to vario

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