matt4077

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by matt4077 7y ago
Public Domain projects that subtly argue for an extensive view of copyright in ambiguous (in the best case) situations make me somewhat suspicious. Editing is a lot work, and their efforts are appreciated. But most of that involves the appl
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by matt4077 7y ago
As the article points out, the fraction of lost baggage has been cut by 75% in the last decade. I seem to remember even more dramatic numbers if you look further back in time. But, of course, the comments here are (as of now) only cynical t
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by matt4077 7y ago
It happens in Safari, but only within a certain range of window width of about 50px.
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by matt4077 7y ago
Google Fonts has at least Gentium and Titillium.
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by matt4077 7y ago
I get where your comment is coming from, but I think they acknowledged that their situation is somewhat privileged. Quote: "All because I can afford to." It's the old adage about it being expensive to be poor, only in reverse
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by matt4077 7y ago
I'm continually baffled by wide-spread inability of the software(!)/tech crowd here and elsewhere to grasp the idea of non-physical concepts having meaning.
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by matt4077 7y ago
It was one of the standard examples in my introductory computer science classes, along with the Ariane overflow and the inaccurate system clock on some missile defence system that got a bunch of soldiers killed in Iraq when someone missed
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by matt4077 7y ago
I don't quite the distinction you're making. A paper being published in a reputable journal is almost by definition relying on its authority. Even if they allow you to download the underlying data, it won't contain any person
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by matt4077 7y ago
So how are you supposed to make an informed choice on vaccination? You can't trust the NYT, apparently, and probably not the New England Journal of Medicine, either? Do you just count the number of sources supporting the different view
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The Feds May Come to Regret Charging Assange with Espionage(politico.com)
37 points by matt4077 7y ago|45 comments
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by matt4077 7y ago
TARP didn't cost anything. From Wikipedia[0]: "On December 19, 2014, the U.S. Treasury sold its remaining holdings of Ally Financial, essentially ending the program. TARP recovered funds totalling $441.7 billion from $426.4 billio
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by matt4077 7y ago
It's doubtful that the Obama admin would have gone this route. There have been quite a few stories that they shied away from such a drastic extension of the definition of 'Espionage'. Pardoning Manning also doesn't quite
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by matt4077 7y ago
Who is "expelled" for hate speech? Where to? In any case, there's a difference between political prosecution and some minor international differences of what's legal and what's not. If it were that easy to get asylu
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by matt4077 7y ago
Or, just maybe, the New York Times is the world's leading newspaper and therefore happens to publish a large number of articles, some of which overlap with HN's collective interests?
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by matt4077 7y ago
There are plenty of private companies that are positive or, in many cases, even necessary for governments and democracy to function. The media is one example, and so are internet providers. As this request is written, really any contractor
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by matt4077 7y ago
Could we change the link to something that isn't self-promoting? https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/22/18635898/google-gdpr-prob... is one link Google News turns up.
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by matt4077 7y ago
> they're gonna loose big time because they're a foreign company I think it's somewhat irresponsible to throw out accusations this big without even feeling the need to offer any evidence for them. FWIW I once summed up the
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Medieval Overfishing Transformed Europe's Fisheries(theatlantic.com)
3 points by matt4077 7y ago|0 comments
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by matt4077 7y ago
Scott is always a good read, and rarely not entertaining. The Atlantic’s piece is a bit less snarky, but has other redeeming factors. It is quite obvious when comparing the two that a journalist’s first instinct is always to call a bunch of
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The Man Who Built the Bauhaus(newyorker.com)
60 points by matt4077 7y ago|7 comments
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by matt4077 7y ago
Her testimony is sought as a witness. She is being sent to jail for refusing to testify, not as any sort of criminal punishment. Her previous conviction (and rules against double jeopardy) actually somewhat weaken her position, because she
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by matt4077 7y ago
Seems likely their goal is what it says on the box, I. e. collect evidence against Assange. There’s no reason to overcomplicate this with conspiracy theories.
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by matt4077 7y ago
Being poor isn’t a crime. Many homeless people never commit crimes. Your tough-guy jingoism also just ignores all the evidence that shows that just punishing people at the lowest end of society simply doesn’t work. Send them to jail (which
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by matt4077 7y ago
Have (a few) here in Berlin as well. Basically, it’s a room to inject. There’s usually a social worker to help guide people to programs, medical assistance, etc. when asked. There are also “needle exchanges” where you can get new ones when
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by matt4077 7y ago
You should maybe try to find and/or include a reference for such a claim. Because it sounds unlikely, borderline impossible. To actually work, it would have to include all hardware and most software on any devices that have access. So
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by matt4077 7y ago
Nobody is disputing that AI can be useful, so your comment seems to be missing the point. It would be slightly more coherent to at least point to a potential use case for text generation specifically.
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by matt4077 7y ago
Their rendition of Bella Ciao is my favorite. (Read the lyric’s translation if you haven’t already).
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by matt4077 7y ago
I don’t know if this level of cynicism is helpful. If taken to its logical conclusion, one would just give up on electronic communication. That comes with some costs, either economically, or in being exposed to other safety risks associated
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by matt4077 7y ago
Are you sure? I recently saw a non-political case from South Korea get some coverage, including on TechCrunch iirc.
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by matt4077 7y ago
Two on Kaggle right now: https://www.kaggle.com/c/data-science-for-good-city-of-los-a... https://www.kaggle.com/c/jigsaw-unintended-bias-in-toxicity-...

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