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by joonix 13y ago
Or that the programs are not being abused widely for surveillance outside of their stated purpose?
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by joonix 13y ago
Yep. Australia has no interest in conflict w/ the US. Australia even has a poor record of standing up for its own citizens when persecuted abroad. They are a tiny nation with a vast amount of land and a big reliance on sea-trade. Not
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by joonix 13y ago
I still wouldn't want to eat it three times a week. It is quite strange that it's considered a delicacy, if you look at live lobsters up close they are kind of disgusting and really just look like giant insects that happen to live
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by joonix 13y ago
The general public agrees with Obama for the most part. And no, the general public's consensus cannot be seen by reading internet blogs/news comments.
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by joonix 13y ago
What kind of mad world do we live in where a graduate from one of the top universities in the world agrees to take a first job hawking ad space for a fad-of-the-year mobile app?
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by joonix 13y ago
I don't think it would happen. It would be a disaster and a scandal for any administration to pursue such charges against someone so high profile.
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by joonix 13y ago
Why is Snapchat better positioned to convert $100M into the next "mobile platform" than any other entity?
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by joonix 13y ago
So imagine Larry Page or Mark Zuckerberg comes out and admits it. Do you think they end up in federal prison?
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by joonix 13y ago
What does that even mean? What is "the next generation mobile platform?" I'm not even sure what you mean by "mobile platform." Snapchat is a mechanism for sending photos to friends. Privately. People don't want
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by joonix 13y ago
What does Snapchat need $100M for? The idiocy continues.
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by joonix 13y ago
But those companies have data centers all over the world. It's not like all data goes through one pipe ...
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by joonix 13y ago
Everything they are doing is legal. Americans are shocked that a spy agency was given powers and money by Congress and then proceeded to use them. What did they think would happen? What about holding the idiots who voted almost unanimou
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by joonix 13y ago
The people who want to "start something" generally have nothing to lose. The average American in the suburbs with a family has plenty to lose. Their children, their spouse, their job/income and providing, and safety, are far
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by joonix 13y ago
What most people are missing here is that the average American a) doesn't care b) doesn't actually know what their rights are c) is happy to allow this in the name of "anti-terrorism." Seriously, step away from the inter
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by joonix 13y ago
And it's not like these investments serve any public good. They don't get commercialized or taught to the public/industry like NASA, DARPA, etc... and what terrorist attacks have they stopped? Kids still shoot up schools. Peo
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by joonix 13y ago
Who are the people designing NSA software? It seems like this technology should make Google's "big data" techniques seem like amateur hour. Are these guys the cream of the crop or what?
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by joonix 13y ago
I wish there were more opportunities in the discount business because I love these types of cultures and companies. Seems to be a saturated sector, though.
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by joonix 13y ago
How can you "feel" information vulnerability? That's kind of a ridiculous concept. Everything you type into your computer could literally be broadcast onto a massive LED screen in a public square on the other side of the planet and you woul
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by joonix 13y ago
It's all a giant scam. All this technology requires huge IT contracts for some of the biggest corporations in the country. It's all kind of a hilariously sad cycle: 1. Energy/resources corps "encourage" the US into war or political involvem
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by joonix 13y ago
People like you, who can't understand why a massive forest full of redwood trees is worth protecting with heavy-handedness, who California would love to keep outside of its borders. So I think they're doing something right.
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by joonix 13y ago
really? what about people who wish they had "done more with [their] life" or "done something more meaningful." I'm sure many people think this. They look back on an easy-going life with a good amount of leisure and wonder what it was all fo
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by joonix 13y ago
No, just Make Something, it will Take Ten Thousand Hours, but remember, Startups. Study those who have Made Something, and then copy them by Making Something of Your Own.
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by joonix 13y ago
That's possible, I'm just going by what someone at the company told me. Haven't looked into it further.
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by joonix 13y ago
There's almost nowhere with low COL and good access and reasonable amenities, though. Whereas in the US, small towns are still pretty well connected to the rest of the country with a solid interstate highway system and excellent freight rai
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by joonix 13y ago
Bigcommerce moved to the US (Austin), just as almost every successful tech company (and tech individual) out of Australia ends up doing. You can't blame Australia too much for that. It's a tiny market, and the US is an abnormally large one.
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by joonix 13y ago
How can you say China is "economically free" with a straight face? Surely people can't believe this. Try to import something into China. Try to take RMB out of it. etc etc. It's one of the most centrally planned economies out there with muc
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by joonix 13y ago
a) Chicago is pretty cheap. b) Why do you have to be downtown? There are lots of suburbs and regional towns connected with good rail.
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by joonix 13y ago
Price is steep on these, presumably due to the motors. Is there a similar desk that you can elevate with a simple hydraulic foot pedal? Kind of like the chairs at a hair salon.
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by joonix 13y ago
That would be a nightmare for them. You can't control the service or quality that is performed under your brand name. And how would you keep track of the inventory available at each grocer? They are not identical. And, grocery stores aren't
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by joonix 13y ago
Props to you. Seriously. I admire how you persevered and made things happen. I actually used to have a thriving ebay business in my teens and early 20s. I agree with your last statement 100%. I'm trying to make my current career path work,

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