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There are lots of strange abbreviations - BUT - Caution very much needed. Only a few pages in, but how extremely fascinating and interesting! Thanks a lot!

Coming from Denmark I can totally agree. Of course can't speak on behalf of US conditions, but NO we sure as hell haven't solved the redistribution problem here in Denmark. Haven't read the article you linked, but judging by the quotations I totally agree. There are big obstacles if you are born out of the "wrong" family, in the "wrong" part of the country. Of course you can overcome them, but you start at an disadvantage.

What could make a difference though is the relative difference between poverty in US and poverty in DK. I am pretty sure that you are better of as poor in Denmark than you are as poor in the US. We probably have a better safety-net. And in the other end of the spectrum I'm pretty sure that there is a smaller percentage of mega-rich in Danish terms even. So while I agree that there is still a problem in Denmark I don't think our problem is as big as the US.

My main point being that you can't just look at Denmark through this lens and say - Hey! They haven't solved it. And you also can't say that we have. As I see it, it is as always; a lot more complicated.

There are some very interesting discussions on government and electorial constructs(for lack of better word) in different countries and pros and cons of these, in the comments here.

Can anyone point to any good documentaries, books or other reading digging a bit deeper into this subject? Given the focus on the US election at the moment and a lot of people seeing it as two bad options, then why is the US system like that and in for instance Denmark where I'm from we have multiple choices. What's the history behind each, pros and cons etc.

To the best of my knowledge, it's not enforced. And if it is, it is probably only when someone feels violated and as you say report it. I'm pretty sure the control is next to nonexistent.

Cool project. You could end up with somewhat of a goldmine of data. Even with quite a bit of interest for the local government. Here in Denmark, they talked about making a register that the government could access in cases where the investigation warrented it(whatever that means). The point being; that no one seems to have an overview of all cameras present. The law here, as I understand it, prohibits businesses and private people from filming anything other than their own premises and directly in front of. But some probably film more and could be useful in mapping 'suspects' routes to and from the crime.

Sounds a lot like UK. As someone else pointed out - Europe is way to diverse to call as a single entity with this scope. Large cities in UK are quite heavily monitored, but if you look at Europe in general, then the surveillance is centered around government buildings, embassies etc.

In Denmark you can have quite a lot of cameras in shops and outside petrol stations, which is the business owners way to up their security. But those are NOT allowed to film anything facing away from the premises, meaning you can't just film people on the street from these cameras.

Because of eavesdropping on the output of set computer does not tell anything about who is making the actual request? Or are you implying that it will be possible to backtrack with this type of surveillance?

You could probably sell just about anything to those under a FOMO umbrella.

Thanks a lot for that link. Really interesting and a few books now heading my way from Amazon :)

Am I the only one surprised to find Peter Thiel's name in that article? Anyone who has anymore on that?

Yeah, the frustration is real. No contact to either SQL Servers or Web App's so absolutely no way of determining how many end users are affected at the moment.

Starting at 11:48 UTC 15 Sep, 2016 a subset of customers using DNS in multiple regions may experience difficulties connecting to their resources hosted in this region. This issue is also having knock-on impact on multiple Azure services, including SQL Database, Virtual Machines, Visual Studio Team Services, Service Bus, API Management and App Service \ Web Apps. Engineers are aware of this issue and are actively investigating. The next update will be provided in 60 minutes, or as events warrant.

Anyone else hit by this? I can't connect to any of our services on Azure. I can see via the dashboard that everything should be fine - but no one is able to connect to any of them.

P.S. I have a known issue on mobile where links to hashtags does not seem to work. My problem is that I want to open them in new tabs(which works fine on desktop) but I suspect that the target=“_blank” attribute somehow breaks the links on mobile. I could remove it for mobile devices, but then I risk losing the input from the site once people navigate to explore their hashtags. If any of you has a possible solution for this, please reach out, I would really appreciate the help.

Then it is not only me having the issue at least. But yeah I think your posts only reaches your followers, not people based on hashtags.

