Bromskloss

> I pay a usenet subscription, and subscription to indexers

Wait! You can get Usenet these days? Is it only for piracy or other things as well? Where can I sign up?

Also, what is an indexer in this context? Is it something you need only for piracy, or is it about Usenet in general?

I don't trust articles written in Word.

What section of it should I read to get an idea of what, according to the author, "philosophy of computer science" is?

Well, what is the verdict? Was there anything interesting in the source code? Does having it publicly available matter at all?

> if you want to pass more than 6 arguments

Isn't the number of arguments already determined by the nature of the syscall? Are you talking about a situation where one creates new syscalls?

Sorry, what does "ISTM" and "the ferry" mean here?

Is there no swimming pool (with a shallow part and not too many people) around where you can learn on your own?

> how to efficiently swim against a fast stream

How does that differ from just swimming fast?

> Jones actively uses his platform to bully individuals

Do you have an example of what you mean?

Huh, price control?

> It's a good reminder me that corporations aren't just good or bad.

Do you think they do it to be good? Do you think they would have been bad if they had kicked out non-paying customers?

> Definitely some interesting applications.

Eavesdropping is the obvious one. What others do you have in mind?

OK, I was just hoping that it would have found the relevant data sources for me already.

I wish we could converge on a way to tag such notifications, so that those who want to can filter them out.

Even with perfect prediction, who is to decide, for everyone, what is good and what is bad?