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by zwaps 7y ago
There was a time where I had to use some outdated ad blocker. ALL news sites would display this "Disable your Ad blocker if you want to read this site" full screen block (that was, of course, not blockable with an easy host list).
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by zwaps 7y ago
yeah that's actually the point of the outrage. Using block lists is nice, but modern adlockers can do much, much more. If you just use lists, chances are the Ad industry - with the help of Google, will find a way to circumvent it. They
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by zwaps 7y ago
Then it is only fair that the US closes market access to Chinese companies, would you agree?
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by zwaps 7y ago
You go to hotel.com and you don't get a good offer because they know exactly how much you are willing and able to pay. Sounds good? now do this for every other thing you buy online. Good enough?
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by zwaps 7y ago
Never? You may not remember this, but Google used to be cool. "Don't be evil", and all that. There was a lot of hope - when Microsoft was still the bad guys. Working at Google was the dream - they made movies about that. Nowa
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by zwaps 7y ago
It's hilarious that you can go to jail for more than three years for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. "Deng was arrested on May 17 and police warned his family not to hire a lawyer, the rights group said in a stateme
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by zwaps 7y ago
"Sensitive action blocked Because you’re attempting a highly sensitive action, we need to be sure it’s really you. At the moment, we can’t. Try again from a device you normally use (like your phone or laptop) or from the location you u
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by zwaps 7y ago
Also, you can not delete it. I deleted all mails in my Gmail, things still show. Additionally, I can not even use the "download my data" options because it says "We can't verify it is you" and there is no way no aut
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by zwaps 7y ago
Why would you expect that? It seems to me that Google does this precisely because they have tech to circumvrnt dumb- style list blocking, but not more advanced heuristics.
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by zwaps 7y ago
You could fork Chromium, but then Google will prevent you from watching videos like netflix and amazon online, which means no one is gonna use this browser
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by zwaps 7y ago
It does not allow blocking Google\any tracking and Google ads, essentially, and gives the Ad industry (and malware) a way to circumvent the blocker with modern tech, because it is a non smart ad blocker but a dumb filter list from 2002. Thi
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by zwaps 7y ago
Sure, people gonna use a browser where the only entertainment is a 240p stream of Stallmann chewing his toes. These responses... Dont support amazon or netflix, twitch? Even FOSS needs to be realistic and see what is a solution and what is
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by zwaps 7y ago
By the way, think about what would happen if you could differentiate in two dimensions? You'd be on a plane or a circle on which a demand distribution exists... etc. That's the idea.
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by zwaps 7y ago
This is actually a common misunderstanding. The example of ice-cream vendors on a beach or, in this case, gas stations, are toy examples. The model is not really about location. It is about product differentiation in SOME dimension. By exte
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by zwaps 7y ago
Interesting points. > They have started automation and have begun an ambitious plan of infrastructure lead development called BRI and countries like Italy has signed up to join the project. Well the move away from China is not because of
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by zwaps 7y ago
Interesting point made in other threads is whether the trade war would reduce pollution. There is, theoretically, an opportunity. As supply lines move away from China to other SE Asian countries, Western countries could make environmental s
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by zwaps 7y ago
Wait, did the US not state what it wants to achieve? It wants China to give the same market access as it enjoys in other countries in the world, including regulating and treating foreig companies as its own companies are treated. Also, IP
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by zwaps 7y ago
My point is different. We are and always will be uncertain who is spying. Further, we can not even say whether Huawei is a sincere market participant (although here the case is much clearer against it). If you wait for certainty, you will l
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by zwaps 7y ago
The issue is that we have to make a decision under uncertainty. And fast. Context matters as well. Look how China treats its citizens, and those abroad who critique the CCP. Look how it has no ethical issue to control and spy upon every Chi
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by zwaps 7y ago
So a well known Dutch newspaper being bought or strongarmed by the Cia/Trump/Whoever. Or a company whose execs are literally CCP party members, spying for the party. I am going to go with story 2 here. Occams razot.
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by zwaps 7y ago
Is it? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-huawei-tech-i... Also, board members and execs are CCP members, and functionally the company is controlled and supported by the CCP.
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by zwaps 7y ago
Because thats not enough. Huawei has been stealing IP, is a part of the party and has been caught spying for them, for example in thr Netherlands. They do not play by the rules, which is why they became a big competitor in the market. Treat
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by zwaps 7y ago
According to wikipedia, the C380 is stolen Shikansen technology.
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by zwaps 7y ago
Can it analyze dynamical systems, solve complicated integrals, reduce and solve equations, display dynamic plots of all these things, do social network analysis, statistics, machine learning and data wrangling all in one notebook, out of th
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by zwaps 7y ago
To be fair, Apple has been fighting tooth and nail against the FBI decrypting their phones. Huawei, ZTE and consorts are literally owned by PRC cadre and are actively involved in infrastructure to spy on and terrorize minority groups in Chi
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by zwaps 7y ago
Wow, that never showed up in any privacy setting. Google is so evil. Is there any way other than deleting the account from stopping this? It says I have to delete the mails to delete the data, but I have already deleted the mails (as I usua
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by zwaps 7y ago
This makes complete sense to me. The more China opposes the West (as some say), or acts imperialistically/steals tech etc. (as other say), the more Vietnam will become a viable trade partner for the West. It is besides the point that V
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by zwaps 7y ago
Actually, what I do is to just shop elsewhere, and buy from brands that I know either produce, assemble or do their QA checks outside of China. Luckily, such brands still exist for most products. Amazon was, before it got flooded by Chinese
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by zwaps 7y ago
I have to say the variance has become very high. In the past, I have, for example - Ordered a brand product and gotten an obvious fake from China. Not good. - Ordered a brand product, got something that had obviously been opened and used be
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by zwaps 7y ago
As someone who does Ramadan right now, I partly disagree. You are right that not drinking has adverse effects on cognitive performance, at least in the initial days. But remember that this fast is done for mental reasons, and not physique.

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