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ASneakyFox··on Poll: Do you believe intelligence is fixed?
I don't even think intelligence itself is understood.we have very few things to compare human intelligence to. And there's many known cases of "less intelligent" species accomplishing things that "more intelligent" species cant. (Eg. Humans cant organize like ants can, though ants cant do calculus as far as we know)

So without knowing how to measure intelligence or what high intelligence is. I don't think I can have an opinion on if intelligence is fixed.

ASneakyFox··on The Bitcoin Model for Crowdfunding
I'm pretty sure giving investors worthless virtual coins instead of actual stock certificates is illegal.
ASneakyFox··on AT&T claims ‘strong’ net neutrality would ruin the Internet
That's the whole reason Netflix buying fast lanes. Comcast throttled netflix to the point of being unreliable. The whole issue started with malicious throttling.

I'm not convinced title ii is the answer. But I am convinced that fast lanes don't make for good internet. Its unfortunate that this isn't a competitive industry because then consumers could just resolve the issue through their purchasing decisions.

ASneakyFox··on Free Server. A free server for testing, learning, experimenting, whatever.
This is very cool. I wish the terms were a little different though. Eg maybe you get 3 hours but you can only make as new sever once a week. I can't think of what I would do in 40 minutes. But with a bit more time I could see this being very useful for testing various things.
ASneakyFox··on Facebook was down
I also do not use face book and think it is silly. However I think the event is a little interesting. There are thousands of apps that don't even function with out face book.
ASneakyFox··on AT&T claims ‘strong’ net neutrality would ruin the Internet
Well right now no one can out compete netflix unless they form the same fast lane deals. That's sort of a issue....
ASneakyFox··on AT&T claims ‘strong’ net neutrality would ruin the Internet
Title ii could have issues. But I don't think it would be for content providers. There's content providers involved with phones that arent subject to anything title ii related (dialup internet). So that argument doesnt seem sound to me.
ASneakyFox··on YouTube's Biggest Draw Plays Games, Earns $4 Million a Year
These are video games are. There are no intellectual video games. Games are cheap entertainment targeted mostly to teen boys. Kind of like all those reality dating tv shows targeted to teen girls.
ASneakyFox··on Starbucks to Provide Free College Education to Thousands of Workers
Its not real education unless you sit through 45 minutes of an instrctor reading you powerpoint slides from the book in person.
ASneakyFox··on What if Quality Journalism Isn't?
The issue is simple. I know what the times is. But I don't know why I would want to read the times. I use news aggregators because other readers seem to be the only ones to know how to deliver what I want to read . Reading the times directly feels like rolling the dice on finding interesting or important news.
ASneakyFox··on New York’s Single Test for High School Defined My Life
Its all a scam any way. Has any one ever attributed success in their life to their great schooling?
ASneakyFox··on Why does sexism persist in the video games industry?
A better question is why has there been so much obsession over female characters in the past 2 years? Not having a female character in your game is not sexist. Its dumb to claim otherwise.
ASneakyFox··on Is it right to jail someone for being offensive on Facebook or Twitter?
Why would you be face book friends with some one who would speak that way about your children? If the person is harassing you online that's one thing. But if you're subscribed to them online that's another thing.
ASneakyFox··on Quitting Chrome: Because Google+
Opera = chrome - google
ASneakyFox··on What Morgan Freeman Doesn’t Understand About Race
When an article has that many stats in it you know its all garbage.
ASneakyFox··on Take notes by hand, not on a laptop
I didn't take notes either. I just put paper in front of me to show I'm not just daydreaming though. I watch a lecture like I watch a tv show. Its not hard to remember what happens in a tv show. And anything that's truly important or hard to remember was always either online or in the book or on the class blackboard page.
ASneakyFox··on Net neutrality is dead, but it probably doesn’t matter
I don't think he understands what nn means.without nn your isp can simply not connect you to say. A competitor of Netflix. Thus there can only ever be one Netflix. Thats a huge problem in a market where I only have one choice in an isp.
ASneakyFox··on A Git Horror Story: Repository Integrity With Signed Commits
If the attacker has access to your remote repo then isnt that the problem? You can sign your commits all day but you have more serious issues to attend to.
ASneakyFox··on Truecrypt warrant canary confirmed?
If it were a warrant canary. Doesn't stating that the update is obviously a canary put the true crypt team possibly in legal trouble? Communicating the warrant. Even cryptically is still communicating about the warrant.
ASneakyFox··on Google Receives 12,000 Requests To Be Forgotten From Europeans On Day One
The law isnt easy. It would require a lot of pi and legal work to research these individuals to determine what information about them is "irrelevent" in the eyes of eu law.
ASneakyFox··on Steve Ballmer to buy LA Clippers for $2 billion
He would have made that money anyway. Actually he lost money. If he sold it later it might be worth even more.
ASneakyFox··on Google sets up 'right to be forgotten' form after EU ruling
What a glorious day for google. They're so big that an entire continent created a law just for them to follow.
ASneakyFox··on It’s Not as Simple as Asking to ‘Be Forgotten’ by Google
So type "deep web search engine" in to google. Then type in their name on that site? A 6 year old could hack that system. If some records should be private then make them private. Adding 1 step to downloading the records on your browser is hardly worth the time to even discuss this silly idea.
ASneakyFox··on Nobody ever got fired for buying a framework
I think he's missing the point. A lot of people don't need or want innovative software. Infact innovative software is bad. Its easier to teach people to use software that has ideas and concepts that they've seen in other programs.

And if you're not innovating then why would you reinvent the wheel? A technologically spectacular codebase where the sky is the limit is awesome. Id also enjoy coding that. But users will never see or care about your brilliance.

ASneakyFox··on Dear Google: Parody Is Not Trademark Infringement
It was actually transferred to dont have a sense of humor.
ASneakyFox··on Why Tech’s Best Minds Are Very Worried About the Internet of Things
On my car some times when I push the volume button it freezes the radio and I have to turn it off and on again to fix it... this is just a car radio here.. Itll be a long time until iot. But I agree it will be awesome when that happens 50 years from now. Until then im sticking to a coffee maker that wont lock up due to a software error when im dying for some coffee.
ASneakyFox··on The Frontline Interview: William Binney
They really need to update their site for mobile. I couldn't read anything
ASneakyFox··on Articles Every Programmer Should Read
I think he means if your website contains information google can find it. simple as that. only thing you really need to know is that text on its own is more easily searched than images. but that should be obvious to any one.
ASneakyFox··on Why I Left Android for the iPhone
tune in next week on why icecream is better in a bowl than a mug.
ASneakyFox··on Europe's top court: people have right to be forgotten on Internet
what if the investigator is investigating astory involving salaries?
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