Y
HN Search
Hacker News Search
new
|
comments
|
top
|
jobs
gdhbcc
searching PlanetScale…
1.
▲
2.
▲
3.
▲
4.
▲
5.
▲
6.
▲
14 ms
·
91.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Sounds like the company would do well to keep that employee happy then. I don't see a reason why we should be okay with removing such powerful leverage from the workers hands.
92.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Much less secure too
93.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Are you describing china or western europeia countries like portugal?
94.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
The reason why it's done essentially universally is not necessarily because it is good for the economy in general, it needs only to be good for those who control the issuing of currency (governments). And it is beneficial for them to d
95.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Perhaps if people actually presented convincing and consistent counter arguments to those you wouldn't see them as often.
96.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
These types of laws are quite common throughout the world, including in developed western countries.
97.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Then you dont get freedom of speech. Defending rights isn't easy.
98.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Is this worth it?
99.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Or they pick the third option. They keep the northern Irish open, and simply deport all non Irish without proper documentation. If course the EU won't allow a backdoor into the common market, so they will be the ones pressuring Ireland
100.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Sender pays them for the most part. You can get the receiver to pay, but its unusual and dependable on the receiver actively choosing to pay, so they can simply set a threshold
101.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
I support these articles, not because they are a good idea, but because i hope the backlash against them will go to the root of the issue, the concept of intelectual property
102.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Bits are bits are bits
103.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Because on a fundamental level bits are bits are bits, regardless of who made them or through what purpose.
104.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
In portugal you need more than just "ancestry", unless it's relatively close relatives (grandparent). You would need to speak Portuguese, and prove an effective tie to portugal, for example participating in Portuguese cultur
105.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Competition breeds excellence
106.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Not make information illegal to possess? We don't make footage of car hackings illegal to own, why should this be any different? At the end of the day, the harm is already done, no point causing more.
107.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
As a Portuguese I cant help but think it is an unfortunate name, since it sounds exactly like a particularly rude word
108.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
It really isn't though. Try paying 600€ worth of taxes in Portugal with cash and all you'll get is a fine because its banned. Try to buy a macbook? You better have a bank account because its illegal to buy it using cash. You owe 3
109.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Copyright is automatic. Tweets are already copyrighted.
110.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
There was a german entrepreneur who did something like that. He picked a bunch of young software developers and gave them an office and budget to do what they like with it. It didn't end well, they spent the budget on gaming chairs and
111.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Stability? Peace? Balance? Can i get some sources on that? Whats the longest running democracy? And now does it matchup against the longest dynasty? People always make these claims but the data just doesn't back it up. How many republi
112.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
That particular example is not a good one, since the scientists should be all rights have been convicted and punished for what they did. The overturning of the sentence was a miscarriage of justice driven by public opinion and media clickba
113.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Because if you buy something you have a right to know what you're buying. Just like I have the right to know what is in the sausages I bought for lunch, I should have the right to know what is in the .exe I bought to run my accounting
114.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
I expect all actions by the courts to be entirely public and freely available. If it can't be public, they can't act.
115.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Are we just ignoring the black site in Chicago?
116.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Whats the time until the heat death of the universe? That's what they committed to (or more if se manage to extend that)
117.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Same thing happens w8tg a bankrupt business...
118.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
It's a good example of GDPR non-compliance too.
119.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Tl:dr: storage is expensive, and we aren't going to be giving it away when you're not giving us enough revenue
120.
▲
by
gdhbcc
8y ago
Am i taking crazy pills? How is publishing your work in any way dishonest?
More ›