bobzibub

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by bobzibub 3y ago
There is concern amongst countries in the area. There are many territorial disagreements. Both that and pressure to host bases etc in exchange for secure access to US markets. The Biden administration is pursuing a policy of ambiguity with
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by bobzibub 3y ago
What the article didn't mention was that the US has pirated (ahem) "commandeered" Iranian oil tankers as well. This is an ongoing dispute between these two countries. Iran violates US sanctions, but technically they are mere
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by bobzibub 8y ago
See reddit.com/r/keto to start.
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by bobzibub 8y ago
Make robots pay the equivalent income tax as the people they displaced.
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by bobzibub 8y ago
I think that people must move past the belief in "heroism" as a job function and understand that many companies (not all) are parasitic creatures which finagle to charge economic rents, not saviours of Western democracy that provi
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by bobzibub 9y ago
Not an economist but B.A. Econ here. (Comp sci degree/career came later.) The difference is the product. In the products these companies sell, especially for us, with web based software, the marginal cost of selling to one more custo
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by bobzibub 9y ago
I would refine "globalism and capitalism" to just "corporatism". It really is socialism for companies and capitalism for you and I. Patent laws suit big Pharma. Trade law and health guidelines suit big Agriculture. (K
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by bobzibub 9y ago
Whenever relations with nuclear powers are concerned, trust between these governments is an important issue for everyone. I don't think anyone has claimed that there was a conspiracy at the time. But for the West to renege on past ag
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by bobzibub 9y ago
That's the also the foundation of the political system. Whomever is behind these ads (may well be the Russian government, or may not) should get in line far behind everyone else.
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by bobzibub 9y ago
The Wikileaks style organization would have to vet the results and deem them as legit before any release. And then release to relevant authorities.
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by bobzibub 9y ago
How about a system where accusations are entered and kept encrypted until enough actual people enter similar ones and the info is released (maybe to a Wikileaks type organization for verification) automatically? The subject could be notifi
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by bobzibub 9y ago
A difficult thing to describe. Joy Division was a product of a man tortured by his internal demons. To me, their music was never really about the usual topics. It was about the a desire for a just (yet unattainable) world given the barba
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by bobzibub 9y ago
I wonder how much the Trump administration's insistence that NATO allies spend the full 2% of GDP on defense is so that these planes are within budget? For the US, I'd bet the primary utility of this plane is the health of the def
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by bobzibub 10y ago
Would it be possible to copyright our names and use DMCA takedown notices? Just a random thought.
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by bobzibub 10y ago
Armchair medical advice here: 1) see a doc. While there, along with other checks, check for diabeties and insulin resistance. The tests that don't require testing glucose levels after drinking a lot of sugar aren't as effective.
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by bobzibub 10y ago
I think that their desire for safety is not valid either. If an immigrant population believes they are unwanted by the majority, they'll tend to have "no skin in the game" for the society which they live and be much more open
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by bobzibub 10y ago
I think that there is a second assumption which is overlooked: Hypothetically, let us assume that the Russians did break in and steal emails etc. Governments do so all the time so it could well be true. Now the question to me is: why woul
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by bobzibub 10y ago
I appear to have them under control now. I have been on a Ketogentic (< 20g carbs) diet (mainly to lose weight) and lack of migraines is one of the pleasant side effects. I've had two since starting months ago but I may have had t
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by bobzibub 12y ago
http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/04/15/m... Is child poverty an issue or is it not? Is it left to the schools to correct? Finland is the best in the world for child poverty
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by bobzibub 12y ago
I don't think there needs to be war. I don't think government is the enemy--it is the corruption within government. People fighting the state directly will only accomplish a bloody mess. Maybe only Lawrence Lessig can save us al
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by bobzibub 12y ago
While we, the techno intelligencia, discuss how to manage technological change against the powerful security state, it is probably the case that the more desperate will just start shooting oligarchs despite the vast security apparatus desig
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by bobzibub 13y ago
There are other costs outside of the US also: Given that the NSA is so aggressive (all pipes being suspect now) the changes politically demanded will: -lessen convenience of all software and increasing the costs for users to interact with i
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by bobzibub 13y ago
IM(Paranoid)O, it puts the "inadvertent" collection of SSIDs while driving down every street taking pictures for Google View into a new context. They gave a simply implausible explanation that this data was recorded "inadver
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by bobzibub 13y ago
I would have thought that it would worsen big business yet be great for independent consultants setting up their clients' own private email and file sharing operations. A net positive for the economy, I'd guess.
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by bobzibub 14y ago
?The last thing society needs it his talent being co-opted. His software is a clever little tool and helps to strike a balance between overarching security organizations and the citizens they're supposed to protect. Sure it is not enterpri