tomComb

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by tomComb 3y ago
Shouldn’t the one public free good be something like alphafold, not YouTube.
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by tomComb 3y ago
Google Maps is a service - there have always been ads in free services. Microsoft is sticking ads and deceptive practices into the OS and its tools (that you pay for).
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by tomComb 3y ago
It’s a start. Yes, it seems insufficient in so many ways, but it is a huge step in the right direction. Getting countries like Ireland, who are getting rich helping big tech legally avoid taxes, to sign on was very difficult. I think Yellen
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by tomComb 3y ago
Who has a better idea whether a lawyer or a surgeon is actually good at their job - their clients or their peers?
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by tomComb 3y ago
You should make the text reflow on mobile.
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by tomComb 3y ago
It’s not that these are small things, but rather that these (Bill c-18) are nonsensical and harmful initiatives driven by the interests of the telecom companies. Note that they were expected to get 70% off the money from Google and Facebook
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by tomComb 3y ago
Andrew Coyne is one of the few left with authority and reputation sufficient to give him some independence from his employer (the globe and Mail), so he can write stuff that goes against their financial interests (they get money from c-18).
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by tomComb 3y ago
Wow, brutal. It Will be interesting to read her response. In a way it is healthy to have this sort of frank and aggressive back and forth.
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by tomComb 3y ago
Most obsidian user seem to have tons of community plug-ins installed, so I wouldn’t really call them privacy obsessives. And obsidian has lots of other great features, so I think it is an attractive option even for people who don’t really c
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by tomComb 3y ago
I’m not sure the correct way to approach The problem is, but it’s more widespread than just the big guys. Chess.com is annoying me by changing my settings every 1 to 2 months to put them back to what they want. This sort of thing is really
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by tomComb 3y ago
You’ve made a big leap in your assumption about how populism produced less economic activity. Maybe populism’s disregard for democratic institutions resulted in more corruption which hurt growth? Neither of us know.
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by tomComb 3y ago
I don’t think you’re understanding the meaning of proportional. You could make the penalty 50 times the benefit.
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by tomComb 3y ago
They are the dominant telecom companies, but they are much more than that here and have had the politicians in their pockets, protecting them from competition and funneling tax-payers money to them, for years. You might be puzzled that I me
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by tomComb 3y ago
The law is essentially a tax on links. His characterization of it is accurate and is the same as any in depth analysis I’ve seen. If you want a really good, independent analysis read Michael Geist, who is a law professor at Ottawa. Sounds
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by tomComb 3y ago
The move away from globalization has had an unfortunate side effect: greater political corruption, where local politicians enact laws for the benefit of their local corporate buddies, and pretend (usually successfully) that it is an act of
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by tomComb 3y ago
But we don’t get the money – bell and Rogers do.
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by tomComb 3y ago
Yes, someone has read it: Michael Geist, the most expert and independent voice we have on this topic. I’m not qualified to parse this bill, so the best I can do is be careful about my sources, and every source that I respect thinks this bil
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by tomComb 3y ago
I think the point is that this is being sold by the government as them against big evil (billionaire) tech companies. When in fact it's genesis is the lobbying of local billionaires. So let's discard the billionaire card, and dis
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by tomComb 3y ago
The precedent of a tax on links is rather scary for the web.
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by tomComb 3y ago
Their influence (and the size of their envelopes) is puny here compared to our telecoms.
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by tomComb 3y ago
I’m no fan of the power of big tech, well, except when it involves standing fast against the blatant political corruption of a government devising a bizarre and nonsensical law to funnel money to their corporate buddies (according to PBO an
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by tomComb 3y ago
Ok, but are you familiar with the quality of care that most people are currently receiving?
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by tomComb 3y ago
It shouldn’t be on either of those teams.
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by tomComb 3y ago
It’s weird to be cheering on Facebook, but good for them for standing up to this gross (and incompetent) political corruption. Our governments are constantly looking for new ways to shovel money to the big telecom companies (and to protect
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by tomComb 3y ago
Google’s search monopoly is the easiest to escape: the moment I decide Bing or chatGPT are better I can switch with ease. And chatGPT is already replacing many Google searches. So, it will take care of itself, and I think there are many oth
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by tomComb 3y ago
I liked notion but then it too got slow as it added enterprise features.
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by tomComb 3y ago
Except Interac is controlled by the big banks, for the big banks. To the best of my knowledge.
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by tomComb 3y ago
> The Minisforum, Beelink and the generic aliexpress units are incredibly cheap. Certainly are, hard to resist for personal use, but then I read that one will likely never receive a BIOS update. Also, those moments when you wonder whethe
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by tomComb 3y ago
I want to use internet services that have no paywall. I want them to get paid, with a minimum of ads. And I prefer ads that might be relevant to me, and which might provide value even for small advertisers (as opposed to brand advertising)
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by tomComb 3y ago
But you’ll probably never get a BIOS update.

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