hellodang

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by hellodang 6y ago
Freedom of speech in the US is strong, but its failure to carry over into private contexts makes it largely symbolic in the 21st century. The fact that you cannot make a YouTube video expressing concerns about COVID-19 or election fraud, si
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by hellodang 6y ago
This isn’t authoritarian in the slightest. If you think having your voice heard instead of silenced is an example of authoritarianism, I’m afraid trying to explain anything would be a lost cause.
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by hellodang 6y ago
All speech should be acceptable, according to the Polish government. It’s not right for a private entity to regulate speech. This law puts the locus of control back in the hands of government, but nowhere does it imply that the government w
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by hellodang 6y ago
> Under its provisions, social media services will not be allowed to remove content or block accounts if the content on them does not break Polish law. > If a special court rules in favour of the plaintiff and the internet service doe
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by hellodang 6y ago
JetBrains products are blacklisted by the DoD (and a growing list of defense contractors) because they have offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg. I’m guessing it’s over concerns about Russian backdoors.
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by hellodang 6y ago
Cool, I never heard of frequency illusion. I experience it all the time.
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by hellodang 6y ago
Microsoft is working on the big government cloud solution defense contract, JEDI. Certainly a prime target for state actors.
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by hellodang 6y ago
I question how much buzz about chess lately is the direct result of a certain Netflix Original. The effects seem to cascade. Chess blog posts on HN... a flood of sales of Chinese chess sets on Amazon... game night pics featuring chess on yo