logfromblammo

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1. 3481.▲
   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   ...other than first-party Microsoft crap. But you would get that anyway in any other OEM version of Windows, along with additional third-party crap. As long as you're willing to put in a tiny bit of effort, you can know that all the s
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   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   Eclipsed by the hot wars in Korea and Vietnam until at least 1969. I may be historically biased by my birthdate.
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   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   For the purposes of mutually assured destruction, you only need to be able to destroy civilization once. With respect to whether a war has ended or not, I'd rather look at the annual defense budget. The US defense budget, as a fraction
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   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   I also regret buying a house. Double down on the regret for not selling that house before 2007.
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   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   So Apple needs to do a whiteboard interview?
6. 3486.▲
   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   Sounds to me like Apple needs to get married for a few years. That'll fix its problem right quick. Give it long enough, and it'll even be admitting to making big mistakes with Windows 10 telemetry data reporting.
7. 3487.▲
   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   Exactly. Though I have seen ZCash stories on YC HN frequently, the commentaries of my peers have combined with my prejudicial biases to coalesce into the opinion that ZCash will not be a significant part of future commerce, and there is no
8. 3488.▲
   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   They want his compliance, or his $21k/day. The document is all stick and no carrot. And it is a big, federal regulatory agency stick. I think "kissing the ring" applies.
9. 3489.▲
   by logfromblammo 10y ago

   I read a bit of that, and it looks like the document you linked does not support the threat to fine $21k/day for not responding to the Special Order. There is quite a lot of "voluntary" in there, along with "future regul
10. 3490.▲
    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    1. Look at what they did to satisfy the regulators. 2. Respond in as similar a manner as possible. The commercial info is not necessary. They need to learn and follow the forms and protocols, and at least pretend to to be respectful when
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    Wow. I guess the first thing I'd do is file a FOIA request to see any Special Orders they may have sent to Apple, Uber, Google, Tesla, GM, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, Audi, Nissan, Toyota, BMW, and Volvo, and for copies of any do
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    That requires belief in a certain type of economic religion. Compare: - "God is good, and we do as He commands, because we are His people." - "Our work is what enables civilization to exist, and its economy t
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    I don't think it has all that much to do with population density. I think it has everything to do with Sweden not having AT&T, Comcast, and TWC to establish the ground rules for network deployment with their lobbyists. You can&#x2
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    This will certainly be used by professional legal counsel to help determine whether they should take your case, and how best to charge you for their services. Cases predicted to win might be taken on contingency, for a fraction of the judgm
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    Freedom to contract is unlimited. You can draw up a contract with any terms you can imagine. Limited government has limited power to enforce contracts. Take, as an example, an assassination contract. You can write one up and sign it.
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    "Silent compensation" is no compensation at all. An ordinary person would rightly believe that 100% of their job compensation is in exchange for doing their job, and that any additional bonus compensation for doing something else
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    By mass, stone is mostly oxygen. Silicon is in second place.
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    In military aviation mission planning, it's even worse. We have to support any damn-fool unit some random major might want to see on the printed reports. A length might need to display in feet, yards, meters, kilometers, statute mile
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    Radiation exposure is measured in becquerels, grays, and sieverts, for the decay rate, absolute absorbed quantity of radiation, and relative effect on human tissues. Piquancy exposure is measured only in scoville-heat-units, which is the sp
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    Topically applied capsaicin ointment has been used to alleviate [osteo-] arthritis pain. Basically, it overstimulates the pain receptors, and they attenuate to a lower level. Wearing gloves is a good idea while processing capsicums, but al
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    The set of people who worked their asses off and the set of people who were considered wealthy when they reached the median retirement age (or at the time of their death) don't necessary have a high degree of overlap. Ancestor post sta
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    Or the forked version at https://allthetropes.org if you are sensitive about censorship.
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    I have found the smaller subproblem of just finding a pleasant, highly functional, sane company to be almost intractable on its own.
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    I would have to first believe that my company actually has values before I could believe that I share any of them. The only corporate value that I ever took at face value was "Make money." I'm not sure who must have had a st
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    The problem may be that you think 10 years is a long time for a house. The materials with a MTBF of 10 years and those with a MTBF of 50 years may look about the same to the untrained eye, but a subdivision builder can grab a bit more in pr
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    One scenario is that federal regulations might require you to acquire and show a federal passport in order to board a flight originating and terminating in your own state. I don't know about anyone else, but I was raised to believe tha
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    Except they would get Columbus Day and MLK Day as paid holidays, while you had to sit at home and eat a PTO day, because the work site cannot be used with no government employees there, and your company doesn't coordinate its holiday s
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    Ever hear a plastic Wal-Mart shopping bag referred to as a "cloaking device"? Also, in some places, items that are banned when referred to by their proper names are allowed when they are instead called "contractor equipment&
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    One other thing to consider is that the generation that hasn't been born yet may invent laws that will go into effect while you are still alive. If you do not propagate cultural values that prioritize true ownership to younger generati
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    by logfromblammo 10y ago

    Nothing good will come of freezing China out of "international" space collaborations.