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by losteric 8y ago
Do you trust the public is informed about these technologies? I think you might be overestimating individuals... most folks still don't know about Cambridge Analytica.
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by losteric 8y ago
Yes, these applications are blatantly violating the GDPR: https://www.gdpreu.org/the-regulation/key-concepts/personal-...
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by losteric 8y ago
Alternatively, politicians continue cutting police budgets, forcing them to replace people with underperforming computers.
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by losteric 8y ago
Bitcoin gets people as excited as tulip fanatics in 1636. Blockchains aren't widely exciting. There are some interesting applications, yes... but there are not millions of people following blockchains, there are not "thousands&q
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by losteric 8y ago
The actual Walmart? Nothing. The previous poster used Walmart's security cameras as a strawman argument against GDPR, which I expanded on.
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by losteric 8y ago
GDPR has exemptions for security. Your free to track information for the purposes of blocking vulnerability bots, but only the minimum data required for that purpose... and your visitor's data cannot be used for other applications with
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by losteric 8y ago
I think they're referring to rent controlled apartment... not sure why they think landlords "make up the difference", the landlord simply charges other renters more. I'm not aware of any studies, but it does seem logical
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by losteric 8y ago
Damn, thanks for the overview - I didn't realize manufacturing in America was so ridiculously convoluted. Do you know if there are regulations protecting those "partners", or is this just the established norm for doing busine
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by losteric 8y ago
> The US supply chain is incredibly convoluted, featuring 5 layers of people who's sole job is to prevent the buyer from contacting the factory directly. Can you expand on this? Who/what would prevent me from directly working w
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by losteric 8y ago
It's exploitative, unsustainable, and highly profitable.
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by losteric 8y ago
What is your definition of truth? It seems to me like this is an issue of abstraction layers. The truth can be simply described within one layer, but adding layers requires more precise language. It's a bit like arguing "I" d
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by losteric 8y ago
Even then it depends on your definition of "I". If this reality and self is a brain-in-a-jar simulation, I still have five fingers - the brain may not, but the brain isn't me. Though, this is a good example of what I meant by
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by losteric 8y ago
I think you're highlighting the difficulty of capturing precise truths, and conflating theories with truth. For example: * As of writing this comment, I have five fingers on each of my hands. * Humans must stay hydrated to survive. * W
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by losteric 8y ago
> For the rich individual, it is in their short and long-term interest to prevent universal healthcare. Not necessarily, although it does depend on the definition of "long-term": * Reducing ER visits for preventable issues lowe
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by losteric 8y ago
> Think of a dinner party. 10 people are invited. They form the party. How many of them are needed to cook? Not all 10, thats too many cook. It would actually be less efficient to have them all in the kitchen. So what if two of them cook
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by losteric 9y ago
Imagine a forest with only young trees - that only happens if they all die young, or if the forest is growing back after a forest fire/clear-cutting. Similarly, the suburban "dream" is only realistic in new (empty) developmen
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by losteric 9y ago
^- this. If I execute without a prioritized list, I tend to focus on the fun/easy "could" and "won't" tasks. Creating a MoSCoW list for myself keeps me honest and acts as a forcing function for discipline.
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by losteric 9y ago
Every adult has some discipline, what we often lack is practice . Discipline is not a binary skill, there are levels - at minimum, most adults know not to impulsively buy candy when checking out at a store. Leveling up is just a matter of
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by losteric 9y ago
Discipline is the solution. I'm not being facetious, the bottleneck to individual human productivity is usually the human. Over-planning and focusing on tangential problems are frequently just rationalizing away procrastination... &quo
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by losteric 9y ago
Facebook sells access to you, through their highly targeted advertising platform. Ads consume your mental focus, bandwidth, battery power, and screen real-estate. You are a product, in the same way that celebrities are products.
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by losteric 9y ago
> US has banned incandescent light bulbs for the standard bulb sizes Um, what? They're still all over the place... the supermarket next to my apartment carries incandescent bulbs, as does the city's Home Depot.
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by losteric 9y ago
> knowledge worker productivity (let alone well-being) is pretty low on the list of things managers look for. Alternatively, leadership has decided the price of lower density seating is not worth the increased productivity. Realizing the
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by losteric 9y ago
My manager has repeatedly encouraged us to work from home, because we're space constrained (loud), but I have absolutely no desire to do so... why would I want to bring work in to my own home? If the business is fine with my productivi
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by losteric 9y ago
I think you are seeing things. China is mentioned because they had the worst pollution problems, seriously invested in electric, and are now realizing the payoff. The numbers support the narrative.
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by losteric 9y ago
Traditional legalese has plenty of ambiguities, they're just hidden behind obscure language.
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by losteric 9y ago
> Certainly there are improvements but you will never fit it all into one short book that a layperson could read. However, the law could still certainly be shortened and simplified. The GDPR is written in plain English.
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by losteric 9y ago
> is a walled garden better than an API that lets users share their data? should we shut down the entire graph because of a few bad actors? What is the social cost of those bad actors? What is the social benefit of "good" actor
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by losteric 9y ago
Zoning codes are a double-edged sword. On one hand, they stop someone from building a high-rise in the middle of a low-density residential area... on the other hand, the very same regulations prevent the market from scaling up to meet new d
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by losteric 9y ago
> people who are being displaced due to rent hikes caused by gentrification. Isn't that displacement gentrification itself? When demand exceeds supply, housing goes to the highest bidder...
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by losteric 9y ago
Why not? AWS builds airgapped datacenters for spooky government agencies. The Pentagon wanted to migrate before Oracle stepped in with lobbying. Those private DCs are rock solid. As a side note, I think that's just amazing. The ultimat

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