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by n09n 13y ago
And not linking certain things helps people more by helping distinguish between which references are particular enough to merit linking when mentioned and which can be assumed as common knowledge.
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by n09n 13y ago
That option is there, it's the x button in the top right corner.
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by n09n 13y ago
I didn't say they understood it correctly. The way I see it is that they read it and decided to act on it by making Google+ their core platform and giving it the killer app that it had been lacking - youtube. Opening up their platform
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by n09n 13y ago
What do you think you'd be accomplishing with this? Google knows all of those accounts are associated with the same person already. Otherwise they wouldn't be asking you to merge them. They just want your official stamp on it so y
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by n09n 13y ago
Searching "yegge memo" on google gives a plethora of relevant results. A copy of the full text can be found here: https://plus.google.com/+RipRowan/posts/eVeouesvaVX
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by n09n 13y ago
No means not now. If they really didn't want to take no for an answer, they could just merge the accounts without asking the user. Instead, they keep reminding the user with gradually increasing frequency to make sure that the user has
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by n09n 13y ago
They don't need a number for that. You already read gmail and watch youtube on your phone..
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by n09n 13y ago
Maybe as a general assessment, but I think the google+/youtube merger specifically is being driven by ideology, not metrics. Remember that memo Steve Yegge wrote a few years ago? I think the company took that message very seriously. Ma
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by n09n 13y ago
They don't have a dog in that fight because you specifically chose the fight to make that true. If the same person ran on a different platform that argued for, say, boycotting or tariffing Chinese green energy products in order to buil
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by n09n 13y ago
It may feel self-evident to you but I don't think the evidence supports that position. The US is not exactly known for its engaged electorate or educated voters. I would need to see a lot of evidence in order to convince me that things
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by n09n 13y ago
Okay, but why do you hate the ecosystem? Because it was created by Microsoft?
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by n09n 13y ago
I don't work for the NSA, obviously, but I agree on the point of the fourth amendment's obsolescence. A world where information is universally available and infinitely reproducible with minimal cost is necessarily a world without
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by n09n 13y ago
I don't think you understand how feudalism works. If you are based in the US, you have to tolerate NSA spying. But it's very likely that the NSA and FBI will be able to effectively root out foreign spies from the DGSE, PLA, etc, s
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by n09n 13y ago
Yes, of course. But only they would ever know that. It's impossible is for that to happen in a way such that outside observers can be sure it's not sexual abuse.
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by n09n 13y ago
Not only does it make sense, that's the whole point.
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by n09n 13y ago
Or is he just deliberately choosing to misinterpret ambiguous language to mean he can't talk to his lawyers in order to make the government look bad? This is the same man that printed out his key in 4 point font when presented with a c
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by n09n 13y ago
No, as someone who lives on both sides of that comparison, I would like both kinds of freedom. I don't think they have to be mutually exclusive as long as we set up a few basic rules about the use of infrastructure that everyone needs.
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by n09n 13y ago
Because it wasn't one. Encouraging abuse of these loopholes is the best way to get them reexamined. If you think email providers should be entitled to the same level of protection, okay. That's a sensible change to suggest. I don&
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by n09n 13y ago
And some of us are quite happy on that side of the spectrum.
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by n09n 13y ago
If you really believed that kind of fear were justified, why would you post a comment like this? It seems a lot more like you are just making up excuses to support your already-formed decision to not donate.
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by n09n 13y ago
That doesn't seem like the right interpretation. They asked for this because Lavabit was unable, or possibly unwilling, to turn over Snowden's records, and impersonating Lavabit the next time he tried to check his email would have
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by n09n 13y ago
Because it's polite and it limits the diffusion of bad smells. If you really want to see my dick all you have to do is go on chatroulette. No need to follow me to the toilet. Unless you're interested in more than just looking.
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by n09n 13y ago
Does the government normally pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars for that kind of info? If so, I may need to start thinking about a career change...
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by n09n 13y ago
Not everyone wants that out of movies. Some of us are happy to leave the theater thinking "well, that was an entertaining way to spend two hours".
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by n09n 13y ago
What do you mean by the US taking over the internet? In a lot of ways, the US has always controlled the internet.
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by n09n 13y ago
Assuming we all agree with you is pretty arrogant. A lot of people will do as you say, and a lot of people will do the opposite. As long as nobody acts like a sore loser about it, everyone goes home happy.
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by n09n 13y ago
Which keeps you up to date on important events and helps network with others in the industry. Not the most productive use of time, but better than playing snake.
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by n09n 13y ago
Sure, but is presenting sensationalized articles to online echo chambers really getting us closer to an informed public, or further away?
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by n09n 13y ago
Why do you conclude that they find it acceptable? Shouldn't judges be ruling on the merits of the case, not based on what outcome they find pleasing?
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by n09n 13y ago
>HN is not a forum for making you money. That is not its purpose. So? People advertise their startups and even hire employees here all the time.

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