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toomuchequate··on America’s social-media addiction is getting worse
>I wonder what makes people believe that the internet should be this sort of "law free" place where anyone can implement all the exploitative behaviour which is otherwise forbidden elsewhere?

Violent crime doesnt happen on the internet. The only thing to prevent is fraud. And that weirdly isnt huge, at least in my life.

Not everyone subscribes to the thought that government makes better decisions than individuals. Having laws are often used for corrupt purposes.

toomuchequate··on Inflated Bond Ratings Helped Spur the Financial Crisis. They’re Back
Don't keep fiat?
toomuchequate··on Raspberry Pi 4 not working with some chargers
Easy to say.

I can't imagine doing signaling and having to build a spec.

toomuchequate··on Raspberry Pi 4 not working with some chargers
Can you list examples where it hasnt worked?

I support a USB system and I this was my worry since day 1.

Curious, and it would be helpful

toomuchequate··on Walmart Pleads Guilty After a Decade of Bribes
Hold them/the company responsible.

They should have internal policing. When there are billions at stake, I don't understand why these kind of things aren't torn open by lawyers.

toomuchequate··on Transforming a Tesla Model 3 into a Pickup Truck
Plastic are fossil fuels.
toomuchequate··on Transforming a Tesla Model 3 into a Pickup Truck
That is the PR reason.

The real reason is aftermarket changes/repairs/services.

Tesla wants 100% of that business, reminds me of Apple.

toomuchequate··on Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra
Hmm, should I use United States Dollars? OR Facebook United States Dollars?

I'm going with G.) Other.

Hording cash is a terrible investment idea.

EDIT: Hording and Investing typically means to generate future value. Daily spending money can be done in cash. I would hope I didn't need to explicitly say this, but hey, economics is hard.

toomuchequate··on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency: Privacy and stability concerns
If it is pegged to USD, there is no investment potential. It is just as bad as cash.

The idea behind bitcoin is that you don't need to rely on the US government for storing value. There are 21,000,000 BTC ever ever, you can't print more.

That article did not address this at all. This is the most compelling reason to buy bitcoin.

toomuchequate··on Only 37 dogs of each breed can have the same name
>I highly doubt that anyone read this and actually thought that there was some sort of global law requiring this.

I did! or at least US wide law.

toomuchequate··on Advice on Getting Better from an Accomplished Piano Player (2011)
>10 hours a day

I would hope they are spending many of those hours reading instead of doing the physical exercise.

In my experience playing, after only a few hours, I stop getting any better. I need sleep to solidify my understanding. Although I'm a 15 year amateur music player.

toomuchequate··on Technically, Earth Does Not Orbit Around the Sun (2014)
>You have to have an argument that will pursuade the uneducated, poorly informed neighbor first.

An emotional/moral argument will be a coinflip with these people.

Will they side with the sad story of X, or the anti-intellectual sad story of Y?

I do not know the solution, I've seen others propose everything from hiding difficult to understand topics to calling them 'stupid' infront of their peers, etc...

Engaging them with logic and argument makes the problem worse.

Would be willing to hear ideas if people have them.

toomuchequate··on 8chan served with search warrant [pdf]
I thought this was confirmed to be Russian Propaganda
toomuchequate··on “Amazon’s Choice” is determined by an algorithm and not always reliable
> Even if it was a paid ad, any sort of endorsement from Amazon would certainly "fool" all the middle aged parents out there who can't be arsed to do extensive research on third party reviews.

What is surprising that educated people are more aware of marketing/advertising/capitalism?

I only had to see some fake business accounts for large companies(Aldi) acting like real users to put my on high alert for anything on the Internet.

toomuchequate··on Technically, Earth Does Not Orbit Around the Sun (2014)
By the way, be careful who you tell this to.

The anti-intellectuals will spin this to prove their own points without any understanding of math or physics.

I've seen this happen, and they are very confident, their 'friends' don't know either. When it comes time, will anti-intellectuals trust scientists or their neighbor?

toomuchequate··on Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
Better, blame the people who voted them in.

In modern times regulations are monopolistic power grabs by corporations, not the 'protection' they are intended to be.

It has been clear this happens, but people continue to elect politicians that regulate anyway.

Hopefully this is a traumatic event and teaches this community a good lesson. Our locals cities can take note, and their voters learn an important lesson that could otherwise harm national level elections.

toomuchequate··on Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
Same.

Lots of dumb money in the market too. Reminds me of Crypto before each collapse.

toomuchequate··on Kill Instant Messaging
What are all levels of communication?

>Urgent- Phone call/in person/contact boss

>Need response within 1 day - IM

>Beyond 1 day- Email

Just a thought, curious if there are any better systems for communication?

toomuchequate··on E3: Microsoft’s next Xbox: 8K graphics, SSD storage, and ray-tracing for 2020
They are prob PC gamers anyway. What hardcore gamer mains consoles?
toomuchequate··on E3: Microsoft’s next Xbox: 8K graphics, SSD storage, and ray-tracing for 2020
The whole commercial was a reminder how closed off console gaming is.

>SSD

Yeah that reminds me how far behind console gaming is.

toomuchequate··on Sign In with Apple [video]
This is my biggest fear btw, I am making an App, and I realize I am getting close to needing to buy an Apple product to hit compile (Javascript) and fix bugs.

The only thing you can do is educate consumers on the evils of Apple and hope they make better decisions in the future.

toomuchequate··on Glue traps are cruel, and retailers should be banned from selling them
The front page is curated.
toomuchequate··on Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff
>You're lucky your dad could mentor you with that stuff.

Looking back on my childhood vs today.

I was underutilized. My parents didnt know past geometry.

At the same time, very thankful my dad got me a computer as a kid. Wish we did more than install video games. But hey, computers broke more back then and I learned how to fix OS or hardware problems.

toomuchequate··on Sign In with Apple [video]
This isnt a monopoly.

As someone who has never bought an Apple product, I can safely say their monopolistic practices don't affect me.

Stop buying Apple products. Its that simple.

toomuchequate··on Sign In with Apple [video]
>If a developer gets booted then it’s probably because the developer didn’t do something that was in the best interest of the user.

This is not true with Apple. They often ban superior apps to force their users to use Apple's inferior apps.

Once you understand this, you will be able to understand that this isn't pro-user at all. This is giving Apple control, and making it harder to switch in the future.

toomuchequate··on Intel’s new boss wants to teach the chipmaker new tricks
I don't see any experienced programmer making an investment in an Apple language(unless they are being paid).

If you are old enough, you have been jerked around by Apple enough to know better.

Expecting $500$+ dev packages in the next 10 years from Apple.

toomuchequate··on 500 days of Duolingo: What you can and can’t learn from a language app
Memorizing in the form of a game did not help things stick.

Everyone who has learned a language says I need to talk to native speakers, this game is trivia.

toomuchequate··on Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended that
>Although I value privacy and obscurity

Yeah me too, but I like free services that everyone uses.

I suppose its nice I have nothing to hide. I genuinely feel bad for people who do.

toomuchequate··on T-Mobile-Sprint Deal Runs into Resistance from DOJ Antitrust Staff
They astroturf on all the social media, I feel like that is unethical.

'better' for who?

toomuchequate··on Congress Is About to Ban the US Government from Offering Free Online Tax Filing
The government shoots themselves in the foot?

Can anyone explain given the unbelievably bad record of government, why they would ever want more of it?

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