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by rapind 5y ago
Pretty much. Sadly there is no chance of a successful metaverse that isn’t tied to data slurping and advertising.
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by rapind 5y ago
Whatever it is, I’m definitely not interested in “dictating” what other people read or share. Instead you can argue against it (like another post pointing out Mao’s hypocrisy) or promote alternatives. I’m willing to risk a few converted fas
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by rapind 5y ago
> Would Hitler's thoughts on bureaucracy make it to HN? Maybe? Would reading Hitler's thoughts on bureaucracy magically turn me into a fascist? Seems like interesting history. Would Genghis Khan's thoughts on strategy make
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by rapind 5y ago
I didn’t mention Facebook. I can’t really put my finger on it. They definitely have a lion’s share of a certain type of social networking, but I’m not sure it constitutes a monopoly. Maybe social graph as GP states, but I honestly don’t kno
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by rapind 5y ago
> none of the three things you mentioned are anywhere close to monopolies Imagine thinking that google doesn’t have a monopoly on search. That Amazon doesn’t have a monopoly on selling goods online, etc. Now these companies do lots of ot
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by rapind 5y ago
Yeah except the PM and cabinet minister's will pull in 20x later on some board or w/ lobbyists they've been friendly with. That's their stock I suppose.
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by rapind 5y ago
“No, I didn’t look at any other plans, but I’ve notified our lawyer who is now compiling the list of exposed company plans before she contacts each of these companies for class action suit proceedings”.
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by rapind 5y ago
Ultimately I think it decreases google's value as a search engine (to the user searching) by a very small amount, but nets them a high immediate return. I bet it's hard to quantify the net effect over time, and it would be a reall
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by rapind 5y ago
And of course it's more nuanced than that, with stuff like accelerated depreciation, preferential tax rates on investment income, charitable lead annuity trusts, etc. ad infinitum.
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by rapind 5y ago
Nevermind NYT, what about your gym subscription!
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by rapind 5y ago
But it doesn’t though right? If there’s a database breach 10 years from now and I’m able to crack pki with like a quantum computer or something then I have that data… I think.
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by rapind 5y ago
I would assume big streamers are running a business too. At the very least they are paying an accountant and probably lawyer (for incorporation, taxes). I'm sure some are also paying designers, editors, marketers, advertisers, agents,
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by rapind 5y ago
> Is it really this hard to get a wise ruler who both cares about the well being of humans and can take the long term view? Someone who can tell fact from fiction. Most of them "can", but the ones who "will" get weede
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by rapind 5y ago
It’s also what I loved the most about backpacking when I was younger. I started out so uptight and unapproachable with the constant new faces, but forced myself to socialize and eventually I became comfortable and a social risk taker. I wou
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by rapind 5y ago
Alarmist statements DO seem to work though looking at the previous term’s statements on immigration. There has to be tons of reasons it’s not working in this case, but I don’t think it’s the alarmist portrayal. I suspect it should be far mo
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by rapind 5y ago
My mistake. You know what they say about assumptions…
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by rapind 5y ago
I’m not arguing socialism or capitalism is great. I’m saying their crisis isn’t socialism in a vacuum, and lack of nuanced discussion in favour of capitalism vs socialism is getting kind of old. It’s like thinking a program you wrote only h
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by rapind 5y ago
I assumed 80s was a typo and you were referring to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Federa...
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by rapind 5y ago
This post is full of pitch forks aimed at the socialism bogeyman. It’s a bit more nuanced. I’m not going to defend that prick Maduro, however oil prices and sanctions haven’t helped their situation.
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by rapind 5y ago
Sanctions?
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by rapind 5y ago
This sound great! Unfortunately many companies would rather exert influence over an open source project by writing a cheque with conditions. Letting each of their SEs pick and choose means it's less likely they get their company specif
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by rapind 5y ago
They're going to be busy now!
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by rapind 5y ago
Not everyone, but it’s definitely rare. Feels good to believe that everyone sells out though when you’re in the process of selling out.
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by rapind 5y ago
> The app claims to use AI and blockchain to verify records and keep data secure Yeah, as soon as I read this I know it's going to be complete horse manure.
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by rapind 5y ago
SQL. Well mostly.
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by rapind 5y ago
I've been moving more expensive operations into postgresql functions, Initially writing them has taken a good chunk of time, but they just kind of do the job, much faster too and with low to zero maintenance so far at least. I don&#x27
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by rapind 5y ago
Pretty sure the absolutely rotten executive team didn't help either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortel#Criticism_and_controver...
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by rapind 5y ago
Open wouldn't hurt, but I'd submit that price, specifically "free", is the bigger problem. It doesn't really matter which platform is dominant when they're all advertisement driven. If our data became worthless
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by rapind 5y ago
What? I’m no virologist or epidemiologist and yet I definitely want to have a say. And when physicists start creating black holes, and AI researchers start creating thinking killer robots, and generals go to war, etc. I value expert opinion
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by rapind 5y ago
So is the weather forecast though. 10% chance of rain tomorrow means, yeah it could rain. Doesn't mean it isn't useful.

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