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by throwaways885 5y ago
It might be. Notice that it's only been in use for about 3 years. The difference is you don't tend to upset users due to underlying infrastructure changes.
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by throwaways885 5y ago
But this is precisely a problem because of the demonetization that occurs on anything sensitive. These podcasts can't easily sustain themselves on a platform that actively de-ranks their content.
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by throwaways885 5y ago
Preferably, all of them. More selfishly, funding basic science has economic advantages (plus you get to keep the smart people).
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by throwaways885 5y ago
In one contiguous block too. I think you can do it more than once.
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by throwaways885 5y ago
I think the big difference between is how Epic treats its customers and how Valve treats its customers. Epic could've gone the GOG Galaxy route ("use it, or not, your choice"), but they decided to force people into their wate
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by throwaways885 5y ago
Americans really do get the short end of the stick. Having to pay full whack to fund healthcare development while single payer systems just take the result at bargain basement prices. The only solution is to fund basic science research dire
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by throwaways885 5y ago
I still can't believe the amount of people that make the "like using a chain-link fence to stop mosquitos" analogy...
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by throwaways885 5y ago
> Every person that values freedom, individuality, and prosperity should reject any policy or law that is based on a "greater good" narrative Curious what you think about COVID lockdowns then
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by throwaways885 5y ago
The subtitle might give more context: > Déby had ruled for 30 years and won a sixth term in elections last week
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by throwaways885 5y ago
It wasn't about UX. When Android users join iOS conversations, they lose the ability to use stickers, high quality pictures, etc... But instead of bringing iMessage to Android, Apple has intentionally created a way to get teenagers to
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by throwaways885 5y ago
As a teenager I felt pushed out of conversations because I was an Android user, and got written off as a green bubble.
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by throwaways885 5y ago
A more profitable business is slightly worse for society now, but much much better in terms of long term tax revenues.
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by throwaways885 5y ago
> There's ample evidence otherwise in the body of social sciences. Cooperation is a fundamental characteristic found all across nature and is a pillar of human civilizations throughout the ages. I would argue it takes a lot of resou
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by throwaways885 5y ago
I'm not here to be offended, only to disagree with the framing (and provide the additional context I think is more productive for this conversation). You can make those comments all you like. The ultimate reason I disagree is that the
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by throwaways885 5y ago
> lots of lonely white men We don't need that kind of rhetoric on HN. Part of the reason I suspect Bing/DDG return right-leaning content is because grassroots US internet culture itself slants slightly to the right (as it slant
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by throwaways885 5y ago
Go read a history book. Rejecting slavery wasn't extreme, in fact, America fought a civil war in no small part due to it. Something with half the support of a country is not extreme.
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by throwaways885 5y ago
State capitalism is the only viable implementation of communism. Humans will not share unless co-opted, so the use of violence is required for the proletariat to seize resources. > What about a society in which nobody has to worry for a
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by throwaways885 5y ago
Give a viable alternative that doesn't descend into fascism. Capitalism is called the 'least worst' system for a reason, and some countries have an excellent QoL under it.
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by throwaways885 6y ago
Bi-directional interfaces are not necessary for BCI to be useful - I would pay good money for a digital copy of my memories. Just think about how that could be used to treat patients with Alzheimer's if they had a library of memories o
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by throwaways885 6y ago
As much as I hate DRM, it isn't something most consumers care about. The real selling points like the iPod's storage, case, materials, and branding were mainly unmatched for a long time.
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by throwaways885 6y ago
Turn showdead on. I too, am concerned about some of the groupthink on HN, but it's not as severe as you'd suspect. What I do disagree with is comments being flagged/obliterated for simply being unpopular.
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by throwaways885 6y ago
Do you count the UK or just EU countries? London still has top class developer jobs going, but I assume it's much harder to get in nowadays.
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by throwaways885 6y ago
Half of that going to tax is terrible for the business's cash flow. That and the abysmal interest rates just incentivise businesses to waste money rather than save it for a rainy day.
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by throwaways885 6y ago
Funding for the NHS has massively increased YoY. Ageing population is the issue and it's not as easily solved with money as you might suspect.
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by throwaways885 6y ago
> I understand that I'm a higher earner, and therefore naturally am going to be paying high taxes, but paying over 50% just seem wrong. I have to agree with you. A huge number of regular (albeit comfortable) people, also pay > 50
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by throwaways885 6y ago
Also, people tend to use 1% of the United States, not 1% of the world. It's easy to be angry if you're only looking up the totem pole.
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by throwaways885 6y ago
> And once you're paying taxes, there's no point to buy health insurance separately, as you will automatically qualify for "free" healthcare. The downside of socialised health care is the extensive waiting lists for e
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by throwaways885 6y ago
Everytime I see the words "engineer a society" is just freaks me out. They are supposed to be grown from the bottom up, not engineered top-down.
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by throwaways885 6y ago
No, freedom of speech really does imply some protections, such as not getting instantly fired or jailed for your opinions. As another commenter pointed out, the fact we are having a debate on the subject is the correct way to resolve this s
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by throwaways885 6y ago
Historical lynchings do not justify current day lynchings.

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