lake99

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   by lake99 13y ago

   https://www.google.com/search?q=random+name+generator Heck, some of my "names" are just a random, unpronounceable string of letters.
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   by lake99 13y ago

   > because google is doing the equivalent of forcing you to link all of your different reddit identities together As someone who has lost count of all his google email ids and Google+ profiles, I'm telling you that that's just n
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   by lake99 13y ago

   I agree with you about competition. As for Google, Reddit, etc. I have a handful of ids on each. The profile attached with my real name is quite public, and I disclose quite a bit of my life there. As for my comments that I don't want
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   by lake99 13y ago

   When we're talking about movements like Anonymous, we are talking about a group of people who are quite vocal about their stances. These guys definitely carry considerable clout. That's how the Million Mask March came about, for e
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   by lake99 13y ago

   I guess ZoF has addressed your misunderstanding about mentioning Foxconn. > The main thing I got from this is that we should find another mask, or face, for Anonymous and activism/protesting in general. One that maybe holds more sig
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   by lake99 13y ago

   > Minimum wage where I live is 80% higher today than 10 years ago. Average wages are much higher too, though by a lesser percentage. The way they adjusted for inflation is suspect. [1] This [2] is how the wages look if you measure in amo
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   by lake99 13y ago

   > you have options such as commodities, non-US currencies, and hard assets like real estate. True, except that buying and selling of these is taxed. If the govt. had said, "buy and sell as much glass as you want, and you won't
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   by lake99 13y ago

   KDE started the Webkit stuff. I don't quite get why Apple made ALAC (2004) when FLAC (2001) was already there. > Also related: http://www.apple.com/opensource/ Also related: http://www.microsoft.com&
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   by lake99 13y ago

   I'm no fan of MS: see my comments in general. But your criticisms are a bit too extreme. MS announces EOL dates well in advance of stopping sales [1]. Those who want to hoard up on licences can do so. Windows 7 is still available for s
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > Just don't count on them to provide privacy as well. On the bright side, Google won't go thermonuclear on you if you choose a Google-free mod. The Cyanogenmod guys conveniently provide instructions to install "google pac
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    by lake99 13y ago

    Either that, or people born after 1980, the kind that mostly grew up with the internet and cell phones, express themselves differently from the rest of us, and may continue to do so for the rest of their lives. So, while "we, family, i
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    by lake99 13y ago

    Thanks for the pointer for ergodox. For those who did not want to sign up for Massdrop just to check the prices, this is what it says at the moment: This group buy is no longer available! We can remind you when the group buys is b
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    by lake99 13y ago

    I know that you never said it's true. The problem with all these might s is that they can add to character assassination, without bringing anything substantial to the discussion. Obamacare? Obama might be an egotistical narcissist. No
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > - Julian Assange might be an egotistical narcissist. "might be"? Anyone "might" be! Do you have substantial reasons for suspecting that Assange is one? > - The work and results of Wikileaks may have contributed t
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > Definitely great to see the box unchecked as default. I'm not so sure if it's a default setting. I guess it inherits some other settings that Google used to have earlier. I have always allowed Google to use info from me, as
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > Spread facts, not "myths" I think this guy [1], with his PhD thesis on the topic, would beg to differ. Also, I don't think the website's sole purpose is to destroy them (misconceptions/people?). Some of us la
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    by lake99 13y ago

    I see your point. Though I've not made up my mind about corporal punishment (as a step forward), I am concerned that whip-happy policemen might abuse it just the way they abuse tasers now.
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > Turing. 2013. Modern medicine has progressed quite a bit. And please don't bring up fluoroquinolone when I say just "antibiotics". > Or they may just turn to using bottles or broom handles. Thanks. I can come up with
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > But the problem is amongst the general population Do you imagine a scenario where I'd be the only guy getting assaulted? Must be an exceptionally safe prison then! Otherwise, I'm sure I could convince my fellow assault-vict
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    by lake99 13y ago

    There was no "them" when I thought about it. I wrote about what I would prefer for myself. Do you want a humane solution? Ask the people affected what they would prefer. And chemical castration does little permanent harm. Yes, lon
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > Corporal punishment would have to be pretty awful to be more brutal, humiliating, violent, or vindictive than prison. Would have ? Not really. Vindictive ? What exactly do you intend to achieve by putting someone in prison? Revenge?
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    by lake99 13y ago

    I wouldn't have interpreted it the way I did, had you written "I have nothing against the kickstarter approach. But when individuals are allowed to collectively donate millions to dollars to ventures without any ownership, it is i
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    by lake99 13y ago

    Thanks for confirming the clarification. I'm all for power-to-the-people.
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > I have nothing against the kickstarter approach. But it is insane to allow individuals to collectively donate millions to dollars to ventures without any ownership stake while at the same time barring them from funding the same project
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    by lake99 13y ago

    Please explain how you conclude that.
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    by lake99 13y ago

    Evidently, you both need to work on your reading comprehension.
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    by lake99 13y ago

    I guess you haven't seen http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/02/if-android-is-a-s... or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Prada#iPhone_controversy Like I said, some companies are
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    by lake99 13y ago

    I wasn't talking specifically of Apple here. I was talking about the ways in which markets may have nothing to do with end-users. > Apple are doing nothing different from their competitors with regard to patents. This is absolutely
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > Predatory pricing occurs when you sell a product at such low prices ... Thanks for correcting me on that. I was mistaken. > but that is a different sense of the word than what the OP refers to ... I am aware of that. > Apple does
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    by lake99 13y ago

    > - they aren't establishing or milking a monopoly - they aren't making commodity hardware - they aren't engaging in predatory pricing Huh? Yes, they are! A patent is a monopoly [1]. They did not invent this rotten system,