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by meruru 7y ago
Netflix model would probably be best. Isn't Apple doing something like that?
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by meruru 7y ago
Your lack of privacy hurts other people's privacy too. You live in a society that's hurt by mass surveillance. Defending your own privacy is a moral imperative because of that.
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by meruru 7y ago
A Stadia lock-is is preferable to a Windows lock-in since there's no reason for Stadia to not run on Linux. Stadia uses Linux and Vulkan so games ported to run on Stadia should work on the Linux desktop too. I'm responding to the
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by meruru 7y ago
One nerd is pretty much all it takes.
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by meruru 7y ago
I'm sure they can get access to necessary documentation. If anything it must be easier to do it without the distractions of the web.
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by meruru 7y ago
It's just a Linux distro. Anyone can make one.
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by meruru 7y ago
It is my impression that despite initiatives like Kylin and Deepin, most of China is still on Windows. Am I wrong? They adopting Linux would mean their hardware would work with it and developers targeting the Chinese market would have to ma
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by meruru 7y ago
Crossing fingers for China to adopt Linux rather than make their own thing in response to the US export restrictions.
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by meruru 7y ago
That was very insightful. Thanks!
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by meruru 7y ago
I know they are well automated, hence question 1.
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by meruru 7y ago
Two questions: Is it easier to move away from China now than in the past due to more automation meaning less need for cheap labor? Will the need to move away from China going to accelerate the development and adoption of automation technolo
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by meruru 7y ago
Yeah, to be honest I wrote that before reading the article and I was painting a much rosier picture than what it was described. I do wonder what is the distribution of content they have to moderate. Is it a continuous stream of violence or
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by meruru 7y ago
>At that point, if you don't have a reaction(from seeing it multiple times), its probably tome to seek professional help. You're already assuming there must be something wrong with me because I'm not getting scandalized by
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by meruru 7y ago
>People are desensitised from things they are raised with From my own experience, that's not required. I grew up pretty sheltered myself and I have no problem seeing that kind of content occasionally. Maybe it would be a different s
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by meruru 7y ago
>likely going to acquire mental illnesses I find hard to believe humans are so sensitive that some visual stimulation is going to give them mental illnesses. We evolved in an environment where violence was part of real life and a real th
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by meruru 7y ago
No, I'm not aware of ever being shadowbanned and I think I would realize if I were since I often browse logged out.
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by meruru 7y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but any VPS that accepts cryptocoins is basically the same thing. Is this special in some way?
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by meruru 7y ago
I have several completely anonymous accounts on HN all registered and used through Tor. It has never been a problem.
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by meruru 7y ago
I thought creating a currency was illegal. What makes cryptocurrencies so different that it's ok for companies to do it?
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by meruru 7y ago
The flooded areas are surprising. I always thought Japan would be the first place to go. Look at Brazil, why is it so flooded compared to everywhere else?
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by meruru 7y ago
They dropped 32-bit images sometime ago. This is about packages.
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by meruru 7y ago
I'm glad we can all agree that mass surveillance is bad.
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by meruru 7y ago
Sure, but one is comparatively minor vs the biggest threat to democracy and human freedom.
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by meruru 7y ago
>An escalator can never break This reminds me of the first time I went to /r/gore. I'll just say the scene involved an escalator.
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by meruru 7y ago
Thanks. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/07/jeff-bezo...
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by meruru 7y ago
This is a point I've made repeatedly on discussions about the value of privacy. It's not about protecting the fact you're gay or have some weird fetish or cheated on your wife or whatever. That stuff doesn't matter in th
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by meruru 7y ago
That sounds interesting. Do you have more details?
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by meruru 7y ago
That does not apply to intelligence agencies. They are probably able to wield that kind of power against corporations.
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by meruru 7y ago
That part is true though
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by meruru 7y ago
That's from the perspective of Twitch not the article author's. I quoted it because I found it funny and I think that's what the author was going for, but now I'm regretting it a little since I feel like I just got baite

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