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by ergothus 6y ago
That's always possible. The version I heard from a company I may or may not work for: investors watch revenue vs expenses. If you expect a downturn in revenue, you cut expenses to avoid problems. Which apparently becomes self fulfil
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by ergothus 6y ago
All of this. I've been trying to maintain empathy for those suffering from lack of social contact when I feel like they are demanding sympathy while continuing to demonstrate that they never appreciated the routine suffering they expe
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by ergothus 6y ago
Isnt that contrary to the point of urls?
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by ergothus 6y ago
I'm not following your argument. I agree that increased scrutiny does not make the problem ok, but does reveal the problems more quickly. But the only reason those points matter in the "Should I use Zoom?" question is if you&
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by ergothus 6y ago
Zoom had the same security issues with half the traffic. Acting like usage causes them is disingenuous. Technically speaking, zoom has shown off great and remarkably stable/scalable features. But that is orthogonal to whether they are
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by ergothus 7y ago
I mention this correction only because it remains surprisingly significant in todays world: Most new authors have zero influence on the headlines. This is (partly) why you see so many headlines that are clearly contradicted by the associa
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by ergothus 7y ago
I'm well aware that popularity does not equate to quality, but at the same time surviving every effort to replace it denotes SOMETHING, that critics routinely fail to address. My comment was not to the article directly, but rather to t
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by ergothus 7y ago
But it is a very overdone idea. Everyone lives to mock the js devs. Idiots that dont know what they're doing. Morons working in the (checks notes) most widespread platform since C. When I first started coding 20-some years ago, I end
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by ergothus 7y ago
> The point of the USPTO is to provide a mechanism for carving up the universe of ideas into plots of land where ownership is clear and backed up by the force of the state. You can charge rent on it, you can develop it yourself, you can
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by ergothus 7y ago
> How is "The adult voting public cannot be trusted to _invest sufficient effort_ to identify 'wrong' beliefs themselves" > functionally different from "The adult voting public cannot be trusted to identify &
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by ergothus 7y ago
Probably just shaking a lot of hands. If it survives for 12 hours on surfaces, you only need 1 person to have poor hygiene to expose a LOT of people. And "normal" hygiene levels pass infection around plenty. I wash my hands when
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by ergothus 7y ago
> > Putting the burden on each individual to filter everyone > Is a recognition that humans are free agents and get to make their own choices in life. And also puts the biggest burden upon those in the minority, even if the majorit
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by ergothus 7y ago
Are you referring to the govt or more broadly? Because (in relation to the article) we're talking about companies and social groups making decisions, not just the govt. Notably, I think the US 1st amendment is basically based around th
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by ergothus 7y ago
> It is tantamount to saying "The adult voting public cannot be trusted to identify 'wrong' beliefs themselves; The issue isn't "identify", nor "trust". It's effort. The adult voting public
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by ergothus 7y ago
What US are you in? I'm in WA state, where until last week testing wasn't being conducted on anyone that wasn't traveling from a level 3 country or in contact with a known infected person, EVEN IF THE WOULD-BE TESTEE WAS SHOW
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by ergothus 7y ago
Here's the trick: Higher powers are how society applies repercussions. Note: I'm aware U.S. Govt 1st amendment doesn't restrict anything but the govt. I think we're both talking about the general concept of free speech,
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by ergothus 7y ago
As someone that has grown to have a more moderate view over free speech over time, I think morals clauses truly do have two sides. There are behaviors that most everyone finds reprehensible, and when someone commits them we want to be able
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by ergothus 7y ago
You describe luxury. When I went to Penn state two people shared a single room a bit larger than a walk in closet. We had a "microfridge" which was one of those tiny soda refrigerators with an equally tiny microwave bolted on.
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by ergothus 7y ago
I have hated the lack of comments so many times. But crockfird said it was done to keep the parsing simple (and thus secure), and between seeing how XML has it, and seeing how poorly many json parsing implementations are despite this simpli
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by ergothus 7y ago
Quarantine isnt just about preventing the illness in the most vulnerable, it's about keeping the explosion if cases at a level that doesn't swamp the healthcare system. Absolute containment is highly unlikely, but delay can help a
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by ergothus 7y ago
> Look at, for instance, the acceptance of various social changes in the US, such as gay marriage. We would both use this as an example - you think it is because people changed their views, I think it is because a big group of people bit
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by ergothus 7y ago
Ah, I see the misunderstanding. I'm not (meaning to be) saying old people are conservative. I'm saying people, as a whole, don't change their views. The only way for new views to gain purchase in society is for the people w
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by ergothus 7y ago
I have no doubt she is. And certainly being young is no guarantee of progress. But let's compare the numbers of moms like that to the number of racist uncles. From whom do you think those angry neo-nazis learned their rhetoric?
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by ergothus 7y ago
I used to feel as you do. Looking at history, though, it seems like most (all?) significant social progress comes about because old people that bitterly cling their views and (most importantly) their power eventually die off, freeing room f
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by ergothus 7y ago
> even though most businesses are fast at reacting to global events and responding accordingly Citation needed. I wont declare the govt to respond quickly, but the incentives, experiences, and expertise at companies dont tell me they a
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by ergothus 7y ago
> If I'm reading you right No - I was saying the same thing you are: the items of the bundle CANNOT be mapped individually, which is why GOG has this policy. The poster I was replying to was saying they didn't understand why a
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by ergothus 7y ago
> It is not obvious to me why an account that purchased the bundle should be treated differently from an account that purchased the three individual offerings Let's say 3 SKUs exist: one for $10 and 2 for $15 Now add a bundle that o
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by ergothus 7y ago
In the late 80s early 90s I was against nuclear power, because I saw no reason people/govt would want to off of it until the collected problems were disastrous. In the late aughts I changed my tune because coal is just too disastrous a
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by ergothus 7y ago
If I can offer a slight alteration: "Most people just want entertainment to relax, so they tolerate supporting the existing power structures for a while" This doesn't blame people for needing a break, but it does acknowledge
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by ergothus 7y ago
Are you a trained microbologist? Any form of contagious disease health expert? I understand viewing the media with skepticism - they make money off of generating emotional reactions. That means their reporting is unreliable, it doesn&#x27

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