Which of course depending on their ranking implementation seems kinda odd, as you could expect a big part of the users of SO also to be the ones using DDG. But again if it categorically undervalues results from there, then those users will of course find alternatives.

Apple Maps wouldn't be able to find itself on the homescreen of your phone. Google maps on iOS any day!

On a dirt track it would be expected to see the optimization algorithm at some point start powersliding. The current generation may find powersliding as being for show and drifting comes to mind. But there is are some very good reasons for why rally-drivers do this and it is not for showing off. First; it's actually faster on loose surfaces. So of course if you design an algorithm that should be optimized for loose track surfaces you have to take this into account.

Secondly at least for human drivers, the sliding keeps you in control. Driving very fast on loose surfaces is bound to make your vehicle slide around. By initiating these yourself, you are in control - you can feel the amount of grip available, so by oscillating over and under the limit you can keep your speed high while still being in control. This last aspect of it is by far the most difficult and interesting aspect of designing such an algorithm in my opinion. This is where the "Scandinavian flick" for instance comes into play. But I will have to disagree with a commenter below that said this was done at 4:34 - that is more a correction of the exit of the last turn than a true Scandinavian flick. Solving the oscillating aspect of dirt driving through driver feel is something I am having a very hard time believing can be solved by algorithms. Driving around on hard surfaces where the friction is somewhat known I could see algorithms come close to humans, but on loose surfaces it seems quite a long way into the future if ever.

As another pointed out, nothing to hide depends on context and context can be other than legal context.

Your browser history or credit card statements for porn sites may not be illegal, but might hamper your political career or personal life.

You may be the CEO of a non-profit aiming to combat fossil fuels in which case your youth spent tractor pulling or drag racing may prove "annoying" once a adversary succeeds in spinning the history right.

There are lots of examples where nothing to hide has absolutely nothing to do with the law. And the big deal here is that YOU decide for yourself what your conscience can commit to - not public debate.

Thanks. That seems really interesting! Added to my amazon wishlist.

Not that it has any practical implications, but I grew up next to a tiny tiny town in Denmark that was called exactly Mern. Famous for being full of people who wanted to fight.

A bit generalizing, but nevertheless philosophical, thought provoking and interesting point.

From reading the comments a lot of people take a really negative spin on this for some reason. I only see it as trying to explain that if you rely on vacations alone then you could still be overworked and stressed. They only dim the symptom but does not cure the disease. If you are overworked and stressed a vacation might help in the short run but if you go back into the same routines, then of course you'll end back where you were before taking the vacation.

What they do advise instead is working on the disease itself and try to manage your day-to-day better instead of ONLY relying on annual holidays. They aren't saying you shouldn't take holidays only that they won't cure all your stress permanently.

I think this is good advice. Not groundbreaking or new knowledge, but still - good advice!

There are lots of major advances left. You can't look at the past or present as a way of saying there are no major advances left. People throughout history could and have done this, only to be proven wrong. Don't equate breakthroughs/advances with scientific research, a lot of the breakthroughs and advances we take for granted today came out of some random human beings imagination. Disruptive breakthroughs does not take the game incremental and linear ahead through a predictable path - it shows a path no one before had thought of existed or even though possible.

Really insightful and interesting comment. Thank you!

But as far as I know you still age while in a coma. So while you may be in a unconscious sleep - it won't do you any good for long term space travel. Then you might as well be awake and look at the scenery along the way.

Anyone who has read the #1 book (Rent is too high) and who might want to add a few comments about it? What it describes, suggests etc. Never heard about it before.

Quite a down period - lasted at least an hour here in Denmark now.

It's not gambling and failing - it's intentionally manipulating the market and betting against it. And YES I would expect people ESPECIALLY management to go to prison for that.

If I were Wishbone I would not be furiously angry at that article - oh wait - I might even struggle to pay my way to a better advertising. Of course their target audience might not be the average reader of NYT, but a bit more objectivity, research and depth would have been nice.

Important issue - but unimportant article in my opinion.