JackFaker

This isn't a fair or useful comparison. The USSR was a command and control political and economic system which creates a kind of capture in decision making that is meaningfully different from what we encounter in the U.S. To put it simply, they got Chernobyl and the U.S. got three mile island which is a very different kind of nuclear (and governmental) failure.

This is an interesting example but I have to wonder if it may inadvertently highlight a disconnect between the parties involved. I'm no expert in this area but many stories have surfaced over the years regarding high levels of stress and (in extreme cases) meaningful declines in the mental health of social media content moderators. I recently encountered a twitter thread from an early LiveJournal employee (1) @rahaeli "about Trust & Safety work, the toll it takes on you, the things you see, and the human misery, suffering, and death that happens when you fuck it up, including murder and child sex abuse." and I am inclined to believe that, while relatively simple and un-engaging, managers and end-users likely would have found it important.

(1) = https://twitter.com/rahaeli/status/1594724749954863105?s=20&...

Hmmm... It's hard to gauge without more detailed information but this kind of problem may possibly be caused by the payment processor (I used to work at Google's processor but only had limited interactions with the Google account). The fraud filters at the processing end aren't the most sophisticated and can/will flag a lot of transactions as suspicious. It's hard to get a meaningful manual review because big G's payment volume is enormous and they (the processor) don't have a dedicated team to handle requests for Google so individuals with small accounts don't get addressed unless someone from Google makes it a priority.

wow. Can you provide any more detail on your time held in detention at these facilities?

I vehemently disagree with the big G edicts here but to put forth an argument that automatic updates to a known user software tool is THE problem in an era where automatic updates have reduced the attack footprint for a variety of applications is... confusing. As 'anti-choice' as it may appear (AND IS) automatic updates for net connected software is how we have improved the general base level of security for the net. Unfortunately that has been completely dependent on providers of widely used software focusing on security and brand image over self serving interests. Nothing has ever prevented these companies from doing what could be considered the "wrong thing" over the right thing to date and, in general, blocking updates would be the wrong thing. With that said (written).... A project like this with an (mostly) open code base should have a veto mechanism to push the developers towards a different solution when something like this comes up.

Works mostly the same in the US

Definitely not normal use, probably something akin to controlled alpha or beta testing. The only recent article a saw about the fall 2019 trials/leases was this article that didn't provide any meaningful details on usage.

https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/article/211286...

If you're interested Adam Savage was allowed to use a 'Spot' robot for several months and shares some observations and information on actual usage on his youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-PdPtqw78k

Are you arguing that convenience function enabled by the digital format is more valuable than ownership of a physical good?

I only heard of the university of Virginia getting some to work with. https://engineering.virginia.edu/center-automata-processing-...

according to a 2011 cnet (1) article it was months away from release but "Courier was cancelled because the product didn't clearly align with the company's Windows and Office franchises"

1: https://www.cnet.com/news/the-inside-story-of-how-microsoft-...

STH previously reported that Intel began offering Xeon discounts to smaller organizations that asked for AMD EPYC price quotes.

https://www.servethehome.com/intel-is-serving-major-xeon-dis...

I find this comparison to be very peculiar.

Modern "smartphones" are marketed and function as general purpose devices that can also make phone calls. These pocket computers have more in common with laptops with integrated wireless radios and have been positioned to be or become a users primary general purpose computing device.

In contrast, game consoles are designed to be appliances with a limited set of features that serve a specific set of functions. While it is true modern consoles devices are built with mainstream general purpose hardware the intended purpose of these devices is still limited even if it is possible to do more with them.

That is really interesting. Thank you.

I'm curious to know if you can speak to how minority populations are discussed or addressed in a historical or modern context? I understand that there is something like 50+ recognized minority groups in China.

earlier post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18325220

I don't think this title conveys enough information about the paper.

Window tint levels in NY state are limited to a minimum of 70% light transmittance. I do not believe this is the most restrictive requirement but new england isn't as sunny as Arizona or Florida. https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/glass-window-tinting/

Is there a source for this claim?

it seems that there is a community working on that https://amd-osx.com/

It's likely that it's just side effect of months of institutional paralysis. The Chairman of Tronc stepped down earlier this year after allegations of misconduct and I believe they were negotiating the sale of the LA Times to an investor and the rest of the company to Softbank.

Many of the middle income jobs in the U.S seem vulnerable to automation. Professions like truck drivers, longshoreman and radiology techs that provide compensation between 40K and 70K could probably be mostly or completely automated in less than the span of a generation.

Correct me if I'm wrong but this seems odd. I was under the impression that Rakuten had a larger market share than Amazon Japan.

This is probably completely unrelated but apparently Intel's CEO sold a large amount of stock late last year. https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/12/19/intels-ceo-just-so...

While your experience is much more like the standard for handling classified material I don't know if it's comparable to what those in the leadership at the state department experienced given the findings in the OIG(1) report that came out earlier this year. They looked some twenty years of record retention policies at the state department and concluded.

"Longstanding, systemic weaknesses related to electronic records and communications have existed within the Office of the Secretary that go well beyond the tenure of any one Secretary of State."

"the Department generally and the Office of the Secretary in particular have been slow to recognize and to manage effectively the legal requirements and cybersecurity risks associated with electronic data communications, particularly as those risks pertain to its most senior leadership."

It seems likely that you and others in similar positions are under more scrutiny than those in leadership, at least that's what I get out of that report.

1: https://oig.state.gov/system/files/esp-16-03.pdf

An aside - it's been mentioned many times in recent years that the rules regarding email for adminstration officials were never so clearly defined as to preclude someone from running their own email server and the Bush administration employed many non governmental email accounts and servers. They even 'lost' Up To 22 million. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_White_House_email_controv... I'm honestly curious as to why that was never investigated with the same level of intensity.

>Apple has always been ahead of the pack when it comes to adopting new technology and dropping legacy technology.

Apple is only the latest company to remove the headphone jack.

The Le 2 range of devices from LeEco - http://www.androidauthority.com/first-phones-without-headpho...

Motorola Moto Z https://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-z-droid-edition

And the Oppo R5 from 2014 http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/29/7091055/this-android-smar...