johneth

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The U.S. Only Pretends to Have Free Markets(theatlantic.com)
4 points by johneth 7y ago|0 comments
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by johneth 7y ago
> Just having a user change passwords and auto complete will often put an old saved password in the first field but not the second confirmation password field. You can hint to the browser which password you want to autofill with autocomp
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I think we have a different idea of what these hypothetical regulations would do. I see it as regulations forcing Google and Apple, as platform owners, to not abuse their enormous power over developers on their platforms. Much like common-c
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by johneth 7y ago
> Regulating the App Stores as some sort of utility sounds like the perfect way to stifle growth and make it more difficult and expensive to publish on the App Store Please explain how you've come to this conclusion, because I can&#
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by johneth 7y ago
> The people voted to leave the EU Erm, no. 51% of 72% voted to leave. The rest either voted remain or didn't vote. Most of those who voted to leave almost certainly didn't vote for no deal. So stop spreading this empty "j
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by johneth 7y ago
Universal Postal Union: http://www.upu.int/en.html "With its 192 member countries, the UPU is the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date
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How much warmer is your city?(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by johneth 7y ago|0 comments
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by johneth 7y ago
Reality is notoriously biased against Brexit.
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It hasn't been called 'British Petroleum' for 18 years, since it merged with Amoco, an American company.
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by johneth 7y ago
From the article: > "Clean power is available on all its tariffs at no extra cost with most of the renewable energy coming from its own wind, biomass and solar sources" So they're already heavily invested(ing?)
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by johneth 7y ago
> They are legally obligated by their shareholders to make the biggest profit possible, likewise every other business. They're not, it's a common misconception: https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/academics/c
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by johneth 7y ago
In the markets of the G20*, Facebook (with Instagram and Whatsapp) dominate those apps, both in terms of users and revenue. (except perhaps Russia)
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> Facebook has a plenty of competition in the social media space Please give some examples.
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by johneth 7y ago
You said they "should let other people report on stories that involve them", implying that somehow they could stop that. Bit of a blurry sentence. > It's completely impossible to be even remotely impartial reporting yourse
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by johneth 7y ago
The BBC reporting on stories about itself doesn't stop other people from also reporting on stories about the BBC. Isn't that obvious?
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by johneth 7y ago
The BBC (organisation) is giving the opinion. BBC News (an independent division within the organisation) is reporting on it, likely in the interests of full transparency. The BBC has certain obligations, one of which is "sustaining cit
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by johneth 7y ago
What would you think about their transparency and impartiality if they didn't report on a story they're involved in? That's why.
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by johneth 8y ago
That sentence makes no sense.
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by johneth 8y ago
Political advertising is regulated in the UK.
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by johneth 8y ago
The company would pay corporation tax in Ireland. The French citizen, if resident in Spain, would probably pay taxes in Spain (generally countries tax residents). The customer may need to pay sales tax on the purchase to Brazil, if Brazil h
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by johneth 8y ago
It's easy to disable notifications for native apps (on iOS at least) - just don't grant the permission in the first place. The reason I feel web notifications are more problematic is the nagging aspect that I think would happen (l
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by johneth 8y ago
I thought you could trigger mobile Safari to hide its chrome when added to the home screen via some meta tag.
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The last thing I want is for websites to send me notifications (or rather, endlessly nag me to enable notifications, as I'd never grant permission).
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by johneth 8y ago
Given Google's attention span, I'd bet on the former.
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Errm, OK. That has nothing to do with what we're talking about - government interference in creative industries. It seems you just have an axe to grind.
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by johneth 8y ago
Pointing out hypocrisy in the Chinese government's policies (competition, human rights, etc.) is not 'bashing'. Just as pointing out those things in other governments is not X bashing. The reason it seems to occur more often
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by johneth 8y ago
Thank you for not answering my question.
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I just pointed out how the UK does not have cards up it’s sleeve. But as you seem to know something I don’t, please enlighten me - any examples of the UK government actually censoring games?
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That’s a completely pointless observation. PEGI is a pan-European (note: not solely UK - it’s an industry body) rating system. It doesn’t censor content or creativity, it just recommends that younger people can’t buy extreme content. It’s n
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They use it in multiple languages (World Service), mediums (TV, online, print), and use-cases (serious for news, legible for preschoolers learning to read, edgy for comedy trailers, etc.), for which the web fonts may be too limited or restr

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