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901.
by ratsmack 9y ago
"Slashdot and voat..." Slashdot yes, but I would have to disagree on Voat being an old-timer hive.
902.
by ratsmack 9y ago
The mindset is completely different today as are the tools to intervene in market volatility and instability. Short of a catastrophic natural disaster, I think the stock market is relatively safe.
903.
by ratsmack 9y ago
And there are also the poison pill reviews from competing vendors. They are usually easy to spot because they are just a bunch of vitriol without any substance.
904.
by ratsmack 9y ago
Most monetary systems are really based more on faith than worth or value.
905.
by ratsmack 9y ago
The same thing can be said about the word "racist". It is so over used that to me it has lost all meaning. It seems that in every political discussion where there is a disagreement, it will be interjected at some point.
906.
by ratsmack 9y ago
And what you describe is why I believe there are more actors involved in the decision, possibly customers. The possibility of losing contracts is a good incentive to remove a small player. The "I was in a bad mood" strikes me as a
907.
by ratsmack 9y ago
I would think that this is a good comparison for a case study of whether Cloudflare should reject someone. Just off the top of my head, ISIS has murdered thousands of people, where The Daily Stormer has just offended people with unsavory co
908.
by ratsmack 9y ago
I have to wonder if he really made that decision of his own accord, or did he receive one or more calls from large customers that influenced the decision.
909.
by ratsmack 9y ago
After reading this entire thread, I am amazed at the mental gymnastics elicited to defend the silencing of a group or person with distasteful views... I fear for out country.
910.
by ratsmack 9y ago
That's a bit dramatic, but censoring any speech can be a slippery slope. I believe that the courts may eventually test if the 1st Amendment can apply to large publicly traded companies like Facebook, but that too can become a slippery
911.
by ratsmack 9y ago
This is especially true when people down vote on disagreement rather than quality.
912.
by ratsmack 9y ago
Is Hacker News deeply rooted in Silicon Valley, and isn't it well known that Silicon Valley do not share conservative views? I think the answer can be derived herein.
913.
by ratsmack 9y ago
Sticky headers ave their place, but they should be minimal and supply links to other locations on the site. They should never be used for advertising.
914.
by ratsmack 10y ago
I never made an account because I could never grasp what value it really had for me. It seemed to me that it was better suited for the "reality show" crowd that liked following other peoples drama.
915.
by ratsmack 10y ago
Referring to this I believe: https://www.makeschool.com/
916.
Encryption is dead, and we killed it(skidpaste.org)
21 points by ratsmack 10y ago|12 comments
917.
by ratsmack 10y ago
This Fake News hysteria seems to be driving a bunch of false concern about protecting the unsuspecting masses from perceived bad information. The problem is manyfold though because fake news can be very subjective, and who will be chosen as
918.
Therapists Struggle to Help Millennials with Their Tech-Related Problems(realclearlife.com)
7 points by ratsmack 10y ago|1 comments
919.
by ratsmack 10y ago
I have to wonder if one of the big networks, CNN, NBC or ABC were there reporting, would the same thing be applied to their journalists?
920.
by ratsmack 10y ago
Leah Rowe's response[1] on the mailing list was unprofessional and a bit troubling coming from a project leader. [1]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2016-09/msg0003...
921.
by ratsmack 10y ago
I know that motive will sometimes play into the sentencing, so it will be interesting to see what reason he had to gain access to the servers. I can't imagine what monetary gain there may have been, so it must have been something else.
922.
by ratsmack 10y ago
I believe they address this in the FAQ: http://rclone.org/faq/
923.
Harvard Study Admits Drug Prices Are High Because Govt Granted Monopolies(thelastamericanvagabond.com)
1 points by ratsmack 10y ago|0 comments
924.
Why Diversity Programs Fail(hbr.org)
3 points by ratsmack 10y ago|0 comments
925.
by ratsmack 10y ago
In addition, we have the power to remove the entrenched politicians that collude with the corporations that are constantly attacking freedoms. But sadly most people will just vote on name recognition or party line and not actually look at t
926.
Hackers steal Bitcoins worth millions in attack on exchange(money.cnn.com)
4 points by ratsmack 10y ago|0 comments
927.
by ratsmack 10y ago
This is a very poor comparison.
928.
by ratsmack 10y ago
They were just as corrupt in their own right, but past corruption does not justify current or future corruption.
929.
by ratsmack 10y ago
There was no race stated anywhere in the comment, so I believe you meant to use a word something like "stereotypical".
930.
by ratsmack 10y ago
If the community flags it dead, I wouldn't consider that censoring, but it could be construed as censoring if a mod shuts a submission down.

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