libertyEQ

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by libertyEQ 9y ago
First of all, all text messages are in-the-clear (at least for the service provider). Second, this seems to be a service that is targeted to end-users and itself uses the API of one of the big "cloud telecom" providers. If you wan
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I agree with what you wrote, but why does the US have be the same as those countries? Why can't there be a variety of implementations of government such that different humans can choose different situations for their own needs? I'
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
Considering the entire premise of the founding of the US was based on individual liberty, and throwing the yoke of power off from the centralized power of a monarchy across the ocean, I don't see why we need to be convinced. Why does t
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
Saying we need less comments of some sort does not equate to saying "screw them!" I can't DV, so you all can create an aggressive environment on HN if you want, but it won't help you IRL if you say this. If you want to c
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
> do not have a lot of empathy for people who are unwilling to accept change As if you are going to change the tipping culture in the US? I use cash because there are less fees to small business, and I like privacy. You are obviously fre
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
If you ever call you congress critter, that is considered lobbying, no? "Spamming" and abuse of all kinds are the price paid for a free society.
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
Cultures differ even among "industrialized countries," so it makes little sense to compare them. Given your comments in this discussion, it is clear you have never worked in the service industry and you have little empathy for the
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
We honestly need less comments on HN that end with, "Screw X!"
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I waited tables while in college and made $2.10/hr +tips, which usually gave me $80-90 after tipping-out the bar/'bussers.' I also currently frequent a few bars, and these folks normally net $200+/shift. The lack of
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I've read several well-reasoned comments of yours today that I agree with completely, but given that I don't want to become an expert on the Rohingya, it would be helpful if you all (i.e. in this entire subthread) were to lay out
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
Just as another data point, I'm on 56.0, and while the option is there, it is default not enabled. So, it looks like something changed in the move to Quantum.
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I quit Twitter in '10 b/c of the 'social media consultants.' I recently started simply bookmarking specific accounts related to politics and propaganda. When certain Tweets get lots of comments, I read them all (up X,000
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
It was the 1930's, and since that time the baby Bells have slowly re-merged. You mentioned CenturyLink (formerly USWest) ans Cincinnati Bell also still exists, as well as some other remnants elsewhere. Many people make the argument the
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
As an avid listener to both, Limbaugh is quite a bit more manipulative. I say that as a life-long Republican. Edit: I should add that Limbaugh demonstrates an ability to use logic and analyze topics that makes me think he is being intention
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
For those of us that only follow the latest on bitcoin at a high level, I think it is difficult to determine what are the points of disagreement. When I first read about bitcoin on HN in 2010, and read the whitepaper (and went to their IRC
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
So, you think that the age of my account specifically indicates how long I've been on HN? That is come serious lack of logic. I guess I could drag my old laptop out, and retrieve my downvote-able credentials, and come after you. I woul
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I don't have to "ask an Indian" because my grandfather is on the Dawes Rolls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Rolls
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
No. To be clear, I don't make these regulatory decisions, I'm just relaying the reality of the situation. It's very difficult to have these discussions with people that don't even know the basics about the industry under
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
The answer to my question is "no." The problem is that most people in the US that "know" Germany gives everyone a college edu, thinks it is literally everyone and it certainly is not the case. Could people from Germany
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
Which we technically call transponders, and while they do have EEPROM, they don't normally have CPUs.
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
Does everybody in Germany get to go to college for for 250€ ?
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
>Amazon is going to buy drugs in major bulk (Walmart, or Mail-order-pharmacy style) All pharmacies, electronic and brick-and-mortar, go through one of 3 wholesalers: Cardinal, AmerisourceBergen, or Mckesson. It's, "which retail
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
This is what I was thinking. If the Trump org started their own Mastodon instance and syndicated it to Twitter/FB using their APIs, I wonder what might happen. They'd have to restrict signups, but if they provided a read-only, htt
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
Because of the PAYGO law, it looks like Medicare would be cut by $25B in the first year: https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-2017/sen...
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
Communism is authoritarian, and therefore, anti-liberal.
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I agree with all of those assertions except the one about sanctuary cities because I am an actual liberal (now known in the US as a classical liberal).
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
As a liberal Republican, I completely disagree with your conflation of those terms. I would suggest picking up a dictionary or reading about Adam Smith, the original liberal.
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I think Europeans would laugh at your claim that a progressive Democrat is liberal. Not only that, my parents are ~80 yrs old, life long Republicans, and have always supported gay marriage and women's reproductive rights.
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I think using Chromium makes sense when sites have a preference, and there are attempts to remove the Google tracking from the core of the project: https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium/releases
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by libertyEQ 9y ago
I see people mention noscript and uMatix a lot, but you should also consider RequestPolicy for added protection: https://requestpolicycontinued.github.io/

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