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by jshevek 7y ago
For anyone previously unfamiliar, as I was: HIMSS = Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
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by jshevek 7y ago
No, that 'connotation' isn't present in the parent's actual words.
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by jshevek 7y ago
I don't support the parent's use of name calling, but it is not necessarily the case that criticism of another's enthusiasm for a vender implies the critic also has enthusiasm for a vendor. Some of us dislike all of the domi
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by jshevek 7y ago
> Brave's integrated ponzi scheme (magic Brave dollars) "Ponzi" and "magic" are not descriptors one would use if discussing this [objectively]. Fortunately, BAT is opt in, and you can get all of the superior pri
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by jshevek 7y ago
Evolution makes adaptations to what it already has, unlike a sentient designer who might create an optimal design then look for ways to implement it. If you could design a human from scratch, it might be most efficient to give northerners a
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by jshevek 7y ago
Here is an analysis how well various browsers respect privacy: https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf
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by jshevek 7y ago
If your main concern is privacy, Firefox is not the best browser for most people right now: https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf
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by jshevek 7y ago
Indeed. Firefox is not the best browser if your main concern is privacy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22419284
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by jshevek 7y ago
It is very easy to install a ROM and have full control over your relationship with Google.
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by jshevek 7y ago
> I must misunderstand, are you implying that employment via a subcontractor would increase their salary? Subcontracted workers are technically not employees of Google, therefore can be disregarded when making claims about the min sala
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by jshevek 7y ago
Not Chrome. Brave: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22419284
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by jshevek 7y ago
Yes, few items on the app radar and they have 2017 as the date. Edit: No new videos on their youtube channel younger than 3 years, either.
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by jshevek 7y ago
I'm disappointed to see a 'decentralization' platform promoting a product which promotes Pocket. And this in its top 5 recommendations, even. I understand the problem of purity spiraling vs pragmatism, but at least they shoul
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by jshevek 7y ago
Concise aphorisms that encapsulate wisdom often trade comprehensive nuance for brevity. It is up to the reader to look beyond the literal words for the value in the aphorism. My favorite example is the golden rule, which invites you to con
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by jshevek 7y ago
> There's no way to criticize any bureaucracy without having a subtext that less bureaucracy is always better, if the mere implication that less bureaucracy would have prevented the problem is enough to conjure that subtext in the
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by jshevek 7y ago
> 4. Keep distance from people. Aim for 1.5 feet. Double that if person coughing or sneezing If someone is coughing or sneezing I'm going to shoot for much farther that three feet.
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by jshevek 7y ago
Taken literally, you are correct and you advocate good advice - to remember this and presumably weigh it among the pros and cons. However, your phrasing could be interpreted to have a subtext suggesting less bureaucracy is always better.
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by jshevek 7y ago
This is something the media should be discussing more, to motivate legislators to fix ASAP.
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by jshevek 7y ago
I never heard this before, so I looked into it just now. There appears to be some dispute, since he allegedly had the closely cropped mustache before WW1, which was when he was allegedly ordered to crop it short for gas masks.
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by jshevek 7y ago
"Oracle donated between $25,000 and $99,999 last year to the internet project..." The upper bound is barely enough for two modest full time salaries? This is not much money. I wonder how much the project gets altogether, ie what p
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by jshevek 7y ago
They may not have been referring to the same comment you are referring to.
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by jshevek 7y ago
Yes, I think we agree about the fact of an ideological bias, just not the underlying motive for, or nature of, the ideological bias.
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by jshevek 7y ago
Thank you for taking the time to explain this in a careful and thorough manner. You are absolutely correct to say: > Attempting to claim the combination of these optional user choices is 'ad swapping' in a nefarious, unethical
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by jshevek 7y ago
In what way is it unethical for a company who is providing me a valuable service to also give me the opportunity to opt-in to seeing ads to support that service? And in what way is it unethical for that same company to provide the service,
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by jshevek 7y ago
To be clear, I disagree with your use of the word "should". The world is messy and imperfect, and particularly when it comes to advertising one might say "evil". We will not be achieving utopia any time soon, so I wo
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by jshevek 7y ago
> Curious why you think a browser company should be acting as a middle man and taking a cut of revenue from the publisher or content creator? Well not just any browser company, but a browser company that improves the status quo and conv
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by jshevek 7y ago
Which browser is best for respecting user privacy? """ We study six browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Brave Browser, Microsoft Edge and Yandex Browser. For Brave with its default settings we did not find
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by jshevek 7y ago
There may be zealotry involved in the attacks on Brave, but I don't think it is essentially OS/free software zealotry. Brave is open source, after all. Edit: I am a passionate advocate for freedom, privacy, and free software and
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by jshevek 7y ago
Of course you are welcome to not use Brave, but who are you to decide whether I think my browser vender deserves my money (or attention-based money) for the services they provide? You literally said "Your browser vendor doesn't de
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by jshevek 7y ago
Yes. I can see an argument favoring Firefox, but it strikes me as absurd hyperbole to frame Brave as worse than Google, Apple, or Microsoft.

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