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by fixxer 13y ago
Fair enough. However, I feel pretty good about any public effort to end the post-9/11 Strangelovian affair we've got going on in this country.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Thank you for the great reply; nice to see a thought process and not just snarky one-liners! I still think Constitutional arguments are more likely to get traction given their marketing potential: people get worked up when you tell them the
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by fixxer 13y ago
I think that is actually very relevant. For example, if I scrape email in an automated manner and send messages to those emails for purpose of profit (say, advertising my business), then I am subject to very different laws regarding spam th
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by fixxer 13y ago
Agreed, so long we have mobility. The People's Republic of Chicago would charge an "exit tax" on businesses that leave if they could.
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by fixxer 13y ago
I'll presume you are not in favor of the surveillance state (I don't know you, so correct me if I'm wrong -- perhaps you're a fan). If you don't want to use the Constitutional argument (which I believe holds given t
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by fixxer 13y ago
I think you're missing the point: the metadata alone is an invasion of your privacy. Something that people don't understand is that metadata is extremely revealing, both in what it tell you about the target's activity (social
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by fixxer 13y ago
I'm not going to hold my breath, but I'm very happy to see some inkling that the Constitution has not been all but completely flushed down the crapper by this and the previous administration. Any opinions on Rand Paul? I hear a lo
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by fixxer 13y ago
Especially when after going through the full installation process, YCM crashes on start-up...
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by fixxer 13y ago
Looks like an awesome project, really. I would love to use it. Please let us know when installation is less of a kluge. I followed your full install directions to a T and I'm getting "YouCompleteMe unavailable: ycm_core too old, P
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by fixxer 13y ago
> Unless of course the high ranking officials are like the regular PHB's we know - clueless about technology issues. Bingo.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Here are a few things we know about the U.S. intelligence infrastructure: * They couldn't find WMD in Iraq -- because they weren't there. * They couldn't find bin Laden for 10 years. * They thought Snowden was on a plane with
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by fixxer 13y ago
Yeah, that's what I'm wondering. I wonder if his editor was in the loop. I read it wasn't about Jill Kelly... doesn't really narrow it down. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/micha
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by fixxer 13y ago
Any idea what the big story was?
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by fixxer 13y ago
I do most GIS viz through the browser (client-side scripting + PostGIS + ad hoc servers). Took a while to get up to speed, but it feels so good being able to scale projects quickly and not rely on Esri. As for math, I generally keep it on t
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by fixxer 13y ago
I wonder how much of this news has resulted in an entirely new cohort of software engineers applying for jobs with these companies? I'd bet the HR departments at places like Booz are extra busy right now.
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by fixxer 13y ago
When I worked for a billion dollar hedge fund, we used open source code and hired great open source developers. When I left and returned to academia, all I deal with is ArcGIS, Microsoft, and Matlab. These are the tools you use when money i
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by fixxer 13y ago
Sure... but again, consider their bread and butter client. While the Valley has a large share of government clients (case in point, Palantir), they still have to compete for sophisticated customers (basically, those that can code). Esri cat
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by fixxer 13y ago
I had to learn ArcGIS for a class. Ugh. That application brings new meaning to "feature creep". They make their money off people who can't "afford" open source (ie. institutions & gov).
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by fixxer 13y ago
I saw you got a downvote for this comment. I think the reasons for that downvote are fair and I'm not going to defend you... but, funny story regarding your point "A": I grew up living next door to a moderately famous federal
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by fixxer 13y ago
I wonder if race was a factor?
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by fixxer 13y ago
This crap happens all the time. Really disgusting abuse of power. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2012-11-20/pet-owner-... The penalty: one day without pay. http://www.news-gazette.com/
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by fixxer 13y ago
Any bets on when/if the Russians trade Snowden for one of their own?
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by fixxer 13y ago
> Former ID thief here. Hilarious. Former victim of ID theft here.
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by fixxer 13y ago
Do you believe the safe passage papers were given without Correa's consent, as he claims? I don't.
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by fixxer 13y ago
If this is accurate, Snowden might have to start shopping for a new country. As an aside, I didn't know Correa was a U of I grad. His adviser was Werner Baer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Baer
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by fixxer 13y ago
Maybe you should help 'em out? http://priceonomics.com/jobs/
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by fixxer 13y ago
Flask is a framework for writing applications. You can build whatever. I've used it for blog engines, geospatial models, and much more. A CMS is exactly as you say: a system for managing content.
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by fixxer 13y ago
> Deep down we Americans know that if there is a Hell we probably deserve to go to it You don't speak for me. All countries do horrible shit. Mao killed, what, 80 million? Hell is crowded. The issue here (as in: the thing I am furio
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by fixxer 13y ago
Django is a great framework, but it has always struck me as Python's answer to Ruby-on-Rails. Very structured. Flask is literally a 5-minute ad hoc content management system with all the power to take on massive tasks. The "micro-
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by fixxer 13y ago
Um, well, er... no, I prefer crontab. It has let me down far fewer times than mortals. EDIT: An agent running on some VM somewhere isn't that tough to implement. You could do it from a friggin' R-Pi. If the "all clear" i

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