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   by subsubsub 9y ago

   Do governments who use this kind of 'selective justice' really need the pretext of an actual law being broken? I think what carlmr is saying is quite relevant to more democratic countries.
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   Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns may not be working(economist.com)

   58 points by subsubsub 9y ago|57 comments
3. 63.▲
   by subsubsub 9y ago

   You make some very compelling arguments, thanks for taking the time to dig deeper into this with me.
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   In China, consumers are becoming more anxious about data privacy(economist.com)

   129 points by subsubsub 9y ago|65 comments
5. 65.▲
   by subsubsub 9y ago

   Thanks for taking the time to respond. I can certainly see how you could interpret my remarks on disrespect as "perceiving it (...) as a threat to one's dominance", but this was certainly not my intention. My context is of ne
6. 66.▲
   by subsubsub 9y ago

   I wrote the parent post. Here are my reflections on the responses (which were insightful as always). Regarding turning up on time and professionalism - For me the main component of professionalism isn't trust but respect. Demanding an
7. 67.▲
   by subsubsub 9y ago

   Is turning up on time for your job a terrible metric? To me being on time is just a very basic low level requirement of being a professional. As the initial commenter said: trust goes both ways. Turning up on time is a good way to show you
8. 68.▲
   by subsubsub 9y ago

   I think you make some good points, but I'm not sure about the following... 1) "We have a chance to cut out the rent-seeking middlemen" In the case of Amazon, is there really rent seeking? They provide lots of benefits as the
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   by subsubsub 9y ago

   Thanks for taking the time. Happy New Year!
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    Please can someone give a brief summary of the conclusions of this talk for those of use that don't have the time and/or bandwidth to watch this? Thanks.
11. 71.▲
    by subsubsub 9y ago

    I thought I would take a moment to sum up my thoughts on this sub-thread (from the comment I first replied to, downwards). What I did wrong: Fell back on a snide remark, when it would have been much more productive to properly explain mysel
12. 72.▲
    by subsubsub 9y ago

    I'm asking you to quote your sources. If it's so prevalent, that shouldn't be too difficult for you. As the person making the assertion, I think it's down to you to provide sources to your quotes. Edit: I just re-read th
13. 73.▲
    by subsubsub 9y ago

    I'd love to see sources for any of the 'quotes' you've given Edit: by that I mean reputable/popular newspapers - Not random youtube comments.
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:uA0iFN...
15. 75.▲
    by subsubsub 9y ago

    Honest question. Why do you feel this way about a hub, and not about your smartphone? (assuming you have one) Is it because, although your smartphone has the ability to listen to you in the same way, it is not the stated aim of the device?
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    From what I remember, the clean, non-customizable interface was one of the main reasons FB surplanted MySpace for a lot of people. One thing I learned from designing websites is that no one goes to your site for it's artistic design. I
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    - Keep trying to fix it. Keep going. - Go through, line by line, testing your assumptions about what the code should do. - Re-read all the documentation about any libraries you're using, do you really understand what that function is d
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    Why is it silly to use as system of record or long term storage?
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

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20. 80.▲
    by subsubsub 9y ago

    Non-affiliate link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416576142
21. 81.▲
    by subsubsub 9y ago

    All the books, without the affiliate links: - Philosophy In The Flesh [ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FSJAWK ] - The Political Mind [ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017T0B2U ] - The Way We Think [ https:
22. 82.▲
    by subsubsub 9y ago

    Here are all of the books, without the affiliate links: - The Millionaire Next Door [ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589795474 ] - On Writing Well [ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    Hi Gordon, sorry if this is too far off topic, but what software did you use to make your awesome github profile photo?
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    Sticks and Stones as high tech weapons of war.
25. 85.▲
    by subsubsub 9y ago

    Putting to one side the slightly shady way in which Facebook found out about this new start-up for a second, I have a question. There are examples of companies that made a success of focusing-in on one aspect of a larger successful company
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    A fair point. I have unintentionally misrepresented what was being said in order to make my own point. Although, I think it is worth referencing next time you hear someone talk about attitudes to empire in the context of modern Britain.
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    by subsubsub 9y ago

    I think you might be over estimating how much the British care about having/not having an empire. If you can get around the paywall, this might be worth a read: https://www.ft.com/content/a9c45baa-1dc6-11e7-b7d3-16