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by e_y_ 6y ago
It would be easy enough to use the SQLite DB for normal read/write and search, and also save a human readable .txt dump periodically such as when making backups, or asynchronously on every save.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
On top of that, rather often other people sign up for accounts using my email address, which is my first name + my last name at gmail. I'm guessing they missed a number or middle initial. I could password reset their account, but that
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by e_y_ 6y ago
Focusing on the short term also seems like it'd make paperclip/Skynet scenarios less likely.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
I think it might be better to say that's not beyond our current level of scientific understanding (it doesn't require any exotic materials or new physics). However it's likely beyond our practical engineering capabilities.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
I think the traffic gets proxied (not sure if it's encrypted) back to servers run by your home carrier. So conversely if you use a China Mobile SIM in Hong Kong or overseas your traffic gets firewalled.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
I think some people treat optimizing spending as a hobby that they enjoy doing, even if it's not strictly rational.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
The other scenario where I would find "poaching" somewhat unethical is when the primary purpose is depriving a competing company of talent. In that scenario, in order to entice them you might offer bonuses and salary that are disp
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by e_y_ 6y ago
People used iTunes despite its terrible performance on Windows so they could sync their iPod and buy music on the iTunes music store. GIMP is arguably no more complex than Photoshop, it's just badly designed. And the UX is inconsistent
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by e_y_ 6y ago
I'm not sure about the old days, but I believe Costco has stated they cap their markup at 15% -- which along with membership fees pays for employee salary, operations, and profit. I'm guessing that's overall and some products
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by e_y_ 6y ago
Chip binning is something of a special case. Most of the time, when part of a product fails, you have a useless/unsellable product that needs to be reworked or scrapped.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
It's good for a single round of shots, just to add some variety and the shared experience thing. It's definitely not something you'd want to drink all night. I don't like the taste of alcohol, but clearly some people do,
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by e_y_ 6y ago
Depends on the brand. Some of them are pretty neutral, like a cheap knockoff of fish and chips. Others are much more fishy tasting, which I would not describe as a good thing.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
Not on purpose, anyways. In the past they were too lax about letting third-party apps get your data, hence the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
If you're paranoid, definitely use a throwaway email for the opt out. They already have so much info on me that I'm doubtful that confirming my identity would add anything to that. I guess we're lucky that most of these SEO-s
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by e_y_ 6y ago
While there are probably things that would be improved in a "proper" free market, I feel like that's overestimating the average person's ability to make informed decisions. There will always be an information and power a
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by e_y_ 6y ago
I vaguely recall from the first Neuralink presentation that the cameras used on the robots are fast enough to take the pulsing of the blood into consideration and compensate for it. Personally I think even though it's an amazing techni
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by e_y_ 6y ago
The problem is that the box asking you to enter your email is the most prominent feature on the page before you scroll, which is reminiscent of those sites that try to get you to sign up for their newsletter before you can read the article.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
It might be far less than ideal, but I was under the impression that's pretty standard. Unless you pay for an enterprise plan (and possibly extra on top of that depending on your SLA requirements) at best you'll get a billing cred
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by e_y_ 6y ago
I imagine companies like Apple spend time scouring Amazon and other websites for unauthorized sellers or even buying one or two to check for fakes. But clearly it's too much for many brands to keep up with, especially if Amazon is only
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by e_y_ 6y ago
Taken a step further, train an AI on existing cities and have it imagine a new one. Ideally, you could sketch a basic outline (this part is waterfront, this part is the downtown, this is on a hillside) and it would fill in the details.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
To a certain extent they can increase total bandwidth by launching more satellites, although it's unlikely to ever make sense for urban areas where you could roll out fixed infrastructure much more cheaply. With satellite constellation
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by e_y_ 6y ago
But when you're done with it, you can just dump it in your Mr. Fusion and get it right back.
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by e_y_ 6y ago
For what it's worth, retail stores have been consolidating over the last several decades (and longer, but much less than thousands of years). If you want to sell your product at Walmart or Best Buy they're going to squeeze you on
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by e_y_ 6y ago
One time, we had an update rejected for having the word "Android" in the app. While technically mentioning "other mobile platforms" is prohibited in the review guidelines, in this case it was in user-submitted content th
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by e_y_ 6y ago
I'd call it a duopoly, which is not as bad as a monopoly but it's definitely enough to set market prices and arguably should subject them to antitrust scrutiny for anti-competitive behavior. They have more than 50% of global app s
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by e_y_ 6y ago
The developer agreement states that you're only allowed to sideload apps that you're responsible for developing yourself. Maybe if it's open source you could make an argument for that being allowed, but it's not a genera
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by e_y_ 6y ago
I think part of the problem is the difficulty of challenging these inconsistent decisions -- and not just Apple; Google Play is probably just as bad at dealing with escalations. If developers and major companies have to resort to complainin
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by e_y_ 6y ago
For reading code, which arguably should happen more often than writing code, having the variable name first makes it easier to find, since it's right near the beginning of the line and it's a single word. If the type comes first,
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by e_y_ 6y ago
It's worth noting that Hong Kong has very few coronavirus cases, and most/all the current known cases are from travelers who are being closely monitored. The risk there is much thus lower than places that have already have tens of
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by e_y_ 6y ago
Companies closing their doors doesn't necessarily mean ceasing to exist. Sometimes it ends up in a holding company with one person (a lawyer) to close up any loose ends and liquidate assets. Although in Star Theory's case, their d

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