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by diminoten 7y ago
HN is a commons, and follows few/none of these principles. This comment, for example, could ungenerously be considered "low effort", but that's because it's easy to dismiss a comment with few characters, so making
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by diminoten 7y ago
None of these 3rd party VPNs are really meant to be hardened against state sponsored attacks, at least I wouldn't think myself secure from that level of sophistication. They're basically most valuable to mess around against adver
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by diminoten 7y ago
I'm not you; I don't need the kind of help navigating the Internet that you do, and it's condescending as hell, writing what you're writing. You have zero clue what my mental state is, please don't presume to know
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by diminoten 7y ago
I did write what I meant; there's simply no way, on average, fasting has zero negative side effects. That's what I wrote. The fact that you or others couldn't navigate your way to that conclusion is on you, not me. And I did
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by diminoten 7y ago
My emphasis is on the word "risk" (captured in the literal words "most likely"). It's risky to go without a guide, though it's not "needed" in the sense of a 100% failure rate. Honestly, the fact t
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by diminoten 7y ago
What you've written here sounds a lot like the utter pablum that comes from the marketing literature of every fad diet on this planet. Besides, how CEOs behave and what is sane are not overlapping circles if you're trying to draw
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by diminoten 7y ago
Sorry, but what people expect doesn't matter. What is true is that digital identities are intrinsically linked between sites where the same username is used. You can't hide behind, "but no one expected that" and expect
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by diminoten 7y ago
In no way is fasting healthy for you if you rely on having energy, focus, or any ability to function as an independent adult while fasting for more than a day or so at most.
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by diminoten 7y ago
It's easy to pretend that "badly written" code is intentional or desirable, because then when we write it, we can excuse ourselves by saying, "BUT IT WORKS!" That's why this idea is popular, and your comment is
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by diminoten 7y ago
So if I found any evidence at all, you'd agree you were wrong? Seems pretty strong if a stance to take...
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by diminoten 7y ago
Enthusiast communities are probably not the most objective group of folks, so I'd take what they have to say with a grain of salt.
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by diminoten 7y ago
I'd bet literally tens of dollars it has no material impact on his fund.
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by diminoten 7y ago
The point is they do something , but for that something to be most likely good/positive, you also need therapy, which if you want, you can interpret as a "trip sitter" or whatever the phrase is. Y'all aren't di
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by diminoten 7y ago
Can one submit a FOIA request, load that data into a database, and sell that data to others? Why do companies pay the DMV for this information if they can just FOIA it from them for free?
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by diminoten 7y ago
I hope soon, that's so cool!
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by diminoten 7y ago
You can choose to load the SDK or not, e.g. only when the "Log In With Facebook" button is pushed.
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by diminoten 7y ago
"They are not the same company" is, while true, not a guess. Come on, take a real guess! When was the last time Zuck spoke at YC? When was the last time YC worked with Facebook? How many of the folks at YC either come directly
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by diminoten 7y ago
"Don't use" and "only use for people who actively opt-in" are two separate things, so no it doesn't come down to what you care about. I'm saying give people choice, let them figure out what they care a
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by diminoten 7y ago
Given a person who doesn't like their nose, should it be okay to provide cosmetic surgery to that person, despite the risks any surgery comes with? If the patient doesn't care, is it ok then? Given a person who wants to jump out
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by diminoten 7y ago
The same way a trainer or doctor frames the health risks involved; you explain it and hope people are listening. Signing in via Facebook is also a deliberate choice.
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by diminoten 7y ago
There's no ethical argument for depriving someone of food but people fast all the time. Further, the war crimes my gym trainer is guilty of know no bounds! You can give up your "human rights" for convenience/pleasure as
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by diminoten 7y ago
Ethics? The problem is practical; do your users want the features or do they care about privacy? Let them make the choice, and don't hide it from them. That's the ethical behavior. It's unethical to assume everyone values e
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by diminoten 7y ago
Features, userbase, talent; the same reasons a developer or engineer would work with any company. Let's play a game; how many degrees separated from Facebook is HN and YC? You go first, take a guess!
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by diminoten 7y ago
You're acting like we can't use multiple systems, or that people care if they can interact with us...
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by diminoten 7y ago
Who cares what I care about, the real question is what do my users care about. It all depends on what users will tolerate in the name of convenience.
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by diminoten 7y ago
Oh man, the world needs Moderation as a Service so damn badly. Bookmarked for if I ever get off my ass and build something; I would rub this all over a Reddit clone in a heartbeat if I could. The current model on certain platforms of user-
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by diminoten 7y ago
Don't we need a bunch of "bad" investments to get the space tech to move forward faster? Like, maybe this guy will convince a bunch of "fools" to invest, and in his path to failure, he'll find some more efficie
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by diminoten 7y ago
Laundered and counterfeit money are completely different things.
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by diminoten 7y ago
Complete drivel, written by someone who should know better. It doesn't matter where an idea like "slut shaming" comes from, what matters is the negative feeling associated with being "slut shamed" resonates with a l
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by diminoten 7y ago
I can't remember what the rules are on paywall circumvention these days: https://pastebin.com/vgEvZeph

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