lambertsimnel

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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I hate to be a GNU-Linux pedant, but isn't it GNU that's American, while Linux (the kernel) is European?
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Can't websites that host user-generated content take steps (under the DMCA?) to ensure that users alone (and not the site) are liable for any copyright-infringing user-generated content? If the users are sufficiently anonymised, or sha
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
In your hypothetical situation (if it's a two-party system), there might be a problem with defeating such an extremist party even by legal, democratic, non-violent means. Even if such an extremist party can be consistently defeated, ho
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I don't see why not, but presumably it's the person (or people) controlling the username that would be held to account, if they can be identified
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I suspect a lot of images on Twitter are unintentionally infringing, and that Twitter users typically remain ignorant, because not many are targeted for enforcement. If copyright enforcement against tweeted images takes off, maybe that will
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
That's shocking. I wonder whether Twitter users are really legally liable for copyright violation in tweets they retweet, or whether the enforcers just believe they can get away with it. I suppose it might differ from one jurisdiction
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I expect that will change over time. Until then, it would be nice to have some Fair Dealing exceptions for image copyright. Something like allowing non-profit use of a thumbnail to link to a licensed use of the corresponding image could hel
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
In the UK, the police seem to have little trouble being violent without guns. I think it's the threat of that kind of violence that they use to e.g. jail people. Some police officers do have guns, but they're a minority (and many
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Doesn't the separation of powers allow the courts to consider root causes without fixing them? What if courts were lenient where the root cause is outside the defendant's control?
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I can't The FAQ says "There are no down arrows on stories. They appear on comments after users reach a certain karma threshold, but never on direct replies." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
> Hmm would this be compatible with GPL ? I think not but not sure. Not a lawyer, but I don't believe so. The Free Software Foundation say of CC-BY-NC "This license does not qualify as free, because there are restrictions on ch
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Looks like "since" vs "sense" or "quiet" vs "quite" I didn't notice either until flylikeabanana pointed it out
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I assumed the O was for "optimised", but apparently it stands for "cycle": https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/12/08/introducing-orc.html
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Have you considered tab? https://tkatchev.bitbucket.io/tab/
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Doesn't that depend on what you mean by "if everyone saved"? If everyone saved to the exclusion of entrepreneurial activity, we would indeed all be worse off. However, we'd all be just as badly off if everyone bought sto
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
You're substantially right, of course, but to play devil's advocate: 1) the negative real central bank interest rates are a recent anomaly in my country, and above-inflation deposit interest was easy to find before that 2) mortgag
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Under fractional reserve banking, savings account deposits are lent out, which hopefully does result in productive investment As I understand it, western retail banks that take deposits are fractional reserve banks, and have to be if they p
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Is a stolen passport any less useful to muggers than to pickpockets?
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Although that helps to deal with pickpockets, can't thieves still demand your passport at gunpoint/knife-point, if they know the police require you to carry it?
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I once bought three different three-for-two offers in the UK, expecting to get the 3rd, 6th & 9th most expensive items free, but I was actually charged for all but the 7th-9th, which would have cost me a lot more (I got the price I expe
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I recommend Robert Miles's YouTube channel, and his "Intro to AI Safety, Remastered" is a good place to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYXy-A4siMw I find Robert Miles worryingly plausible when he says
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
Regarding cost, some employees might still find it worthwhile to use a co-working space at their own cost, if they save enough on commuting (which employers also typically don't pay for), or if they earn enough to be able to absorb the
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Alert contract for Post Office scandal firm Fujitsu criticised by peers(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by lambertsimnel 3y ago|0 comments
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by lambertsimnel 3y ago
I suppose it depends on your needs, but Fossil[0] has a built-in wiki. I've dabbled with some smaller wiki engines (namely AwkiAwki, DidiWiki and Eddie's Wiki), but Fossil's has more features (including page history, of cours
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by lambertsimnel 4y ago
> What was invented in Sweden that is so groundbreaking they're the most innovative country on the planet? Although I don't know which country is the most innovative on the planet, I think it should be noted that Sweden has a f
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by lambertsimnel 4y ago
That's an interesting point, but I wonder whether Getty could sue on other grounds, such as trademark infringement
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by lambertsimnel 4y ago
I think the concerns about profit maximisation include externalities. For example, if somebody not party to a transaction is harmed by unsafe behaviour, that might not inhibit that behaviour from maximising profit for those who are party to
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Airbnb host caught on camera threatening to ‘smack’ guest in face(opendemocracy.net)
3 points by lambertsimnel 4y ago|2 comments
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by lambertsimnel 4y ago
I think the idea is that people would be informed about the risks to their privacy and security online before taking the test
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by lambertsimnel 4y ago
I heard about this on BBC radio's Today. The BBC website seems not to mention it. Maybe the interview will be included in the Best of Today podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrtvg/episodes/down

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