JaimeThompson

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FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado(arstechnica.com)
1008 points by JaimeThompson 1y ago|467 comments
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Just my luck. I get stuck with a race that speaks only in macros.
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Absent things that are pure math isn't everything Humanity "knows" basically a series of, while highly supported by evidence in a lot of cases, just assumptions about the way things really work?
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Some are bothered by his positions that explicitly want to roll back rights for people while others are bothered by his current "government aid is bad" position given how much such aid he has received. I'm guessing if he actu
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Check out the Orion series of Sigint birds[1] " The satellites have estimated mass close to 5,200 kg and very large (estimated 100 m diameter) radio reflecting dishes." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Rosa Parks and those who got arrested simply for their skin color aren't victims?
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Leadership should resign or take drastic pay cuts if they are unable to execute the jobs they are paid so much to do. Holding them accountable for their failures isn't too much of an ask.
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
I'm guessing that few, if any, of the leadership will lose their jobs in this event. It's also very likely the current leadership will receive additional compensation to keep themselves in their current position since they are so
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Here are some links about food insecurity. https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/fo... https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/26/1208760...
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
>just says that you want people to carry on doing that work Or that we don't want them to starve. We are talking about the US where their isn't really an effective solution to help people without jobs.
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Maybe it enabled modern MBA mode for that question ;)
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
I would expect that someone discussing this topic would be familiar with the various things Adam Smith and others have said about collusion to increase prices and related topics.
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Adam Smith would disagree.
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Then why are rents going up drastically all over texas, even in small towns where damn near anything can be built?
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Some inexpensive phones don't include it due to cost reasons, it could also be bad software or a defective magnetometer in the unit.
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
The phone may be using GPS for headings instead of an actual compass causing it to act that way.
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Do you have Aphantasia?
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
Less than 10 years ago Dubai arrested a British woman for reporting a rape, that is rather oppressive.
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by JaimeThompson 2y ago
It would be nice if I didn't have to subsidize Youtube Music to get no ads.
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
>This is the basis for almost all that is good in our society. You have a rather interesting definition of good that doesn't include helping others for reasons other than profit and a great many other things that keeps society a soc
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
I believe the 2nd definition fits this use case. From dict.org 2. Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault. [1913 Webster]
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
Once again demonstrating the difference between leadership and management.
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
We don't really know what the future might find interesting so saving as much as possible seems like a good thing to do.
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
I light bright led keyboards that don't need batteries ;)
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
I found this [1] "We recently landed support for directfs feature in runsc. This is a filesystem optimization feature. It enables the sandbox to access the container filesystem directly (without having to go through the gofer). This sh
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
>If the parents actually get more productive they can afford paying That assumes that the gains in productivity are passed unto the parents in the form of increased income, do you have any data that shows this to be the case?
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
Judging by the rather "interesting" state of Ubiquiti's software as of late perhaps they are having great trouble hiring people.
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
>Linux requiring you to compile drivers for pretty much any device yourself It's not much better on modern Fedora. The drivers do come precompiled but you have to reboot sometimes twice per week to install updates.
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
In the event of a Tsunami I would expect them to post a great many times per hour.
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by JaimeThompson 3y ago
Much the same level of reasoning has been used as a justification to remove anonymity from the Internet.

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