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by moskie 12y ago
Yes, that's a great point. But the nuances of that distinction are not covered well in the argument of this article. Which was kinda my point, that boiling this down to "the government shouldn't kill people without a trial&qu
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by moskie 12y ago
It's not meant so much as an analogy, but an example that shows the rule of "the government shouldn't kill people without a trial" not really being a rule.
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by moskie 12y ago
The context that these discussions often lack is that there are situations where it is considered acceptable for law enforcement to kill a suspect. An armed hostage taker being taken out by a sniper, for example. What is the rule that says
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by moskie 12y ago
The Foundation series by Asimov comes to mind.
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Samsung found to infringe Apple patents for over $119 million in damages(theverge.com)
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by moskie 12y ago
Along those lines, it's good to keep these numbers in mind: https://govtrequests.facebook.com/country/United%20States/20... So in the most recent time period reported, there were ~12,000 requests for data, an
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by moskie 12y ago
What a simple and profound game.... I hope Notch is feeling ok.
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by moskie 13y ago
This will probably be how I control my HTPC from now on.
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by moskie 13y ago
The biggest aspect to consider here is that Amazon already sells digital comics that are usable on Kindles and in Kindle apps. I don't imagine that feature going away, in the place of Amazon promoting the use a separate Comixology app.
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by moskie 13y ago
I don't dispute the conclusion of this study, but this might be a great example of when the choice of map projection used has a significant consequences. For example, would Greenland have been chosen so many times if a projection were
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by moskie 13y ago
> Would American society be better off if stakeholders in various corporations began to investigate leadership's political activities on abortion and to lobby for the termination of anyone who took what they regard to be the immora
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by moskie 13y ago
Well, this is silly of them. They were being naive if they took the approach they took, while thinking that the only form of success (or intended result) would be Eich saying the things they wanted. Eich stepping down was just as likely. ..
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by moskie 13y ago
This is a good thing. And I strongly disagree with the idea that none of his political beliefs should be taken into account when determining whether he should be the CEO of Mozilla. When it comes to personal/political beliefs, there is
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by moskie 13y ago
Something along the lines of a shared iPod Touch that sites on the table solves this problem. Perhaps it's not cheap and disposable, but I would view that as the price of a better solution to a remote control (that can also be more tha
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by moskie 13y ago
> Chromecast requires you having another device to use with it. So does the Fire TV. The remote control is still a device you have to have in hand. And, personally, I'd take using my phone or tablet instead anyday. It's gotten
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by moskie 13y ago
This actually makes me curious about how much the housing crisis we find ourselves in now relates to America's love affair with the car. Afterall, the explosion of suburbia goes hand in hand with that love affair. Perhaps it's a c
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by moskie 13y ago
> Have any companies been acquired by FB and immediately gone about pushing the envelope in ways that don't strictly line up the existing business of FB? I'm not sure how many examples are out there, but I continually have to
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by moskie 13y ago
There are many "real issues." This bill would address one of them. I just think it's silly to be against this type of legislation because it doesn't solve all problems, or doesn't bigger problems. I solves a probl
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by moskie 13y ago
Such a bill as this one wouldn't solve all the problems. It would merely solve one of them. You should support it, hope it passes, and then demand more. The alternative situation, where this bill does not become law, is worse. Why be a
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by moskie 13y ago
Are you using the Hangouts extension? Yea, I hate that. Don't use it. I just use Hangouts in Gmail.
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by moskie 13y ago
Hangouts' killer feature is a proper desktop (web) client. For all its warts (which don't end up bothering me much), the fact that Hangouts' messages are available on my/any desktop, where I can communicate with a full k
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by moskie 13y ago
Or replace it with Google Chat, for that matter. This blog post is not insightful. Both Google and Facebook have been doing what he's talking about for a long time. WhatsApp is not really a game-changer in concept. It's a game-cha
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by moskie 13y ago
Right, and neither is thou.
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by moskie 13y ago
This relates well to one of the fascinating things I realized while learning German: the fact that so many English and German words and sounds have phonetic connections, coming from their common Germanic ancestry. For example, the letter &q
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by moskie 13y ago
Very much on board with this post's perspective. I've been very appreciative of the setup we have at my office, with our development machines being remotely accessible via RDP (through a company VPN). RDP isn't perfect, and i
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by moskie 13y ago
Hopefully this price point and target audience is just the beginning (a la Tesla?). I'd love for it to be simpler for me to arrange Hangouts in my living room, and for now I deal with doing it through an HTPC.... but I'm absolutel
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by moskie 13y ago
Also remember that the controller doesn't need to be an Android device. You could actually get an iPod Touch (perhaps a used one) for this. Or a used / refurbished first gen Nexus 7?
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by moskie 13y ago
I don't think that's correct. Multiple devices can queue videos using the YouTube app with the Chromecast.
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by moskie 13y ago
Yes, it's jarring to see the juxtaposition between the the first (Dialect Map) and second (Boston Marathon bombings) pieces of content. But it should also be remembered that articles about the Boston Marathon bombings could be found an
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by moskie 13y ago
As opposed to options and products provided by other companies, that are guaranteed to be around forever and ever.

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