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zero_intp··on Crime in New York City Plunges to a Level Not Seen Since the 1950s
lead (Pb)
zero_intp··on Mystery of sonic weapon attacks in Cuba deepens
my name is a killing word
zero_intp··on The Terrifying Power of Internet Censors
You are serious? A IP washing service is by no means a utility. Maybe we can talk about companies that receive a government granted monopoly; certainly we should talk about regulated Title II, but this article claiming that Cloudflair should not choose who they protect is asinine.

Anyone is free to try to go raise the money to create a technology company; just as any technology company should have the freedom of self-expression to not take customers outside of protected classes.

zero_intp··on A Concise History of Asperger Syndrome (2015)
To get to high functioning, engage in a significant amount of social counseling.

High functioning does not mean working the same as everyone else.

zero_intp··on A Concise History of Asperger Syndrome (2015)
Thank you
zero_intp··on A Concise History of Asperger Syndrome (2015)
As a high functioning non-normative, I have found kinship with many of those diagnosed with Asperger's. The full isolation of the Autistic have generally had little parity with the challenges I have faced.

The blithe dismissal by the writers of the DSM-V of an entire developmental process has led me to dismiss the entire psychological profession as self-serving.

zero_intp··on How this Japanese founder created smart LED shoes and is planning to scale it
I thought the ending paragraph was flawed. Betamax showed the weakness of the 'go-it-alone' strategy.

FTA: Morita insisted that Sony products only be sold under the Sony brand. And this may come as a surprise to millennials, but at the time of Morita’s death in 1999, Sony had the best consumer brand in the US, far ahead of icons like Coca Cola, GE, or Apple.

zero_intp··on Latency matters
hear it now.
zero_intp··on Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t Want It
This is an urban dwellers fantasy.
zero_intp··on Uber shareholder group wants Benchmark off board
Good Day Uber PR. From the outside, this looks like investors siding with money over prior relationships. The existing Uber direction and leadership have taken far too few prisoners, and the money begins to talk.
zero_intp··on Remotely Compromising Android and iOS via a bug in Broadcom's WI-FI Chipsets
It is required(1). The FCC requires locking down the ability to transmit into regulated frequencies.

1. https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/comments/GetPublishedDocument.html?...

zero_intp··on Americans don’t need more degrees, they need training
This. It is much cheaper for me to hire a fresh masters in telecommunications and spend 6 months in training than to hire a 15+ year industry veteran with no college education.
zero_intp··on Comparing Bandwidth Costs of Amazon, Google and Microsoft Cloud Computing
As an ISP architect, I think you overlook a great many cost centers in your apples-to-doughnuts explanation.
zero_intp··on Could We Run Modern Society on Human Power Alone?
The very technology of the spring winding is a McGuffin in the story.
zero_intp··on Feds probing psychiatric hospitals for locking in patients to boost profits
A favorite movie of mine on this subject is Lunacy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunacy_(film)

zero_intp··on My Family’s Slave
This is a very astute insight on a micro-economic scale. From a macro-economic scale, this is the difference between USA and, for example, French labor laws creating 40 vs 35/32 hour work weeks.
zero_intp··on My Family’s Slave
Unregulated capitalism trends toward monopolistic market dominance.

The fundamental problem with the Libertarian ideology is that the emergent outcome is of a fully economically captured state.

zero_intp··on Inside VW’s Campaign of Trickery
Another anecdote to share, I have purchased three new VW: a Golf 1.8t, a 2.0t GTI (for the mr), and a TDI (for the mrs). We will not be purchasing a new VW when we cash in the TDI. I will not be purchasing a new VW when the GTI dies.
zero_intp··on Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalists and protestors
I hold this comment to be untrue. It is clear in common-law that our peers may find a law to be untenable.
zero_intp··on A cure for pain
This is a great question, as it is the root of CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). CBT has been proven to improve some chronic pain situations.
zero_intp··on Richard Posner: “The Real Corruption Is the Ownership of Congress by the Rich”
This is a remarkably insightful comment, and I hope that it receives attention. -Thank you
zero_intp··on Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amazon's brand
As a fellow layman I disagree with your anecdotal definition. I definitely consider this excess production to be counterfeit.
zero_intp··on John Carmack is suing ZeniMax
I work in telecom, and on the East Coast, but I have needed to cross out IP sections of corporate employment agreements for the past 20 years. I slash, initial, and sign the document. Usually the change gets passed from HR to the board and gets a stamp of approval.
zero_intp··on CIA trying to inject into Little Snitch
This is a pretty interesting fly-by attack. Insinuation, not evidence based. Asking questions and having a conversation is why the rest of us are here. What is your goal by attacking the credibility of other people in the conversation?

EDIT: 128 days old, no prior comments or submissions.

zero_intp··on How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide
I wish I could believe you. I also agree with the sentiment. However, I have worked at Agencies, and ultimately the career bureaucracies are the real governance. https://theintercept.com/2017/01/11/the-deep-state-goes-to-w...
zero_intp··on Ask HN: What is so great about Bloomberg Terminal?
In the telecommunications industry, they are notoriously demanding customers.
zero_intp··on Ask HN: What is so great about Bloomberg Terminal?
Bloomberg and co buy lit, dark, and switched products. In NYC, they purchase these products from the incumbent players.
zero_intp··on Falling Home Prices Could Be a Good Thing
I think a reasonable assumption should be made regarding home ownership, "Assume to pay (yearly) 3% of the current purchase price in maintenance or deferred work."
zero_intp··on UK votes to leave EU
As a federalist of egalitarian persuasion born south of the Mason-Dixon, I assure you that I am Northerner before I am 'Murican.
zero_intp··on Using Prediction Markets to Enhance US Intelligence Capabilities (2006)
This is a classic plot. I highly recommend the futurist John Brunner's "Shockwave Rider". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shockwave_Rider

The immediate and obvious problems stem from self-satisfying actors. "Oh, 10,000:1 on blowing up Country Y's embassy in Country Z this week! Lets go make some money boys."

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