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by ihsw 13y ago
Morals and ethics have no say in determining whether to pay taxes -- if you pay too much then the government complains, if you don't pay enough then the government complains. Where exactly does right and wrong fit into this equation? T
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by ihsw 13y ago
Because people form a stronger rapport with those who share negative experiences than positive experiences. Granted, trying to take advantage of this is walking a very narrow tightrope, however if executed well then it could be hugely pro
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by ihsw 13y ago
Consider the following: * the software is designed by committee * in the interest of greater acceptance, the committee solicits opinions of users for how to design the software * some users need certain features, and the committee members a
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by ihsw 13y ago
Three words: embrace, extend, extinguish. Microsoft will push for better interoperability between the two OSes, however MS will notably utilize proprietary features (disk access protocols or some-such) and encourage handset manufacturers to
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by ihsw 13y ago
Large organizations need homogeneous computer systems, so it stands to reason that centralized configuration management would be a perfect fit. So why hasn't the likes of puppet and chef caught on? Genuinely curious.
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by ihsw 13y ago
> The report said that White House officials "strongly objected" to accusations that they did not favour disclosure, and cited statistics showing that Obama gave more interviews in news, entertainment and digital media in the f
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by ihsw 13y ago
`git push` implies that there were any changes to commit. `git reset --hard origin/despotism` would be more accurate, since it over-writes any commits not yet pushed.
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by ihsw 13y ago
Even worse is the speed of escalation -- organizations didn't used to go right to the feds, and when they did then the feds didn't immediately use 4am SWAT teams. Nowadays the rate at which you'll get fucked hard is pretty
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by ihsw 13y ago
Exactly. ECUs are notoriously closed-source and communicate using opaque and proprietary protocols, especially since vast swaths of them aren't even managed by the auto manufacturers (Honda et al just buy ECUs, do some cursory function
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by ihsw 13y ago
Because the Nobel prizes are inherently political -- scientists and governments alike needed to justify the enormous investment in the LHC, and what better way than a token Nobel award? The LHC may be worth the investment but the Nobel priz
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by ihsw 13y ago
It has nothing to do with codex or creed or any of that, it's simply self-preservation. Most people aren't ideologues willing to go all the way (to death and destitution) for their ideals.
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by ihsw 13y ago
It's a pretty good presentation, and it cannot be understated that good security is hard to quantify until shit hits the fan. Especially in an environment where "hackers are no longer the apex predator." In case of living lif
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by ihsw 13y ago
That's pretty good.
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by ihsw 13y ago
It would be interesting to see it be re-instated at the behest of the FBI.
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by ihsw 13y ago
Actually they address that as well, albeit from a philosophical standpoint -- Firebug is supposed to provide useful web development features that aren't already served by the browser. There isn't supposed to be competition. I supp
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by ihsw 13y ago
It's a long-shot but the sugary bullshit crusade has affected every other source of food and water -- sweeteners are added to every possible thing. Real honey, for example, is difficult to find because most honey sold in grocery stores
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by ihsw 13y ago
They answer that question in the article: > We thought long and hard about including Firebug wholesale and considered several approaches to integrating it. An early prototype of the Inspector even included a significant portion of Firebu
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by ihsw 13y ago
Ads are an inconvenience, surveillance isn't.
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by ihsw 13y ago
> Soda is the new smoking. FTFY. No, really, sitting on your ass may be uncomfortable but it's not 1) addictive 2) marketed heavily to teenagers 3) causing life-long debilitating diseases 4) cheap and abundant.
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by ihsw 13y ago
One has to wonder when our surveillance overlords will hack into torrent sites and steal user information so that they can easily score hundreds of high-profile arrests for "IP Theft."
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by ihsw 13y ago
A modestly-sized IPS screen.
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by ihsw 13y ago
Only available in the UK and US. How unfortunate. Following the link for the US to Amazon, the HP Chromebook is nowhere to be seen on the resulting page. http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=2858603011
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by ihsw 13y ago
Reducing drug abuse was once the goal, but not anymore. It's all about punishing people now.
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by ihsw 13y ago
It's not an ageism problem, it's a loyalty and perception problem. Old people by their nature cling to institutions of loyalty and start-ups are definitely not known for staying around for +3 years. Furthermore start-ups also impl
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by ihsw 13y ago
The point is control -- look no further than the Carter Doctrine to understand the basis of America's foreign policy in the Middle East. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_doctrine It's the reason the US Mar
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by ihsw 13y ago
Oil subsidies are the only reason the US is an energy production leader, not unlike how corn subsidies are the only reason corn-based ethanol is competitive. Ending subsidies cannot be done -- it needs to be accomplished as a side-effect
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by ihsw 13y ago
In the midst of all these pie-in-the-sky numbers being thrown around, one has to wonder if it will be another FB. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering_of_Face... 68 days after the IPO, 47% of its initia
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by ihsw 13y ago
> What's also driving her away may be something that runs deeper: "People feel like they're being ripped off everywhere," she says. There we go, nail on the head. In the age of HFT-induced flash crashes, high profile
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by ihsw 13y ago
-- while in motion. In all seriousness it was running a good 20kph in the video, I wouldn't be surprised if this thing was deployed alongside canine units. Perhaps even apprehending vehicles? The cheetah has great speed but its real po
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by ihsw 13y ago
These are the consequences of gerrymandering -- hyper-majorities where one side rarely (if ever) cooperates with the other. Hell, cooperation is internally translated as capitulation . Our congressional representatives don't have to c

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