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by prego_xo 4y ago
I wouldn't argue that they're all super bad and dangerous, but it's the presentation that matters. When dubious products are put next to decades-old tried-and-true FDA-approved products, it gives the customer the illusion tha
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by prego_xo 4y ago
What I do for pretty much any book that I intend to learn from is treat it like a lecture; as though I'm going to be quizzed on it afterwards. I have always had issues committing things to long-term memory, but the same methods we use
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by prego_xo 4y ago
> Physics is an empirical science with a rather neutral language to communicate its content. Arguments (much more 'findings') can be translated to this language and be understood on their own. I agree, but it should be taken in
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by prego_xo 4y ago
I'm not saying we should use those kinds of old practices as a basis for our modern ones, but rather that it's more healthy for new and developing [scientists/artists/philosophers/etc] to study the history and learn
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by prego_xo 4y ago
Should we not study old scientists because they had no idea about the concepts we have found recently? Should we no longer study old politics because their climate was different? Should old tactics be disregarded because they used different
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by prego_xo 4y ago
This is probably the clearest explanation of exactly what users can do to (non-mentarily) support an open-source project that I have seen to date.
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by prego_xo 4y ago
I'm seeing a lot of people trying to rationalize and excuse this behavior from Google, but man is it a hard sell on me. My mother recently remarked in a unique conversation that we have had a box of Golden Grahams cereal for a year and
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by prego_xo 4y ago
It's e2e encrypted, just they have the keys and use them :)
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by prego_xo 4y ago
Yeah, that's definitely the case and I see where the hassle is, but to restate my point, those costs are simply a part of overhead and not the business of users. Unless the users are given an opt-out first and foremost, they're ow
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by prego_xo 4y ago
Very fair point, and I understand the necessity of data collection in some cases. I do feel like that's a cost that's incurred voluntarily, though, and shouldn't fall on the shoulders of users/customers. Some people migh
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by prego_xo 4y ago
DoS is an understandable concern, but charging for a service is probably one of the least sensible ways to prevent it. To me, it just looks like the most profitable and impeding hurdle that companies can set up to prevent users who want to
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by prego_xo 4y ago
> (B) any time beyond the initial 2 times described in subparagraph (A), may allow the individual to exercise such right for a reasonable fee for each request. Paying any sum of money to receive a copy of or request to delete my private
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by prego_xo 4y ago
Slight misrepresentation of the story towards the end. The "shoe computer" is a real thing, called Sockfish based off of the open source chess algorithm Stockfish. It works by analyzing the moves being played, running them through
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by prego_xo 4y ago
Fun fact: Good grades during high school is directly positively correlated with future success and occurrence of fights. Good luck convincing teenagers to get good grades.