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>West funneled ridiculous amounts of money to oil exporters, which are predominantly authoritarian nations The countries in question are authoritarian specifically because of the single dominant source of income (the oil exports). A sp
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Gravity is a pretty reliable signal; doesn't decay much on million-years scale, and doesn't get obscure much either. Not to imply those were from unnatural processes, more to indicate that basic spacefaring technology implies abil
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>The failures of the Linux core team to properly prioritize security Why even post this, when it has nothing to do the with the case GP & OP described? It's misleading at best. The failure here is in the way Google has set its
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>I really don't consider this a big problem In the drive to close up security holes, Apple created a new one that can't be conceivably fixed by the user. The user is ostensibly prevented from installing apps outside of the Ap
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>> they only work in the real-address mode Presumably it would work just fine in the "Unreal mode"[1] - one which is very similar to real, with the added benefit of being 32bit address space, and 32bit instructions by defa
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>the community here will bend over backwards defending him >organizations that don't want him to say controversial stuff Quite a paradoxical situation: the organizations in question are no longer fitting - neither the commun
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Website seems to be hugged to death, here's an archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20190429214402/https://ownyourbi... The article is well worth reading as it's reasonably comprehensive,
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Context - these two twitter threads: https://twitter.com/whitequark/status/1175692789171884032 >so apparently most unmanaged switches have a 8051 connected to the switch fabric inside. would it occur to you th
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Realtek RTL836x series of Ethernet switch ICs has a 8051 hidden inside(twitter.com)
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>the concept of users and user groups have failed Hopefully we won't go back to the Win95/98 era of everything running as single user! Having services run isolated as their own users is not merely a good security mechanics, i
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>Browsing the web in Europe is like experiencing the rebirth of the pop-up ads era. Very much so; the pop-ups interrupt and obstruct, breaking immersion. I sincerely hope a browser gets brave enough to start blocking those obstructions
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The concern has already been raised by sibling comment[0], so cross-posting my response. Let the last line quoted from article be a reply to you. >This has nothing to do with 'SJWs' >I think it's much more likely you
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>This has nothing to do with 'SJWs' >I think it's much more likely you're clinging to buzzwords. The ESR's article[1] you are referencing is so much more than just headline. I encourage you to read it, and
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>How on earth did you manager to fit Microsoft into this Good point. I intended it merely as emphasis to the Embrace, Extend, Extinguish point, but apparently it ended up being more of a red herring...? I'll take extra care the
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>RMS's defences of unacceptable behaviour are also a contribution. I've seen the accusations against RMS. I've seen the RMS emails in the thread[1]. RMS' emails bemoan wishy-washy reporting, and are centered around
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Just as much as RMS was right[1], ESR was right[2]. The "cancel culture" is harming the free software movement by practicing human version of Microsoft's EEE[3]. The cancel culture enters the community, establishes interests
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>people don't understand just how valuable their data is. My data isn't valuable. Your data isn't valuable[1]. The data of all HN users is of some value. The data of all Facebook users is highly valuable. But no single F
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>but the idea heuristic that what people link to is authoritative is an opinionated decision There are two decision spaces here. One is the selection of search ranking algorithm (whether to use PageRank or any other), and that decision
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>Isn't the original PageRank (...) defined by what Google engineers believe to be a relevant and informative webpage? No, quite the opposite. The original PageRank was defined by what other internet publishers considered to be a
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>>browsers should do one thing >browsers should do it all The essential Multics vs Unix mindset clash. One application to rule them all vs. a versatile toolbox of interchangeable modules. Telco heads vs hacker heads. In the end
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>The mainstream media isn't talking about it to get rid of Trump. That has became a bit of a meme ever since Bill Maher pointed out recession would both prevent Trump's reelection and also judged it as preferable over Trump.
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If you don't mind bit of a downer, I see three major obstacles in your idea: 1. monetization. How do you ensure your platform can at least cover its costs? The users want to know your platform wont go dark one fine day because of an ov
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>other options are substantially worse Talk about misaligned incentives! The dearth of effective dating platforms is the expected end state of the current "pay per use" model. The popular sites earn more from repeat custome
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The vehicle in the photo has clearly been processed, and is ready for handling or shipping. Not sure if the photo is after-flight or perhaps before. >rusty The "rusty" parts look like crevices between protective tiles being s
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Heartbeat in artificial hearts is a problem, and a lot of thought and expenses are put into avoiding it. Both the pumping action, and the opening/closing of the valves, and also the blood flow disturbances cause damages to blood cell,
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>Why can't native dropdowns have an integrated search? At least in Firefox, the normal <select> combobox does search by prefix matching the values of <option> tags as you type. However it's pretty hard -nigh impos
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>Weapons to defeat US' carrier advantage Snark first: weapons[1] to defeat rockets and free-falling bombs have been operational for quite a while now. Next gen (laser) is being made operational; both shipboard versions and air ver
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The much feared cold-war era 'Missile Gap' turned out to be mostly a myth[1], based off of extrapolation form incomplete data and considering worst case over best. That's not to disrespect the opponent; both historical USSR a
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>How well situated is the US to do a cross-Pacific amphibious invasion of Taiwan? Parking an invasion+battle fleet off of Taiwan's coast would probably lead to huge US ship losses to Chinese missiles. However, island hopping campa
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>Code which, for most people, does work. Working is not the problematic part. There are two interrelated problems: how much complexity is introduced, and how to proceed when something is not working, or is flaky. You, me, and our fello

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