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by tzmudzin 11y ago
> why did the US govt fail to properly test a car made by a foreign company ? I propose that we focus on what's right to do rather than who gets the pie, so: Why did the US govt fail to properly test a car that was destined for cons
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by tzmudzin 11y ago
> "Probably not even for data analysis." Especially for data analysis (and not limited to it).
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by tzmudzin 11y ago
So how much did you pay for your GPL software? Or for posting your comment? Do you expect to pay with your privacy for those? For sure there's no free lunch, but I believe you're making it too easy for AVG. An antivirus is a piece
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by tzmudzin 11y ago
so why settle on a bmw if bentleys are even nicer, and you should not be blamed for such urges?
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by tzmudzin 11y ago
The hobbyists being the communication networks, tracing your phone location? I guess this has been tried before: http://www.zeit.de/datenschutz/malte-spitz-data-retention
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
The /r/piano FAQ ( https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/wiki/faq ) is a great starting point. There's a ton of resources available online, so the trouble is actually in picking the really good ones. St
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
If you want a subjective, personal view as anecdotal evidence on this: music IS another language. There are regional variations (Western vs oriental) with their own phonetics (scales...) and grammars (rules of harmony, chord progressions).
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
I'm surprised the alleged Niels Bohr baromoter story did not show up here yet: http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/barometer.asp
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
Is this really supposed to be more effective than an enforced legislation? It might work for one or two big names, but only until people get tired with the news of another bully. And you need it to work for all players, not the top one or t
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
...so maybe they should keep their hands off the aggregates as well? For the surge pricing, I'm a bit at a loss, because you don't need personally identifiable data for it, just a request counter per area ID, right? Maybe I don&#x
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
The problem many people with Uber is that they leak information, rather than that they actually do creepy stuff... Whether they brag about it or not, whether they make active use of it or not -- they did invest their time & effort into
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
They _published_ the data in an aggregated form, but they have _profiled_ the customers on individual basis. Now contrast this e.g. to the principles of data protection that Germany has imposed...( http://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
Why would you believe the data was aggregated, and not available in individualized form in the latter case?
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
Not quite, as long as we as a society want to protect the minorities. Either you force equal treatment, or things can escalate quite quickly: - basic right of owner to rent property to anyone he likes without explaining the decision (and no
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
You can go for plain "No thanks" as a slightly less variant. Still works, but does not emphasize your "superior" status and can be passed on really friendly, as when "thanking them for an opportunity to help them&qu
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
Doesn't this match the real life societies have learned to deal with over the centuries? Your stupid mistake 20 years ago will probably be remembered by someone. Someone might even have a picture of it. But it will not be the first thi
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by tzmudzin 12y ago
So what is the marginal cost of storing the tape? And does it matter? ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginal_cost )