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by mfoy_ 8y ago
It's not even "one in ten thousand", I think more often it's just that the people who don't know assume that no one else knows either and don't bother properly asking around.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
How would you legislate the desired result?
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Won't somebody please think of the shareholders? How will they be able to make insane profits if people aren't replacing ??
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
All ad campaigns are blatantly self-serving... so what's the point?
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
I mean... The dictionary definition of "evolve" is basically "things happened over time". But especially increasing in complexity, although it's not a necessary qualification. So basically, as long as there is any t
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Yeah, with the way it's phrased, it's a trick question.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
That's funny, because technically the answer is B.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
It's a bad race to the bottom. If everyone and everything in on Spotify, then everyone is happy (so long as Spotify is a benevolent dictator). However, the value to consumers rapidly declines the second something they want is not o
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
It has always been, and always will be, about convenience first. Pre-Spotify and pre-bandcamp, getting music you could play on multiple devices was hard . Piracy was the only reliable way you could have the same songs on your walkman, your
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Moot point-- it's not possible currently. However, think of the sheer amount of potential energy cause by plate tectonics... we're talking about continents ... moving .
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
That's literally what he said, yes. He did imply it would likely not be possible. He said that if it could be captured, it would be an absolutely mind-boggling ROI in terms of energy in vs energy out.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
That's because there is no software engineering program, and other engineering programs don't deal with "security" per se.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
It's my opinion that the title "Engineer" should be on par with things like "Doctor" or "Lawyer". It should require certification and there should be consequences for claiming to be one if you aren't.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Just replace "software developer" with "self-proclaimed software engineer" in your comment and you'd be spot-on.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
A lot of HNers probably have the job title "software engineer" without any of the qualifications of an "engineer"... that's probably why you're being down-voted. But you're not wrong.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
It becomes a meaningless word if anyone can just call themselves one. There has to be some standard, some governing body, some degree of rigour applied here.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
In Ontario the Professional Engineers ( http://www.peo.on.ca/ ) crack down on unlicensed use of the "Engineer" word in job titles pretty aggressively. The point is that the public should have confidence in engineer
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
But the point isn't to turn something bad into a valid transaction that is simply unfavourable. The point is to deter the behaviour in the first place, regardless of how much you're willing to pay to do it.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
The daycare owner didn't want $10, he wanted to go home at 4pm. You're missing the forest for the trees.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
A normal fine simply becomes "the cost of doing business". The point is to deter Google, not to simply add a cost to its activities. Related links: https://rady.ucsd.edu/faculty/directory/gneezy/pu
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Too Big To Be Accountable ??????
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
It is indexed, just not to the damages, but to the revenue of the guilty party. Other countries in the EU do this as well, even in personal matters. For instance, a speeding ticket is based off a percentage of your annual income. Why? Bec
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
That's really not relevant.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Imagine if the punishment for stealing was to be fined for 10% of the amount you stole. Like, you get to keep 90% of it. You'd rob a bank and then drop by the police station to drop off their cut just to avoid the hassle of "getti
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Not sure why you're being down-voted... without a punitive component to the fine, (i.e. if it were only damages) then Google would have absolutely zero incentive to even pretend to change their ways. They could just pay a small fine,
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
If we somehow end up in a dystopian nightmare, I'm 99% certain it will be (at least in part) because of one of those 5 companies.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Other than all the reserved words and major libraries being in English, what do you mean? How does western philosophy or culture impact software design? I'd argue that how software works is influenced by how computers work, which is in
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
There's an old saying: "There's profit in confusion." The kick in the teeth, here, is that it appears that rather than expose such profiteers, the institution would rather quietly sweep such incidents under the rug. :(
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
English is riddled with latin phrases, and many words have latin roots. That and many original sources are in latin.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
It's well known that stress weakens the immune system[1]. So it's not a surprise that stress might encourage dormant infections (such as HSV-1) to enjoy a resurgence. [1] https://www.apa.org/research/action&#x

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