ciarannolan
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Comment · 5 years ago
Didn't help Iran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
Comment · 5 years ago
I'm not sure I completely understand your point, sorry.
I'm saying that it makes no sense to lose on purpose just to say you "played fair".
Comment · 5 years ago
> The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually seized or destroyed by the intolerant. Karl Popper described it as the seemingly paradoxical idea that "In order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must be intolerant of intolerance." Popper expands upon this, writing, "I do not imply for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies; as long as we can counter them by rational argument and keep them in check by public opinion, suppression would be most unwise. But we should claim the right to suppress them if necessary even by force..."
Comment · 5 years ago
> If US social media companies are banned in China, that means the US needs to allow Chinese social media companies to operate in the US.
Actually lol'd at this. "If they're not willing to play fair, then _we_ must play fair."
Comment · 5 years ago
> SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled revised plans to travel to the Moon and Mars at a space industry conference today, but he ended his talk with a pretty incredible promise: using that same interplanetary rocket system for long-distance travel on Earth. Musk showed a demonstration of the idea onstage, claiming that it will allow passengers to take “most long-distance trips” in just 30 minutes, and go “anywhere on Earth in under an hour” for around the same price as an economy airline ticket.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/29/16383048/elon-musk-spacex...
Comment · 5 years ago
All the references like "Please contact [email protected] to evaluate how Starship can meet your unique needs" are pretty funny.
I'd like to imagine some mid-level manager working on his little satellite project browsing this pamphlet, thinking, "Hmmm, this 'SpaceX' company looks interesting. Let me send them an email."
Comment · 5 years ago
> The depiction of police (allegedly) escalating the situation with threat of deadly force, especially with kids present [...]
Not "allegedly". There is video: https://twitter.com/GeoRebekah/status/1336065787900145665
Comment · 5 years ago
+1 to The Fire Next Time
God gave Noah the rainbow sign -- no more water, The Fire Next Time
I found the book to be much more intellectual and insightful compared to modern pop-race-psychology or whatever the latest wave of books should be called.
Comment · 5 years ago
I feel strongly that it was one particular option that you listed, but I think this is a fair assessment. Wonder why it's being downvoted (maybe I'm missing something from this story too).
Comment · 5 years ago
Microsoft only grossed $100,000,000,000 last year. What makes you think they can afford more than $500 for a bug bounty?
Comment · 5 years ago
Redact ---> print ---> scan ---> distribute.
I think US courts and lawyers are finally starting to learn this.
Comment · 5 years ago
> Didn't they champion themselves as the bastions of free speech at one point?
Didn't liberals too?
Comment · 5 years ago
They make the mobile site shitty to use on purpose, so that you download their app and let them harvest even more information about you.