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by mLuby 7y ago
Interesting. What would you say the argument or feature was that won people over?
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by mLuby 7y ago
>The argument is "if you share it with friends you've abandoned the right to privacy cuz they can share it with others". If those are the rules then it seems copyright is out the window. Looking forward to Clash of the Tit
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by mLuby 7y ago
It boils down to whether you think public discourse should have vetos or not. If you think it should not have vetos, then any (legal) topic is acceptableº, and "Free Speech" is the bedrock of discourse. Since discussions and dec
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by mLuby 7y ago
A window will re-open (maybe permanently) when the majority of humans live in space habitats. Because of the long distances between habitats[1], the relatively small populations of each[2], and the fragility of the habitat[3], I expect loca
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by mLuby 7y ago
Agreed on the future being lots of drones and missiles but I don't see how throwing a human or two into the middle of that chaos will help much. And the plane is either stealthy (but not as much as a smaller drone) or a powerful EW
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by mLuby 7y ago
It was a legitimate question not intended as trolling. The other replies gave exactly the kind of information I was hoping for to clear up my confusion.
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by mLuby 7y ago
That is shockingly comprehensible and concise; you are right to be proud! (BTW "it’s" should be "its" in the second sentence.)
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by mLuby 7y ago
Question: why is Taiwan okay with being involved in this bill? It seems strange since this bill is so much more beneficial to China than to Taiwan, and since if/when Taiwan returns to the fold it will likely be subjected to these sam
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by mLuby 7y ago
Is ISRU refueling really ready for this? (Methane I assume, as hydrogen sounds much harder.) To me, getting that set of technologies to an operational level is one of the biggest reasons to go (back) to the Moon. It's cheaper to send d
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by mLuby 7y ago
Sure, it's not how innovation is measured; self-evidently, something that hasn't changed much in decades is not innovative (anymore). But it is how success is measured. The closer to ideal a product is, the less it needs to chan
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by mLuby 7y ago
Agreed. Plus it's like a dry-run for a deep space rescue, and a bit like an easier version of an asteroid capture mission. For example, how do you grapple and maneuver with an object if you don't have matched docking ports? If the
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by mLuby 7y ago
Or invert the push requirement to a pull one: instead of citizens being required to give a valid method of immediate contact, require that they check for new messages at regular intervals. Failure to do so would be the same as ignoring push
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by mLuby 7y ago
Given the verifier has physical control over the location in which the verifiee must verify themself, it's trivial to ask for info only accessible from that location at that time. As for determining your jurisdiction, that usually mean
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by mLuby 7y ago
>Truly there are almost zero situations in which an entity needs to know your real identity. 1000 percent this! What entities really need to know to do their function is shockingly small compared to what they ask for. Here are some exa
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by mLuby 7y ago
Right. Or use W and S for pitch up/down and ignore the mouse. Shift or Z or something for forward movement.
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by mLuby 7y ago
>if I were to set up a secret club or criminal enterprise, do you think I’d be writing about it on Twitter and Facebook You'd be surprised… :D >In other words, this policy can definitely hurt legitimate applicants and is not like
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by mLuby 7y ago
This is a ridiculous argument. First, in theory any sovereign country can do whatever it wants, but it definitely shouldn't. Second, the comment is about simply visiting (or god forbid having a connecting flight in) the US, not applyin
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by mLuby 7y ago
Shielding at the speed of light is an interesting challenge. The beginning of Alastair Reynolds's short story "Weather" (in "Galactic North") addresses this.
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by mLuby 7y ago
What makes you think simulating intimacy is harder than impersonating a human during conversation? I remember reading about researchers constructing a fake monkey mother out of blankets, a heat lamp, and a milk bottle. The babies seemed to
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by mLuby 7y ago
On why we fear radiation >nuclear accidents remind us of nuclear bombs and our vulnerability to them. I disagree. I think we fear radiation because we know there is a lethal threat present but we can't individually detect it, like n
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by mLuby 7y ago
This comment got me thinking: if that were to happen unexpectedly, how would you 1) determine when and where you were, and 2) convince the locals who probably don't speak your language or look like you not to kill or imprison you?
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by mLuby 7y ago
I didn't sign up to be on the road with vehicles that can't control their speed, like Toyota's fatal "unintended acceleration" bug. Likewise I don't want to accept risk from drunk or distracted human drivers. B
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by mLuby 7y ago
Shhh, that's the improvement they roll out after a few years of the Mandatory Anti-Discrimination (MAD) dating system. The people will welcome it with open arms.
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by mLuby 7y ago
So I call in and ask to have a high-rated account summon an Uber to my location. Of course it would make sense to centralize this. Congratulations, we've reinvented taxi dispatch.
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by mLuby 7y ago
I was speaking from personal experience but I guess it's just that I haven't been "selected for enhanced screening" (yet). Most likely still in effect. >Either way, barring a major outcry, the new opt-out rules are li
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by mLuby 7y ago
My sarcasm didn't make it through the internet. :D
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by mLuby 7y ago
I hear you. You can opt out of all of it (so far). Checkpoint body scanner opts out to a full body pat-down (which takes maybe 5-10 extra minutes, but not that bad). This new facial recognition boarding system airlines are rolling out can
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by mLuby 7y ago
Here are some reasons off the top of my head: 1. Security Theatre: if the goal is security, you shouldn't be able to pay to receive less scrutiny (the baddies aren't poor). I realize TSA aren't the only guilty party here, but
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by mLuby 7y ago
Haha IANAT either, but they have at best a tenuous claim to authority in an discipline that's unfalsifiable. I thought the idea is that everything is or at least was created by God, so that would include Sin. It's same as that &qu
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by mLuby 7y ago
This may be a trick of translation, but couldn't " The one who handed me over to you has the greater sin" refers to God (the Father)?

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