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What makes you say that? What is your reasoning? Just because you say so does not make it so, nor does it make it logical, reasonable, or enforceable. We have a legal framework for making these kinds of decisions in the United States. While I understand your position and can see some of its merit it's not about how you feel things should be but about providing a system of rights and powers that prevent the government from spiraling out of control.

One principle would be the belief that the US federal government has not been granted the power to mandate a vaccination. Many people opposed to vaccination in the US believe that states, municipalities, and private organizations can enforce such a mandate but that the federal government cannot. As for not taking the vaccine there is the principle of prudent decision making and informed consent: that each individual has the right to decide what is best for their health even if they are wrong. For example, you might choose to be a lifelong tobacco smoker. The current scientific narrative says that smoking tobacco is bad for your health - but at the end of the day it is a decision of personal conscience whether or not you choose to smoke.

Xi Jinping is the current leader of China.

I didn't snoop your comment history. I don't have any preconceptions about you other than what you've stated so far - which is that you have a deep concern for personal privacy and that you place the majority of the blame for this data leak and others like it on political and corporate meddling by Christian fundamentalists.

While I agree that the best way to secure against leaking sensitive data is to not have it in the first place, I can't see how the internet would be as useful as it is today if no one stored any sensitive data. There have been many data leaks where the information was properly encrypted and therefore of no use to malicious actors. In the case of uploading and accessing pornography I think the tradeoff between privacy concerns and the protection of the public from obscenity is an acceptable risk when good security practice is used. I also think that a large amount of the population in the US would agree with my position. My point being that my position is not just a Christian fundamentalist position and I still don't understand why you want to place the blame at the feet of Christiana.

This is incorrect. Your comment references certain points of Calvinist doctrine but grossly misinterprets them.

Why blame Christians for the poor security practices of these adult sites? If government IDs are being used to verify the legitimate use of adult sites then the data should be kept in a secure fashion. In this case, ElasticSearch should not have been left wide open and all PII should be encrypted at rest. Further it's hardly just a Christian Fundamentalist issue. It's not as if the average person wants minors to be able to post or get access to pornography without any kind of hurdle or verification of identity. As for Mastercard and Visa — being associated with fraud/trafficking can be incredibly damaging to a brand and network fees. They are trying to protect their financial interest which is one their duties to their investors. I'm not saying Christians weren't involved or that they don't have a stake, but based on your comments it seems more like you have a bone to pick than an interest in effective policy or security practice.

Regardless of your or anyone's personal preference for the law, it ought to be respected on the ground that the men and women who passed it are at least to some degree elected by the people. We're not talking about King Henry VIII here — this is a democratically elected republic trying to build laws that meet the needs and wants of their supporters. If GoDaddy is selectively enforcing its ToS to disable potentially legitimate government action then there is an argument to be made that they are unjustly wielding their oligopolistic power. Either GoDaddy should be required to enforce its ToS across the board or it should be required to do business with the Texas government. GoDaddy cannot be considered a content neutral provider under Section 230 if it is selectively enforcing. When this kind of thing has happened in the past, the government has enacted and enforced antitrust laws — e.g. Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Right there with you. Aaron was basically a martyr for the cause of bringing free access of information to the common person. To see a huge part of his life's work trampled under the feet of an internet mob in the name of corporate interest is a disgrace.

I wonder what Aaron Schwartz would think of Reddit if he saw what it has become today.

How so?

That same train of thought taken to its logical conclusion makes everyone ugly as well.

> Where are this inexpensive accredited universities that charge half the price?

Utah Valley University. It's less than half the price and if you're from a midwestern state they have sweetheart scholarship deals.

Interesting idea. I think you're underestimating the commitment of the people of Afghanistan to Islam. Their culture and religious values are more important to them than flip flops and food. Certainly there are some Afghans who would rather eat well and live comfortably, but I wouldn't call it a majority. Violent Islamists aren't just fighting the West because it is a profitable endeavor, they have an entirely different set of values about what is right and what is wrong. Even those who are not violent have a fundamentally different viewpoint about moral, spiritual, and political values than what is typical in the USA and Europe. Your thought experiment is remarkably similar to the politicians in the US who thought they could bribe people to take the COVID vaccines. People do respond to incentives, but only to a certain extent — there are huge numbers of people in this world who have a value system that takes 'profit' out of the equation.

