eastendguy

My favorite future use case is electronic cash with privacy.

There are many LEGAL activities that people do not want to show up in a central database. For example, think of many things related to love and relationships.

"tantamount to waiting for a greater fool to buy out the current players" <= this is like investing works in general, or? ;-)

What I do is to combine the password manager (to store the passwords) with a web macro tool (kantu) to automate the clicks through the pages. I can trigger the kantu macro from a bookmark.

Even if we ignore the military aspects that Taiwan, unlike Crimea, can defend itself for a while, there is a key difference that matters even more:

On Crimea at least some percentage (20%, 30%,...??) really wanted to belong to Russia.

In Taiwan, the amount of Taiwanese that want to be "unified" by force is 0%.

Good luck ruling a country that hates you. (Sure, it can be done by force, but at what price?)

Next headlines:

2020: European Car Shipments Plunge in China as XXX(#) Tightens Grip

2025: Tesla Car Shipments Plunge in China as YYY(#) Tightens Grip

(#) Any local company currently in favor with the ruling party.

True innovation means to develop or do something not done elsewhere before. The products you listed sound good, but they are certainly not innovative.

For $99/year I would subscribe to this service in a second. Where can I sign up for SelfDryv? ;-)

Many Chinese make the same negative characterization. The most famous of these cases is probably the milk powder scandal.

Now, Western companies are no saints (e. g. VW Diesel scandal). But a better system of checks and controls keeps them accountable.

Why the hate for speed cameras? I love speed cameras because they make the roads safer for everyone. (And yes, once in a while I get a ticket as well, which is always a good reminder to drive safely.)

Paris to Mannheim is only 3 hours by fast train! Why take the car? Or if money is an issue, it is 7 hours and US$ 25 by bus.

This does not make the authors point invalid. I am just pointing out the good public infrastructure. Even so I have a Tesla, I still prefer public transport if possible. It is an sooo much more productive use of time.

Agree. iMacros is a completely fine macro recorder. Similar extensions like Kantu and Selenium IDE are not in the list.

Nobody in IT earns only 2K a month in Berlin...

I agree. So while the project is technically super-cool, I prefer a browser extension for privacy reasons. With an extension (that does not "phone home") all data is stored locally on my machine. And if needed, the open-source kantu tool offers a way to embedded recordings into (your) a website, too:

https://a9t9.com/kantu/demo/runweb

Inside your local team you can of course share the recording simply as JSON files, via github and other services.

Another advantage of using browser extensions like kantu, selenium ide and imacros is that they are more powerful by design, but that is another topic.

So right... this is clearly a "PRO" feature. For normal users the by far better solution is still: Do not install any EXE from unknown sources. Or even better: Do not install anything new in the first place.

If you need to do some "work" like closing banners or form filling before taking the screenshot, use the kantu Selenium IDE: https://a9t9.com/kantu/docs/selenium-ide/capturescreenshot

Command line options: https://a9t9.com/kantu/docs#cmd

(... and it works in Chrome and Firefox.)

The point of the report above is that you can NOT disable all telemetry, not even in the Enterprise version of Windows.

> There are also people in the west who aren't above faking treatments for cancer.

So true, here you go: https://www.dw.com/en/cancer-drug-scandal-german-pharmacist-...

The free press and independent justice system makes the difference.

Is this API needed? I understand the benefits, but web apps or Chrome extensions that _really_ need file access can already use the Native Messaging API and ask the user to install a native app, like here:

https://a9t9.com/kantu/x#fileaccess

The advantage of an explicit app installation is that users/companies that want to avoid such file access (and the many other things that native apps can do) can simply avoid/block app installations.

In the last two decades users have learned that "as long as it's inside the web browser, it's safe". If web apps themselves become too powerful this security approach breaks down.

My experience: Most brand tech companies (and Amazon EU) replace or fix the devices (hard drive, phone, etc) in cases like this within two years, no "proof" required.

This article has a very interesting take on the subject. And for those that have not seen it live, here is a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHAJ7f0HyjM

As background info: Before this system was introduced, people would simply leave their smelly garbage bags on the street for collection, not a good idea in a hot and windy country.

I was not aware that it also helped to reduce the amount of garbage significantly (as the article describes). That is a very cool side effect - or was this planned?

That is because Chinese manufactures still need Apple and Foxconn, iPhones are made (assembled) in China. Once that changes (i. e. in a few years) watch how new regulations will destroy or at least reduce the iPhone business.

"Founders are the only ones willing to get excited about a constantly changing product."... so true!

Yeah, this concerns me as well. I do think "bundle" deals (coffee + $1 more for a newspaper) might actually work. I know that I pick my local coffee store just because it has free newspapers and magazines to read (it is part of a local bookstore).

But I know plenty of people that are not willing to pay anything for "news", and their argument is always that there is enough free content on the web. The quality of news is something that is very difficult to assess, unless you are a domain expert.

"claims on mainland in 2008"? Do you have a source or link for that? It's not here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou#View_on_independe...

> And haven't invaded anybody in the last 60-70.

China is threatening Taiwan with war.

Yes, after WWII. Einstein still published his key papers in German (1905), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_Mirabilis_papers

I wish I had a super-upvote button. That is exactly my concern... once Google's China revenue is a significant part of the revenue, exactly this will happen. The European car manufactures already do everything that China wants. But at least they do not run a search engine or newspaper.

"Proof:" Google for "Mercedes apologies to China after quoting Dalai Lama" in a tweet for its European customers.

Sure it would. If it is sent back, please link to some proof.

A 1000 times this. The key difference (as you said very well) is that in countries with a free press you can openly discuss any restrictions that are in place for various reason, may it be historic (Nazi time in Germany), cultural (the "f-word beeps" in the US) or legal, like the "secret" trials in Australia https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/world/australia/george-pe... )

Yeah, but why not just ignore a stock price crash if you don't need to sell and believe in the long term plan?

You mean the email? "...I fundamentally believe that we are at our best when everyone is focused on executing, when we can remain focused on our long-term mission," => what difference does private or public make for this?