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by fnimick 3y ago
You just described how right-wing "debate" works. There's a reason the most popular examples are Ben Shapiro going to a college campus and using rhetorical tricks to dunk on students who are prepared for an honest discussion,
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There's a difference between "X company pays a developer for one game, now" and "X company has purchased the developer outright so all future games will be available only on this platform."
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> even among competitors there aren't really any "always free" options https://supabase.com/pricing (not affiliated, but a happy user)
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See also: VCs talking glowingly about how "productive" 996 makes Chinese companies and how US employees should be working similar hours to keep up. Greed knows no national boundaries, and the societal norms that kept it somewhat u
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> many people a clear red flag signal to avoid Reddit. As much as I wish that were the case, 99.9% of people don't care, won't care, and want the admins to steamroll this so they can go back to scrolling on the toilet. This is
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Why does it work in other countries then?
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Don't forget that Steve Huffman legitimately expects all of society to collapse and makes plans to survive it, including getting as much money and as many resources as possible. (The part where he helps to bring it about doesn't s
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NVidia made a video card good enough that people who bought it had no need to upgrade for 4-5 years afterward. It hampered sales of cards for two generations afterward.
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RIF developer counters Reddit CEO’s claims(theverge.com)
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> Removable backs would limit wireless charging hardware like apples MagSafe (which is great!). I had a phone with a removable back and wireless charging back in 2012. This isn't rocket science.
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Capital gains _should_ be counted as income. But that's a separate conversation. The solution to "it's too hard to penalize the rich" isn't to give up, it's to figure out how they hide their real income and tak
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Open season on people _who commit crimes_ with X amount of money, FTFY. If you have a problem with this, try committing fewer crimes. If you don't commit wage theft, you should have no problem with increased enforcement of it, for exam
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Saving the news from Big Tech with end-to-end social media(pluralistic.net)
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> Was it at least a good deal for the founder? This doesn't make it any better for the, you know, entire rest of the company. It's important to remember that this startup industry relies on selling dreams to idealistic young gr
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See also: Be Wary of Imitating High-Status People Who Can Afford to Countersignal https://www.robkhenderson.com/p/the-perils-of-imitating-high...
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Yes: https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/ First, platforms are good to users to attract them. Then, they abuse users to attract advertisers. Then, once they think they have a moat, they abus
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If that is the case, why will the Tesla to CCS adapter work only on Ford and GM vehicles? It's very clear from the press releases that other companies cars are left out until they pay up.
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> Tesla is in the process of ratifying it as an open standard. You'll forgive me if I don't believe them, considering their last PR release pre-2021 about it being an "open standard" included the fine print of Tesla g
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Unfortunately it seems so. There's no reason for the Tesla to CCS adapters to be vendor-locked to Ford and GM otherwise. If you want to use a Tesla charging station, and you own a vehicle from a company that hasn't paid up, you&#x
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> I have one in my garage; it does not sag under its own weight. I agree with you that the CCS connector is perfectly inoffensive, but you're probably thinking of J1772, unless you have a DC fast charging station at home!
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That's not open. That much is clear when GM and Ford have to sign licensing agreements to add the connector to the car and get access to a NACS to CCS adapter, which won't work on vehicles from automakers that haven't signed
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> Tesla already opened up the NACS connector for others to use. We don't know the detail yet but the license fee is probably minimal if Ford and GM agree to join. Any licensing fee paid to a single company is unacceptable for what i
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Amusing that you're saying this when Tesla requires an app to set up your car for charging in the first place. Sure, you don't need an app at the point of sale, but I'd argue tying your car permanently to your identity is eve
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This is absolutely awful for the industry. I hope the FTC steps in and either forces Tesla to truly open its connector (no requiring licensing fees / handing over development to an industry consortium) or kills these deals. I genuinely
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There are so many potential abuses in a situation like this that I find it baffling that you can't imagine any of them. "User XYZ has a power consumption profile that our AI believes to be associated with illegal grow operations -
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> Just post on HN and hope someone in the right spot sees it? That's how a lot of Google tech support happens. If you get banned by mistake, you have far better luck making noise here or on Twitter vs actually going through support.
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Times change and people realize how inappropriate it is. She herself has called for an end to the use of the image as a relic of a male dominated field. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/How-a-Nude-Playboy-Photo.
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Breaking the rules and cheating has been a celebrated strategy here and in the startup community. Remember that Uber and AirBnB were blatantly illegal when they launched and made millions. Remember how YC was encouraging people who advertis
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They are not wrong. They are lying, and we know they are lying, and they know that we know they are lying, but they have to speak to the pretense of societal good in order to get business and money. Look at SBF's 'effective altrui
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> Nobody was hurt in the latter case. Except the honest competitor who was passed over for the position, or the promotion?

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