Getting that first job is almost always the hardest. I went through nearly 100 interviews (I have no degree) before I got hired. I wouldn't call it unfair though. I've been on the other side of the interview table since then and I can tell you that the vast majority of applicants to a junior role are so far from employable that its barely worth it to hire a junior. No one wants to wait years for an employee to become productive. The fact is that most schools are not preparing graduates to work in the industry. I know several CS graduates who were almost totally unfamiliar with SQL databases. Considering that the vast majority of SE work these days is on the web, it is shocking that there isn't more focus on fundamental web technology.

Wait a minute now. TV manufacturers are mining the frames from video played on them in order to detect which shows people are watching. They then sell that data to 3rd parties (typically advertisers and data brokers). It's maybe not some "grand conspiracy", but there is a definite profit motive to push smart TVs and only smart TVs. It is far more profitable than a one time sale since you can sell data over and over. I only personally learned this after meeting some engineers working on such a data mining project, but its fairly well documented:

https://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tv-data-collection-adv...

This article is either borderline propaganda or just terribly researched. Using averages in this way is just ridiculous. The assertions made are dismissed by common sense. The Guardian is usually decent despite their biases but this is some of the most absurd mishandling of data I've seen from them in years.

Duplicate (same story different link): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28113852

After testing at the lab, the lab reports a potential positive, employer contacts you and says that you need to talk to the lab, and the lab gives a pass upon proof of prescription.

Netlify + Forestry.io

Hi, shadowlight! Your comment here is a bit out of place. HN is a nice place where folks come for interesting news and conversation. In order to keep this place civil there are guidelines in place, which you can find at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and review at your leisure.

I've included some here for your reference:

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Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.

Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.

Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.

Probably the coolest library I've seen in a while.

I don't think you can prove that piracy is an effective means to incentivize good behavior on the part of the media industries. Also, it seems irresponsible to openly promote theft as a 'good idea'. I understand there are arguments against calling or treating piracy as theft but at the end of the day you are taking something that isn't yours without paying for it. Encouraging people to take part in illegal activity on the internet has real consequences. I'm guilty of wanting to fight fire with fire as well — and in the past I've pirated plenty. Looking back, it wasn't a good idea then and it still isn't today.

It's meant to be humorous, but it is not parody. You taking offense gives credence to the author's argument.

I made my statement and posted those quotes because a woman should prioritize children over her career if she desires them. I don't think that there is "sound advice" for women who want to defer having children until they are in their 40s. The odds of a woman having a successful pregnancy are much better if they are under 40. It is easy to see through just the anecdotal reports that many women either thought or were convinced that freezing their eggs succeeds far more often than it actually does in the real world.

I'm not so sure freezing eggs is sound advice.

Lord Winston, who is professor of fertility studies at Imperial College London, warned that it was "a very unsuccessful technology" and said: "The number of eggs that actually result in a pregnancy after freezing is about 1%." He later clarified he was referring to live births.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51463488#:~:text=Lord%20Wins....

“It’s not like I would discourage egg freezing. Women should be doing it because it’s the best option they have, but it is not an insurance policy,” says Christos Coutifaris, past president of the ASRM and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania. “Insurance policies usually guarantee a payoff. In this case, there is no guarantee.” https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/08/14/133377/mothers-j...

I agree, it seems like there has been a constant raiding party around here for the last few weeks. I'm glad someone else has noticed. Thanks for speaking up!

This is actually the main reason I left California. Legalized lawlessness. Law enforcement fought like crazy to convince people that this was terrible legislation. Unfortunately, it passed and I packed up my stuff a few months later. Most folks in other states don't realize how bad the situation is in the Bay area.

@minikites I didn't flag your post but this is clearly a politically charged and potentially biased article that has little to do with HN or its core demographic. Here's the relevant rule from the guidelines: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.

Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.

You're stretching your interpretation of the rules. This isn't flamebait, it is a valid concern. In the United States using this site is going to be a legal quagmire, which the comment is pointing out. That's valid criticism and 'something genuinely new to say'. Please argue in good faith and don't dismiss the opinions and critiques of others just because you feel differently than they do. That's how platforms become an echo chamber.

There is nowhere for the savings to go. What investment can you trust when central governments print money like it is going out of style, retail is hamstrung until further notice, and everyone who is qualified for a loan has one? The stock market is clearly inflated, consumer credit has been stretched to the breaking point, and small businesses are failing left and right.