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by starkd 4y ago
Not understanding how they did this. The movement merely supports a license that insists code is available to end users.
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by starkd 4y ago
Exactly. We need characters like RMS to buck the trends, even if they come off as a*holes to us. And RMS was right about the danger of software not being under our control.
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by starkd 4y ago
Not every thing is about ease of use. Sometimes doing things without a nice GUI interface forces you to understand the system better. All the UI's and documentation systems are taking on the same boring corporate gloss. It has its us
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by starkd 4y ago
Was that really necessary? Like him or not, he is still somewhat of a legend. For all those denigrating someone as being too old, they might look in the mirror. You will end up "too old" one day too. And faster than you think.
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by starkd 4y ago
It's like efforts to convert abandoned malls into apartments. Hard to even imagine living in a mall and the exorbitant cost to convert into something livable. Most people would rather be homeless than living in such a terrifying envi
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Taking Rapamycin as a Young Adult Provides Antiaging Benefits(nextbigfuture.com)
5 points by starkd 4y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 4y ago
It's not founded on archaic religious belief. Israel is a major ally of the U.S. They are integral part of any foreign policy the US embraces.
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Central banks will fail to tame inflation without better fiscal policy(reuters.com)
3 points by starkd 4y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 4y ago
It was fact based. Tony Bobulinski WAS a business partner of the Biden family. He had emails that confirmed much of what was on the laptop. That's just facts. They should be at least investigated and are ripe for journalism.
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by starkd 4y ago
Not when there is a solution in place that has been effective for years.
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by starkd 4y ago
That's the point. Zuckerberg admits it was a mistake. Jack Dorsey admits it was a mistake. Be honest: you just favor the flagging because it upholds your opinion.
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by starkd 4y ago
Those replacements obviously take a long time though. Corporations have peddled the idea all this would be easy. Goverments complied by mandating closures and driving up the price too soon. None of this is even ready to go.
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by starkd 4y ago
The renewables are apparently not ready yet. They can't produce them fast enough, and they take an inordinate amount of material. Corporations have advanced marketing fables, recieved huge public grants all on the delusion that it i
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by starkd 4y ago
Looking ugly is not a trivial concern. It is one of many pollution sources that devalue quality of life. Whether its particulate emissions, light/noise pollution or just windmills that destroy the scenery of a seascape, its still po
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by starkd 4y ago
Or maybe those alternatives just aren't ready yet. The promise was made by corporations marketing false hope that they were ready to fill the void.
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by starkd 4y ago
The sad thing is that it doesn't have to be that way. The world is literally pursuing a path of intentional scarcity. I'm all for conservation, but the brutal truth is any vibrant economy depends on access to cheap, affordable
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by starkd 4y ago
It's not that they are too lazy. People don't have time to devote that much energy to small details. That's why credibility in journalism is of top importance.
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by starkd 4y ago
I remember the laptop story being flagged right here on HN the day it came out. Before it was flagged, many insisted it was a BS story. Links to the Tucker Carlson interview of Tony Bobulinski's connection to the Biden family were al
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by starkd 4y ago
Or maybe it comes from a hypercritical racial focus from people who are intent on dividing us.
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Climate bill’s unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry(apnews.com)
2 points by starkd 4y ago|1 comments
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by starkd 4y ago
It's not so much the profit that matters, in principle. But profitability does provide some constraint and guide to resource allocation that a public institution is still grappling with how best to do. Private institutions can go und
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by starkd 4y ago
It is the organizing structure that is more efficient. It's not perfect, but just more resonspive to changes over time.
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by starkd 4y ago
One common complaint from doctors (at least, in the U.S.) is the need to hover over a laptop all the time that takes time away from talking to the patient. A big problem as I've heard of a number of doctors retiring early because they
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by starkd 4y ago
I think general survey results are probably a poor metric to use in evaluating the success of a healthcare institution. Sure, at any point in time, most people should be able to get what they need, but the serious cases, or anything out of
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by starkd 4y ago
The stats on the page are from 2018, before inflation became problematic. It also does not include the pandemic-related problems that have made things worse. However, the main point about comparable funding still stands. We are not getting
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by starkd 4y ago
It's the nature of bureacracy. All the incentives are aligned so as not to prioritize efficiency.
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by starkd 4y ago
Indeed. A lot seem to have lost the urgency of meaningful reform, because they don't believe it can be. They are out of ideas and unable to build the momentum to get anything passed. But they already have theirs, so ...
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by starkd 4y ago
What makes you so sure government bureaucracy is even capable of doing this? It never had a great track record to begin with.
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by starkd 4y ago
It's not about money. Avg salaries are plenty above the OECD average. The U.S. has a strong tendency to just throw money at a problem. There are many urban school districts that have trouble getting 50% attendance rates ON THE FIRST
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by starkd 4y ago
I applaud your optimism, but don't let optimism cloud realism. There's comes a point when war is the only path that can relieve the accumulated stresses.

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