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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
Agreed. If the people behind these take-down requests actually ended piracy, they'd be out of a job.
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
How do you deal with data egress costs w/r/t AWS though?
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
the monopoly is on the content, now
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
tl;dw You apparently cannot replace the camera on the iPhone 12 without going through Apple.
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Let's talk about the iPhone 12 and its unrepairable camera(youtube.com)
4 points by wrkronmiller 6y ago|1 comments
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
> I can't imagine anything that will happen to earth that will render it less habitable than Mars. Not nuclear weapons, not rogue states, not even asteroids. We could "colonize" an uninhabitable Earth more easily than any
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
> even after a nuclear Armageddon or the zombie apocalypse, Earth will still be more habitable than Mars for humans Yes, but we don't live in radiation-hardened bunkers on Earth. The effect of a Martian environment on Earth would be
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
One involves the violent deaths of hundreds or thousands of innocent civilians. The other involves financial loss and probably a temporary shut-down of one or more hospitals. Frankly, a cyberattack is the kind of thing a hospital can and sh
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
> The problem with this line of thinking — and the Trump administration’s ideological and monetary support for NASA exploring the solar system — is that it perpetuates the myth that, through technological developments, humans are destine
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
> This is what terrorism looks like in 2020. Given the (extra-)legal powers that are activated by that word, I'd be circumspect in using it. Many crimes are "horrifying, terrifying, [and] disgusting" without rising to the
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
Potentially useful: https://www.venntel.com/opt-out
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
Counterpoint: if they find _nothing_ wrong, then whoever hired them has potentially failed to justify their job. Better to find minor, easily fixed, bugs I'd think.
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
Even if that was part of their origin story, it's a bit like saying a skyscraper was built by the person who broke ground at the site.
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
> What frustrates me about this whole argument over wealth taxes is that the arguments aren't grounded in facts. You say this, yet you don't provide a single citation for any of your arguments. > There is a very strong case
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
Interesting, it's very slow for me, and usually triggers warnings from Safari for excess resource consumption.
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
I don't buy this. > If remote work is an option, then paying high rents just doesn't make sense. I live in NYC because I like NYC, not because the pay is higher. I took a net pay cut after rent, taxes, etc after moving here f
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
This article seems to pertain mainly to Echo. Does anyone know of the applicability of this to HomePod/Siri?
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California's Bay Area may require telecommuting, even after the pandemic wanes(nbcnews.com)
9 points by wrkronmiller 6y ago|0 comments
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
How is this drone going to get through a closed door?
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
I'm confused about why Bexarotene can be sold as Targretin to treat "skin problems"[1], but cannot be used as a potentially life-saving treatment for MS. Is it that the dosages must be higher to treat MS? [1] https:/&#x
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
It would be nice to see some numbers on energy used to power this versus a regular set of servers. Also nice if they discussed the energy/cost involved with deploying and retrieving these capsules and how well that would amortize if th
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
This does not at first glance seem exceptionally better than what Tesla can presumably do with their vehicle telemetry.
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_triangle_(US_politics) Amazon likes government contracts. Amazon probably wants this guy on-board to help them get more contracts.
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
I'm getting a 404 at that link, now.
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
> it doesn't help that a lot of the aforementioned activities are predicated on the entire state of California not being a large smoke cloud right now Quite fair. I live on the East Coast and that never crossed my mind. As for the r
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
I don't have children (never want children) and wasn't trying to trivialize being bored. In fact, I found GP's situation to be quite relatable, and was relaying what I've been doing (or am planning to do) in lieu of goin
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
> Freedom to go to bars (closed), clubs (closed), trips (not happening), concerts (canceled), conventions (postponed indefinitely), festivals (closed), etc... I also love all of these things. I'm sorry you're bored. > Most t
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
I strongly suspect that, among wealthy tech workers, children are a net drain when you factor in: - These workers have enough income to finance their own retirement easily - The additional real estate to raise children near a tech hub is of
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
This is a bad take. COVID is an exceptional and temporary situation. Everyone has highs and lows (great successes, terrible personal problems/tragedies/etc...) throughout their careers. The only difference between this circumstanc
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by wrkronmiller 6y ago
That model is significantly smaller than the CNN article led me to believe.

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