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901.
by ls15 5y ago
I think there is a citation needed here, because I don't see how crypto has proven itself to be inherently and fundamentally worse. I think that fiat is the ultimate war money that has cost more human lifes than any other monetary syst
902.
by ls15 5y ago
> Because 99% of crypto boosters make the other 1% look bad. Many bad painters make Da Vinci look bad? > Admit and address the money laundering, scamming, cult behavior, and planet-destroying aspects of it first, then let's talk.
903.
by ls15 5y ago
I don't know what you are talking about. Many people are working on inherent problems, such as UX issues, blockchain trilemma, regulatory integration and so on. That does not mean that there are no external factors too. Why can't
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by ls15 5y ago
> If anything it’s declined in recent years. This is true when it comes to businesses accepting crypto for non-financial products or services. Even though there are scalability, security and UX issues with crypto, I don't think that
905.
by ls15 5y ago
What is the best way to monetize user-friendliness?
906.
by ls15 5y ago
I am not sufficiently convinced of the benefits of the existing system to fight for it, so I am ok with some experiments. Should they really replace the status quo, then only because they have proven to be superior. If not, then probably ot
907.
by ls15 5y ago
I am afraid, that replacing the mainstream system may not work without affecting it.
908.
by ls15 5y ago
Very few people watched videos online in 1999, but some people predicted video sites like Youtube back then already. Traditional media called them crazy. Nowadays, people are using barely anything else than the internet for watching videos.
909.
by ls15 5y ago
It amazes me, how many people seem not to see this point
910.
by ls15 5y ago
And yet we in the West are discussing compulsory boosters for low risk groups to be able to take part in society.. I think that history will judge us harshly.
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by ls15 5y ago
> They’re a danger to themselves and others. I have family members that work in health care that are affected by this. I don’t see why any further justification is necessary. There is a lot more justification needed, because "They’r
912.
by ls15 5y ago
VLC can apply a compressor and other effects at playback time, but that may over-compress the newer recordings that already are loudness-maximized, depending on the settings.
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by ls15 5y ago
Yes, for people who provably committed crimes.
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by ls15 5y ago
> the rest of us also have the right to protect ourselves from them How does your right to protect yourself lead to a right to exclude someone else from society?
915.
by ls15 5y ago
> suggestions on different tools welcome "Can You Losslessly Increase the Volume of MP3 Files?" https://www.howtogeek.com/280739/can-you-losslessly-increase...
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by ls15 5y ago
> The worst part about Clearview is there is no way to easily opt-out if you do not live in California or Illinois. That obviously has a scammy vibe. If only Californians can opt out, then why is their database and their business not lim
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by ls15 5y ago
It already has been deemed illegal in the EU: https://noyb.eu/en/clearview-ai-deemed-illegal-eu
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by ls15 5y ago
I always thought that I at least should be entitled to be paid by companies who are using my mental bandwidth for their profit, without even asking for my permission.
919.
by ls15 5y ago
Same. Also, I am not a US citizen that is not living in the USA. How can I affect US policy that is affecting me?
920.
by ls15 5y ago
And that's how cookie consent management platforms (CMP) were born. Storing your privacy preferences on yet another third-party platform since 2017. I always found this kind of ironic.
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by ls15 5y ago
We implemented a banner on a website that is using our own Matomo instance, but on a different domain, because some other customer projects use the same Matomo instance. We weren't sure if that counts as owned by a third party, so it w
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by ls15 5y ago
I think my most recent experience was a LIDL that wouldn't take a beer bottle from REWE.
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by ls15 5y ago
> I hate the ones (them being not in line with the regulations btw) that force you to go to the second screen for saying "no". Absolutely. At the very least it should be legally required that "Reject all" is at least
924.
by ls15 5y ago
> GDPR and similar legislation has, as you correctly pointed out, had disappointing results. There is no doubt that stronger regulation is needed to stop companies essentially spying on users for financial gain - just as there is no doub
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by ls15 5y ago
> Do I like these consent banners? Most of them not. Neither as consumer, nor as the one implementing them. Then why would you implement them (assuming your company is not rotten), if not for compliance with regulation that failed to fin
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by ls15 5y ago
As a consumer I feel more trapped than protected. Instead of really disincentivizing the abuse of data, there is now a complicated network of bureaucracy that has been externalized from the EU via companies to the consumer. For the industry
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by ls15 5y ago
> Same in Germany Too many stores refuse to take bottle types that they don't sell though. I am often left with one or two bottles that technically should be eligible, but I have to take them back with me. The Norwegian way seems mo
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by ls15 5y ago
> the competition isnt as good. The competition does not have Youtube's network effects.
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by ls15 5y ago
> I don’t want a company microphone listening on my family conversations in the distance Indeed. These machines should not have a built-in microphone. How do you really know if it is not listening? Cameras can at least be covered.
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by ls15 5y ago
> You want a CEO to go to jail if an employee decides to do their job wrong? They also get bonuses if the employees decide to do their jobs right.

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