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by tw600040 5y ago
By all means. But you can't write laws targeting one company.. For example.- from what is being discussed - "Requiring Facebook to publicly disclose its internal research". -- either make all companies disclose internal rese
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by tw600040 5y ago
I don't understand which of these accusations are actually breaking the law. They all imply that Facebook isn't being a Good Samaritan, but that isn't actually illegal.
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by tw600040 5y ago
Police using violence against someone who is not violent is insane. Anyone doing so should be disqualified from ever being a cop.
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by tw600040 5y ago
I don't think that is the end goal. But obviously we need protections to make sure this doesn't lead to that case.
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by tw600040 5y ago
//I am no fan of digital ID's Why not? What's not to like about it? if it can be implemented in a reasonably foolproof way? Isn't being able to ditch the wallet a huge win?
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by tw600040 5y ago
//Bundling the OS with hardware... What about bundling camera, speaker, screen, processors etc? They are selling a product. You don't complain about car companies bundling 4 wheels and a motor.
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by tw600040 5y ago
like the internet?
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by tw600040 5y ago
// I want more money but not more responsibilities (sounds crazy, I know, Not really. wanting less money and more responsibilities is what would be crazy.
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by tw600040 5y ago
This is very cynical. If you can't even tell your family how much you make what's the point in having a family? What is a family for in your opinion then?
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by tw600040 5y ago
Hard truth is Apple has really built its ecosystem brick by brick and is constantly getting stronger. And other companies don't even seem like they have their eyes on the game wrt ecosystem. They do some parts better than Apple but no
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by tw600040 5y ago
So if some restaurant business says X (gays, christians, asians etc) not welcome we don't want to host them, that's fine too?
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by tw600040 5y ago
I wish there existed some decentralized device that can do iCloud backups and people can just buy that divide and set it up in their home.
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by tw600040 5y ago
> Generally no one (seriously) programs a computer exclusively with a mouse. A keyboard is used. Surely, there must be a reason for this. Yeah, looks like there is a reason for this. Keys are only present in keyboards and not mouse..
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by tw600040 5y ago
Cancun!
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by tw600040 5y ago
They have clauses for this in the contract and also penalties for that.
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by tw600040 5y ago
The sellers of a house I gave an offer for is.
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by tw600040 5y ago
What are they doing to those who are currently stuck with these horrible 20 year contracts? The one their door to door salesmen sold to unsuspecting seniors without properly explaining the lease terms? I know what they are doing. They are a
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by tw600040 5y ago
I was of the same opinion and had respect for what Tesla stands for and what they do. Until I encountered Tesla Solar. The contracts these guys try to get you into makes Comcast or Exxon Mobil or medical insurance companies feel like saints
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by tw600040 5y ago
Hypothetically speaking, what if the said company acts with ulterior motives, is blatantly anti national, blatantly trying to interfere in elections, cause riots etc. What should a responsible government do then? Hypothetically.
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by tw600040 5y ago
The right thing to do would be to let repairable products and non repairable products coexist and people can vote with their wallet. I don't see why Government has to stop a company from selling non repairable ones. If making something
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by tw600040 5y ago
Can you elaborate on why you think robin hood is better than etrade?
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by tw600040 5y ago
For anything worth securing we have security engineered into it, like passwords, encryption what not. But for insider trading we are just supposed to assume that the players play right without any checks or balances? I don't think just
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by tw600040 5y ago
> you were more anxious when you were drinking ? that's a first drinking habit increases baseline anxiety. it's not that having a drink will make you more anxious in next few hours.
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by tw600040 5y ago
Is there a HN for finance?
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by tw600040 5y ago
Top 100 richest people etc is an outlier by definition. Chasing that phantom isn't going to get one anywhere. For those seeking to build meaningful wealth (think ~10M etc and not billions) it's better to be grounded and focus on t
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by tw600040 6y ago
//And yes, you have to work to earn it, Like how all the existing owners earned it?
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by tw600040 6y ago
That is in theory. If BTC becomes legit one fine day, what percentage of the world owns BTC and what percentage of the world's wealth will they own? If that doesn't scare you I don't know what will..
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by tw600040 6y ago
This is where the difference between theory and practice comes in. Who is 'people' here? Billions of people today have no idea what bitcoin is and will have no say in 'collectively' deciding which chain tip to call &#x27
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by tw600040 6y ago
If BTC does catch up, the current inequality of the world will look like an anthill in comparison to the inequality that BTC will create. I can't imagine the world letting that happen..
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by tw600040 6y ago
It's NOT trustless money. Instead of trusting the US gov, you are trusting that this decentralized ledger will gain acceptance by the whole world. Which one is more of a leap of faith?

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