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drmcninjaturtleon Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut'

Hmm, that's actually a good point, I didn't realize the primary source was so sketchy. Thanks for correcting me, seems I was too quick in my judgement. I'd like to edit/delete my comments, but I don't see the interface. Are HN comments immutable?

drmcninjaturtleon Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut'

Have you looked? https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/782906224937410562

drmcninjaturtleon Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut'

Difficult to imagine the person who called for Assange to be "droned" could influence anyone to cut his internet?

drmcninjaturtleon Can you explain the ICANN transfer?

So why is it impossible for the UN to exert similar political influence?

drmcninjaturtleon Ask HN: What is the most useful script for your business or startup?

Where do you get the data?

drmcninjaturtleon Dear Startups: Here’s How to Stay Alive

Great points. I would add that during the "unicorn boom", we also had the belief that proprietary tech would protect the market position of a large, low-profit companies, giving them time to monetize.

It now seems that we may have overvalued this effect. In fact, startups can grow quickly because new tech makes the first mover advantage tenuous; why should the effect that allowed us to climb the mountain now prevent others from doing the same?

drmcninjaturtleon The Glacial Pace of Scientific Publishing

Because closed-access journals (which are sadly still the prestigious ones) prohibit pre-publishing elsewhere.