st0neage

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by st0neage 13y ago
Even if this holds up to scrutiny H1N1 will still be A LOT more dangerous than the vaccination.
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by st0neage 13y ago
Google's app store is NOT comparable to "just any other store" because it is a quasi monopoly, which was my point in the first place. Therefore different rules (should) apply. How are you not getting this?
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by st0neage 13y ago
Well... if walmart was by vast majority the only store present in any town and the vast majority of people are only able to shop there, it would of course be a problem too and would need regulation just the same.
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by st0neage 13y ago
"[...] is why you end up with legislation written by lobbyists" no, it is not. Stating "uh the details of this are complicated, lets not do this" gets us nowhere. Following that logic you cannot have any laws at all. &
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by st0neage 13y ago
Nitpicking about details is not an argument.
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by st0neage 13y ago
Extra app stores are the answer to everything? Wow ;) I never said that gov. regulation is the answer to everything. But in this case it is. That the US gov might act wrong in this case is a completely different issue.
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by st0neage 13y ago
>>No, it's not irrelevant. Yes it is. >> It's only illegal [...] It is illegal to abuse the monopoly position. Which IS what google is doing. Googles app store is NOT just another store. Monoplies need special regulati
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by st0neage 13y ago
>>far from having a monopoly on App Stores Google has a (quasi-) monopoly on android app stores. Overall marketshare of android is irrelevant.
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by st0neage 13y ago
>> "google play is preinstalled" on the majority of devices. my point still stands.
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by st0neage 13y ago
>> They aren't and they don't. They are a store like any other and the store owner can decide not to sell your products without a good reason if they want to. On Android there are several alternative stores (most notably Ama
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by st0neage 13y ago
Official app stores are quasi-monopolies and need government control. Think about all the time and work the developer has invested. And can't be possible for google to effectively keep him from selling the app just because they feel l
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by st0neage 13y ago
Don't. The (programming) world isn't perfect and trying to protect him from anything "confusing" or bad will not help him in the long run. Instead, explain. If you don't have a good answer, research the reasons. Get
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by st0neage 13y ago
And you are citing this as an example of how to do it right? Why?
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by st0neage 13y ago
I fail to see the legitimate reason software assisted weapons or mass surveillance tech have to exist. Enlighten me? See my other reply below for your relativation fallacy.
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by st0neage 13y ago
>where you draw the line I don't see this as a problem. The goal is to discuss and voice a common moral standard for CS. The idea worked well for doctors.
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by st0neage 13y ago
Define assault. Is nudging someone to get their attention ok? How about hitting them in the face full force? Both are touching... See, the thing is, common sense helps with this. Trying to relativise everything does not take a way the need
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by st0neage 13y ago
Maybe it was done deliberately?
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by st0neage 13y ago
I like the idea of an oath like this and also thought about creating something a bit similar. Maybe you could call it a "Hippocratic Oath of Computer Science". I think it should be extended to all computer scientists not just prog
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by st0neage 13y ago
You could just add protein powder?
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by st0neage 13y ago
Ah there's what i was missing. Thanks!
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by st0neage 13y ago
Not bashing, I actually want to know: How did a terminal emulator get blown up to 250MB?
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by st0neage 13y ago
Actually that was meant to be a joke. Is that really a reason to downvote?
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by st0neage 13y ago
Hell? This could be heaven! For everyone.
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by st0neage 13y ago
Thank you for the link! :)
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by st0neage 13y ago
> "What her research shows is that these institutions may be self-defeating and may carry very significant social costs," Western says. "And so the whole effort to improve public safety through criminal-justice supervision
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by st0neage 13y ago
Thank you. In the video they make it sound like he invented it.
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by st0neage 13y ago
For the high stakes kind youtube or twitter are good examples. For the business kind every old little business around the corner is an example. Why do I need to spell this out to you? For in between - can't really be bothered to resear
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by st0neage 13y ago
How does that have anything to do with what I said?
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by st0neage 13y ago
I don't think examples are needed here, since this is just common sense. Also if you could reply to the actual content of my post, that would be great.
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by st0neage 13y ago
I think what you're missing is that there are very different kinds of startup. There is the high stakes "next facebook or bust" kind, where it makes a lot of sense to first grow a userbase, get a lot of investors to pay you a

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