nihonde

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   by nihonde 11y ago

   I don't give two licks about the Middle East or the Arab world, but this leapt out at me: "...our hubris to not simply record things and focus on problems. We keep reinventing based on impression, not on result, with new people an
2. 812.▲
   by nihonde 11y ago

   I think you're assuming that paying for damage is equivalent to correcting it, which is a seriously broken assumption.
3. 813.▲
   by nihonde 11y ago

   You're not wrong about the Fifth Amendment, but you're assuming the compelled testimony is self-incriminating. What if the FBI decides to round up all the people in the area of a crime, and coerce a doctor to administer some &quot
4. 814.▲
   by nihonde 11y ago

   You can vote with your dollars, you know. Feel free to buy devices from those other manufacturers that you trust.
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   by nihonde 11y ago

   A better analogy is whether the FBI can compel your doctor to develop and then administer a medical procedure that allows them to extract 'unencrypted' thoughts from your brain against your will.
6. 816.▲
   by nihonde 11y ago

   Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket. — Eric Hoffer (paraphrase)
7. 817.▲
   by nihonde 11y ago

   Yes, I came to make this comment. Toyota has been very vocal about making this change. The rationale from Mr. Toyoda himself was something like: (1) Robots are not great at improving on their own work in the same way that humans naturally a
8. 818.▲
   by nihonde 11y ago

   Hmm... Yahoo! might not be the best example if you're making the case for stupid names.
9. 819.▲
   by nihonde 11y ago

   Oddly enough, Japanese people do it because it's not that much trouble and the rewards for the overall community are substantial—perhaps even existential—in nature. I agree with you that a selfish, lazy culture where everyone is in it
10. 820.▲
    by nihonde 11y ago

    It's safe to say that you missed my point.
11. 821.▲
    by nihonde 11y ago

    Every single Japanese home separates their trash into: (1) burnable trash, (2) plastic, (3) paper-pack, (4) PET bottles, (5) cans, (6) glass bottles, (7) cardboard, (8) broken glass, metal, etc., and (9) large items such as furniture. When