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bluebenon Republicans: No compromise possible on net neutrality

You're right. The blogs that oppose network neutrality are far less coherent than that.

bluebenon Republicans: No compromise possible on net neutrality

Then you aren't familiar with network neutrality, which has nothing to do with the FCC dictating what kind of traffic is and is not allowed or controlling traffic.

bluebenon Republicans: No compromise possible on net neutrality

There are a number of disturbing aspects of this news, but I find the new "no discussion, no consideration, no compromise" attitude of the Republican party to be extremely frightening.

bluebenon Anonymous v. Koch brothers

Privatization doesn't take control of infrastructure away from the public. Also, up is down, black is white, and disagreement is agreement.

bluebenon Anonymous v. Koch brothers

It's a little disingenuous to call public utilities a money losing proposition. They're infrastructure. Communities invest in infrastructure to see dividends in prosperity, not cash.

bluebenon Apple is actually asking for 100% of SaaS mobile revenue

That's not the point in question and you know it. Stay on topic please.

bluebenon So this is America?

You are willing to begin regulating what is and is not protest speech?

bluebenon Apple is actually asking for 100% of SaaS mobile revenue

Apple is marketing their hardware product and the platform, not your app.Yours is just one app out of hundreds of thousands, soon to be millions.

If Apple is eating your businesses margins, and you gain nothing from operating on their platform, then what's the point? "I get no profit from my customer, and this may even be costing me money because I'll never recover the cost of iOS app development and maintenance, but at least I got to pay $100 for the privilege of being app #823,465".

bluebenon Wikipedia's Notability Requirements And The Slash

Either all articles are high quality and there's no room for esoteric knowledge, or the entire system will collapse under the weight of misinformation? That's an obvious false dichotomy.

bluebenon Wael Ghonim: A "One-Off" for Silicon Valley?

Which policy dictates that he must be fired?

bluebenon Wael Ghonim: A "One-Off" for Silicon Valley?

http://twitter.com/#!/google/status/36521734542868480

"We're incredibly proud of you, @Ghonim, & of course will welcome you back when you're ready - cf. http://goo.gl/2BDGp

I don't understand why anyone would think Google would fire Ghonim for taking personal time to help bring democracy to his homeland. That just isn't the kind of company Google is.

bluebenon Want to be a leader? Wash the Dishes When Nobody Else Will.

You would screw over a company just because they made you do an undesirable job for exactly one day? Obviously the test works.

bluebenon Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?

Yes, occupying and imprisoning an entire nation with military force and keeping them in poverty is in a totally different league than genocide.

bluebenon System Admins R.I.P.?

Because?

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When it comes to the military, you're only talking a couple million people; Not significant enough to move the needle.

bluebenon How to Fix Capitalism

Inadvertently, you are correct. Capitalism thrives on a consistent set of rules, which can then be analyzed and legally subverted for greater profit.

bluebenon Is tomorrow Armageddon for Mac developers?

Presumably you read my first reply, in which case you do know "what those would be". Once again, it's about convenience.

bluebenon Mac app store hacked, how developers can better protect themselves

Until somebody writes a tool to automate the process and make it single click capable.

bluebenon Starbucks Changes Logo

Logos are symbols. Symbols are vehicles for a message, not the message itself. A logo without any meaning isn't generally trying to convince you to like it or not. Instead, it exists to be a mental placeholder for all of the feelings and experiences you have with the company that uses it.

bluebenon Is tomorrow Armageddon for Mac developers?

You've made an assertion with nothing to back it up. Thirteen year olds pirate because they don't want to pay? Please provide data and evidence to support your case.

bluebenon Is tomorrow Armageddon for Mac developers?

You're saying kids have to leave the house, go to the grocery store (good luck if you live in the suburbs), buy a gift card, go home, activate it, and then they can buy their app? Oh, and a bonus! They get to do it all over again next week to buy another few apps!

Homework: Go ask your parents (or grandparents) how they used to get money for the weekend. The answer is that they and 300 of their neighbors stood in line at the bank on Friday to withdraw cash. They'd have to plan the weekend before, grocery shopping, a trip to the movies, ice cream for the kids, gasoline, so they knew how much to withdraw. Ask Grandpa if he prefers that over swiping his debit card at any time of day on any day of the week.

It's not just about the ability to pay but the ability to pay with low friction.

bluebenon My server's been hacked

Incident Response in a nutshell. I'm very curious to hear how the situation turned out.

bluebenon I've had more fragmentation problems with iOS/iPhone than with Android

His point is that Android made it easy to test multiple platforms, and Apple did not.

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Flagging for flamebait headline trolling.

bluebenon Oh, right, you're one of those "social justice" people.

I think it's very clear that people do not understand why this matters. If people consistently don't understand your cause, then it's your fault for failing to convey it in a manner they can grasp internalize.

"I'm here to save you from unfair gender association because it's unprofessional!"

Really? That's the story? That's what is supposed to persuade people to support your cause? How do you associate that with real problems? Who is hurt by this? What is the solution and why is it better? How does this help me personally, and society as a whole? Those are the questions that need clear, simple and concise answers.

bluebenon Plain and simple: Net neutrality is hypocrisy

It's not attacking his character, but rather his bias. And the funding that supports his opinion is entirely relevant; He is paid to craft arguments in opposition to Network Neutrality.

bluebenon Spacecraft Saw ULF Radio Emissions over Haiti before January Quake

I'm going to let your "I've been here longer than you, nyah" comment stand on its own (lack of) merit.

I am perfectly happy to meet you, the next time I am in your town, and tell you that your comment was not funny to your face.

bluebenon The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning's detention

And somebody please downvote the parent comment for knowingly propagating a blatant lie; the full, uncut Apache video was released right next to the edited version.

bluebenon The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning's detention

Nobody else is calling you on this, so I will.

You continue to assert that his disclosure is causing "extra suffering and death". Your entire premise is based on this assertion. So, with all due respect, I'm asking you to fucking prove it. For months, nobody from the Press to the DoD to the White House has been able to demonstrate a single harm caused by these releases, but perhaps you have some information we haven't seen yet.

bluebenon Spacecraft Saw ULF Radio Emissions over Haiti before January Quake

Saying "that kind of post isn't appropriate here" and "you aren't funny" isn't civil? Really?