superjambo

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by superjambo 8y ago
It doesn't need to be consistent in order to be horrifying. The fear is that big data tech will become radioactive. Imagine a bus full of school kids crashes because the driver was a recovering alcoholic who fell off the wagon. Some sm
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by superjambo 8y ago
and Iran.. Maybe Egypt? Turkey of course claims there too (though I don't believe it). To me this and the trade war with China suggest that the US is losing it's status as pre-eminent super power. The crown is slipping and the vul
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by superjambo 8y ago
Or perhaps the developers could just request consent before taking your data? I mean if that is just too difficult then what hope do they have of developing anything.
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by superjambo 9y ago
I mean if the laws are only enforced selectively against the kings enemies it makes a mockery of the rule of law. But if the laws are written so that they don't apply to the king in the first place of course the law is just.
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by superjambo 9y ago
Or opium in the noodles... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/2...
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by superjambo 9y ago
could be ISPs trying to improve user security generally to prevent lots of their customers becoming DDOS zombies resulting in more contention & customer complaints.
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by superjambo 12y ago
Except that in the US inequality is a large factor in the maintenance of poverty since your super rich & rich corps seem so keen on keeping your broken markets in healthcare and removing any social safety net on food whilst they drive u
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by superjambo 12y ago
Eh we should just kill it with regulation. Emotive advertising is simply a market distortion similar to monopolies or cartels. It's a double cost to society too since not only are peoples buying decisions warped but the people creating
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by superjambo 13y ago
Sorry I was not talking about physical discomfort but all negative aspects of a job. Men have a greater incentive to seek high pay & status at the price of longer commute / longer hours. Women do not in my experience value pay as highly
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by superjambo 14y ago
I think it would be because women tend to value the economic worth of potential mates more than men value the economic worth of potential mates. So any man choosing higher discomfort for more pay isn't just getting more money he's also impr