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by task_queue 11y ago
"Libre software" attempted to bring the distinction to the English term without using English, so English speakers never really used it. It's the L in FLOSS.
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by task_queue 11y ago
The airgapped computer loads propriety Chinese blobs to boot and is pulling it's encryption software over the network via HTTP.
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by task_queue 11y ago
I used to run this until I couldn't ignore that it was pointless because it offloads the attack vector to something I can easily lose, have taken or replaced. Or someone could come in an pop in a drive with their own kernel. Nevermind
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by task_queue 11y ago
You're building yourself a false dichotomy. You can put yourself first. 99.99% of healthy people do. Having such social programs in place doesn't preclude that nor does it impede on your lifestyle. I would say that with the acknow
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by task_queue 11y ago
The thing about wealth transfer is it doesn't depend on genes at all. I'm sure there are literal lapdogs endowed with more net worth and power than I have by their owners. edit: I should clarify that wealth is not correlated with
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by task_queue 11y ago
At least they're open about it.
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by task_queue 11y ago
When the industry props you up as the only avenue for access to a large collection of streaming music, you don't have to compete on terms of stability, usability or features anymore.
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by task_queue 11y ago
Son, robots build our robots.
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by task_queue 11y ago
Truck driving is one of the few remaining jobs in most states where the local economy has failed its population. It was the most common occupancy in 29 states in 2014. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2015/02&#x
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by task_queue 11y ago
Source? I don't doubt you, but I'd like to read up on it anyway as I'm having trouble finding the pertinent information with Google.
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by task_queue 11y ago
The banker or politician will never be affected by this, why would they try to upset the police unions?
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by task_queue 11y ago
When is it ever not nice to have $38m kicking around that isn't pre-allocated and can be used for whatever?
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by task_queue 11y ago
Both communities are heavily moderated
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by task_queue 11y ago
You do not abuse the user's trust like that.
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by task_queue 11y ago
You are under the assumption that 'efficiency' means resource efficiency. That is untrue. Exhibit A is how convoluted our current system is with our non-renewables. Replacing people with machines won't fix that. Efficiency is
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by task_queue 11y ago
Then why do they do it if they can afford to quit their jobs?
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by task_queue 11y ago
It's a good thing when people are put out of work because of "efficiency"
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by task_queue 11y ago
If state-actor X is pushing an agenda, you can be sure that X is directly benefiting from it and it is all about those benefits.
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by task_queue 11y ago
What makes you think a technological shift will happen that suddenly allows people to own the means of production? Rent-seeking and leasing of equipment are more likely, ensuring that the power relations of today are secured for the future.
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by task_queue 11y ago
I've never understood the appeal of Spotify, recommendations are shit, the client/ads suck and I'm not whipping out my credit card when I've got a music collection + Google Play + iTunes.
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by task_queue 11y ago
This. Python is strongly typed but the only runtime "checking" you get is the exception raised you try an operation on an object that doesn't implement an assumed interface. GvR supports optional type checking in Python and h
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by task_queue 11y ago
What balls are involved in latching on to this generation's witch hunt, getting rich off of presenting nothing but circumstantial evidence and sitting in a room on the other side of the planet for a decade trying an empty chair? That i
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by task_queue 11y ago
It's in everyone's best interest that the world isn't annihilated, that power shouldn't be in the hands of people, yet is. That isn't an excuse to hand over more power. The biggest direct threat to my freedom, and t
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by task_queue 11y ago
A local police department outside one of the worst areas in the Northeast has the same surveillance systems they used in Baghdad. They like to brag about it in the papers.
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by task_queue 11y ago
Do we really want to tie a noose at the end of all the rope we already hand the authorities? There are tools people with power shouldn't have access to, because people with power do not have a good track record of using them in good fa
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by task_queue 11y ago
It's too bad. For me, the free web worker option was an avenue that made it easy to consume Heroku's paid and partner services.
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by task_queue 11y ago
Given the blog post calling people who use pingdoms freeloaders for using the service they advertised as free and changing offerings like this, there are other VPS hosts that don't pull a bait and switch after encouraging dependence th
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by task_queue 11y ago
It's okay. A good portion of the justice system is in cahoots with investigators' tactics because it puts people they believe are guilty behind bars.
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by task_queue 11y ago
So they're getting rid of their free option for another free option that gives you only 18hrs of non-sleep time a day. How is this not a downgrade?
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by task_queue 11y ago
Let's legislate the consumer end of things because regulating business which pollute the air by a factor of 1000 is wrong.

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