the_ancient

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by the_ancient 10y ago
lol, So as long as I post Pro-Goverment, Pro-Socialism message/comments that is "on topic" for hacker news Is this the offical position now of Hacker News? Libertarian Topics are not allowed? As I do not see you "detac
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by the_ancient 10y ago
I was not aware making true statements were now "Flameware-style" I guess Orwell was right In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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by the_ancient 10y ago
I image you do not speak to many libertarians then, because it is talked about alot, with a wide range of solutions. It is ironic you feel government is the only solution to the problem, when many people both in and out of the US die waitin
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by the_ancient 10y ago
While I am sure the load is high, everytime you look up a .com you are not connecting to Verisign Server. DNS does not work that way, Major DNS companies like RackSpace and AWS's Route 53 I suspect have higher load DNS than the Root R
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by the_ancient 10y ago
Some people own domains/websites for reasons other than Money....
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by the_ancient 10y ago
Well that is a complex issue with wide ranging solutions. My overall point though, even if you believe society is best serviced with High Taxation and large government social systems at least be honest and identify that taxation is infact
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by the_ancient 10y ago
Libertarianism Is So Dangerous: https://youtu.be/NbNFJK1ZpVg
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by the_ancient 10y ago
and I see taxation as Violence. I believe we can Accomplish a lot with out Taxation. I think we can even have a Universal Basic Income with out taxation. Geo-Libertarians have long proposed such a plan creating Universal Basic Income Deriv
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by the_ancient 10y ago
>>as long as it can be fairly collected I am sure your definition of "fair" is vastly different than mine, but I do wonder how you define "fair"
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by the_ancient 10y ago
So you believe in order for there to be "civilization" there has to be massive institutional wide scale theft under constant threat of violence? You do not think very much of humanity do you?
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by the_ancient 10y ago
On the Sales tax issue, the business does not have advertise the price including the tax because the business is not being charged the tax which if my understanding it correct differs from how the EU operate. The individual buying the coff
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by the_ancient 10y ago
>There is no way that $195k ($180k + $15k) is the top 1bps of wage earners at 26. That's pretty comparable to, if not less than, what you could expect in tech at that age. First you can not say a person works "in tech" any
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by the_ancient 10y ago
Yes but Cuba, Iran, Iraq, and Russia are not willing to supply US Companies with near indentured servants to make our stuff,then use the worthless paper they get for the stuff, to buy a different type of worthless paper that allows the US G
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by the_ancient 10y ago
Yes but it is not written in nodejs/rust/<insert lang of the moment> so clearly it is crap /s
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by the_ancient 10y ago
I have long been an open borders supporter, anyone that wants to come to the US (or any other nation) and make a life for themselves should be free to do so. I am also 100% opposed to even the existence of the H1B visa program, this program
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by the_ancient 10y ago
>In California Good thing this home is in Idaho...
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by the_ancient 10y ago
Most states also have a Roommate exemption in their laws
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by the_ancient 10y ago
These roommate exceptions are definitely needed for a verity of reason. Living with someone is deeply personal as such you should be able to discriminate more that a simple commercial lease arrangement, however from the story I doubt they
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by the_ancient 10y ago
I agree and if the government was attempting to pass a law mandating this I would support you But if AirBNB want to have a racism free site where only non-racists homeowners are allowed to post listing then it is perfectly with in the right
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by the_ancient 10y ago
>>And CMU isn't in the business of venture capital. They're in the business of doing the research I thought they were in the business of unethical hacking for the FBI
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by the_ancient 10y ago
So how much is the FBI paying them to hack the brain
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by the_ancient 10y ago
People are really focusing on the wrong thing... The issue is not the government wants to exempt themselves from FOIA, or Privacy Laws The issue is that the government is allowed to compile these databases in the first place. If I am not un
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by the_ancient 10y ago
>>. I'd rather have my prints on file and be automatically cleared of suspicion Ohh how naive are you....
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by the_ancient 10y ago
>Chinese intelligence giving your competition your I.P. who then operate in your market with cheaper labor. Well first and foremost I do not accept the concept of IP in the first place, Information is not property and should not be prote
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by the_ancient 10y ago
>>Cisco and mobile manufacturers vs Huwei to see how big of a market share that can lead to. Implying the Huawei is the "cheap knock off" and Cisco/Apple/Samsung/etc are the noble high quality product fighting
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by the_ancient 10y ago
>Well what is the worst case scenario here? Your car is spotted near a location that at one time in the past sold something to a drug dealer/grower/manufacture, Then you get your home raided (and possibly your dog killed, and
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by the_ancient 10y ago
Depends on your Definition of "innocent" and crime Since I do not get my ethics or morality from the government or law I do not view simply breaking one of the millions of laws as criminal, a crime to me has to have a complaining
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by the_ancient 10y ago
I see you have a much greater trust and respect for government than I I am a libertarian, I view 99% of government as immoral and unethical
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by the_ancient 10y ago
> Government is accountable that is funny right there.... >With private services, you're more or less out of luck, In a way, but last I checked google nor facebook are legally empowered to Arrest, Put me in a Cage, Raid my Home a
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by the_ancient 10y ago
The problem is the First Circuit gets ALL patent cases nationwide, so with this precedent in place anyone wanting to claim copyright infringement on a API will toss in a Patent claim as well to ensure it goes only to the First Circuit With

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