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by hackuser 9y ago
Again, that's not what happened, and not what I described several times even though you can see it for yourself. I'm not going to repeat myself to describe it again, but this is absurd. It represents what you suspect in your mind
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by hackuser 9y ago
I thought my tone was civil and matter-of-fact. Please let me know if it seemed otherwise. > unsubstantiated claims I substantiated my hypothesis and acknowledged its uncertainty. Of course there is no clear proof of astroturfing, unless
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by hackuser 9y ago
To be clear, I agree that it's very often a cheap shot and I'm glad such things are not generally part of HN. > I've posted about this countless times Everyone needs to know policy, but I think few see your comments. You s
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by hackuser 9y ago
Well, I agree the discussion is pretty awful. But this policy is a bit unclear to me (and otherwise unwritten, AFAICT): > not making insinuations about astroturfing and shills, unless you have evidence That's confusing: What evidenc
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by hackuser 9y ago
dang: It's a bit shocking to read this, and it's disappointing too. I hadn't heard of this policy until now. I've seen very many comments make similar claims in many discussions and I didn't see this response. I jus
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by hackuser 9y ago
I'll add that in a few hours I got 6 (or maybe more) down-votes on otherwise uncontroversial comments that didn't agree with the seeming Indian nationalist party line - often the comments didn't directly disagree, they just d
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by hackuser 9y ago
I wish HN would ban comments like the parent. It's such an old tactic for spreading hate, I don't need to describe it. It adds nothing to HN - the pseudo-rational is just old propaganda - and is in fact a great detriment. I can sp
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by hackuser 9y ago
Is the Indian government now also doing astroturfing? Does anyone know about any serious research or reporting on it? Chinese and Russian operations are well-known and reported, but I haven't heard of Indian ones. Seeing the same, gene
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by hackuser 9y ago
Generally I agree, but ... > Social Security Number in the US pre-dates the internet and any concerns people had about privacy. People in the US were concerned about privacy long before the Internet. The 4th Amendment to the US Constitut
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by hackuser 9y ago
> which centralised biometric DB doesn't have risks. Social Security Number in the US is pretty similar. There are no biometrics associated with Social Security. It's just an ID number.
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by hackuser 9y ago
If you can identify someone, it's easy to link it to data that identifies their religion.
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by hackuser 9y ago
This article is sensationalizing a very inflammatory issue. For example, the article claims the arrests are "at the behest" of one group, but the citation used doesn't say that. The arrests seem to be at the behest of the law
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by hackuser 9y ago
The Guardian recently published leaked training documents for Facebook moderators. The instructions quoted in the Guardian article depict very minimal moderation. For example: - Remarks such as “Someone shoot Trump” should be deleted, beca
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by hackuser 9y ago
> “We review over 100 million pieces of content every month,” Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg wrote on his page on Feb. 16. “Even if our reviewers get 99% of the calls right, that’s still millions of errors over time.”
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Aadhaar isn’t progress – it’s dystopian and dangerous(blog.mozilla.org)
132 points by hackuser 9y ago|223 comments
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by hackuser 9y ago
Why? What is the benefit to Google? Also, are they doing training for the local user or for Google's 'general' systems or for both?
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by hackuser 9y ago
My assumption has been that Google, Amazon, and Microsoft run the heavy-duty AI in the cloud when possible, benefiting from huge scale and easier updates. Maybe that assumption is wrong? If it's right, is Apple adopting a more decentra
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by hackuser 9y ago
To be clear, I wasn't uncomfortable with the implied comparison because I have something against Jesus or the Gospels. I was uncomfortable because I don't want anyone to think for a moment that I am comparing myself to him. (I&#x2
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by hackuser 9y ago
> I think the fact remains there's too much non-linearity in the means of production to get where Elon is trying to go without pushing his people to the limit. What is the basis for that? It is an easy rationalization for an issue w
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by hackuser 9y ago
The Guardian reported on the same issue recently: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/18/tesla-wor...
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by hackuser 9y ago
People on HN, maybe not you, love Musk. He accomplishes a lot in tech but must he get credit for everything, even the things others do? Boeing has a long track record of major technological innovation and development. They also build the X-
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Boeing to build XS-1 spaceplane, designed for 10 launches in 10 days(space.com)
3 points by hackuser 9y ago|2 comments
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by hackuser 9y ago
> a parable Ha, that's a great observation; I hadn't thought of it. On one hand, I'm very uncomfortable with any implied comparison to the most well known practitioner of parables. On the other, many others have used the f
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by hackuser 9y ago
> I wouldn't worry too much about the debts that they owe to the state. Why not? The state can forgive the debt, but when those resources disappear from the economy then many people will lose out.
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by hackuser 9y ago
Agreed, to an extent (though not every 'expert' is equally reliable). Two ways I look at it: 1) Generally, the nature of a bubble is that nobody knows when it will pop. People knew about the U.S. asset bubble in the mid-2000s for
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by hackuser 9y ago
Generally I agree, but the West's double-standard does at least benefit some countries, such as Tunisia. Also, even support for Syria is based to a great degree on the Western nations' own interests and not those of the Syrian peo
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by hackuser 9y ago
> The habit of throwing in an accusation and suggesting that your opponents go and look for proof, became too widespread. Generally I agree, but in this case it's very easily found.
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by hackuser 9y ago
> how do we (humanity) convey a full, factual picture to one another so that we may use those facts in conjunction with our values to agree or disagree with one another? I think this is an essential question, and one that people often di
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by hackuser 9y ago
You can find plenty of articles in serious sources which contain serious research on Russian astroturfing operations. Based on those, any forum is a target and HN is more influential than most.
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by hackuser 9y ago
There are anonymized credit card services, including pre-paid and other solutions. The following is based on notes at least a year old, and I haven't tried them: * Abine * Final https://getfinal.com/ * Privacy Inc. ht

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