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by knz 7y ago
I think OP's point is that many of the tools necessary for a totalitarian state are in place. The Stasi and NKVD would have loved tools like this. America once aspired to something other than "papers please".
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by knz 7y ago
> full fingerprints for REAL ID. Permanent residents (and non residents) already get their prints scanned at every entry. I'm a naturalized citizen now but was always mildly bothered by being singled out (my wife and kids are US cit
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by knz 7y ago
> One of my big fears is the fragmentation of society and a conservative vs. a liberal internet That's already true - consider a site like Reddit and the perceptions of /r/politics compared to /r/the_donald or th
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by knz 7y ago
People usually cite benefits to farmers, energy savings, declining crime/traffic accidents, happiness due to more sunlight etc. The first Google result for me implies that these are largely myths ( https://www.forbes.com&#x2F
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by knz 7y ago
Many States (or at least some legislators in those states) are pushing for permanent DST because of the perceived benefits. I live in the north and the concern about DST always makes me laugh - the relationship between the time and diurnal
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by knz 7y ago
Don't underestimate the ability of people to ignore evidence if it challenges their personal beliefs. I know way too many retired engineers who refuse to believe the science because a certain TV network has convinced them that it'
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by knz 8y ago
Google suggests that it's electronic logging device, which is used to track transportation regulatory compliance. It likely includes location data. Top google result - https://eldfacts.com/eld-facts/
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by knz 8y ago
> I've never heard anyone criticizing the size of the FAA or calls for airplane manufacturers to be deregulated. Do you have examples of this? Numerous aspects of the FAA have been politicized for decades (going back to at least the
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by knz 8y ago
> The issue is that there seems to be no organisation with the power to enforce said rules on the countries/governments/organisations doing this. Is that not the role of the public/voters? Assuming they are informed and no
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by knz 8y ago
> "Otherwise I'll be happy to do it, as long as you're OK with pushing X back a week" While I agree with your sentiment, this only works in a workplace where management is willing to adjust deadlines and expectations
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by knz 8y ago
I'm a kiwi who has lived in North America for over a decade. It's astounding to me how many people I've met have no idea where New Zealand is or believe it is near Scandinavia or Iceland - I'm not sure that issue is due
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by knz 8y ago
Which makes sense. A JFK to AMS flight is probably a much higher risk for terrorism than say FSD to MOT.
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by knz 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes%E2%80%93Picot_Agreement for those interested.
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by knz 8y ago
> They don't face financial ruin, unless they don't have health insurance In the age of high deductible plans I'm not sure this is accurate. For many Americans the $5,000+ for a deductible each year is unsustainable, espec
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by knz 8y ago
Is the issue the US government? Or the lobbying to protect special interest groups?
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by knz 8y ago
> Hmm, here in Europe were I live 27C would be considered a rather pleasant temperature. There are many factors that influence how tolerable the heat is - low humidity and the presence of a breeze can make a huge difference on how tolera
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by knz 8y ago
> Not sure if I'm missing any other imported herbivores that could be considered a pest. I don't believe they are omnivores but stoats and ferrets are also a huge pest in New Zealand.
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by knz 8y ago
> What's the advantage of docker over this? To be honest, I don't know enough about vagrant to fully answer this. I'm curious if there are any advantages with vagrant over Docker?
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by knz 8y ago
I don't disagree. As I said it's "probably related to the complexities of your specific architecture, applications, and infrastructure." Use what works for your environment and team.
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by knz 8y ago
> The guys at my work made the switch to containers months ago and we've yet to realize any gains from them, > Development is more complicated and slower, everyone is on macs so docker runs like shit That's probably related
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by knz 8y ago
I agree that .compact is their most mobile friendly website but I'm not sure I'd call it "user friendly". It's difficult to edit comments, difficult to switch between subreddit's, and defaults to their main mob
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by knz 9y ago
There are multiple vectors for them obtaining that information - location records from your phone, receipts for parking ramps at a hospital, any mention about a pregnancy or baby on social media in the past (pregnancy announcement etc), ima
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by knz 9y ago
> If the mother is an American, it's not complicated. > Can we just assume that married men are the fathers of their wives' children? (yes) My sister in law was born and raised in America. She now lives in the EU and has a c
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by knz 9y ago
> Let's all just be intellectually honest here: people only care because Trump made effective use of social media. I'm not sure that's accurate either in the context of how the Trump campaign used this data and the investi
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by knz 9y ago
Isn't the surprise of many that this was used for political purposes in a way that significantly differs from the expected pattern (micro targeting vs generic political advertising)? I suspect most people on HN are aware of how naive m
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by knz 9y ago
> As technical folks, it's our job to learn how to say "no", and not just in an abrasive way that shuts down the conversation, but to work with project managers and decision makers, understand the reasons for their decisio
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by knz 9y ago
> Any alert is better than no alert For large earthquakes, absolutely. But if you get a situation like the Canterbury earthquakes ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake - 17,000+ over the span of
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by knz 9y ago
You can also use the water for purposes other than hydration (hand washing etc).
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by knz 9y ago
> Not that ADHD and ASD can be compared My understanding is that ASD and ADHD are often found together. I don't have enough familiarity with either to know where one begins and the other starts. Thanks for sharing your perspective,
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by knz 9y ago
Is the issue a lack of jobs or a lack of jobs that pay enough to prosper in our society? BLS has the mean annual income for a truck driver at $43,000 ( https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533032.htm ) versus ~ $22,00

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