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jhcl··on 36th Chaos Communication Congress – Streams
You'd have to be lucky though. Unless you are/were an angel (volunteer) you'll have to depend on the ticket lottery. The switch to Hamburg wasn't enough to accommodate the number of participants nor did the switch to Leipzig. It really is a very popular event.
jhcl··on United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden
Do the worlds proceeds have to go through the US publisher (Metropolitan Books) or can the proceeds of books sold here in Europe go to Snowden? For example letting a European publisher sell the book in Europe.
jhcl··on WeWork parent pulls IPO following pushback: sources
WeWork is a huge success...for its founders. Neumann reportedly sold over 700 million worth of shares ahead of the IPO.

For some reason every startup nowadays is the next Amazon or Facebook. Poised to become the market leader in their field of expertise. Most of the IPOs are losing big money yearly but the market is happy to support them with billions of dollars. Actions that would make Warren Buffet cringe but could make money if you're lucky.

This invites startups to take advantage of the situation. To me this is one of the dark sides of our society because the ones at the bottom of the pyramid losing their money are you and me saving for our pensions.

jhcl··on In the Netherlands, a group of scientists is working on feeding 11 billion
Personally I like the insect idea, just processed so that they don't look like insects. Sorry, save that for a next, more open minded generation. I don't get the meat lookalikes. Is a plate of food without a piece of meat so abhorrent?
jhcl··on List of countries by mobile phones in use
The dutch numbers are from 2009, although somehow they claim to be from 2013. Some numbers (from other countries) are from 2019 so what they are comparing are the number in 2009 in one country to the number of another country in 2019. The list is alright but don't put rankings in front of it as it's apples and oranges.
jhcl··on A new AMP update shows how it can infiltrate every corner of the internet
They need you to install their app so they have better control over your device without those pesky browsers with their plugins blocking adds or privacy infringements.
jhcl··on Harmony OS and Compatibility
I am not a mobile developer nor am I a web developer but can't Huawei base their apps on web apps?

That would mean they could port any web app from IOS or android to Harmony OS as long as there are no native bindings as react native has. Eventually they can incorporate webassembly when that really gets of the ground.

jhcl··on China Cracks Down on Churches
Somehow it is easier to be ignorant and believe something happens to you you can't do anything about. There's no problem in that, everyone has a right to live his/her way as long as it doesn't disturb other peoples right to do so.

The problem are the troublemakers that set themselves at the head of those sects and mess things up for those who happen to choose a different mindset.

jhcl··on Lawmakers fed up with Zuckerberg
The big companies are collecting and selling our personal data but since we care more about sharing photographs of our lunch, dog and/or holiday we click away all Terms of Services.

Not until congress is void of financial incentives can the US expect a somewhat decent political solution like Europe tries to do. In the meantime try not to act like part of the herd and don't post anything that makes you their product.

jhcl··on Google Tech Dev Guide
Are there sections on ethics and respecting an individuals privacy in there?
jhcl··on A look at home routers, and a surprising bug in Linux/MIPS
I am not familiar with the services all those routers provide to their companies but I am not bringing one online without first slapping OpenWRT on it. Well tested and to my knowledge reliable. Functional for everything I need it for.
jhcl··on China harvested organs from political prisoners, says tribunal
Looks like members only content, can't get through the paywall.

In the meantime the short description does trigger the discussion why the US still lets Guantanamo Bay violate the human rights.

jhcl··on FreeBSD 12.0 is now available
I am running Xubuntu 18.04 and unless one is running some cloud image one has little to adjust. I am not even defending (x)ubuntu or over TrueOS. I had been running a FreeBSD Desktop when it was called PCBSD and found it to be lacking very early on.

My opinion is that it is a nice OS for email and browsing but a developer should not have to endure the pain of the constant fight to keep up with tooling.

jhcl··on FreeBSD 12.0 is now available
And non of that is used as an argument. You just yell Ubuntu 18.04 with an unspecified desktop and conclude that you like none of the Linuxes with whatever Desktop and decide without argument that you do like FreeBSD. My advise to you is to be more specific because it still doesn't make any sense.
jhcl··on Monsanto accused by legal opponents of hiring internet trolls
Send those responsible to court or slap a fine on it but that's not the problem. The problem is that everyone believes what Joe or Jane Doe posts on the internet, no matter who pays them.

Have reporters query (non corporate) scientists skilled in the subject, let the mad blabbermouth era be over and live the life of information again.

jhcl··on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise Like a ‘Speeding Freight Train’ in 2018
US comments are pretty staggering: "We're probably not the biggest problem so we won't do anything."

Let's see how many decades it will take before we all find out that this isn't a country but a world problem.

jhcl··on Internal Tensions at Facebook Are Boiling Over
I thought that that kind of toxic culture just surrounded the political parties but by the looks of it is a basic part of the American (business) culture. If a big company like that has employees like that (i.e. without conscience) we're in for a ride.
jhcl··on Emacs Rocks
Unlikely, probably just DUmB.
jhcl··on Firefox desktop market share now below 9%
The internet Moloch has thrown its weight around and now most of us sheep are using its browser to get tracked daily. I'll hang on to Firefox as long as I can and might move to Chromium (i.e. NOT Chrome) if necessary.
jhcl··on Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th
American indecency running wild again. When does that bunch of religious extremists make a difference between social unacceptable behavior and physical lust.

Go ahead with your KKK, QAnon and anti-feminist meetings but keep your tighty-whities on to avoid shocking people. What a sick bunch of religious extremists.

jhcl··on Learn React for free
Thank you for the information. I am however not an investor but a developer. When 'a free tutorial' is advertised i am always afraid i'll be forced into later payments or becoming the product myself, especially when professional investors are willing to support the company financially.

Giving information on your website about the user do's and don'ts are always appreciated without having to file a request in triplet to the board of directors. Still I highly appreciate the links to the company information.

jhcl··on Learn React for free
What on earth is the purpose of non-informative comments from non-informed accounts like these:

- I started listening to this yesterday and really like it! Great, short videos!

- Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

- Great work Bob!

- this is great

The same time you can't find other background info about the company except that they collect VC money and the video's you create are MIT licensed.

jhcl··on What to expect from a no-deal Brexit
That site has the cookie policy from hell. Go to the site, ctrl-a, ctrl-c, ctrl-v into a pad and close the browser tab. Then you will have the information without having to deal with their corporate madness.
jhcl··on How Loneliness Is Tearing America Apart
When you sculpt your country as a dog-eat-dog community go cry on someone else's shoulder. If you feel that social structures like in Europe are too socialist of communist for your taste you lost the discussion before you started it.
jhcl··on Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air
xubuntu versions running perfectly on my Thinkpad E550 (and Desktop) for many years already. Raspbian on my PI's and ubuntu on my beaglebone black. Don't settle for the provided software configuration. Settle for the open tool that is made for support.
jhcl··on 1.1.1.1
About 40% of the population (6.4M out of 17M) and about 40% of the economy. https://www.ing.nl/particulier/economisch-bureau/archief/arc...

I am not from one of the Hollands and I try to avoid using Holland but I will do so sometimes. It's a bit like using America for the United States which seems more wrong to me than using Holland for the Netherlands.

jhcl··on How the Dutch created a casual biking culture
Nowhere in this article is any mention of the weather so how can this be lies about the weather?

Anyway, firstly I've been cycling the half hour distance to work for about 20 years now and the number of times it rained is just a small percentage. Secondly, you if possible you can time your usage of the bike according to the weather forecast. Thirdly, we (the Dutch) always complain about everything. The weather included. Still I wouldn't want to live anywhere else (for a long time).