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by mdt 13y ago
You can agree with whatever you want; any such claims are inherently flimsy. No matter who you are, you are one person. I don't care, Philip. Nobody cares what you take seriously on the internet. >inappropriate Oh, yeah, reduce my e
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by mdt 13y ago
Ask HN: What are we doing here, guys? We're just going to submit anything anti-NSA, no matter how shit it is? >Do you think that, as a society, the United States has become a basket case? You ... do not live here, nor do any of your
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by mdt 13y ago
>If it had not been for the acquiescence of engineers who took part in the creation of PRISM, XKeyscore, etc. we... well, we would not have PRISM, XKeyscore, etc. Oh, come on, man. If you think this is true in the fullest sense, you are
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by mdt 13y ago
Goddamn butterflies
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by mdt 13y ago
>In short, skin-in-the-game evolves out of artificial systems "Skin-in-the-____"
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by mdt 13y ago
Hmm. I'll have to do something about that. Thanks for the perspective.
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by mdt 13y ago
>I'm a little surprised there is no mention of their definition [for 'ethical']. No you're not. ;) If they define it, people can/will disagree with it. If they don't, they can't/won't. Or, thi
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by mdt 13y ago
Exactly, exactly. If you see this-- I'm replying late-- lend me an ear: This analysis itself and the curious overwhelmingly positive response by HN and especially Reddit, as measured by vote tally and the mere inclination of the author
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by mdt 13y ago
1. Great product. Fantastic product. 2. Love the design. B+/A- from an unreasonable grader who hates every website he sees. The blue-green-blue content flow is especially smart. There are a few small things I really think you should ch
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by mdt 13y ago
Why? Their opinions are irrelevant. It's not nice of me to say, but it's true. People only ever come around after the fact. Sitting around advocating positions in hopes of furthering corresponding causes is perhaps the most/l
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by mdt 13y ago
Not a 'challenge': Are you or aren't you describing the whole of non-medical, non-moon landing human technological progress? (Yes, 'progress' is a loaded word, but depending on your perspective, that may be the poin
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by mdt 13y ago
Ha. In one higher-level class (juniors and seniors), an older prof asked the class whether most students these days were religious. Response: "If we were when we started this major, we sure aren't now." Anxious laughter follo
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by mdt 13y ago
FWIW, though American, I studied German lit. as well, and I don't see it either. Line for line, my reaction mirrors yours.