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901.
by perfmode 8y ago
For pictures present on your phone which Facebook uploaded just in case you’d want to post them later. To hide latency essentially
902.
by perfmode 8y ago
RMBDS systems are very good at pruning results. They can perform complex multi step operations without round trips. Etc
903.
by perfmode 8y ago
The article seeks to connect being “broke” with having bad judgement.
904.
by perfmode 8y ago
Our systems lack mechanisms for accountability. If we can solve that, we can set off a runaway reaction.
905.
by perfmode 8y ago
Sure. Let’s blame economic disparity on trivial individual choices while the public coffers are being plundered to the advantage of the already wealthy. Injustice is stressful. When I’m under stress, I know I am liable to make decisions tha
906.
by perfmode 8y ago
The parent was establishing precedent.
907.
by perfmode 8y ago
Git doesn’t scale. FB and Google have had to stray from the beaten path. Git, with its limitations, imposes non-trivial workflow constraints on millions of developers worldwide. It’s far from ideal. It’s an application ripe for disruption.
908.
by perfmode 8y ago
My point is that Apple can take advantage of Ireland for tax purposes but Tim Cook doesn’t need to live in Ireland. The corporation enjoys benefits not conferred to people. This is why there is consternation and conflict around Apple’s repa
909.
by perfmode 8y ago
Lawyers are partially responsible for the dismissive attitude that makes certain humans feel superior and justified as treating others as instrumental. It is likely that present day legal concepts impede progress and deeper understanding an
910.
by perfmode 8y ago
Tim Cook doesn't need to live in Ireland to benefit from its tax code.
911.
by perfmode 8y ago
Corporations don’t have to physically move when they move. They just file paperwork elsewhere.
912.
by perfmode 8y ago
The fundamental problem is that capital is permitted to cross borders, but people are not. Not in the same way. So, corporations can vote with their feet, but people cannot.
913.
by perfmode 8y ago
> US politics is too busy discussing gender-neutral pronouns What? The US political system just provided a massive tax break to corporations. That's how our time and resources are being spent.
914.
by perfmode 8y ago
Could you have raised a child on that salary? In the long term? How would you have paid for college? Could you break the cycle of poverty in your family without saving for your child's college education?
915.
by perfmode 8y ago
It's a complex system. Amazon and companies like it are the ones capturing the government.
916.
by perfmode 8y ago
Is society providing education? Social lifts? a basic safety net? do we protect people from hunger and cold? In the United States, we don't even have a functioning political system that provides real options and opportunities. The poli
917.
by perfmode 8y ago
It makes no sense.
918.
by perfmode 8y ago
> Neither artists nor bartenders have the power over humanity that capitalists do. With great power comes great responsibility. This is precisely why we must hold capitalists accountable.
919.
by perfmode 8y ago
> Demanding handouts for minimal contribution does not create a strong society. Where did you learn these concepts? handouts? minimal contribution? strong society? What's your value system?
920.
by perfmode 8y ago
In the US, society does not provide homes. Nor does it provide health care. Nor does it provide access to higher education. Nor does it provide a safety net.
921.
by perfmode 8y ago
> I suspect that at ~$19/hr Amazon is very close to the break-even point for replacing pickers with automation. Why do you suspect this? The labor market is far from an efficient market.
922.
by perfmode 8y ago
How was your university health insurance? Were you on your parents' plan?
923.
by perfmode 8y ago
In fact, all concepts can be viewed this way.
924.
by perfmode 8y ago
How do you propose we address the problems we face?
925.
by perfmode 8y ago
I believe this is precisely the concept under critique.
926.
by perfmode 8y ago
> In that process there has been gross negligence regarding burying, hiding or dismissing data of these compounds' potential to impact human health and broader environment. Why sandwich this?
927.
by perfmode 8y ago
> Are we not technologists and engineers? Don't we know enough about the pitfalls of trying to fix a system that isn't broken? The system isn't broken for _you_. You're not in a position to speak on behalf of me.
928.
by perfmode 8y ago
> Oddly, it would also imply you could potentially generate entirely new files out of the network; in an infinitely large network, you wouldnt even have to specifically upload a new file — the hashtree would be enough, and the network wo
929.
by perfmode 8y ago
You’re stuck in the past. Instead of lamenting about the negative effects of past schemes with the idea that any future scheme will have the same problems, how about we design new solutions given all of the experience and information we now
930.
by perfmode 8y ago
I wrote the original data exchange (bitswap) code. Your first paragraph is true.

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