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I wouldn't know. I was hellbanned here. Not allowed in the conversation. Very civil, that hellbanning process is. (All joking aside, it is very, very frustrating to see articles like this and hear stereotypes like "techies with poor social skills" only to have an otherwise great web-site like Hacker News trying to increase civility using practices like hellbanning. Why not just let individuals permanently hide my articles and comments? Why not a 1000 other options to work toward these goals. Instead, the internet has gifted us re-branded censorship and winner takes all marketplaces. It wasn't supposed to be like this.)

Good god no. I love that book, but not the right place or time.

Pick something up locally. Don't bring "home" with you.

You're going to Africa. Unless you go there regularly, why on earth would you bring anything. Meet people. Let Africa make an impression upon you.

Thank you for making this. I've been following the outbreak in the news and searching for something better than repeating quotes from the WHO or politicians saying everything is going to be fine.

Even if this models isn't 100%, it's better analysis than other easily accessible analysis I've found. I'm certain it will be of assistance to those trying to help and needing to understand. It may spur others to do similar work.

This is like the ending of SLC Punk when he sells out. So sad.

Did not know about those laws in India. That is mind-blowing! Not good.

I personally agree with this line of logic. I'm working on a personal solution for moving my data off the cloud. But, that isn't a substitute for having this discussion as a country. Until we draw lines that slippery slope exists and these things are legal.

EDIT: Regarding the safe-haven issue, I think that is a major issue with services like SpiderOak. They play up the ability to hide data. I personally believe we should be aiming for a solution that is closer to the locks on the doors of our homes. I feel secure at night, but I also know the police can knock it down by force if given a warrant. SpiderOak and other such services try to be more of a Fort Knox than a dead bolt. This is the cloud after all. Not a thumb drive in my safe in my home office.

This is great until it sells out to Amazon like IMDB or Goodreads. The problem isn't the interface. The problem is our relationship with our own data. It's no longer ours.

Google's actions were legal. The problem is, we, as a country, have still not come to an agreement on what 'privacy' should entail in this brave new world. Given that Google was not breaking the law in reporting this person, I would argue it would have been immoral for them to have sat on this information.