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It would be interesting to see a side by side comparison of people coding for the exact same output, and the time difference between them. If React is supposed to make coding faster, then why is the code a black box? Why do I have to debug the React source code to find out what's going on. Too much div soup, too much abstraction. I genuinely would love to see a code-off between developers where they make a simple TODO app, with one in vanilla JS and the other in React. Presuming the React developer has mastered React and won't run into some form of roadblock (which is rare).

What mechanisms are allowed for exporting to other services? Can I own my data? Can I self host this using a VPS? Why is it so expensive; I am already subscribed to a tonne of other services? What can I do to make it cheaper - I have some reach on social networks, and you could probably do with some traffic. I upvoted BTW

As corporates have always done; co-opt actually sustainable ideas for their own needs. Hexayurts are deliberately not patented and free as in free speech, not free beer. The social bandwidth allows the idea to propagate naturally without being MTV'd and made microwaveable for the masses

It's a good idea, as I prefer to try on clothes in a shop rather than buy them online. The weird thing about clothes is that even if the size is correct, the clothes sometimes don't fit, or just don't hang right. Most people don't feel satisfied after buying clothes from the net because there's always some quirk in the 'fit' that annoys them and the effort of sending it back proves too much.

TL;DR Size is a bullshit metric and people also look for 'hang' and 'comfort'.

You don't need to convince. By convincing you only draw attention to the fact you have relocated in the past.

→ http://fffff.at/files/2015/07/fatgold.mp3

I was thinking more along the lines of something scalable like the hexayurt project (hexayurt.com). Having five sheets of inexpensive plywood is "cursed with ability" is it? and having a FirefoxOS smartphone phone that cost $20.00 is spy apparatus? Hardly.

I think a lot of innovation will spring from this too, and many others have said that once basic provisions like shelter, food, clean drinking water and telecoms are being met; all that's left to do is create art and innovate. Bigger budgets does not necessarily mean more innovation happens, it more often than not enfeebles somebody because they can't allocate the time to create anything. 9-5 culture is a bane for many artists who after work, have one solid hour of making art before they burn out and have to attend to other duties.

Your blog's design reflects the minimal frugal lifestyle. I would be interested in hearing how you deal with your digital possessions. Computers have an awful tendency to fill up with clutter over time. I'd love to hear how you deal with it

I loved that service. Would be interesting to see how much it is going for. How many lines of code is it?

Without blindly claiming that Snowden was a staged act by the NSA and done on purpose to shake things up and ruffle feathers, it certainly is an interesting thought experiment to run if you love conspiracy theories. Imagine that was the case! Possible explanations for a false flag:

1.) Public needed to know where there money was going 2.) Not enough to know we're being watched. We need tangible evidence of surveillance apparatus 3.) Leaks designed to bolster the web and privacy; look how many people suddenly care about security 4.) NSA got tired of working in a black box and wanted to flaunt its power 5.) Other reasons?

Bubbly is my favorite:

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Is it Turing complete?

"The Bible, for example, can be sent down the wire now, over UDP, and doesn't have to be checksummed, because The Bible is in effect, metadata"

this is a nice writeup, but it reads more like a poem or a stream of consciousness type article. yeah, granted the snowden thing affects us all, but blanket encryption? everyday joe users still doesnt understand pgp, and thats easy. neuromancer is a much more advanced society, with cyborgs, and such, so we're a long way away from any dystopia.

i could be wrong