ethbr1

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811.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
I'm not an expert, but aren't Switzerland and Singapore pretty lightweight governments?
812.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
"Outspent" is a nebulous concept, post-Citizens United.
813.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
There's more than one type of government that can resist corruption, since much that drives corruption is extra-governmental (populace education level, media environment, trust in institutions, wealth equality, etc). So it's unsur
814.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
The apt question is 'How bad for whom does it have to get?' Because the 00s+ US government is in no way propped up by all stakeholding groups in equal amounts.
815.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
Bribe knocking?
816.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
The 1960s+ chicken tax would like a word. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax
817.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
The more powerful form is the UAC full privilege escalation dance that Win 7+(?) does, which is a surprisingly elegant UX solution. 1. Snapshot the desktop 2. Switch to a separate secure UI session 3. Display the snapshot in the
818.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
Never underestimate the efficiency and amazing results of autistic focus. "Now that's curious..."
819.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
You don't want to say RTFA, but sometimes it's really hard to avoid...
820.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
> First week at a new job? It’s easy to identify all the ways things are done wrong. Six months later you begin to understand why they were done “wrong”. https://theknowledge.io/chestertons-fence-explained/
821.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
If you're seeing that much money, imagine how much is flowing to the big preexisting staffing firms... Almost enough to make you think that gutting then offering employees back at higher cost and pocketing part of the difference was th
822.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
> [Mozilla always jumped on fads], everyone does. If you read down in the thread, there's a good discussion about how this simply isn't true about Mozilla. Of the fads Christophe Henry mentioned top of thread, Mozilla flat ou
823.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
To say nothing of weaponized account locking. I shudder to think how vulnerable the current system would be to intentional denial of identity via other parties tripping fraud systems on an account. Say, while the target was traveling?
824.
by ethbr1 10mo ago
> considering that "cash-like transactions" are counted as cash advances, same as if you were to use your credit card at an ATM Afaik, gift cards are more like fixed balance debit cards that happen to be runnable over a speci
825.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
0.55% in 2018, rising to 1.1% in 2022
826.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
Privacy, availability, popularity respectively.
827.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
Ads? Nothing says you have to track users, if you're not looking to optimize ad monetization per user. And I daresay there are a fair number of companies who would love to get even blind exposure to Mozilla's userbase.
828.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
I get the sense that Republican senators have always been more willing to see this administration as a passing tide. E.g. Thune's propensity for letting Trump's more excessive ideas die on the vine.
829.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
1000% The two places it's mind boggling that Mozilla doesn't have a product are (1) identity (especially as a provider to 3rd parties) and (2) instant messaging (especially on mobile). They were important 10 years ago, they'r
830.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
The "other things" is what most people seem to have problem with. Mozilla burns a batshit amount of money on feel good fancies. If it were focused on its core mission -- building great software in key areas -- it would see it can&
831.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
All US automakers are doing the same thing. There's gentle up-marketing collusion. The issue at root is that auto demand is a finite, population-based amount. Automakers are all pretty good at margin and manufacturing cost control. So
832.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
The difference comes when Trump needs help but no longer wields power. His dyed in the wool followers will still support him. The convenience crowd? I wouldn't take that bet. Especially after he's been such a dick to so many folks
833.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
That's part of it: many felt the winds and simultaneously made the choice to "focus on family" and step back from politics during the 2nd Trump administration. But the wheel turns, and there's going to be a lot of folks
834.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
Kuwait 1991. Iraq NFZ 1992-2003. Haiti 1994. Ex-SFR Yugoslavia 1995. Again in 1999. America has had a lot of less-than-ethical military adventurism, but it's also incorrect to say every instance of it was self-serving.
835.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
Nothing like putting in a multi decade civil service career and coming in one day to find a 20-something installed over you whose primary qualification was being hired at a "friendly" tech company and making the right kind of joke
836.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
This feels like it needs a MAGA vs Republican distinction. There are plenty of Republicans who (privately) have issues with some things Trump is doing.
837.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
What does this have to do with the price of DC housing and federal employee salaries' ability to purchase it?
838.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
There are sharp legal limits to what cops can get away with: they've just historically been unenforced by government prosecutors and/or juries.
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by ethbr1 11mo ago
For LOB CRUD apps? We blew past that capability point months ago.
840.
by ethbr1 11mo ago
That sweat doesn't lessen dealing with nightmare fly-by-night vendors for whatever business application a department wants. Sometimes, the devil you know is preferable -- at least then you control the source. Folks fail to realize the

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