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> Is this a genie that can be bottled back up? Lets say you enact these magical regulations. Will the corporations stick around or will they focus on other countries where they hav…

> I agree with this analysis, and find it overall reasonable, but it seems to need a little more evidence, e.g. do we have any data that shows companies who put "generic managers" …

> So "modern capitalism is not a system that will magically fulfill customer needs in the absence of competition". But modern capitalism, at least in the American context, is a sys…

> If customers don’t want this stuff, why isn’t there a competing company offering non-DRM tractors? Because modern capitalism is not a system that will magically fulfill customer …

> Or create a new NATO that does not repeatedly exclude the Russians[1]. It seems like accepting Soviet/Russian proposal would have had the effect of 1) limiting the criticism of S…

> Why would we fight the Russians? Ask the Ukrainians.

That's awesome. 16:9 monitors only make sense for watching video, and are an abomination for pretty much any kind of work involving text. I will be very happy when 4k 16:10 or 3:2 …

> The LF hasn't been about tools and software for quite a while. It's disappointing. I wish they'd change the name at this point. At least it would be honest. >> 100% of donations …

> I wonder if they would perform better if they routinely fired the top 10% of their employees (by org chart, not by performance ratings) and let talented new blood bubble upward. …

> Just look at our voting count machines. You think something like that would be treated with extreme priority and would have a lot more security around it than it does. If the pri…

> state media has reported So, is this rumor true, exaggerated, or just the authorities trying to cover their own asses by "discovering" evil agents for the public to blame instead…

> It’s funny how people treats unions as panaceas to all problems. > But it is not some grand solution to high level engineering problems caused by stupid cost saving priorities ma…

> If the last one was an engineer, why would another engineer restore your confidence any more? He's probably talking more about mindset than educational and professional backgroun…

> Could you point out where you see a link between unions and the poor quality control that was observed in the plant? Unions empower employees, and the quality control issues were…

> Some people do get a sense of pride and fulfillment out of doing a good job. But a good job for a CEO is building shareholder value, which is now understood as "[wringing] all th…

> Didn't 346 people die in unnecessary deaths?! I suppose, but if more people die because of the now well-known management failures at Boeing continue, their deaths will be even mo…

> That's what all your personal information and your identity is worth. $6. That's not how much it's worth, that's just how much Equifax was able to corruptly negotiate to pay for …

> Citing whataboutism is often used as an intellectually soft way to avoid responding to claims of hypocrisy. It's pretty much always used like you are using it nabla, to sidestep …

> why would we not assume that there are political factions within the intelligence agencies abusing their training and tools to try to help a particular candidates? That has nothi…

Also, the CIA may prefer other techniques than spamming social media. There's no good reason to think they're following the same playbook as the FSB.

This. There are both honest and dishonest reasons to seek anonymity. That tension makes this a very difficult problem to solve satisfactorily, in the context of liberal democracy. …

> ...when I first looked at the link it said 'state-backed' which immediately put the NSA and the likes in my mind. Then it went into Saudi propaganda. > ...I wonder why this artic…

> I think the best thing that can be done is wait 1-2 generations; by then nobody will believe anything they see in the media or in social networks. That's not the best thing, that…

> The proposition in St. Louis does have a runoff. Seems like a lot of expense. Honestly, I think there's too much focus on expense nowadays. We shouldn't feel forced to pursue the…