la_barba

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by la_barba 7y ago
Well, I do think that delivering all the YT features to users on a global scale is an engineering challenge. Its just that I would much rather prefer they didn't actually succeed at doing that, especially when it comes to a few of thos
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by la_barba 7y ago
Yeah iOS doesn't allow those kinds of apps. That's one thing I'm jealous of from Android.
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by la_barba 7y ago
Well, totalitarian in this context means shackling developers with micro-management of basic functions of software development. Apple has a large enough megaphone that I don't feel the need to care about whats best for them. They can d
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by la_barba 7y ago
I was there about a year back and I too remember thinking why they had so mayn vending machines, and also at seemingly odd/random spots. It felt a bit shady buying alcohol from a vending machine without showing ID, but maybe thats just
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by la_barba 7y ago
A couple of points. How realistic is that though? How would they even know where the code came from in a compiled binary? Also, a platform vendor controlling what code I can or can't use sounds like a totalitarian regime to me. IMHO a
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by la_barba 7y ago
They were sold a mislabeled item. They're just returning it to the store.
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by la_barba 7y ago
Every Google product launch gets a free marketing boost on all tech blogs. Maybe these negative articles balance it out..
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by la_barba 7y ago
I think disabling the all the user snooping would help reduce the latency too. Just saying :)
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by la_barba 7y ago
Shockingly, I read the actual study. "However, as we focused on politically-savvy users on Twitter, the reader should not infer that our observations generalize immediately to other settings, or that echo chamber effects are as pronoun
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by la_barba 7y ago
Depends, but I wouldn't want to work with someone who ignores my emails.
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by la_barba 7y ago
If you work with the sender or if they are your friend, or otherwise are known to you - then yes. I'm obviously obviously not talking about replying to spammers here.
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by la_barba 7y ago
If you had good reasons to ignore their previous emails you should let them know.
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by la_barba 7y ago
>These are not defined in a strict mathematical sense, and they don't actually exist, but the phenomenon certainly does. That's my point, I'm disputing the central assertion that these phenomenon actually model reality. &g
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by la_barba 7y ago
Well a bubble is an imagined abstraction. Like most abstractions, it doesn't actually exist. Its just a way to simplify things. Also, there isn't a clear definition of it either, making things even more muddy. >HN, while being
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by la_barba 7y ago
>Again, you can't lose something you never had, and calling it a loss is just wordplay. Well, you can. We have entire legal systems dedicated to assessing economic harm based on similar hypothetical situations. For e.g. Loss of inco
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by la_barba 7y ago
Yes, and that would be good. Alls im saying is, follow the law, or change it, but don't advocate breaking it ;) (I admit I too pirated music and sw during my college days, but I don't anymore..)
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by la_barba 7y ago
> Stallman believes in all source code being open and treated no different than a cooking recipe. Not exactly. He doesn't want people modifying the recipe and keeping it a secret. Or atleast, not distributing food made from that rec
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by la_barba 7y ago
The act of pirating the movie itself signals that there is some notional value to the downloaded content. Otherwise, you would just pipe 1GB of bits from /dev/random in to a file and play that.
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by la_barba 7y ago
So, just as an hypothetical.. If it were impossible to pirate Windows, would all of those users switch to Linux or BSD or other free OSs? If even a single user goes out and buys a license to Windows, then there is a definite argument to be
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by la_barba 7y ago
Err, are we on the same page here? I don't think so. Because I'm talking about copyright law. Comparing the morality of pirating a disney movie with opposing killing people is not a reasonable position. It cheapens the real strugg
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by la_barba 7y ago
Starting an argument with "Anything can happen" rarely gets us anywhere. We can only make do with what we know..
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by la_barba 7y ago
Yes, stealing applies primarily to physical property or physical items of value. And the word hacker now has a second meaning with a negative connotation. Words outgrow their original meaning as the language evolves. I'm not advocating
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by la_barba 7y ago
You are comparing historical mirrorless performance with DSLRs, but article is comparing them to medium format cameras, two different things. Medium format cameras were slower than both, older consumer/compact mirrorless cameras as wel
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by la_barba 7y ago
Do you think practicing civil disobedience on copyright law will lead us to fixing it? It seems like the opposition is just digging its heels even further. In addition to fighting for their right to control distribution, they're also p
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by la_barba 7y ago
Well, sure, thats all well and good in theory. How do you deal with existing laws though? Its hypocritical to tell someone to not "steal" GPL code, when you're downloading the latest Avengers movie yourself. I'm all for
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by la_barba 7y ago
Well, for one, neighboring pixels are already being used during demosaicing. But I understand your question. For an end-user to detect such overt manipulation, you'd probably need to take successive frames with the lens cap on, and obs
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by la_barba 7y ago
Well, the author of a work should be able to control certain key aspects of distribution. Either you agree or disagree. Anything else is just a special-pleading logical fallacy.
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by la_barba 7y ago
Its interesting that it is usually hosted in countries that see a limited impact from the piracy of copyrighted works.
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by la_barba 7y ago
Its the same law that protect people from others stealing GPL code. I assume you're in favor of that?
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by la_barba 7y ago
The Athlon XPs did run hot. I don't have a handy link right this moment. Maybe someone can look it up..

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