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by mtw 8y ago
That's a nice ideal, but in practice, isn't the NSA tracking cell phones and digital chatter? I'm pretty sure if you mention "dhijad", "Bomb", and "US president" with one of your buddy, you'
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by mtw 8y ago
There's really no reason why most people in Texas commute with a truck, unless you are in construction/renovation. If you follow the logic "go for the more utilitarian vehicle", then why not then commute with a semi trai
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by mtw 8y ago
Do they sell the full-size trucks in Australia or China (like F-150 instead of Ford Ranger, Toyota Tundra instead of Tacoma/Hilux)
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by mtw 8y ago
Write that you do not trust Bloomberg on twitter/facebook/linkedin. If you have a blog, write about it. I am going to. Also read NYTimes or another news source instead of Bloomberg.
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by mtw 8y ago
Godaddy got a domain I searched and did not buy, and generally the user experience is like doing business with a scammer and penny pincher. On the other hand, they found a buyer for one of my domains for $5000. Kinda of a wash.
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All I want for Christmas is a small phone(studiozenkai.com)
4 points by mtw 8y ago|0 comments
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by mtw 8y ago
Many are lost in technicalities here, if Canada has the right to arrest a businesswoman, if the US can stop a foreign company to do business with another country. Who cares? I'm partial to Iran because a multi-lateral treaty was signed
158.
by mtw 8y ago
> Regean had sovereign immunity, so he could not be personally tried. Sounds fair. Arrest businessmen because it's practical, don't arrest Regean because it won't look good
159.
by mtw 8y ago
Really. How valid is that? If an American tourist uses 20USD to pay for a meal in Montreal or Toronto (which happens a lot), what's the logic that this falls under US jurisdiction. If it's true, I'd avoid USD like plague
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Looking again at Microsoft(studiozenkai.com)
1 points by mtw 8y ago|0 comments
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by mtw 8y ago
Tesla should be rename Autopilot to Auto-cruise Lane guidance. However this would have ended more dramatically if the driver had a car from another brand (except a Waymo, in which case he wouldn't be at the driver's seat)
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by mtw 8y ago
Also. You get a big truck/SUV for the same reason people prefer a big TV or a large suburban home than a 2 bedroom condo. Bigger is better, at least in the U.S.
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by mtw 8y ago
> It takes a large amount of number crunching to determine that an old small Japanese car has the cheapest TCO. How so? It's trivial to get the average maintenance costs of a car based on model and year. It doesn't take an exce
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by mtw 8y ago
I would love to see a page demonstrating specific vulnerabilities or data theft by Huawei. So far, in comments, it's always "oh they must be doing it", "Oh I've heard about them doing X and Y" or other similar
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by mtw 8y ago
Between 2015 and April 2018, it was in the preface. In April 2018, it was moved from the preface/beginning to the last end of code of conduct. If it was really important to the company, there's no reason to push it towards the bot
166.
by mtw 8y ago
Google's motto used to be "Don't be evil", until Oct 2015. They were generally doing the good things. I'm not sure Google has any values right now, unless somebody corrects me.
167.
by mtw 8y ago
Same way the US managed to open military bases in countries economically important for them (Germany, UK, Bahrain, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia). Guantanamo was opened to protect the investments in the Cuban economy back then
168.
by mtw 8y ago
I don't get this. What is the merchant advance product that Square and Strip have to compete against this?
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by mtw 8y ago
It's a shame - he was a celebrity in Japan, turned around Nissan and Renault's fortunes, and could have retired as a living legend. Now even if this turns out to be false, his reputation will be in ruin. Why would you do tax evas
170.
by mtw 8y ago
The aircraft was serviced just the night before. Somehow, that failed. If the company knew about this issue, I doubt they would have authorized putting the aircraft in service.
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by mtw 8y ago
For a 9/11 situation, I would ask that the case should be reviewed by a judge who'd mandate an injunction (or similar) to deliver source code. In a national security situation, I'm sure the judge will work quickly, and you wi
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by mtw 8y ago
Would be great to see a benchmark vs a database in a regular DigitalOcean droplet, or information about hardware. This information would be useful for projects requiring high performance per sec.
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by mtw 8y ago
There's nothing to be proud of and writing a blog post about it. Your users used the software to protect them, or even paid for it. Now this "Dave" can crack files generated by this shareware. Maybe "Dave" had a gen
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by mtw 8y ago
> And we know it happens because 'we' do it as well. What's the logic in this? This is like saying Saudis must be Christians because we are Christians as well
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by mtw 8y ago
Saudi is powerful because of the reliance on fossil fuel. Any way to decrease dependancy on fossil fuels, both from governments and from individual citizens, will prevent situations like this.
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by mtw 8y ago
Don't be quick on generalization. China is not a democracy but they don't kidnap and murder people in foreign soil, and they don't bomb other countries. They don't also fund and promote extreme religion exportation, like
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by mtw 8y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if this was some sort of PR campaign similar to Iraq's WMDs. It does make sense that Iraq still has weapons of mass destruction and could use them against civil populations; likewise, it does make sense tha
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by mtw 8y ago
At this point, it seems like Apple and Amazon have hard facts and Bloomberg has more tales of "he said"/"she said" and didn't cross check. The journalists halved Supermicro stock value, they have a responsibili
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by mtw 8y ago
There are 2 reasons to buy a Tesla - electric power, and self-driving capability. If I don't get full self-driving, I can get a Jaguar, a Hyundai or a Nissan Leaf. These are cheaper or have more options and better return for your dolla
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by mtw 8y ago
Damn - really looking to buy one... only if the price was actually $35k - not $60k

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