escapetech

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by escapetech 9y ago
A guilt and redemption system focuses almost exclusively on the transgressions of the accused for the well being of society. An ethical system takes into account the well-being of everybody including the accused.
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by escapetech 9y ago
Also, please reconsider your decision to feature Google and Facebook as prominently as "featured employers". If it's for security, maintenance, and janitorial work, it's more practical to list the agencies that they hire
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by escapetech 9y ago
Certainly while there are cultural aspects at play, it's impossible to ignore the reality of certain areas in America being cleaner and less littered, and better serviced than other areas, and a large part of that has to do with the mo
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by escapetech 9y ago
It's not only in cities. In the USA, public facilities outside of exclusive areas are usually associated with those considered poor and personal failures. Combined with the resentment that most people have towards subsidizing public fa
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by escapetech 9y ago
> Now, the government is too afraid to publicly speak about Liu As it should be. Speaking up would only draw more attention to Norway's unscrupulous actions in conflicted and autocratic regions, especially considering its public ima
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by escapetech 9y ago
Also problematic for numeric code in Ocaml is the lack of native interoperability with C data types and native arrays and instead having to use time-consuming abstractions such as BigArray or marshalling via FFI. Unfortunately, solutions li
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by escapetech 9y ago
I would also add * Open sourcing data to promote transparency and integrity. * Whistle-blower protection of both civilians and law enforcement who witness and report misconduct. * A national registry for those ever suspended/terminated
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by escapetech 9y ago
>> I'm glad her experiences are such that she hasn't encountered these barriers, According to whom? Just because one doesn't address or mention the obstacles faced in their personal life doesn't necessarily mean th
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by escapetech 9y ago
The lengths that companies will go to protect themselves from lawsuits is silly, but at the same time necessary given the potentially problematic behaviors and motivations of certain employees.
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by escapetech 9y ago
In light of the "All Eyez on Me" movie recently released, there is an interesting, indirect relationship between Michael K Williams and Tupac Shakur. Shakur was filming with Mickey Rourke for 1996 release Bullet (actually filmed i
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by escapetech 9y ago
Actually a breakup can turn into any one of those situations. One person can begin spreading rumors and propagating lies about the other person, or begin leaving harassing messages. Workplace morale can be severely affected. Co-workers live
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by escapetech 9y ago
You personally may think dating coworkers is fine under some circumstances, and so may the other person potentially involved, but others not involved and observing may find it unacceptable under any circumstance. One goal of the workplace i
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by escapetech 9y ago
I've seen projects for extending train lines and bus routes literally coming to complete halt because residents were defensive and paranoid about the demographics of people that would be potentially visiting their area. There's a
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by escapetech 9y ago
It's not necessarily about power imbalances - subordinates might express interest in a superior, or a colleague might interest in another colleague, and both situations can be just as problematic as a superior expressing interest in a
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by escapetech 9y ago
Considering that the DA threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Cosby case, a retrial would be either unlikely or unfruitful, given the judge's intentional leaking of juror's names to the press and hinging his judicial career
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by escapetech 9y ago
> Let's not lose sight of other potential dangers just because we're focused on one that's getting a lot of attention in the moment. Sure, the Cosby trial might be an example of another danger. He was found not guilty desp
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by escapetech 9y ago
Yes, with matters like censorship and human rights abuses being allowed to continue under the guise of "national sovereignty" and "states rights", then yes, the Balkanization of information flow is the only outcome we ca
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by escapetech 9y ago
> but what about the other end of the spectrum, where baseless claims are leveled on a person. You are confusing imaginary baseless claims with matters of public record. The potential danger of abuse is in allowing individuals/entit
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by escapetech 9y ago
This wouldn't be the first time a government is requiring Google to modify their search results. This case parallels the "right to be forgotten" cases brought against them by the EU several years ago. There is a reason that c
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by escapetech 9y ago
What many people fail to realize is that the older and fixed pipeline legacy API's in modern graphics cards are emulated with thin layers directly on top of the modern stacks. On today's iOS devices, OpenGL ES 1.0 is emulated with
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by escapetech 9y ago
Vala has been out for some time. I haven't used it since 2007 though. Vala would always come up in discussions about C# on GNU/Linux and Stallman in particular wanted no parts of C# or Mono in the operating system.
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by escapetech 9y ago
The so-called political aspect very relevant, after all it's policy being discussed. The French tech visa programme remedies the problems with US tech visa that the OP listed, raising the possibility that Macron at least understands
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by escapetech 9y ago
Donny boy should spend more time seeking advice from foreign leaders and less time pushing and arm-wrestling them, one them being French president, who apparently "gets it" when it comes to the role of government in technology and
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by escapetech 9y ago
> This could have taken a very different turn. Until something similar happens to them, people often take for granted living in a society where the legal process is relatively accessible to those needing it.
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by escapetech 9y ago
> But Jolla has shipped. Jolla 1, Intex Aquafish, Turing Phone, Inoi R7[1]. Limited runs of Jolla C, Tablet. Sony Xperia X should be coming soon Proving my point - all of these devices (except for Experia, and possibly the Tablet) ran on
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by escapetech 9y ago
Jolla/Sailfish had (and quite frankly, continues to have) many problems, making it unsuitable as a phone, or for mobile development. * Jolla has always used (and continues to use) outdated hardware, Ubuntu Phone OS shipped with or ra