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901.
by sqeaky 9y ago
Did you because an ISP squeezed you out of business? If not net neutrality helped you.
902.
by sqeaky 9y ago
It doesn't, but the ISP still know what pages you went to. If they want to determine your political leanings your browsing history is enough.
903.
by sqeaky 9y ago
If you must downvote me, please leave a comment and tell me why. If you don't tell me why, I must presume it is because my line of reasoning was correct, but hurt your feelings .
904.
by sqeaky 9y ago
Not all people, not even all programmers, sign specific agreements. I have taken programming jobs only signing tax documents. EDIT - I also wouldn't expect something as flimsy as a piece of paper to actually protect me my the likes of
905.
by sqeaky 9y ago
The makers of wordpress don't say "great for fake news", but the makers of this software say "great for watching your partner". They advertise reading your wife's SMS messages as a feature! That and Wordpress w
906.
by sqeaky 9y ago
I agree they Should be culpable, but whether or not they Would is the decision that is actually above our paygrade.
907.
by sqeaky 9y ago
You have look at microsoft to get a comparable amount of BS. At least microsoft had the civility to only screw over other software shops (and occassionally tinker with government lobbying and standardization bodies). Uber has sexism, anti-p
908.
by sqeaky 9y ago
"Civil disobedience" is a term and group of actions used when fighting for racial equality during the civil rights movement. Equating that with anything uber, a multibillion international company, does is kind of gross.
909.
by sqeaky 9y ago
This is going to earn me huge downvotes, but not all surveillance is equally illegal or equally unethical. To me it seems that groups that run spy satellites and look out for nuclear missile launches are in a different ethical category than
910.
by sqeaky 9y ago
> there is simply no way they can export anything at a competitive rate Statehood itself might not directly solve this, but it would get them representation. Two senators and a handful of congressmen can solve a great deal of problems. I
911.
by sqeaky 9y ago
In the short term that might be true. In the long term it seems likely that adding 3.5 million people (Twice the population of Nebraska), mostly in a single metro area, would contribute to the economy and society in a beneficial way. As it
912.
by sqeaky 9y ago
Puerto Rico becoming a state would solve a bunch of their problems in the long run. Even with the problems listed in the article their economic situation from the the 90s to now was not unmanageable, it was corruption and corporate collusio
913.
by sqeaky 9y ago
I agree it is possible, but it does make it harder to excel.
914.
by sqeaky 9y ago
At first I read this like a brag, but then I realized you meant that your skills lie in one place and not another. So perhaps it is like this for many. Maybe many under-performing devs are simply not in an area engaging to them, but they ar
915.
by sqeaky 9y ago
I appreciate your response it is well thought out and leaves me struggling hard to find a counter-example. I feel that I know that I have had to deal with this, but I cannot find examples. Before your response I had several hours with just
916.
by sqeaky 9y ago
We wouldn't have had much of a debate anyway. People here on HN are pretty reasonable and we agreed save a choice of one word.
917.
by sqeaky 9y ago
To "explain". I find a good paragraph explaining what the equation means and implies is far more useful than the equation alone. This is all the typical "what" vs "why". If you just want to describe the what th
918.
by sqeaky 9y ago
> Programming is geared towards having people who are experts in programming Programming is getting simpler all the time. Compare modern Python or Ruby to the earliest punch cards. We programmers are going out of way to make it as easy t
919.
by sqeaky 9y ago
It can't be both per objective reality, but per history it can be both because it is subject to revision. I see no evidence that Musk is doing anything other than working as hard as he can to bring innovation forward. If 1 in 10 busine
920.
by sqeaky 9y ago
It would seem that your position is impossible to argue. But what about the times when two people do come to an agreement? I will agree you are right in many cases, but "never" is a strong word.
921.
by sqeaky 10y ago
> assumes everyone cares if the cheap tasty food is actually chicken Doesn't need to be everyone who cares Just someone with an allergy or a moral preference to not eat dog. > without the government, there would be a dangerous ou
922.
by sqeaky 10y ago
I agree with you , I do disagree with one tiny part. I agree with your entirely on any sort of lock-in, lock-in is bad and constrains future options. Known cost up front for unknown cost in the future should generally be seen as a business
923.
by sqeaky 10y ago
The difference in cost is negligible compared to the difference in correctness. Vtables are so optimized (and often elided) and caches so efficient and comparisons are cheap and branch predictors so great that the cost of both of these is f
924.
by sqeaky 10y ago
You speak in broad generalizations that miss many points and make many faulty assumptions. One example: > govt is not a productive enterprise and so nothing it does can help businesses produce things of value Governments can offer loans
925.
by sqeaky 10y ago
You are generalizing much and citing no sources. You claim these are unsuitable in every case. Please provide concrete examples, links to benchmarks and other reasons to believe what you say. I ask because you appear very biased and you exp
926.
by sqeaky 10y ago
A shame everyone is downvoting this comment. But you are honest then your first comment deserves as many downvotes as possible. Since you are in charge of this new language I won't be using it. The Rust community has largely figured ou
927.
by sqeaky 10y ago
Was your joke any deeper than a superficial reading of it? I also can't tell if it was lighthearted or deeply malicious.
928.
by sqeaky 10y ago
Most of the changes in this log, and past change logs I have read agree with you. They mention it often and much of the changes work on that. That have chosen safety first and appear to be working on ergonomics without sacrificing that.
929.
by sqeaky 10y ago
It sounds like we both agree it would improve the future in tangible and measurable ways, even for those paying the taxes. I would rather not argue the semantics of the word "investment", not all investments need to be financial.
930.
by sqeaky 10y ago
The chances of return are higher than 0%. They are just causally disconnected. Consider that muggers are likely to be people in desperate need of money. Investing in kids now reduces you chance of being mugged later. The same disconnected c

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