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by task_queue 11y ago
If it's patented then they have nothing to lose by opening up their source. Proprietary is code for incompetence and an excuse not to expose said incompetence.
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by task_queue 11y ago
No one wants to publish their code because it is horrifically abysmal and could open them up to further lawsuits if things go to shit. Plausible deniability and the ability to say "it was your floor mats" beats being liable for th
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by task_queue 11y ago
The idea is the start up. Part of being an ideas guy is finding a group of people to answer those kinds of questions.
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by task_queue 11y ago
Marijuana is more than just THC.
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by task_queue 11y ago
It complements asyncio. In particular, you'd probably want to use asyncio's event loop to drive your coroutines.
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by task_queue 11y ago
It is a current design trend, it will be different in a few years just as it was different a few years ago.
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by task_queue 11y ago
People have been saying this for decades, yet Linux and GNU software are everywhere.
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by task_queue 11y ago
You gain a lot: connections, contracts, insider information and special privilege if you play nice with the government. If it's a secret program, what do they really have to lose?
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by task_queue 11y ago
I'm a 10x unicorn making 1x salary. I don't need a union.
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by task_queue 11y ago
If you're the government, it is easier to milk the relationship you have with telcos and the tech industry to get them to hand over data voluntarily/through the court than it is seek out a warrant to confiscate physical property i
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by task_queue 11y ago
He clicked the check box... there's nothing we can do here images entire backup anyway
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by task_queue 11y ago
Privacy implies guilt. Otherwise, you'd have nothing to hide.
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by task_queue 11y ago
"No, go to Brazil." No one wants to lose their job or freedom if something goes wrong when you guinea pig a patient.
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by task_queue 11y ago
Centrally controlled and switched systems are ripe for censorship.
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by task_queue 11y ago
Stallman was right.
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by task_queue 11y ago
We are and have been.
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by task_queue 11y ago
If you found out your friend's spouse was cheating, you would understand if people were upset if your idea of telling them was to post their pictures, address, relationship status and credit card number on every street corner in the ne
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by task_queue 11y ago
Should have read the PEP in full. Thanks : )
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by task_queue 11y ago
> If Ashley Madison were a website for child sex trafficking, and the names of registrants were exposed, leading to arrests, and public shaming... How would you feel? This is still an irresponsible exposure of personal information. This
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by task_queue 11y ago
You wouldn't care if people who are not at all involved are implied to be coke dealers because they had their identity stolen? Public exposure of individuals' private information is irresponsible, period. Vigilantism is against th
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by task_queue 11y ago
> What about the scores of people to whom cheating is a dealbreaker What about the scores of people who have a blue car?
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by task_queue 11y ago
How are 37 million private accounts, having nothing to do with you, your concern at all? You brushed the consequences of this vigilante justice under the rug. Those Saudi Arabians will most likely suffer severe consequences, probably death,
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by task_queue 11y ago
Life will last much longer for you if you accept that people will most likely act in what they perceive to be their self-interest.
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by task_queue 11y ago
Hackers publicly exposed personal information but it is not the their fault that the personal information was publicly exposed? I'm not sure how this follows. You seem to be very glad society hasn't moved on from the "Name an
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by task_queue 11y ago
Privacy for you and me, maybe. Do you think if you have any kind of real power you will be subject to that scrutiny?
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by task_queue 11y ago
> I am against it, because it allows arbitrary Python expressions inside format strings. I was for this PEP until your post made this reality apparent. I'll take security over convenience.
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by task_queue 11y ago
If you haven't played with Debian derived systems before, debootstrap can be esoteric. I was pointing it out as an option for someone who wants to customize their system from the ground up / the most minimal install possible (just
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by task_queue 11y ago
The right to be forgotten flies in the face of capitalism. You cannot assume you act in perfect self-interest without total and perfect information. The first can be easy to acquire, the second harder. The right to be forgotten impedes on t
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by task_queue 11y ago
Not having to worry about != not understanding
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by task_queue 11y ago
It's a good thing projecting such an image is rarely relevant when it comes to running a successful free software project online.

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