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by codex 13y ago
The shuttle is representative of a class of problems that occur in almost every software project: uncontrolled complexity. It's easier to fix the symptoms in software than in other fields, so this issue runs rampant throughout all of
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by codex 13y ago
Will Greenwald profit financially from Snowden data in his new venture? I have not heard many details. BTW, at least in the US, journalists have never been allowed to operate extra-legally. Were they allowed to, every mobster would also b
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by codex 13y ago
Nobody is perfect and institutions are no exception. However, I'd have to see more than a single datapoint to indite an entire system. Those who are anti-surveillance will no doubt exhibit confirmation bias when reading this article,
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by codex 13y ago
A net loss of 1500 individuals spread out over four years: in other words, almost nothing.
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by codex 13y ago
Not necessarily. NYC introduced medallions because a glut of taxis we're clogging vital infrastructure and nobody could make a profit, thus safety and maintenance were compromised. Capitalism does not produce the optimal outcome for c
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by codex 13y ago
This is fantastic. Safety in public places will increase and increase over time. I cannot wait. Surveillance is the new fear of nuclear weapons. In both cases, new technology generates a huge frothy paranoia among the public which does n
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by codex 13y ago
Dead at 92. The NSA sure got him good. I'm not sure why it took them 40 years though. Probably to deflect suspicion.
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by codex 13y ago
Is there any technology at work here? How is this not a bad faith scam?
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by codex 13y ago
This is not "hacking." This is just scamming.
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by codex 13y ago
There is a slight whiff of desperation around many things Tesla does. For a while that was a real risk of the company not surviving, and they pulled out all the stops; when marketing and safety were at odds, marketing won. This over-the-t
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by codex 13y ago
This is pricelessly self-referential considering how many web people are, themselves, wankers.
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by codex 13y ago
It sounds like YC serves as a vehicle to bring deals to YC partners, who make a killing funding the most promising candidates from the YC batch. This has made so much money for YC partners that they still want to continue to pick winners,
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by codex 13y ago
Given that Snowden has undermined Pax Americana, I find this nomination surprising.
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by codex 13y ago
Another fruit fly YC startup with a micro niche too small to dent the universe more than any random fluctuation would. YC does the world a disservice by promoting the cult of the startup and then finding every mom and pop idea that knocks
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Is The BMW i3 The Most Technological Vehicle Yet?(insideevs.com)
1 points by codex 13y ago|0 comments
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by codex 13y ago
It's Tesla that has defined the problem with electric cars as road trip refueling. Most EV dealers offer free loaners for road trips, or you can rent a car. Even vampire loads at airport parking in low temperatures is of higher prior
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by codex 13y ago
Even within suburbs, many people live in apartments, condos, or park on the street or on a driveway outside of a garage.
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Rumored Audi Q8 E-Tron to Get 435 Miles of Electric Range?(insideevs.com)
2 points by codex 13y ago|0 comments
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by codex 13y ago
The most serious issue with electric cars isn't road trips, it's the fact that if you don't own your own home, or live in a dense city with no off street parking, you likely don't have reliable access to a daily recharge
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by codex 13y ago
Stallman consistently ignores the free market when writing about software freedom. What users want, the free market will provide. If they want customizable software, the market will give it to them. If they only want feature X, the market w
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by codex 13y ago
Apple will never, ever assign copyright to the FSF out of fears the code will go GPLv3--or even to support an organization that advocates GPLv3.
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by codex 13y ago
The author humblebrags about his fantasticlly productive week set him up for an indulgent weekend and post-weekend. However, a massive string of failures or shock would likely have also led to the same indulgences. Truth is, if any exerte
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by codex 13y ago
Snowden just can't stop talking about himself.
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by codex 13y ago
Writing is better than typing in many ways. It engages the mind more, while at the same time calming it.
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by codex 13y ago
If you are not a superstar, making outlier money is not in the cards for you. Focus on becoming a superstar before focusing on the money. This might require an apprenticeship, either at a big company or a successful startup. Not even m
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by codex 13y ago
I can only sleep when I'm extremely tired. I could use a daily nap but I just can't fall asleep; the mind races instead. Any tips?
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by codex 13y ago
Allow me to continue, then. Stallman's original problem was essentially, "I had a broken car once and I couldn't get the part I needed to repair it. That sucked, so all manufacturers should provide everyone with all the inf
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by codex 13y ago
It's a function of the size of the market. When Stallman was programming computers, the number of computers was quite small and it was much more expensive to create software. These days, especially after the PC revolution, creating a
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by codex 13y ago
Stallman consistently ignores the free market when writing about software freedom. What users want, the free market will provide. If they want customizable software, the market will give it to them. If they only want feature X, the marke
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by codex 13y ago
Most people don't use currency to store value. Their value is stored in stocks (not bonds) retirement plans, real estate, gold. Those instruments have value independent of currency. They do keep some petty cash stored in a bank, vir

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