If you're going to use obscure acronyms, at least spell them out once. I get tired of articles where I have to make 10 trips to Google just to translate them to something resembling English. Even those of us who are tech savvy cant keep up with all the latest shorthand.
I think it comes down more to the issue of Google and a tiny minority of other Silicon Valley companies being effective monopolies, who actively seek to suppress competition to the point where it becomes almost impossible for a startup to effectively compete on an even playing field. Add to this that this handful of companies are exclusively headquartered in areas known for radically liberal politics and seem to be staffed overwhelmingly with liberal employees (with strong rumors of company cultures where conservative voices are actively drumheaded out).
This has the very scary possibility turning a traditionally open internet into an internet that is now effectively controlled by a small group of monopolies who seem to be increasingly seeking to suppress conservative viewpoints. It's a nasty convergence of monopoly and ideology that could well turn the internet into a giant echo-chamber where even mainstream right-of-center voices are all but completely silenced. And that doesn't sit well not only with conservatives, but a lot of classic liberals as well.
Google strokes the Left with platitudes about diversity, equality, and hate speech with one hand
But they are fighting hate speech...as it's defined in China.
One day the definition could change here too. That's why you might want to think twice before setting the precedent that banning "hate speech" is a good thing.
Do you really think the UK would spend tens of millions of pounds chasing down just any old suspect wanted for questioning on a crime he hasn't even been charged with, if said suspect wasn't part of something MUCH bigger and more important?
The UK doesn't give a flying fuck about some flimsy bullshit case in Sweden. The clearly want him in custody for another, MUCH more important, reason.
There is such an active, concerted disinformation campaign surrounding Assange and other government leakers, it's impossible to tell where the lies end and the truth begins. Could be true. Could be yet another smear. Anyone who thinks they know for sure hasn't been paying much attention.
They've got to bring this guy before a Texas jury and make a case beyond a reasonable doubt.
No they don't. They only have charge him publicly and get it in all the newspapers. Then his reputation is destroyed, he's kicked out of any positions of authority or power he's currently in, and no one will associate with him or support him ever again. No one will give a shit when the charges are dropped months later or he's later found innocent.
You think the IMF gave Strauss-Kahn his job back when the sex assault charges were later dropped against him? You think Assange will care if Sweden drops the rape charges against him after the UK has already deported him to a U.S. prison to be tried for espionage? Fuck no. This isn't about guilt or innocence. It's about character assassination.
So, you are saying that farmers don't really want or need the ability to repair their own equipment?
No, I'm saying they're too cheap to pay the upfront cost for it. If Case said "We'll offer you an easy-to-repair version of this tractor for a little more upfront cost" farmers would still opt for the cheaper locked-down version instead. And that's why Case and others don't bother. If there were money to be made in selling easy-to-repair tractors, someone would have jumped on it a long time ago and would be crushing Deere right now.
Believe me, if Case or any other competitors thought that farmers would actually be willing to pay higher prices for equipment without the restrictions on right to repair, they would have already jumped on it on long time ago. The reality is that making "open source" equipment means less guaranteed revenue after you sell that equipment, which means you have to sell it at a higher upfront cost. And the harsh reality is that farmers, for all their blustering, are unwilling to pay that upfront cost. If they were, you can bet that Case and many others would already be offering that easy-to-repair equipment and making a killing over Deere.
And if you're talking east TN, don't forget Chattanooga--the city that pioneered 1 Gbps municipal broadband for just $70/month back when everyone else was still paying over $100/month for an "extreme" 6 Mbps.
More flops! I want to bathe in flops! I want flops for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I want to marry flops and make flop babies. I want to cheat on flops, get left by flops for a younger guy, then get slapped with flop alimony that I can't possibly afford--leading me to end my life by jumping off a flop bridge.
The video shows the firefighter walking a woman to safety and the water isn't even up to her waist. That doesn't look anything like the animation to me.
But yes, people should evacuate on the coast when a hurricane approaches. But that still doesn't make it the end of the world or the SUPER DEADLY STORM OF THE CENTURY the way these "reporters" always hype it up these days.
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If you're going to use obscure acronyms, at least spell them out once. I get tired of articles where I have to make 10 trips to Google just to translate them to something resembling English. Even those of us who are tech savvy cant keep up with all the latest shorthand.
The way Musk has been acting lately, I'm not sure I would let him drive me down the block.
I think it comes down more to the issue of Google and a tiny minority of other Silicon Valley companies being effective monopolies, who actively seek to suppress competition to the point where it becomes almost impossible for a startup to effectively compete on an even playing field. Add to this that this handful of companies are exclusively headquartered in areas known for radically liberal politics and seem to be staffed overwhelmingly with liberal employees (with strong rumors of company cultures where conservative voices are actively drumheaded out).
