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TheGrimDerp1··on 'Black Mirror' Is Back, Reflecting Our Technological Fears
http://www.universetoday.com/130649/nasas-em-drive-passes-pe...

Not terribly far fetched, just need more pylons.

TheGrimDerp1··on New Campaign to Help Surveillance Agents Quit NSA or GCHQ
| There are no human activities immune to the proclivity towards so-called reasoned association with idealistic/authoritarian ideology as a means of life experience |

This is true; it's why lots of car salesmen think that plaid jackets and bling is cool. Culture is usually just an excuse for bad behavior.

TheGrimDerp1··on The KGB’s success identifying CIA agents in the field
We used to just mess with crappy computers all day while doing the equivalent of memorizing phonebooks. suuuuper boring stuff.
TheGrimDerp1··on Doing an HD Remake the Right Way
shame on you! the 3d remake is amazing - pixels are a good thing when you do it right.
TheGrimDerp1··on The Return of the Command Line Interface
No, using your shortcuts and actions in PS full-screen is a thing of beauty. having to stop what you're doing to go click on something can ruin your flow.
TheGrimDerp1··on Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
Pretty much since Waterloo
TheGrimDerp1··on Qwerkywriter: Typewriter-Inspired Mechanical Keyboard
Are the caps change-able? need me that sweet sweet Dvorak
TheGrimDerp1··on Keep Out – WebGL Game Experiment
Wow kudos. I think i just fell in love with both little workshop and BitGem.
TheGrimDerp1··on 'Hackers' at 20
Sneakers was better.
TheGrimDerp1··on [dead]
Don't forget to throw in an hour of good physical activity per day for the test week
TheGrimDerp1··on I'm Begging for Work
depending on the existence of a contract, not if he lives in a right to work state. 'Right to work' generally sucks like that.
TheGrimDerp1··on I'm Begging for Work
apparently lists can help, though that hasn't been my experience
TheGrimDerp1··on Ask HN: I'm being stiffed by a client. What are my options?
This is excellent advice and will most likely work well. If not, baseball bats are cheaper than lawyers.
TheGrimDerp1··on America in flames
Also a good idea if you live in the woods to trim back from the house & wet things down when a fire's comin your way...
TheGrimDerp1··on Why don't Google sell SSL certs? – After awesome Google Domains service
app engine, compute, containers and all their VM offerings seem pretty solid - I like them better than Heroku. great ui, etc. That being said, I only messed with it for the free 2 month trial period, so ymmv
TheGrimDerp1··on Reducing workplace burnout: the benefits of exercise
insert popular image of a marathon runner vs a sprinter - cardio eats your muscles
TheGrimDerp1··on Citi's Chief Economist Recommends a Universal Basic Income
Or just remove the current terrible tax code and implement a fair flat tax on all new goods and all services at around 7%. Cut the military industrial spending in half ( US would still have a bigger mildick than anyone else ) and presto, we're living in a star trek future.

I'm occasionally asked where the money would come from, but it's not like we don't already just print it anyways. Although a gov. sponsored blockchain type distribution of the universal minimum income would be kinda neat.

TheGrimDerp1··on The dangerous idea that life is a story
I heard a fella once say that's rather a play, with all of us playing our parts in turn... Bill something or other...
TheGrimDerp1··on I took the $300k (2013)
never* tell the client your per-hour; instead quote based on per hour plus incidentals & quote a lump sum for specific project plus a sheet happens clause. also never say never
TheGrimDerp1··on The Virtual Reality of John Carmack
There is a series of excellent talks on youtube by a guy named Alan Watts from the early 50s - highly recommend.
TheGrimDerp1··on Windows 10 Review
I've never had problems running blizz games in wine
TheGrimDerp1··on Stocks Off Sharply as Market Upheaval Grows
And 'retiring' in your 30s
TheGrimDerp1··on The pressure to achieve academically is a crime against learning
GED is a thing... plus entrance exams ( ACT, SAT ) plus a varied list of extracurriculars...
TheGrimDerp1··on New Trans-Pacific Partnership Leak Means ‘Significant Overhaul’ for Canadian Law
agree.

http://everythingisaremix.info/

TheGrimDerp1··on New Trans-Pacific Partnership Leak Means ‘Significant Overhaul’ for Canadian Law
Sousa held a very low opinion of the emerging and upstart recording industry. Using an epithet coined by Mark Twain,[8] he derided recordings as "canned music", a reference to the early wax cylinder records that came in can-like cylindrical cardboard boxes. In a submission to a congressional hearing in 1906, he argued:

Sousa in 1900, by Elmer Chickering. These talking machines are going to ruin the artistic development of music in this country. When I was a boy...in front of every house in the summer evenings, you would find young people together singing the songs of the day or old songs. Today you hear these infernal machines going night and day. We will not have a vocal cord left. The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution, as was the tail of man when he came from the ape. Law professor Lawrence Lessig cited this passage[41] to argue that in creating a system of copyrights in which control of music is in the hands of record labels, Sousa was essentially correct.

2c

TheGrimDerp1··on I noticed some disturbing privacy defaults in Windows 10
Linux Mint has many usability features similar to Win 7, is free/free, and I've not had any issues with Win games ( wine / etc ) - plus they can learn command line & packages!

worth the time it takes to check it out, imo...

TheGrimDerp1··on Reinventing Performance Management
HR departments hate it!
TheGrimDerp1··on Why the fear over ubiquitous data encryption is overblown
| A lot of low level crime could be eliminated if people's communications could be accessed at will by law enforcement. | Or by not having piddly bullshit actions be illegal in the first place... The only power a government actually has is to make criminals of its citizens. ..Which seems to be fairly on point with your link. Cheers.
TheGrimDerp1··on Who's doing this to my internet?
a block-chained digital currency would work pretty well...
TheGrimDerp1··on Final Steps
I've been following the subreddit for over a year and I still haven't figured it out...
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