zarkov99

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811.
by zarkov99 8y ago
I am sorry but this eye poke, throat punch nonsense has been debunked over and over again: a) those things are not nearly as devastating as they sound and b) in a fight both people can do it, more so the person who has positional control. B
812.
by zarkov99 8y ago
If the payment processors are really who is behind the Patreon/SubscribeStar debacle, which certainly seems to be the case, then short of bitcoin, which is a horrible solution, how can a Patreon competitor do any better?
813.
by zarkov99 8y ago
For some reason, perhaps that they traffic in information, which is cheaply duplicated, perhaps because of network effects, tech businesses seem more prone to generate giant, seemingly invincible monopolies. Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazo
814.
by zarkov99 8y ago
Others comments have addressed the difficulties with creating a PayPal alternative. New laws would be vulnerable to corruption, yes, of course, but that is not a new problem and there are mechanisms to fight it. As things stand now we are f
815.
by zarkov99 8y ago
Perhaps they are, but then they should be sued out of existence or left alone if what they do isn't ilegal. That is far preferable to a world where giant, unaccountable corporations act like police, judge and executioner.
816.
by zarkov99 8y ago
They also reportedly shutdown Subscribe Star recently, when people started to use it instead of Patreon, in the wake of the Patreon banning of some prominent You Tuber. This isn't working. The free market doesn't seem to work well
817.
by zarkov99 8y ago
Tuxmath was great to practice mental math with my 5 and 8 year old.
818.
by zarkov99 8y ago
This is exactly right. And this decay is in no small part responsible for the lunatic, polarized times we live in. It is impossible to come together if we do even have shared facts to reason with.
819.
by zarkov99 8y ago
What the hell. How can the tech community have become hostage to these nut jobs?
820.
by zarkov99 8y ago
Patreon is for content creators of any kind, Harris was one of the top 10 or so Patreon earners, and probably got most of his income through that route. You should not dismiss what happened so readily because you do not like conservatives.
821.
by zarkov99 8y ago
What do you mean by payment provider?
822.
by zarkov99 8y ago
Jeez, just asking about this leads to down votes. What insanity is possessing people.
823.
by zarkov99 8y ago
How does this stuff make any business sense to Patreon? Who are they beholden to?
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Sam Harris deletes patreon account after platform boots conservatives(businessinsider.com)
26 points by zarkov99 8y ago|16 comments
825.
by zarkov99 8y ago
I believe you that it sucks. Do you yourself believe that the main reason blacks are unrepresented in the tech industry is racism?
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by zarkov99 8y ago
Read the last few chapters of "the simple path to wealth". In a nutshell, invest most of it in a broad index fund and if you can live with 4% of the 8 million, you will not need to work again and you will leave your children more
827.
by zarkov99 8y ago
You are out of your mind.
828.
by zarkov99 8y ago
Yes, the more elite the outfit the more security conscious and vindictive it will be. It is defies belief how much they can get away with.
829.
by zarkov99 8y ago
Even if that was true, as an American, I would much prefer leaking to my government over that of a Communist dictatorship hellbent on becoming the ruling super power.
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by zarkov99 8y ago
I don't see how that is a Western moral, in fact modern Western mores are incredibly self-loathing about imperialism, in sharp contrast with say Japanese attitudes, just as a recent example. You suggest that non-Western cultures are
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by zarkov99 8y ago
That is more a matter of competence than morals. Asia and Africa had no better moral instincts, any look at what they did within shows that, they just lacked the competence to conquer beyond their geography.
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by zarkov99 8y ago
This does not say anything about motivations, which, in any case, are irrelevant in assessing the value of the scholarship.
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by zarkov99 8y ago
Amazing. E pur si muove.
834.
by zarkov99 8y ago
Would you be so kind as to quote any part of his paper that says this?
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by zarkov99 8y ago
Which one? And how well does it really work?
836.
by zarkov99 8y ago
There is also the matter that for a smart young American, Law, Medicine and Finance are far more financially rewarding endeavors than Science.
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by zarkov99 8y ago
Microsoft's ultimate goal seems to be to be able to manage your computer as if it was part of their cloud. And a fine goal it is (for them). It's the best of both worlds, they control it but you pay for it.
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by zarkov99 8y ago
Couldn't our proclivity to kill one another also have a hand in it? In some societies the murder rate for males was up to 40%, surely that sort of pressure must select for, among other things, cunning?
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by zarkov99 8y ago
darknet is exciting and well grounded technically. also cyberstorm by same author.
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by zarkov99 8y ago
They don't change the facts, I agree, but they reveal the hypocrisy and incoherence of their stance with respect to racism.

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