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by oneJob 11y ago
Interesting possible side effect. Ocean freight vessels are, disproportionately, on of the greatest contributors, and in fact one of the greatest contributors in absolute terms, to CO2 emissions. Perhaps Amazon's involvement will shine
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by oneJob 11y ago
The Fed Chief is put there by elected officials. Same for Treasury. Same for most of the regulatory agencies. The economy is very much handled by fiscal, monetary, and regulatory policy, which is handled by individuals that are handled by e
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by oneJob 11y ago
This sort of sh*t scares me. Thinking that software is a purely technical endeavor where an expert can always be "right" and thus ignore non experts.
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by oneJob 11y ago
Respectfully Jono, I think your reply is symptomatic of the issues at the heart of the matter. GitHub is, whether it expected to be or not, whether it wants to be or not, now at the heart of the OSS community. For the "Director of Comm
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by oneJob 11y ago
Silicon Valley is most definitely an important part of history, regardless what Hacker News and its ilk do. It is named after the primary material input of its name sake first innovation, the integrated circuit. Robert Noyce, the "Mayo
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by oneJob 11y ago
Would love your take on the open-sourxe/proprietary issue, especially as it affects the farmers ability to fix or improve their own equipment, legally.
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by oneJob 11y ago
Re: VHS, granting that I was speaking in superlatives and that VHS might be one of one of multiple primary influences, here is a quote from an industry insider stating the same idea [1]. Re: AC/DC, DC was financially viable. You might
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by oneJob 11y ago
Indeed. I stopped reading when I got to that line. Modern tractors are industrial production machines valued according to their output, and designed as such. These things are indeed complex, expensive, wonders of technology. Not only that,
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by oneJob 11y ago
I think there is some valid discusion to be had re: Who gave them the right and should we continue to recognize that right? The issue of symmetries of power brings into call the granting and enforcing of rights at a very basic level. If rig
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by oneJob 11y ago
Let's rewind. VHS won because of porn. Listening to music is now a buffet style affair because of Napster. AC kicked DC in the nuts and the public applauded because it was better and it could. I respect those working to improve the sys
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by oneJob 11y ago
There is a follow-up by Mr. Graham [1], and there is a follow-up to his follow-up by the original open-letter author [2]. I would like to add one thing. Given that Mr. Graham has put forth an essay on an (macro) economic topic, and his empl
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by oneJob 11y ago
Let us define the Identity Property of Being as 'being at one with oneself'. Given that: time = money ...and that 'Time is All We Have'. [1] ...we can write: time/time = money/money Which is equivalent to: (tim
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by oneJob 11y ago
The question, as relates to that, has always been, can you stay solvent longer than the market can stay irrational? Cause what you're really saying is that the market is not reflecting the pricing data it implicitly has available, and
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by oneJob 11y ago
So, you know that the NYSE was started by a bunch of guys on the edge of town under a tree? The key was they were located at the heart of the business district, where the transactions were occurring. This has been true and crucial since the
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by oneJob 11y ago
It has created a nice software ecosystem by being a good target for developers because of its (massive) user base. It has a massive user base because Google works hard to make it a good, user-friendly consumer product and they work hard to
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by oneJob 11y ago
Yeah. Totally what I was thinking. Other than that though, solid theory.
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by oneJob 11y ago
trackers on our phone. trackers in our cars. trackers in our web browsers. and all non-government, non-big brother. this is the definition of soft power and the panopticon, and yet, this comment will likely only annoy most folks...
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by oneJob 11y ago
software spyware and hardware spyware champs team up!
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by oneJob 11y ago
Thanks programmers! Wouldn't have been possible without you!!
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by oneJob 11y ago
Induction cooktop. More efficient. Solar powered (renewable) so no need for going out for fuel which can be very dangerous and time intensive. Much, much safer than an open flame. No fumes. Small footprint and extremely portable. Robust. Co
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by oneJob 11y ago
Also, check out the book "Changing For Good" by James Prochaska. There is quote, (not from the book) "Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth." So bounce ideas off people you know and trust. Seek
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by oneJob 11y ago
I wish I could sit down with every person on this thread and devote as much time as required for me to hear out their position and me to make mine. But, since I can't and since the info is already out there, I'll just say, please,
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by oneJob 11y ago
So, should I tell them that the Internet is post-Nation State? Or do you want to?
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by oneJob 11y ago
Here is my prediction, after watching "Terminator Genisys". The dangerous AI is not the AI humans "invent". It is the AI that runs away. But, what AI will humans allow to "run away"? What scenario presents an o
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by oneJob 11y ago
I was not under the impression that Apple Pay users have an imprint of their finger print next to the transaction information and time and date stamp somewhere. That would be ridiculous. If the user validates a transaction using their finge
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by oneJob 11y ago
The cryptographic proof strictly verifies whether or not the currency is authentic or counterfeit. There is no implicit value in the proof. In fact, there is a cost to calculating the proof. The value is in the willingness of the person hol
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by oneJob 11y ago
When I buy a burrito and then look at a receipt (as I always do after buying a burrito) I do not see the visa surcharge, or any others. I see tax but that's it. At the end of the day, the consumer pays, because there is no free lunch,
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by oneJob 11y ago
My AmEx card has had tap-to-pay functionality for years now. I keep it in my wallet where it is nearest the outside and can use without removing from my wallet. Easy. No buttons. No QR codes. And it's old tech. Still not seeing the obv
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by oneJob 11y ago
"Apple (AAPL, Tech30) gets just 15 cents for every $100 in Apple Pay transactions, according to Gillis."[1] In addition to the minor surcharge, there is the (opportunity) cost of Apple's hardware, the costs to vendors of supp
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by oneJob 11y ago
All these "Company"Pay systems are horrible for the consumer. Sure they may give a particular consumer a particular benefit at a particular point in time, but on balance they are the Facebook of currencies. One of PayPal's in

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