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by mmjaa 9y ago
This is not going to end well. Human trafficking is already a seriously bad condition in most societies - with this kind of science, I doubt that the black/grey markets are going to ignore the fact that there are very, very wealthy pe
902.
by mmjaa 9y ago
Or maybe he just doesn't have much exposure to the drug-using classes in this world, because anecdotally over 30 years of involvement in the computer world, I've met far, far more people who think they are enhancing their performa
903.
by mmjaa 9y ago
Doesn't matter, still had planet supporting life.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Looking for umbrellas in space. What will we think of next?
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Morals are personal. Ethics, social. There is no such thing as 'society ethics'. In this case, the ethics of one group allows it to destroy the civilisation of the other group, whose ethics are not aligned well enough to the ori
906.
by mmjaa 9y ago
"Management" skills and "Technical" skills are neither all-inclusive, nor exclusive, nor does the presence of one imply the other, but the most optimal scenario is simply where an individual is capable of competence at b
907.
by mmjaa 9y ago
They are incompetent managers, promoted up the 'management chain' to a position of incompetence, which is due to the fact that they can't do the job of the people they are managing. They are 'management people' who
908.
by mmjaa 9y ago
I didn't say they're not mutually incompatible, just that if all you've got is so-called "manager skills", and you still can't do the job of the people you're managing, then Peters Principle is well and tr
909.
by mmjaa 9y ago
PocketCHIP can also be turned into a cell phone, don't forget. That actually might be the most promising alternative of them all ..
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Assholes can be effective leaders of community.
911.
by mmjaa 9y ago
>I could do your job. If I learned how to code. You lost me here. If you can't do my job, you can't manage my job. Period. This lax attitude towards manager competence is little more than forced, groupthink subjugation to the
912.
by mmjaa 9y ago
Cool. All I need to get around this is a <$3m shell company and a few cronies in parliament. (Until its in a Bill of Rights, its not protected. Also: see the Australian Constitution - not worth the paper its printed on)
913.
by mmjaa 9y ago
Its always been true that cronyism rules the day when it comes to Australian governments' investments. I remember one of the very first 'successful' tech investments made in the 80's by the WA government, in a local ele
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Privacy has never been a priority for the Australian government - its citizens simply don't have the right. So there really shouldn't be much surprise over this. More importantly is that this story should educate Australians as to
915.
by mmjaa 9y ago
I have a po'-mans version of this: I print everything to PDF. From PDF, I can grep/grok/sed/convert to my hearts content. So okay yeah, my po'-mans document/information-organization-system consists of a bit of
916.
by mmjaa 9y ago
Oh shit, I may have just committed a truly heinous sin, as a "senior developer", by posting this to the company channel. Ah well, lesson learned. Don't do it, youngsters!
917.
by mmjaa 9y ago
Oh, thats okay then. Totally. Nothing to see here folks, North America is going to be JUST FINE!
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by mmjaa 9y ago
I agree with you, completely. Secrets are the basis of class disorder.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
You laugh. Meanwhile, people die.
920.
by mmjaa 9y ago
Whatever - the point is, not everyone is as enamoured with the CIA and its purpose, as most Americans appear to be ..
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by mmjaa 9y ago
The CIA is supposed to be projecting Americas' force around the world, covertly, for the good of the American people. This is not necessarily good for humanity.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
The CIA doesn't work for me. It works for Americans. Not everyone is happy with having an agency for which their sovereign is not responsible, nevertheless influencing their lives in a big way.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
To me, these stories are a) vital, and b) dis-heartening, and c) demonstrative of the fact that we need to continue to build better, open and secure, operating systems and tools for end users. I think there is definitely something to be sai
924.
by mmjaa 9y ago
There is a huge difference between a published report being filed, and a couple of statements here and there from media representatives.
925.
by mmjaa 9y ago
A written report that isn't a 30-second video sound-bite.
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by mmjaa 9y ago
Alas, this excuse won't get you out of the conundrum. Its one thing to take zero responsibility for the actions of your government, and by definition, ones own people .. but its another thing entirely to continue to fail to take res
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by mmjaa 9y ago
It is still too early to tell, and nobody should be jumping to conclusions at this stage in the investigation. Either you have faith in the law-enforcement machine, or you don't. Let them finish their investigation, publish a report,
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by mmjaa 9y ago
I'm definitely going to buy one of these bowls just for this highly useful feature...
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by mmjaa 9y ago
My kids love The Land of Venn series: https://itunes.apple.com/at/app-bundle/learn-master-geometri...
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by mmjaa 9y ago
I would love to use this to build airfoils and flying devices .. anyone had a chance to play with it? Is it feasible to import a plane model, and end up with a 3D paper airplane like never seen before?

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