vulcan01

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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft's legal department can override Mr. Friedman's decisions. GitHub's owned by Microsoft, after all. And Microsoft is part of the RIAA...
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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   I think the GP is trying to say that because of the military ecosystem in the US, it was easier for him to 1. find a large customer and 2. get r&d funding. Note that he says "They are direct results of the military ecosystem that
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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   > The courses at university are hard to get into and in demand and there's not intensive courses shaped around the realistic work/life schedule of technology professionals. Sounds like a market ripe for disruption :) "Finn
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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   The user is referring to the Osborne effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect
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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   I'm interested to know the motivation behind the CIA's refusal to send him to Walter Reed. My theory is that they fear that this might turn into a diplomatic incident. Also, questions might be asked as to whether the CIA/inte
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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   In response, I'd ask this question: "Which teachers are qualified to properly teach finance?" Many of the current comments presume that there are a qualified group of teachers.
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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   > you know the stock market and taxes exist from history lessons and you learn the mathematical operations to run the numbers. And most schools have a government class, where you learn why taxes exist and how they've changed over ti
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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   What if we had a senator that represented all of the territories? It would be a better situation than we have right now...
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   by vulcan01 6y ago

   The ancient Athenians used something similar to select their leaders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition#Ancient_Athens EDIT: I remember this from a Historia Civilis video: https://youtu.be/pIgMTsQ
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    Oh, I've been wearing my mask wrong... My glasses fog up as well, and I've been putting my mask at almost the same height as the lower frame of my glasses...
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    Yea, this was annoying for me as well. I found Espanso (open-source), which seems to work on all the apps I've tried: https://espanso.org/ Not affiliated, just a happy user.
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    If you scroll to the very bottom of https://protonmail.com , you'll find that "This project is supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 program". I'm not sure whether Swiss companies can apply to th
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    You need to click Continue in the top right (to skip the ad).
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    The new version of Microsoft Edge can be downloaded for macOS and Windows, but I'm not sure about Linux.
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    Or perhaps the famous ? from ed :)
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    This is missing Ben Eater's channel, for learning about the lower-level parts of programming: https://www.youtube.com/user/eaterbc
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    Many people in the US (if they can afford one) will continue to drive a car, RealID or not. You're in the small minority...
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    The Opium Wars between China and the British Empire were a result of China's attempt to shut down the opium trade. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opium-Wars
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    Disney has done extensive lobbying to extend copyright terms. See the Mickey Mouse Protection Act. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    Ah, I see. So no need to find a static IP to use :) Thank you.
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    I've got some Heroku projects, which don't have a static ip. How do I protect myself against this?
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    You could also use 9.9.9.9 as your backup, if you're avoiding Google ( https://www.quad9.net )
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    Most people have their phones on the table. And on iOS (not sure about Android) you can swipe from the top-right corner to get to the calculator.
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    You've got to use an Apple Card. Don't you understand? </sarcasm>
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    What's the problem with the following? Why are y'all complaining? > Make sure the camera cover is not thicker than an average piece of printer paper
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    I realise that your child isn't there yet, but once they reach high school, I'd recommend that you introduce them to edX, where there are tons of courses on practically everything, taught by college professors. It can help them ex
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    When reading the title my mind thought "South Africa".
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    All the things you said about Grant are correct. But it can be argued that the good things he did outweighed the bad. In that case, is it ok to tear down a statue?
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    > Admission is a privilege. Can someone say this to my friends? They tend to see it as a right. "Look at all my achievements that I worked so hard for. I must be admitted."
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    by vulcan01 6y ago

    I believe that there is a grace period for billing: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/09/12/apple-app-store-subscri...