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by ruytlm 9y ago
I assume the counter-argument would be that a way should be found to provide food, clothing, shelter, etc., without violating privacy. The implication seems to be that it's the collection of personal information in excess of that neede
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by ruytlm 9y ago
As an aside, this is a decent example of why some people oppose bills of rights. As I understand it, the argument is that a bill of rights is considered exhaustive; if it's not in the bill, it's not protected. By contrast, countri
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by ruytlm 9y ago
I'm envisioning a comedy sketch, that will sadly likely become truth: "The algorithm said we can't let you in because it thinks you're a threat." "Can you tell me what it considered threatening, or how it makes
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Good point. Should have thought of that!
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Feedback loops and vicious cycles are more accurate, I'd say: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuous_circle_and_vicious_ci... Also if anyone's interested, the article I was referring to is this: http:/&
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Refreshing to see narrative discussed as a tool to get a good story out, and to help an audience, rather than as a tool to bend an audience to a particular view.
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Thoroughly agree that we should both encourage and train people to think more philosophically about societal questions and social norms - even if the outcome is just to say 'nope, I think the social norm is fine as is'. One of the
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Highly agree. While reading this article, I had a paranoid convergence of ideas. I was reading another article the other day about stock trading strategies, and how some particular strategies only work if a small number of people are using
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by ruytlm 9y ago
As someone who is far from knowledgeable about the field, I'm glad to hear it.
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My question is whether these systems will still be receiving support in 10-15 years time. Yes, autonomous vehicles are on the horizon, so all vehicle lifespans should be considered limited, but cars generally don't suit the gadget life
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Honestly, this doesn't surprise me; seems fairly indicative of the culture. Yes, this is an extreme case, but who hasn't seen things like leaving 1-star reviews of competitors, or frivolous complaints to consume competitors'
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Much as I want to agree, I think this article buries the real question. Yes, we will have the technology - but will people's behaviour change as quickly as the article suggests? Will whoever wins the ride-sharing market actually provid
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by ruytlm 9y ago
It will be interesting to follow this over the next few years. Personally, I think the sorts of predictive analysis used in this article should learn from the predictive faults being encountered in web platforms/services. There's
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by ruytlm 9y ago
When you think of this in terms of the internet being a utility, it highlights how ridiculous this actually is: "We want you to disconnect the pirates' electricity, because they used that to power the computers they used to downlo
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Interesting and related re attacks on a Tor hidden service: http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/762-Att... And the follow up: http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?&
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by ruytlm 9y ago
>By definition, they are not ponzi schemes. None of your claims are obvious, and implying otherwise is disingenuous. So, it doesn't meet the technical definition of a very specific type of financial fraud, therefore everything is hu
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Agreed; I'm yet to see any serious discussion of how fragmentation to various coins isn't going to cause headaches. It's like if we were to print different banknotes for different services; suddenly we have blue Advertising D
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by ruytlm 9y ago
On the flip side, your piles of cash are only valuable at the moment. Print enough new money, and your cash is worthless, at which point its value has been taken from you without any interaction with you.
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by ruytlm 9y ago
I suspect they're not using Ponzi scheme literally, more as a shorthand for the kind of scheme that promises plenty, but doesn't actually do anything. See e.g: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/25/books
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Which part of this requires the blockchain? Vendors have been using 'store dollars' etc for decades.
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by ruytlm 9y ago
5. Microsoft. Could arguably live without Windows and Office (via either OSX or Linux), but at present it underpins all that I do on a computer. 4. Alphabet. Alphabet/Google products are the next layer I use on top of MS products, ther
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by ruytlm 9y ago
Ah, HN, where's there's always a comment that roughly reads "It's good, but [X] is better." Snark aside, I wasn't aware of either of these before today, and I'm delighted that I now have hours and hours ex
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by ruytlm 10y ago
> The world will still go with or without me. This is always a difficult realisation to come to - yes, the world will go on regardless, and it's tough to live with the thought. It'll go on just fine without you, or me; but it
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by ruytlm 12y ago
This is all well and good, but why does everyone need to have their own damn app? This is the biggest problem with audio apps these days - you get everyone trying to make a similar thing, and because they're all competing they all try
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by ruytlm 12y ago
There's also a Scribd mirror up: http://www.scribd.com/doc/231280851/ABC-v-Aereo-Decision
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by ruytlm 13y ago
Good thing we've got this regulation to protect consumers! Meanwhile, in the bitcoin thread... ..wait, is that the sort of equal and opposite reaction you meant?
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by ruytlm 13y ago
I highly doubt the founders intended questionable patents to be used by idle patent holders to extort licencing agreements from third parties who are actually building something. I expect if given the choice, they'd be intelligent enou
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by ruytlm 13y ago
Lies, it does something - it pisses off the end user. God only knows why the business model involves doing your best to annoy the person you want giving you money.