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by mfoy_ 8y ago
You can use the same reasoning to justify a large variety of predatory tactics, and scams. "Buyer beware" doesn't absolve a practice of being, at the very least, scummy.
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But you can be a good founder/CEO and have a controlling interest in the company without using multi-class shares if you simply retain the majority of shares. Problems such as the one mentioned in this article start occurring when mult
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Well, one could argue the more complex the ownership structure is capable of being, the more opportunity for abuse arises. For example, by saying he has "special" shares that grant him 10x the votes of "normal" shares, h
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Oh, so when we say "alarms" we mean "background processes that occur at set intervals"? Not literally "alarms", like the ones that ring?
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Sorry, how does rounding to the nearest minute or nearest TEN minutes solve any problems? Like are apps setting alarms for every 3 seconds or something for no reason??
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Well if the game crashes a lot on Linux then those players would likely switch to an alternative platform. This becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy where games don't run well on Linux and game developers don't see Linux gamers as a
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But the output of all the commands still sends to the C&C server, so I don't see how this protects that. Unless, as the other user suggested, the memes could actually also contain the IP to use for the C&C server. So the "
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
So why would the malware not just check the C&C server for orders? Why hope that your victim checks Twitter and sees your memes? This seems like a really roundabout way of accomplishing something trivial (I mean, trivial as compared to
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Yeah, but it's pretty much impossible to find not-smart TVs. :(
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*nix shells typically do something very similar, where hitting tab auto-completes up to the first forking character
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Now that is the definition of putting some skin in the game.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Talmud is basically the collected notes on the study of the Torah, which was was supposedly (capital-R) Revealed by a supernatural authority on Mount Sinai. Just because people spent a long time debatin
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Well, regardless of who is believing what, the issue is their reasons . I.e. why do they believe what they do. Atheists/agnostics who do not understand science, yet believe it anyways likely do so because they are confident that they,
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This is way too good of a comment to be buried this deep... Thank you for the write-up!
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>You need concrete proof to draw a conclusion I think we found a point we can agree upon!
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Red is a colour, but not all colours are red. That doesn't mean that red isn't a colour because there are colours that are not red.
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I'm not saying humans are infallible, but trying to argue that "the scientific method isn't perfect because people aren't perfect" is nonsense, especially if the conclusion you want to draw is that "therefore w
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
I initially wanted to downvote GP, for the reasons you cite and more, but it sparked such an interesting (if predictably heated) debate that I kind of like it.
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"Science" is just a collection of tools and processes. "Scientisits" use those processes to attempt to arrive at true conclusions. This can be very difficult. Over time, "science" (the nebulous institution) can
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Good response! To add to your points, GP also misses a really important distinction between science and religion and the way each system arrives at conclusions. Science is merely a set of tools and processes, nothing more. Seriously, NOTHIN
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
That's pretty funny, reminds me of Ayn Rand Reviews Children's Movies: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/ayn-rand-review...
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A part of me really wants this to succeed.
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Considering half the point of drones is to have cameras on them I'd be absolutely shocked if nobody has used a drone to spy one someone yet...
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Love his write-ups. Shame the people who don't want to hear his message can just say "fake news" and carry on... :(
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Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law. Especially when it's your job to not be ignorant of it.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Neat story. Definitely underscores the importance of not just blindly copying others. Just because "everyone's doing it" does. not. make. it. right.
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by mfoy_ 8y ago
Would it be sane to use this to run Python modules in node.js?
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No one said anyone should consume MDMA at the same frequency you could safely consume alcohol.
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Sure, that's called gentrification.
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I mean, there's more to a "good" or "bad" neighbourhood than how many people die each year. There's all the other types of crime, for instance... That, and if you want to raise a family, what kind of role mod

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