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by richmarr 11y ago
> Aren't you then just effectively shifting your choice of trusted provider from ISP to VPN? Yes, but that's okay. Privacy is part of the VPN market's value prop; companies in that space compete on it, unlike ISPs.
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by richmarr 11y ago
There may also be an interpretation in which you're not even modifying the work by using an adblocker. If you define the work as the source code you're not actually modifying it. You're just declining to download subsequent w
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by richmarr 11y ago
> 'determine' does not mean 'change' - does it? Yeah, it does, amongst other things. Unfortunately in that context two of its meanings (to discover & to decide) could have been appicable.
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by richmarr 11y ago
Possible, yes. But it's a fact that we're terrible at evaluating how likely/dangerous terrorism is. We percieve far more risk than there actually is. Terrorism is designed to play to our cognitive biases, as is the news, as
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by richmarr 11y ago
This is a republished copy. The original story is here: http://wemeantwell.com/blog/2015/11/14/paris-you-dont-want-t...
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by richmarr 11y ago
I agree that humans aren't simple unitary individuals, but calling us "superorganisms" kinda devalues the word. If we're superorgansisms then so are cats, dogs, mice, birds, and anything else that relies on bacteria for
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by richmarr 11y ago
Not disagreeing, I find this whole situation bizarre, but do you mind sharing some of your reasoning?
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by richmarr 11y ago
Sure, makes sense. I guess it's the difference between 'fast' relative to other rendering methods and 'fast' relative to the actual work that's being done.
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by richmarr 11y ago
This module essentially proxies requests on the fly using a headless browser and returns the rendered HTML. This is quite a sneaky solution to some types of problem (and the module weighs in at an enviable 18 lines of code). That said, I ha
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by richmarr 11y ago
> Have you considered the possibility that those researchers have the same motivation as the "friends"? You seem to be implying that a significant portion of discrimination is (by fair means or foul) invented, on the basis that
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by richmarr 11y ago
> ... have you ever applied that concept to yourself, or to texts like... Yes. I am currently doing a lot of work on exactly that subject. > A gender studies researcher's motives are crystal clear... ...and we're not discuss
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by richmarr 11y ago
> I agree that a methodologically sound experiment in the social sciences would be an unusual thing to do Would you care to elaborate, or are you just being flippant? > if you are in the market for a second-hand automobile, would you
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by richmarr 11y ago
> It would be nice if you provided concrete examples, because I've had very much the opposite experience as you He said, while providing no concrete examples :)
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by richmarr 11y ago
So, if I understand correctly, you're suggesting bitmadness should have listened to his friends telling him their problems, then designed and executed a rigorous study into whether they were lying for profit (and/or other motives)
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by richmarr 11y ago
That makes sense... starting somewhere where you don't need ergulatory approval or medical trials.
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by richmarr 11y ago
Yep, from the video it looks like the outer shell.
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by richmarr 11y ago
Slightly anticlimactic to hear about this exciting new material becoming available, only to find the first application of it is a jacket for rich folks to ponce about a ski slope in. Really? Their other stated target markets seem more inter
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by richmarr 11y ago
> This isn't even fake science, this is just a piece designed to generate outrage. It's quite a cognitive leap from "I think there's a methodology flaw" to "this is just a piece designed to generate outrage&
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by richmarr 11y ago
Meanwhile, on The Onion: "Other commenters are low-quality says name-calling generaliser"
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by richmarr 11y ago
So, you'd rather pay an inefficient government more taxes to oppress you inefficiently. I look forward to hearing more of these libertarian ideas.
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by richmarr 11y ago
The US can withhold targeting data prior to launch, or switch off guidance after launch. That is all stated as fact in the Parliamentary report. Not sure which part you disagree with. Sure, you might be able to sneak a launch and hope they
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by richmarr 11y ago
> Just wait till you learn of the French VDM... The doctor gave me a cream for it... cleared up nicely.
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by richmarr 11y ago
"The UK Trident system is highly dependent, and for some purposes completely dependent, on the larger US system." http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/c...
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by richmarr 11y ago
> Personally I do think Corbyn is a threat to national security... his naive and inconsistent world view would embolden our enemies and be more likely to cause conflict. I agree with most of your comment, but this one point made me spit
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by richmarr 11y ago
Yep, that's what they do. They do a good thing, and they do it well. I know a number of people in and around GDS, it's really, really, strange for me to see their name in that list.
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by richmarr 11y ago
True, but the electoral logic that says Labour must be a centre-right party to get elected is the electoral logic of 1997, mixed with a heady selection of conscious and unconscious biases. In reality I don't think anybody is qualified
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by richmarr 11y ago
> The English word "favorite" implies approval every bit as much as "like" does Personally I don't buy this. I'm used to 'favourites' and 'bookmarks' being used interchangably by browsers
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by richmarr 11y ago
Agree with your point in principle, but I'd nitpick with your example. Building regulations & planning approval are a matter of public safety precisely because human beings have a millenia-long track record of putting together dwel
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by richmarr 11y ago
Sounds like a great time to make a move on the smart anvil market
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by richmarr 11y ago
> ... emergent virtual economy. Virtual economy, like in World of Warcraft? Not sure I follow. Is this a bitcoin reference?

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