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by dicomdan 6y ago
Not realistic if you want a globally distributed highly reliable architecture.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
That's what I'm saying..
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by dicomdan 6y ago
They just got a huge influx of cash from Congress so the message is lost in irrelevance.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Enforcing quality of life laws. It doesn't even have to be a conservative city. Both Boston and Miami look like first world cities compared to SF and LA.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
They give away low cost hardware because it's a military branch of the government whose purpose is establishing a global surveillance network. Being profitable is a nice to have but not a primary purpose as they get subsidized by the s
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by dicomdan 6y ago
They'll check the engines for a specific defect and have them back in the skies in a few weeks.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
The news media corps are getting more desperate trying to push this narrative that tech companies have to pay them to advertise their articles. With the public trust for media companies at all time low, this certainly isn’t helping.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Wikipedia says it’s headquartered in New York City.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
;)
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Some non IQ genes are strongly correlated with risk of getting this disease.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
It’a not about how they look, it’s about the disrespect they show towards fellow employees that makes working environment toxic for everyone else.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Not really, China is notorious for IP infringements.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Because it's jointly owned by the 2 companies. It's not about subjective nationalism, it's a technicality of this partnership. DW (German government news) refers to both companies in communication.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Unfortunately that would require an act of Congress.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
It was sad to see the hotel burn down. I'm following him on Patreon hoping to see it rebuilt soon.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
It would hurt the current duopoly so you can expect a significant pushback against it. If MA passes theirs it could pick up real mainstream momentum though.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
That's what the article says.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
You can send money for free P2P with a myriad of services in the US. Credit cards serve a different purpose.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Would you rather hold on to your anti-corporate principles or have a safe and effective vaccine to protect the most vulnerable in the world? These public-private partnerships aren't ideal, but there hasn't been any other way in hi
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Not really.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Your math doesn’t add up.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Most software engineers are men. They are leaving because they can work remotely now.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
No, education and experience.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
There's a lot of educated people who are nevertheless highly partisan. Social networks pray on the deeply rooted instincts that are hard to suppress.
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Beijing blocks Wikimedia from UN agency over “Taiwan issue”(qz.com)
6 points by dicomdan 6y ago|0 comments
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by dicomdan 6y ago
Free trade goes both ways. European companies make a fortune selling to Americans, so if EU blocks American companies from operating there retaliation will follow. It would be a lose lose for everyone because free trade is a non zero sum ne
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by dicomdan 6y ago
What state protection is Uber asking for in this case?
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by dicomdan 6y ago
If you are an average Chinese citizen you cannot access most of the internet due to the Firewall. It's a modern day protectionism at an extreme level given that increasingly large parts of the economy are digital services nowadays.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
It's not unlikely that Facebook will pull out of Australia for such follow up law, and US will retaliate against Australia economically for driving Facebook out.
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by dicomdan 6y ago
US is reaching herd immunity so the markets are reacting. Plus, trillions in stimulus spending.

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