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by embolism 13y ago
Definitely. My guess is that the system is much less corrupt than people think in practice, although no less fundamentally dangerous. The secrecy of the process is definitely harming the government's image here, but I can also see tha
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by embolism 13y ago
I agree with you about the ethics of this. I'm just pointing out that the technology for self sufficiency isn't the major barrier. It's the politics that are the problem.
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by embolism 13y ago
You're missing the point. They have the right to shut down the product, but nobody believes their explanation about why they are shutting it down.
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by embolism 13y ago
If you read my other comments, I have made the similar criticisms - I.e. Firefox OS doesn't bring anything better to the table. I'm not misattributing anything and putting words like 'shilling' into my mouth is cheap. Th
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by embolism 13y ago
It seems unlikely. So far they seem to be doing a great job of lobbying, and convincing the government of the idea that competition is only a click away.
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by embolism 13y ago
No disagreement, however the dissonance is that those who have for so long championed Android, would now have to switch to criticizing it.
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by embolism 13y ago
Wrong. I do think school is broken and needs to change, however nowhere did I say that it should be optimized for my needs at the original commenters expense. Have you not considered the possibility that a school could be optimized for mor
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by embolism 13y ago
All true except that you are greatly underestimating the risk of private companies collecting data that ends up affecting your life. Start by thinking of FICO scores or credit histories. Similar concepts can be applied to eligibility for a
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by embolism 13y ago
That one commenter is usually drowned out to the point that the desire for 'open' is believed to be satisfied by Android. Now that a real open alternative comes along, it's too late.
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by embolism 13y ago
I didn't say that anywhere. I believe it should be possible to design school experiences that can meet a wide variety of needs. If the other commenter needs a quiet environment where he/she can listen to a lecture, that should be
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by embolism 13y ago
I quite agree, however Google appears to have no intention of allowing anyone else to be involved, and why would it?
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by embolism 13y ago
The goal isn't so noble when you realize that they don't want anyone else doing it.
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by embolism 13y ago
His argument seems to be that users will willingly give up meaningful amounts of privacy and personal data in exchange for minor conveniences and discounts because they don't understand the value or deeper ramifications of doing so. It
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by embolism 13y ago
Turning classes into a free-for-all where no one needs to afford the teacher and other students any respect for their time and attention isn't a great option. This is an insulting straw man. But I'm glad school was optim
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by embolism 13y ago
If that's what Snowden cares about he's not doing much to make that point.
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by embolism 13y ago
It gives Putin a face saving way to deny Snowden asylum while making it look like it was Snowden's fault.
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by embolism 13y ago
Without knowing anything about the nature of the requests it doesn't tell us anything. Imagine there are something like 800 actual terrorist suspects - people who have been identified via human intelligence, e.g. Known to have met with
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by embolism 13y ago
Tax is assessed on exchanges of value - not money itself. Otherwise, corporations would be able to just pay people in kind by providing them with accommodation, transport, clothing, etc, and save a giant tax bill. If a significant sized com
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by embolism 13y ago
Teaching doesn't have to be organized as a lecture from the front. For how many of those other kids is it optimal? Alternative styles have been around for decades. It doesn't take much to learn about them if you just Google a bit
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by embolism 13y ago
But yet it may have been what he needed at that stage in his cognitive and social development. It's only disruptive to a disciplinarian, industrial age approach to education.
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by embolism 13y ago
Are you seriously trying to pretend that general consensus on Android wasn't 'it's better than iOS because it's open'? Now that wolf has been cried, it's too late.
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by embolism 13y ago
A future where google gets to control what's in your visual field all day long. A future controlled by one company. I recall that being something people were terrified of when it was Apple in the driving seat, but I guess Google is Ope
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by embolism 13y ago
Some of it may be dissonance - people (especially in the open source community) have been proclaiming Android as open for so long that anything that challenges that idea must be denied.
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by embolism 13y ago
This is all true, but it's too late. The open source community (and HN) proclaimed Android as open for years, and frankly shouted down anyone who suggested otherwise as an iOS apologist (which clearly some of them were), People believe
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by embolism 13y ago
That seems like just a distraction from actually answering the question into anti-us sentiment.
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by embolism 13y ago
Android is also free and is far more capable. What does Firefox OS bring to the table?
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by embolism 13y ago
Why is this being downvoted? It's somewhat cynical, but pretending that international competition isn't a major driver in all of this seems bizarre.
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by embolism 13y ago
Who other than Google could set such a thing up?
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by embolism 13y ago
So obvious to you that it would seem that you need no evidence at all, other than your preconceptions.
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by embolism 13y ago
The people who operate the current tax system probably won't take kindly to an alternative system just being 'declared'. And they have lots of guns.

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