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zero_deg_kevin

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The man, the myth, the typo.
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zero_deg_kevin··on Quad9 and Sony Music: German Injunction Status
I’m not accepting your assertion as fact. There are currently multiple civil rights movements facing organized conservative resistance.

You can invent whatever moralizing obligation you want, but I don’t think it’s reasonable expect an organized effort from the {$outgroup} community to defend the rights rights of the people who designated them the outgroup.

zero_deg_kevin··on Stop using your work laptop or phone for personal stuff, because I know you are
It’s pretty common practice to capture system images from returned employee equipment when they’re fired for cause (at least in the US). But it’s also pretty common for technicians to be forbidden from browsing those files without a very good reason.
zero_deg_kevin··on Quad9 and Sony Music: German Injunction Status
The problem with opposing civil rights movements is that reciprocity matters in the real world. People are disinclined to support your rights if they see you as advocating against theirs.
zero_deg_kevin··on TSMC’s dominance poses risks to the global economy
I suspect China is overestimating the strength of their hand. Their economy is dependent on foreign corporations voluntarily choosing to manufacture there. If they start acting like a third-world kleptostate, they'll be branded as unreliable business partners and have to go back to sorting trash.
zero_deg_kevin··on US ranks last among 46 countries in trust in media
If he'd said that for-profit news media is the enemy of Democracy, I'd have probably bought a hat.
zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
I’ll leave the semantic arguments to the Latin majors. Russia may see some legitimacy to its claim to Crimean territory, but it’s a self-asserted claim and it should be treated with as much respect as any other self-asserted claim.

Again, I assert that I am mayor of Moscow.

zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
Who on earth is Russia going to sanction that would actually experience a negative outcome from those sanctions?

What is Vlad gonna do, form a coalition with Belarus and Iran to…inconvenience Europe?

zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
I think there’s an assumption in there that one shouldn’t condone bombing a nation for invading and illegally occupying one of its neighbors. I’m for that 100%.
zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
Using nukes invites nuclear war. As pessimistic as I am about humanity, I do not wish for a global nuclear war.
zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
No. Crimea does not belong to Russia. That’s nonsense.
zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
It doesn’t matter what Russia thinks about the property it stole.
zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
Russia's opinion on others' borders is relevant only to Russia.

I think Moscow is part of my estate and that I'm entitled to take as much money as I can from any Russian national I encounter as compensation for Russia's illegal occupation of my house. I don't think that's a crime, so it's not a crime. Is that how this works?

zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
In Ukraine.
zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
Russia is clearly the aggressor here. Why are they firing on UK ships from Ukrainian waters? Sounds like a good way to start a non-nuclear war.
zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
What even happened? The ship wasn't in Russian water, so Russia claiming to have fired on it would be admitting to a Crime(a).
zero_deg_kevin··on Russian jets and ships target British warship
In line of sight to whose military base? This ship was operating in Ukrainian waters off Ukrainian territory.
zero_deg_kevin··on Types of propaganda, propaganda techniques, and propaganda strategies (2017)
Is it dishonest for reporters to report factually-accurate on sensational crimes if the reporting leads people to believe sensational crimes happen often? Which circle of hell do I end up in for posting about Shark Week on social media?
zero_deg_kevin··on Positions of Two NATO Ships Were Falsified Near Russian Black Sea Naval Base
Where does the article suggest that the AIS data was spoofed by the Russian side? I see a suggestion that it was spoofed, but not by who.
zero_deg_kevin··on Upgrade Your SSH Key to Ed25519 (2018)
I regret following this advice in 2018. I have way too many SaaS applications that, 3 years later, still don’t support Ed25519 keys. The errors are never helpful, and each time I’ve had to troubleshoot the issue, it’s cost me at least half a day.
zero_deg_kevin··on Ask HN: I was hit with a patent troll lawsuit, how do I deal with it?
Lawyer up and prepare for an unsatisfying result. Unless you’ve got deep pockets and a lot of time, they’ve already won.
zero_deg_kevin··on HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
I hope they’re not inviting us to bomb China until representative democracy takes root. We’re not terribly good at that, but we’re far more effective at that than diplomacy.
zero_deg_kevin··on Amazon executives are worried they'll run out of people to employ
Maybe Jeff can succeed where Elon failed. I have doubts.
zero_deg_kevin··on Amazon executives are worried they'll run out of people to employ
They're not running out of people to employ, their product (working in an Amazon warehouse) sucks, the market knows it, and Amazon is stuck with the excess inventory. If they want to solve the problem, they can improve product/market fit.
zero_deg_kevin··on “Great resignation” wave coming for companies
A lot of people were told their jobs are nonessential and the public debate was about whether or not they deserve assistance with basic survival needs. If it were me, I’d be doing everything in my power to never be in that position again. I suspect that’s part of what’s happening.
zero_deg_kevin··on Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech
If past efforts are any indication, whatever regulatory scheme they come up with will cost these companies a good deal of time and money without doing anything to effectively solve the problem.
zero_deg_kevin··on I am an object of internet ridicule, ask me anything (2013)
You could always disrupt bullying when you see it. A lot of people would be grateful and you're less likely to go to jail.
zero_deg_kevin··on Seasteading Creates RPG
Are Seasteaders fleeing specific laws or do they intend to just sit around contemplating their on-paper freedom?
zero_deg_kevin··on Why Russians do not smile (2002)
The thing that struck me most about this article was the frequent east/west framing. Is that common outside of the US?
zero_deg_kevin··on Radar data confirms: USS Omaha was surrounded by swarm of UFOs
Are there any sources more credible than the US military reporting these phenomena? Until there are, I’m assuming this is just a ploy to get funding for some new asinine weapons system.
zero_deg_kevin··on Mild Covid-19 induces lasting antibody protection
Is there any primary source evidence of this or is this reporters reporting things reported by other reporters? The former would be incredibly compelling, the latter would lead me to question the reporter’s motives.
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