This has the very scary possibility turning a traditionally open internet into an internet that is now effectively controlled by a small group of monopolies who seem to be increasingly seeking to suppress conservative viewpoints. It's a nasty convergence of monopoly and ideology that could well turn the internet into a giant echo-chamber where even mainstream right-of-center voices are all but completely silenced. And that doesn't sit well not only with conservatives, but a lot of classic liberals as well.
Anyone who would voluntarily be a Packers fan deserves to live in misery.
Ford makes about 1.625 million cars each quarter.
Keep working on it.
But they are fighting hate speech...as it's defined in China.
One day the definition could change here too. That's why you might want to think twice before setting the precedent that banning "hate speech" is a good thing.
Do you really think the UK would spend tens of millions of pounds chasing down just any old suspect wanted for questioning on a crime he hasn't even been charged with, if said suspect wasn't part of something MUCH bigger and more important?
The UK doesn't give a flying fuck about some flimsy bullshit case in Sweden. The clearly want him in custody for another, MUCH more important, reason.
There is such an active, concerted disinformation campaign surrounding Assange and other government leakers, it's impossible to tell where the lies end and the truth begins. Could be true. Could be yet another smear. Anyone who thinks they know for sure hasn't been paying much attention.
No they don't. They only have charge him publicly and get it in all the newspapers. Then his reputation is destroyed, he's kicked out of any positions of authority or power he's currently in, and no one will associate with him or support him ever again. No one will give a shit when the charges are dropped months later or he's later found innocent.
You think the IMF gave Strauss-Kahn his job back when the sex assault charges were later dropped against him? You think Assange will care if Sweden drops the rape charges against him after the UK has already deported him to a U.S. prison to be tried for espionage? Fuck no. This isn't about guilt or innocence. It's about character assassination.
Any time a person in the government's crosshairs gets arrested on a sex crime or pedophilia charge, be VERY wary of believing it.
Anyone remember what happened to the IMF Director who was stupid enough to challenge the supremacy of the U.S. dollar?
So, you are saying that farmers don't really want or need the ability to repair their own equipment?
No, I'm saying they're too cheap to pay the upfront cost for it. If Case said "We'll offer you an easy-to-repair version of this tractor for a little more upfront cost" farmers would still opt for the cheaper locked-down version instead. And that's why Case and others don't bother. If there were money to be made in selling easy-to-repair tractors, someone would have jumped on it a long time ago and would be crushing Deere right now.
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Believe me, if Case or any other competitors thought that farmers would actually be willing to pay higher prices for equipment without the restrictions on right to repair, they would have already jumped on it on long time ago. The reality is that making "open source" equipment means less guaranteed revenue after you sell that equipment, which means you have to sell it at a higher upfront cost. And the harsh reality is that farmers, for all their blustering, are unwilling to pay that upfront cost. If they were, you can bet that Case and many others would already be offering that easy-to-repair equipment and making a killing over Deere.
No. Sounds like their own lobbying group did.
It's just a bit hard to take all at once.
Have its developers adopted the Code of Conduct?
Because if not, SEXISM!!!!!
That doesn't sound right.
And if you're talking east TN, don't forget Chattanooga--the city that pioneered 1 Gbps municipal broadband for just $70/month back when everyone else was still paying over $100/month for an "extreme" 6 Mbps.
More flops! I want to bathe in flops! I want flops for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I want to marry flops and make flop babies. I want to cheat on flops, get left by flops for a younger guy, then get slapped with flop alimony that I can't possibly afford--leading me to end my life by jumping off a flop bridge.
ALL YOUR FLOPS!
His promises were broken, his service was shit, and the mint he left on our pillow after he fucked us all tasted terrible. Would not recommend.
The other newspaper editors said I was crazy when I came up with that headline. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?!?
You can literally buy dogs from a vending machine in Tokyo now. That's not even a joke:
https://www.dailydot.com/uncli...
Not to mention that Japan had taken the concept of the vending machine to the level of almost being full-sized stores just by themselves.
The video shows the firefighter walking a woman to safety and the water isn't even up to her waist. That doesn't look anything like the animation to me.
But yes, people should evacuate on the coast when a hurricane approaches. But that still doesn't make it the end of the world or the SUPER DEADLY STORM OF THE CENTURY the way these "reporters" always hype it up these days.
"Donald Trump, Global Warming, or Hurricane Florence--Which Will Get To Your Kids and Kill Them First?" Stay tuned to find out!