noarchy

30 ms·

271.
by noarchy 8y ago
Who is going to do the seizing, when the government itself is involved in the sales? The article specifically mentions arms deals to the Saudis, despite everyone knowing what those arms may be used for in the end.
272.
by noarchy 8y ago
I'd have to see it in action in my own team before passing judgment. On the other hand, I can totally understand people associating Jira with everything that is awful with "Agile", and as you mentioned, micromanagement.
273.
by noarchy 8y ago
>Canada is leading in personal freedoms and new markets with this move, ending cannabis prohibition that is long overdue and a step in ending the drug wars. To an extent, yes. With regard to those new markets, though, most provinces are
274.
by noarchy 8y ago
I'm not sure that OP was referring to people being swindled, specifically, so you speaking on behalf of society (the "we" stuff) probably wasn't needed. I think it is understood that the regulations are in place to mitig
275.
by noarchy 8y ago
It may not be popular to bring it up here, but the Drudge Report remains very similar to how it has looked for over 20 years. Here's a look at the site on a random(ish) day in 2001: https://web.archive.org/web/2001
276.
by noarchy 8y ago
For me, doing hill sprints on a bicycle sometimes completely fails to register on the Fitbit. My heart rate will sometimes show up in the 90-100 range on the Fitbit, despite my Garmin (which gets data from a chest strap monitor) showing me
277.
by noarchy 8y ago
Terry Davis was a bright individual who was, even with his handicaps, able to produce something noteworthy. Many people viewed his pursuits with some disdain, but I doubt most of them have produced anything on that level. It is worth noting
278.
by noarchy 8y ago
To the extent that they are strong-armed by governments to carry out government mandates, they are. In some nations, governments may require companies to regulate speech, and in those cases it is hard to argue that these companies are not
279.
by noarchy 8y ago
>In this case, the minority is the many millions of people in the Bay Area that don't work in tech... Unless I'm quite mistaken (the article leads me to think otherwise), it isn't them making this decision.
280.
by noarchy 8y ago
Do you think that matters one bit to those who advocate for these kinds of measures? Not everyone is a proponent of free markets, and some of them are in positions of power - and this kind of measure should illustrate that in abundance.
281.
by noarchy 8y ago
>incentivizing behavior that's good for the community and disincentivizing behavior that isn't. Or what this very small minority thinks is good for the community, and forcing it on everyone else. That's how it goes with
282.
by noarchy 8y ago
>society has probably made the right choice in banning it outright If you're equating society with government, you're not correct in every case. Assisted suicide is legal in some jurisdictions. California is mentioned in the ar
283.
Facebook wants to hide messages in ads that can force your phone to record audio(metro.co.uk)
3 points by noarchy 8y ago|0 comments
284.
by noarchy 8y ago
>The error is to think that 1 mile is a long distance. That takes like 7-20 minutes. That time frame represents a big range of abilities. The person doing it in 7 minutes is probably in good shape. The person doing it in 20 minutes is pr
285.
by noarchy 8y ago
Technically Elizabeth is the Queen of Canada. Her titles elsewhere don't mean anything. Otherwise, she does indeed have to give royal assent, which will be done via the Governor General.
286.
by noarchy 8y ago
Thank you for letting OP know about the opportunity. I do hope your interview process is more streamlined than some of the horror stories we hear about on HN. OP is probably not going to be benefited by having to jump through many hoops.
287.
by noarchy 8y ago
One would expect Scrum to disempower developers. After all, it is a management methodology (yes, I know some will protest at this label), and it emphasizes those things as a result. Any resemblance to software development methodology has lo
288.
by noarchy 8y ago
After hearing about Cupertino's possible plan to shakedown companies like Apple for tax money, should we be surprised at their approach to a new campus? Of course even a public search, there would be cities promising tax breaks to Appl
289.
by noarchy 8y ago
Would this ruling potentially affect federal drug laws? I say this because some US states have chosen to legalize marijuana, despite it remaining illegal at the federal level. This seems like a similar kind of situation.
290.
by noarchy 8y ago
I think Github profiles can now show activity in private repos (without showing the actual code, obviously), if you choose to turn this feature on. This is potentially useful for those of us who have 99% of their commits in private repos.
291.
by noarchy 8y ago
>Then it should be the parents' responsibility to educate their children, and not give them a device with a credit/debit card attached to the logged account. That won't be enough for many, including the Belgian government,
292.
by noarchy 8y ago
So who at Google is using Google Docs to write their code, day-to-day? No one, right? And 8 interviews? Was it even the last potential interview? That is indeed fubar. They do this because they can. Hiring is an expensive process, and not e
293.
by noarchy 8y ago
Isn't this where the "states rights" Republicans should be piping up? To cite an ongoing example of legalization: what Canada is doing is allowing the provinces to set up their own systems under a federal framework, of sorts.
294.
by noarchy 9y ago
You have a point there, in that the Constitution was designed to be changeable. It was not supposed to be easy to change, but possible . But there has been just one new amendment since 1971, and none since 1992 . https://en.wik
295.
Radio host Art Bell dies at 72 in Pahrump home(news3lv.com)
3 points by noarchy 9y ago|0 comments
296.
by noarchy 9y ago
To anyone who has been calling for regulation of social media, here you go. This is what the actual result will gradually look like for everyone: you can ask the government to "protect" you from social media, but it is in the inte
297.
by noarchy 9y ago
>Congress REALY needs to pass strong privacy regulations. They could do that. The first thing I'll expect them to do is exempt themselves, so that the government(s) can continue to work with these same companies to violate your priv
298.
by noarchy 9y ago
The mile-long list of app permissions requested by Facebook's app should have been a red flag for most. There are alternatives, such as using the mobile web interface, or any of the various apps that wrap the site, such as https:&#x2F
299.
by noarchy 9y ago
The Whataboutism is predictable. And then, yes, there are the outright defenders/deniers. As it turns out, the Chinese are well-acquainted with astroturfing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party
300.
by noarchy 9y ago
This would likewise affect Mastodon. One of its arguable strengths is also a weakness, in that regard.

More ›