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throwaway29102··on Paradox of Tolerance
I’ve only ever invoked it against neo-neo-Nazis and conspiracy theorists demanding to be taken seriously.

Would you call that dishonest?

throwaway29102··on Abolish the Police? Survivors of the Chaos in Seattle Aren’t So Sure
Reforming policing and law enforcement is not a stupid idea, but the “Defund the police” messaging shuts down thoughtful conversation and alienates allies.
throwaway29102··on Science and scientific expertise are more important than ever
One man’s DISC is another’s memetic immune system.

Communicating new ideas is hard, and the burden is carried exclusively by the originator of the idea.

throwaway29102··on Cerebral Micro-Structural Changes in Covid-19 Patients
Do you have any sources to back up this claim or are you just issuing edicts?
throwaway29102··on Science and scientific expertise are more important than ever
He wouldn’t be the first academic in history to get the facts right and the delivery wrong.
throwaway29102··on Tesla touchscreen wiper controls land driver with fine after crash
Mazda is ditching touchscreens, and I doubt they’ll be the last (if they survive 2020).

Safety controls aren’t something that should be subject to “move fast and break things.”

throwaway29102··on Tesla touchscreen wiper controls land driver with fine after crash
I don’t know how anyone who has ridden in a car and used a capacitive touchscreen could come to the conclusion that the two should be combined in one product. Especially for controlling safety features.
throwaway29102··on Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
Because we elect garbage politicians who engage in wholesale bribery and are more interested in maintaining power than doing the job they were elected to do. We're getting exactly what we deserve, and honestly, I think that's too much.
throwaway29102··on U.S. FAA proposes requiring key Boeing 737 MAX design changes
They didn’t try to fix the DC-10’s design problem (outward-opening doors causing explosive decompression) with a software fix. Also, the aircraft never regained the trust of the flying public, relegating it to freighter duty. That doesn’t seem like a desirable outcome for Boeing or the MAX’s buyers.
throwaway29102··on U.S. FAA proposes requiring key Boeing 737 MAX design changes
Boeing owns enough of the US legislature through bribery or in-district employment to never, ever, ever have to worry about bankruptcy or any other adverse market impact.

Will they be allowed to teeter on the edge of insolvency? Sure. Fall over? Not when taxpayer money is free and infinite.

throwaway29102··on U.S. FAA proposes requiring key Boeing 737 MAX design changes
What would you imagine the percentage is at companies whose primary business is producing airplanes?
throwaway29102··on Why is America stuck with bad headlights?
The 2000s are just starting to reach the Dakotas and the rest of the Midwest.
throwaway29102··on Americans are getting more nervous about what they say in public
I'm an arsonist, not a partisan.
throwaway29102··on Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal
Have you ever had to take a case to court? What percentage of your annual income did that cost? How long did it take to work its way through the system? Was there a finding of wrongdoing or an out-of-court settlement? Would you do that again? Would you want to do that for every interaction you have with the government?
throwaway29102··on Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news
The plus side to this is that it’ll kill (some) off-platform link sharing, which kills the “drive traffic to make money” strategy, which may reduce the amount of outrage porn circulating in the English-speaking world.

Best of luck to the Aussies, and maybe we’ll catch up sooner or later.

throwaway29102··on The Haskell Elephant in the Room
WTAF does this have to do with Haskell? Please consider a retitle to "Haskell Developer Does Not Like Cryptocurrency."
throwaway29102··on Americans are getting more nervous about what they say in public
It’s almost as if Americans have realized that speech, like all other actions, has consequences.
throwaway29102··on Schemastore.org – schemas for all commonly known JSON file formats
Aaaaaand now we’re back to XML, but with less readable syntax and implementation consistency. Sounds like a win for everyone.
throwaway29102··on Google Drive – How do I stop others from sharing files with me?
In the spirit of 2020, maybe making the problem worse will ultimately make it better?
throwaway29102··on Show HN: Your DevOps Control Plane, in Slack
It’s going to take a lot more detail than that to convince me to let this anywhere near infrastructure I care about.

Care to elaborate for the skeptics reading this?

Investment <> Secure

throwaway29102··on ‘Excited delirium’, used by police to justify brutality, is junk science
For someone with all the answers, he’s awfully quiet...
throwaway29102··on TSMC plans to halt chip supplies to Huawei in 2 months
That’s assuming the CCP can steal the necessary IP from their competitors.
throwaway29102··on Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700k Cops
If you work for the State of Iowa, your name, department, title, and salary are printed in the newspaper at least once a year.
throwaway29102··on Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdogan says
You have every right to stand on a street corner and preach whatever manner of nonsense you want.

There are two people doing that on the street below me right now (one is a charlatan peddling superstition, the other is a conspiracy theorist warning of the dangers of 5G). Your complaint in this context would be that my landlord isn’t giving you a stage and a megaphone?

throwaway29102··on I Am Deleting the Blog
An apology and some pro-forma introspection doesn't render its past deeds irrelevant. This is part of a pattern, and it persists to this day.
throwaway29102··on Apple WWDC Keynote
How does pandering differ from finding product-market fit?
throwaway29102··on Rotten Tomatoes makes it next to impossible to delete your account
Posted to a site where it’s actually impossible to delete your account.