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by simplecomplex 7y ago
“The GDPR does a lot to protect user data” As you proceed to state absolutely nothing. Before GDPR my information was in a bunch of databases managed by other people. After GDPR my information is in the same databases managed by the same pe
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Nothing, except soon there will be annoying legalese on every website form. Just like the GDPR. Large businesses will benefit at the expense of smaller ones. Lawyers will make more money selling these legalese templates, and sometimes when
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Yes. There will be recessions and periods of growth. The economy is a chaotic non deterministic system. It is never stable and is not predictable. It’s not homogenous either. Some sectors grow while others contract. When the next recession
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Car companies know the writing is on the wall with regards to pollution and EV. > The administration’s plans have been further complicated because major automakers have told the White House that they do not want such an aggressive rollba
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
I will admit I am not involved in FSF and am realizing I am missing a lot of context here regarding Stallmans apparent history of these types of comments.
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
> Being the kind of person who would do what he did And what kind of person are you? You’re a “good” person and Stallman a “bad” one? Stallman’s evil but you’re just ignorant? Ha! I’m not a fan of Stallman, but your shit stinks too.
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
> is not merely a mistake with words. Yes. Yes, it is. Are we talking about the same story? We’re talking about something Richard Stallman said. That is his offense and the reason for him being kicked out of FSF and MIT. Since you dodged
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
How do I start a credit reporting company?
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
People have to have a path to redemption. Stallman apologized and admitted he was wrong. Why is it not acceptable to make a mistake with words? Isn't it impractical to expect everyone to never say something they regret? These are word
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
> You know what's one thing that makes people very unhappy with their lives? Severe chronic pain. That's my point. Having taken an opiate actually has little to do with whether they form an addiction. So we shouldn't be fo
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
My point is limiting access to opioids isn't effective at treating addiction. Yet that's how our society has chosen to respond to drug addiction across the board, from opioids to alcohol. The war on drugs doesn't work. And we
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Research on drug addiction points to socioeconomic and cultural factors predicting addiction, not consuming the drug. See the work of Johann Hari. People become addicts because they’re unhappy with their lives and their environment, not bec
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
“marketplace” is just a word, not a legal fiction/status like “corporation”. AFAIK US antitrust law does not have any concept of “marketplaces.”
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Which law would that be?
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Of course. Good for them. It’s their fucking store! > Amazon has adjusted its product-search system to more prominently feature listings that are more profitable for the company Unthinkable. A store trying to make a profit selling things
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Purdue never prescribed opioids to anyone. They only sold them to hospitals and doctors, after the FDA let them do it. Not sure what message punishing them is supposed to send? But I get it. Someone dies and it’s the drug dealers fault, and
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
The best outcome would be directing resources at preventing and treating opioid addiction, not at punishing the drug manufacturer.
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Great now all the opioid production and prescriptions and thus addiction will stop! Oh wait...
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
I can’t read the article. Which computer system was hacked, what was the result of the hack, and how it attributed to Russian intelligence?
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
“Russia tried, succeeded, and continues to do it to the US“? Source? Which computer system did they break into, and how is it attributed to the Russian government? Every time in the past when someone says this to me or I search for it onlin
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Ask HN: Accepting credit cards without JavaScript? Stripe.JS is slow
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Preventing people from preserving their wealth and the fruits of their labor is not liberty. It’s a restriction of liberty. Capital controls have historically been associated with despotic governments. Why shouldn’t I be able to put my weal
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Only if they sell the debt to a creditor (hospitals and doctors can’t garnish wages) sue you, win, and pursue the judgement. And then they can only take from your disposable income (after rent, food, other bills, etc.) And you can wipe out
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Just a reminder for those reading: you don’t need to pay medical bills, nothing is going to happen except a bad credit report. Go to the hospital, let them bill you, and then throw the bills in the trash.
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
And the AMA? The FDA? Should doctors not be allowed to prescribe OxyContin? Very weird to me that the focus is on the people least responsible. Doctors, FDA, AMA all have to approve the prescription of OxyContin. The whole point of the FDA
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Do you think doctors should be criminally prosecuted, along with the AMA? After all, they allow the prescription of OxyContin and physicians are the only ones who actually prescribe them. The FDA also regulates the sale of OxyContin. If doc
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
I’ve worked plenty with drug addiction and am a recovering addict. The idea that marketing is responsible for drug addiction is delusional. The idea that doctors are so stupid as to not know Oxy is addictive is laughably untrue. If you want
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
They didn’t directly contribute to the opioid crisis. At worst they were found guilty of deceptive marketing which is obviously highly political considering doctors ultimately prescribed them. Purdue wasn’t running commercials telling consu
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
By definition if person A pays person B for something, person A values that something. By definition a job is not meaningless or without value. David Graeber‘s “bullshit jobs” betrays an ignorance of basic economics, and an understanding of
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by simplecomplex 7y ago
Oh shut up Paul. Get over yourself. Also, put your money where your mouth is and ban paywalled articles on HN.

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