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by tunap 10y ago
Yeah, I could have skipped the book and rewatched 'Pirates Of Silicone Valley' and imagined Steve pitching a fit and crying more often. Both were quite kind to him in their depiction of his eccentricities , IMO.
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by tunap 10y ago
Iodine is added to table salt for the same effect. Although I am no fan of too many additives, I do approve this practice. I wonder if it would be feasible to institute today... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodised_sal
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by tunap 10y ago
The problem with that approach is the world is full of snake oil salesmen/women, false prophets & those who wield influence would stifle progress/common good to suit their own ends. Self interest allowed our species to persist
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by tunap 10y ago
I imagine any inorganic implamt is going to degrade, and have proprietery patents included. Your last question reminded me of the Jarvik Heart, in particular. Interesting read on evolution of the permanent to impermanent artificial heart:
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by tunap 10y ago
Logical discussions are hard online. We, as a species, are prone to emotional irrationality that can impair intelligent discourse w/ non-like minded viewpoints. Also, a lack of prosody[1] in text/type communications is problematic
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by tunap 10y ago
Te bus driver was not a zealot. He was a non-practicing, angry individual who found a convenient cause(or was it the 'news' and ISIS, ex post facto?) to justify his sickness/actions. Edit: In addition, feel free to review ano
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by tunap 10y ago
"If we want to care about this stuff, things need to change in very dramatic ways." Absolutely & unequivocally. Hard part is, the technological means is baked into every modern SoC & NIC, huge amounts of money are being ma
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by tunap 10y ago
MS, Apple, Google... distinguishing the parties from the actions serves only to muddy the argument for privacy over monetization with red herrings.
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by tunap 10y ago
They have. Repeatedly. And for whatever reasons most are unaware of, they appear to be getting away with their actions more or less. Why? I don't know, ask a lawmaker. Or better yet, ask a lobbyist. Even better, ask the DHS PAC: Edit:
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by tunap 10y ago
Is this a calculated derailment technique? Why MS? Because MS is the subject being discussed in this post, is why. Wanna talk Apple? Open up an Apple privacy related article's comments and you'll read the same concerns accompanied
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by tunap 10y ago
For bizarre non-fiction I peruse the DI archives. damninteresting.com
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by tunap 10y ago
I concur, it is what developing economies strive for and what developed(sic) economies strive to maintain. Anything is possible , it is the methodology that provides the results(good & bad). This philosophy has been the acme of societa
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by tunap 10y ago
Damage plays no part in it, unless it is specifically coded to that end: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware
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by tunap 10y ago
No, I only find examples of Yahoo & Bing being caught at it. Google hasn't been caught , and they promise not to do evil.
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by tunap 10y ago
Therein lies the rub: infinite growth cannot be sustained in any finite system. This fosters an environment where real value & perceived value diverge and balloons occur...and pop. Beany Baby Marketing 101.
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by tunap 10y ago
Yeah, it's a request like "Do not track" with no controls to enforce it besides pulling a plug out. edit: To _b_'s point: "Info Sharing" is merely the promise of the marketeers', info cloistering/mo
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by tunap 10y ago
"It was pathetic to watch people sacrifice their principles just because they liked the convenience of X ." You said a mouthful. This is what the last 14 years look like in my rear-view. To be honest, I did get kicked off FB for
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by tunap 10y ago
No, no... you stop when the water hits absolute freezing. Before that it's really cold, and really harsh... I found it very difficult to surf/jet ski Lake Michigan in the winter as the surf was random and violent... Ice Balls h
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by tunap 10y ago
PS: I know, I know, *everybody's doing it". That doesn't necessarily equate to being just, only that it is within our technological means. Some more relics from the past... http://www.spiegel.de/international&
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by tunap 10y ago
Specifics are hard to come by, perhaps it was a presentation or IRC revelations. Either way, search is no longer optimized for finding info for non-consumption results and Apple is accomplished at forcing NDAs and hiding specifics behind va
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by tunap 10y ago
I concur. Also, the long wait has been too long & the specs were weak when they announced it... how many years ago? Neo900 & Sailfish broke my heart.
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by tunap 10y ago
Cannot find specifics now(my N900 doesn't render many pages anymore), but it was widely known prior to 2010 that snApple slurps data every 45 min, or 16 x's a day. When I read that I thought it was an interesting coincidence that
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by tunap 10y ago
A little late, but for the downvoters' edification, see if you can spot the conflict of interest when a fortmer Gator/Claria exec joins the DHS Data Privacy & Integrity Advisory Comittee. Feel free to check the other members&#
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by tunap 10y ago
Thanks for your manners, but it is probably a copout on my part. I have the wherewithal(-money) to build something like this in my own home but I believe most of these controls are over-engineered progress for progress' sake... for any
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by tunap 10y ago
The problem, as I see it, is (the Alphabet Agency) has a proven ability and now authorization to do X to Y but promises to never to do it to Z. This is the point where trust comes into the equation. As has been shown via FISA courts, warr
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by tunap 10y ago
I totally agree, the demand & the means exist. However, the intent of retail providers is anything but enabling simple, automated controls. Everything is about grabbing the data cash bag and, as an afterthought, let's personaliz
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by tunap 10y ago
The commercial side of building automation is robust, but the components are pricey, the platforms proprietary* and end-user aavailibility seems to be limited. The beauty of the other side is every switch, sensor & controller's
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by tunap 10y ago
I slept on my stomach in a hammock once. My back hurt more than the hangover. As for good stomach sleep, I pull the top mattress* about 18" from the headboard and fold my arms & pillows into the trough to prop my head straight w&#x
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If you think that's bad, do not read USA Today. It reads like the target audience is the 5th grader bracket... only more naive & gullible.
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by tunap 10y ago
And revealed intent. Only thing better would be if the algo could reveal truth. Then it would read: "you're going to this".

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