luso_brazilian

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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
We are mostly of the same opinion including on the need of something being done about it. My only objections are: 1) freedom of speech has absolutely nothing to do with the government or its ability to curtail it. It is a natural right, one
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
> and that "free speech" is only about forbiding the government from limiting the expression of opinions, not of anyone else. > This is true, and a big problem. This is not true, it is a product of people confusing two d
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
A central point of the post: > The last posting which I made on my profile related to recent events in Europe. > I wrote that I considered the wave of terror attacks in Germany and France to indicate that a ‘low level Islamist insu
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
According to her own Twitter about she "signs" the tweets she sends on her own. Tweets from Hillary signed –H - https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton
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Every Medalist Ever. Video of every 100 meter dash medalist since 1896(nytimes.com)
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“Google now listing Wikileaks as a 'dangerous' site http://bit.ly/2ajvUmC”(twitter.com)
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PewDiePie and other YouTubers took money from Warner for positive game reviews(theverge.com)
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
To add to that the author really seems to have an axe to grind with Linus. The suggested read on "More from The Register" links, all accompanied by the same "Linux middle finger" or "Linux Nuttella" images: &g
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
From the article: > In a large room in a nondescript modern office block in Seoul, staff from a recruitment company are staging their own funerals. Dressed in white robes, they sit at desks and write final letters to their loved ones. T
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
There is undoubtedly an uptick of xenophobic reactions by some groups in England, even against Portuguese studying and working there (friends of mine even). There is and there will always be a segment of the population that will behave like
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
I agree with most of your comment except with this comparison: > Try to imagine a USA where someone from Texas would not be able to move to LA or NYC or the other way around. Border controls against movement on every state-border. &gt
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
From [1]: > What is the Google Feed API? > With the Feed API, you can download any public Atom, RSS, or Media RSS feed using only JavaScript, so you can mash up feeds with your content and other APIs with just a few lines of JavaSc
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
The epiphany the author of the article arrive is an useful one but one can wonder if it is really a surprise. Of course Facebook probably has a lot more information about us than we volunteered to their service. Be it via other parties (Wha
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
The full list: > Tor: 152k > Tails (secure-by-default live operating system): 77k > Caddy (HTTP/2 web server that uses HTTPS automatically and by default via Let’s Encrypt): 50k > Mio (asynchronous I/O library w
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
A second tale from the same forum submitter: > Had another interview on Skype with another company. Was grilled verbally without actual coding test. > No way those verbal answers can be delivered unless you have experience, so I ba
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
I believe Sen. Ted Cruz not only didn't endorse Donald Trump (up until now) but was also Trump's fiercest opponent and critic in the primaries.
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
You are right and, much like in the case of the War on Drugs, the solution to the perceived problem (people's desire for something addictive and "suboptimal") cannot be only at the supply side. Whenever there is an unsatisfie
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
The Matrix, at least, didn't leave this concept unexplored. There is this excellent series of short animations (The Animatrix), one of the stories addresses this exact scenario. You can watch it on Youtube: https://www.youtu
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
Considering the amount of "growth hacking" LinkedIn use (used?) to so, sending too many emails to too many people this breach can be much more dangerous than usual. People raises eyebrows when they get phishing emails but when it
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
From the article: > However, the suits by the students, including 68 from Berkeley and 243 from UC Santa Cruz, have been thrown into uncertainty by a federal judge's suggestion that each student in the largest claim should file sep
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
The article's quote that explain the title cliffhanger is: > Instead, we ask those who sincerely believe that it does make sense to organize our discipline entirely around European and American figures and texts to pursue this agen
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
See also the "Bush White House email controversy": [1] > The "gwb43.com" domain name was publicized by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), who sent a letter to Oversight and Government Reform
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
To get two points right out of the way: 1. I completely agree that the mainstream media in the U.S. (and in most parts of the world) is very biased and partisan. 2. I also agree that, as private companies, both Facebook and the mainstream m
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
Part of what you said is hyperbolic or plainly not true, another part a false equivalence and, in both cases, it greatly misses the point. To get two points right out of the way: 1. I completely agree that the mainstream media in the U.S. (
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
That heavy jail sentence while HSBC got a "slap on the wrist", paying their way out of a criminal indictment [1]. > The settlement, announced December 11, 2012, included a $1.256 billion forfeiture and $665 million in civil fi
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
That's a distinction without a difference considering that, in most democratic countries, the government is nothing but a segment of the overall population appointed as their legitimate representatives. It is the government responsibil
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
Some context from the article: > Judges overturned a theft conviction against Roman Ostriakov after he stole cheese and sausages worth €4.07 (£3; $4.50) from a supermarket. > Mr Ostriakov, a homeless man of Ukrainian background, ha
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
> Pillar’s on-boarding processes includes watching a long series of training videos on their “Step-It-Up” program talking about who Pillar is, and why they do the things they do. They talk about things like Craftsmanship, Test-Driven-De
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by luso_brazilian 10y ago
The government doesn't have a case with that evidence alone, that's why they are trying to compel the defendant to decrypt the hard drive. Here is how that's an end run around the 5th amendment: > State: you are under arr
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Windows 10 Upgrade Prompt Interrupts Meteorologist’s Weathercast(hothardware.com)
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