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by ihsw 13y ago
It would be wonderful to see a contrast with non-human internet users -- I seem to recall an article recently saying that bots now utilize more port-80/port-443 bandwidth than humans do, and that the trend will only get more skewed fro
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by ihsw 13y ago
Sounds like always-on DRM. The rich and the technologically adept will be unaffected, but another hammer will be available for our ambivalent rulers to manipulate normal people. This shitty DRM better be opt-in. Fined $2,500 for every devic
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by ihsw 13y ago
The concept isn't new -- it's called kinetic bombardment[1]. Generally speaking, the amount of damage for a tungsten rod the size of a telephone pole would match low-yield atomic detonations. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org
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by ihsw 13y ago
Please stop being facetious, libertarianism != anarchism. Libertarianism recognizes the value of governance, don't get confused, but it asserts that certain individual rights as inalienable.
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by ihsw 13y ago
Official support from the Bootstrap team rather than third-party support. Sass and LESS releases will be hand-in-hand now rather than staggered.
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by ihsw 13y ago
Makes me wonder how this affects their recent patent pact with Samsung -- now that they have Samsung as a form of support, they no longer need Motorola Mobility? Perhaps a patent pact with Motorola Mobility would've been better than bu
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by ihsw 13y ago
I can't help but think having growth rates that high over a thirty year period would be awesome for a business.
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by ihsw 13y ago
And when domestic production just doesn't happen, what then? Will you allow your population to languish in poverty while prices are high due to an artificial floor? PS4s are a luxury, but when we apply the same logic to necessities the
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by ihsw 13y ago
I get only 8 results. Fascinating.
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by ihsw 13y ago
Yeah, you're right. It's a bit of a shitty news article, but it's good at grabbing your attention.
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by ihsw 13y ago
The comparison is fairly skin deep: * mandatory minimum sentences * lopsided plea bargains (you can go to jail for anywhere between 18 months to 30 years, depending on whether you take the bargain) * prosecutors pushing for convictions as a
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by ihsw 13y ago
What about if youtube.com's CDNs are overloaded and slow? Will you blame your ISP? This is the problem with such ratings systems -- they're inherently one-sided.
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by ihsw 13y ago
It seems unicameralism and despotism go hand in hand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Unibicameral_Map.svg There are a few notable exceptions.
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by ihsw 13y ago
The fear is that the rate at which escalation occurs is tightening significantly, especially with regards to the mobilization of a civilian populace. It stands to reason that the rate at which escalation occurs directly correlates with the
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by ihsw 13y ago
Because they wish to do business in South America, or with South American companies. Economic unity is very attractive, especially considering the financial/legal hurdles that come with reaching customers in a dozen different currencie
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by ihsw 13y ago
> The only way to really combat it is for different countries to collude and perhaps sanction tax havens. Sounds like textbook prisoner's dilemma -- if they betray each-other then they both lose, but there's still a chance that
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by ihsw 13y ago
> The data will stop being presented in a form that's easily parsed. Instead, it'll be in PDFs rather than within text+HTML that this guy's extension can move around. Five years from now this kind of information will be en
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by ihsw 13y ago
I'd recommend you watch the NSA congressional hearings starting from June. The first one is notable in that there is quite clearly some discontent. Here is a start: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/CybersecurityT
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by ihsw 13y ago
Personally I recommend reading the actual FCC blog entry before voicing your outrage or relief: http://www.fcc.gov/blog/ensuring-open-internet-now-and-futur... It's far more well-written -- and notably prescient -
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by ihsw 13y ago
> there's every reason to believe this is happening again with the NSA No, there isn't -- there is no such evidence that our elected officials are being coerced by the NSA. Let me say it again, if such proof is revealed then it
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by ihsw 13y ago
It's a metaphor, I apologize for any confusion.
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by ihsw 13y ago
If they're going to be anything like their desktops and laptops, the software will be filled with crapware and the hardware will be impossibly difficult to service. > The devices will run Android 4.2, a.k.a. Jelly Bean. Sounds like
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by ihsw 13y ago
It's not about spying anymore, it's about actively working to diminish the security of the everybody to make their job easier. * Would you accept that the US Government pays tech companies to install secret backdoors in operating
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by ihsw 13y ago
For those curious about whether this is a repost -- this link goes to the actual blog entry instead of the blog's homepage. It would probably be best of the other submission[1] went to the linked article. [1] https://news.yc
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by ihsw 13y ago
If anything, it's symbolic and indicative of future actions. The university has demonstrated 'defending itself' and now they have evidence of anti-authoritarian protest and dissent directed at the them, and the next logical s
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by ihsw 13y ago
And the related blog post: http://blog.netflix.com/2014/01/new-isp-performance-data-for...
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by ihsw 13y ago
Do humans strive to improve the existence of fish? Do we optimize the entirety of the oceans for our own enrichment, or for the enjoyment of fish? Maybe someday, but not today. Fish cannot fathom the meaning of a motor vehicle and we would
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by ihsw 13y ago
There are some economic/social theories that suggest homelessness is an adequate and necessary deterrent to poverty. However, I'm not going to address a flaw in your logic, namely that the only role of taxation is deterring undesi
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by ihsw 13y ago
> The agency is asking the makers of animal drugs to voluntarily alter their labels so that farmers can no longer buy antibiotics to promote animal growth (a fairly common practice). I was under the impression that growth is secondary to
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by ihsw 13y ago
Your post implies that the US operates in Pakistan and Yemen without their consent -- there is definitely consent. Pakistan and Yemen want the US to bomb their country, for a variety of reasons that are as silly and contradictory as one c

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