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by vageli 6y ago
I've owned a cafe and was able to pay myself and the head cook roughly $1000/week (each) when things were great. If that's not middle class, I'm not sure what is.
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by vageli 6y ago
Sorry for the slew of questions and thank you for the answers! I am checking it out :D
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by vageli 6y ago
This looks great but I couldn't find any information on exporting data—does this save notes as markdown on disk? *edit: the FAQ mentions that the notes are encrypted and saved as markdown ( https://notebag.app/faq/
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by vageli 6y ago
> But if I had to choose between security and compatibility for 1 billion software users vs an occasional image orientation bug, This is a disingenuous characterization of my argument. The image orientation bug was a simple example. Furt
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by vageli 6y ago
Software companies are not infallible, and I've received updates in the past that have broken things. Enterprises don't get compensated for lost productivity when an auto-updating app results in broken workflows. Also, we recently
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by vageli 6y ago
Does this mean you'd have to walk around with an unlocked bootloader all the time?
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by vageli 6y ago
Thank you for taking the time to respond :) That is an interesting model, it seems to me that Truework would position itself as an identity aggregator of sorts. In that case, it seems a large challenge would be gaining the trust of organiza
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by vageli 6y ago
To offer a counter, some organizations would rather introduce friction if it limits their liability or reduces risk.
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by vageli 6y ago
> It’s really a loss for consumers across the United States. > The reality is that a large part of the fintech sector still depends on the data provided by Equifax. Their data is also used for KYC and other security use cases. > We
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by vageli 6y ago
If that idea interests you, you may also find it worthwhile to consider the more general case of ideologies. Ideologies are parasite-like and replicate, seek hosts, defend themselves against other ideologies, etc. Ideologies often have less
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by vageli 6y ago
SSL/encrypted connections is a requirement in some regulatory frameworks. For example, transmitting PHI needs to be done over an encrypted connection.
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by vageli 6y ago
Oddly, this has made me want to try Mass Effect.
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by vageli 6y ago
> An argument can be made that physically addictive substances violate a person's agency. Are the substances immediately addictive? Should we violate the agency of those unaffected? What if people consent to having their agency viol
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by vageli 6y ago
Aren't tobacco products already illegal to sell to children? Why is the blame on the manufacturer for making a product that adults like when the real issue is retailers selling nicotine-containing products to children?
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by vageli 7y ago
> > The above legal language applies ONLY to replies to this tweet using #MayThe4th and mentioning @DisneyPlus > Couldn't replying to their tweet be considered sending it to Disney? Is replying to a column in an opinion piece
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by vageli 7y ago
> Maybe initially. Eventually, no. We don't destroy other people's cars for the most part. I recall as a kid seeing so many more trucks vandalized with graffiti than nowadays.
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by vageli 7y ago
> It’s sadly not uncommon for businesses to promise various services and then unilaterally change their minds. While I’m sure that there are some exceptions, most TOS have a ton of “we reserve the right to change our minds whenever for w
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by vageli 7y ago
> > Easy to roll out mass increases of police powers and surveillance without any real opposition > Sure, but as the pandemic resolves, opposition comes back Have we seen examples of governments relinquishing surveillance powers af
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by vageli 7y ago
Aren't most of these numbers toll free?
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by vageli 7y ago
If any decryption of your data occurs on AWS hardware (i.e. if your software in AWS has access to your unencrypted data), then wouldn't AWS also have access to it if they wanted? Even with encrypted volumes, etc, the decrypted data is
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by vageli 7y ago
> I’m not arguing either way but would point out: > 1/ Drawing a salary is profit sharing. People still get paid when companies don't turn a profit.
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by vageli 7y ago
> I'm confused at the article. What part of the 6th amendment ("In all criminal prosecutions...") distinguishes "non-serious" crimes from "serious crimes"? They may be referring to felonies, but yeah th
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by vageli 7y ago
I would personally _love_ to hear this story.
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by vageli 7y ago
> Why aren't people filling up big tanks? I don't get it. Gas is fairly volatile—even when storing my motorcycle for a couple of months I put gas stabilizer in the tank to avoid draining it.
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by vageli 7y ago
> Plus you can sell at a profit when prices rise, although you'll need a lot of storage capacity if you hope to earn anything remotely substantial. You'll probably need a special license to sell oil in large amounts, considerin
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by vageli 7y ago
Gotcha, seems like we just have different definitions of private and using.
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by vageli 7y ago
> Yes, but after the pandemic, wouldn't it be nice to be sure something like this is in place before we learn about a new virus? Wouldn't it be great if we kept this thing on forever, so it could be used retroactively after an
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by vageli 7y ago
> A few private companies are allergic to GPL; there's no particular reason governments would be. Many large, public (as in publicly-traded) companies also have an aversion to GPL. Most enterprises that have a technology review boa
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by vageli 7y ago
> >Basically have some empathy > Why doesn't the person im supposed to empathise with instead empathise with his opponent and not throw a tantrum? Because he's a kid and we often have differing expectations for children t
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by vageli 7y ago
> The surge in demand is being driven almost entirely by state unemployment systems. Most of these systems haven't seen a surge in unemployment claims since the 2009 recession and haven't had to change the underlying rules gove

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