Viewing profile — JacobJans

The nature of some things require a monopoly or quasi-monopoly. In those cases, there is an argument for public ownership.

In Canada, we had a longer gap between doses, which may be a factor in extending efficacy. There is also a robust booster strategy, though it does not get much attention here. Not …

That is actually the definition of bad, inneffective advertising. Good advertising comes from a deep understanding of what people want to do, and then presents them with an opportu…

This adds so much clarity, in terms of where the most effective actions on climate change can happen right away, and where we still need more research.

The only hope is massive political pressure on our leaders. If enough people force our leaders to force change on all of us, then we stand a half a chance. I wish this was a hopefu…

Leaseweb Virginia is having a major outage as well. Maybe it is related? https://www.leasewebstatus.com/incidents/updated-connectivit...

Think about this: How many times in the past 24 hours did you unconsciously check your email, browse Facebook, visit a website, or check some other app? Do you ever find yourself l…

I don't get it. There have been fully-automatic, vending machine style espresso machines around for a long time. This seems to use technology suited for a different purpose; it's c…

I don't think that's the right logic. Say there are ten "events" that have had recessions follow them (or not). Each of these events happened 10 times. For the first type of a even…

The great irony here is that people have no issue stealing data -- copyright theft is considered "normal" by many people. However, if it's your data, then maybe jail time should be…

That is not necessarily true, as industrial food companies increasingly push for larger yield per acre, they do not account for the objective quality of the product. They're lookin…

Many local news sites now have online subscriptions available. Combined with an ad blocker, it seems as though you can generally get a pleasant local news experience, while still s…

This is a very immature view of advertising, that, unfortunately many advertisers share -- and it leads to scummy ads, with no eye on the long term relationship with the person vie…

Store bought almond milk also has additives that may not be good for you. Emulsifiers, thickeners, starches, preservatives, etc. For people with sensitive digestion, it may be safe…

Instead of downvoting, maybe answer my question.

Why is copyright infringement tolerated on HN?

The problem is that people want to dictate publisher's business models. > they’ll put out a single decent article a month, and you’re currently required to subscribe to everything …

Actually, you can now buy a Presto Card from machines. There are no more change collectors! And there are absolutely no more tokens. They just transitioned.

> Why they can't just get machines for that? That's actually what they do in Toronto now. It's all "Presto Card" automated.

> I'll pay if you let me pay per article! Future you: "I'll pay once you stop ripping me off for individual articles!" ---- When I was a teenager, somebody told me that thieves alw…

http://search.lycos.com/web/?q=+JsonAPI+parsing+performance&...

It seems to me there is always an "except" with Linux. Even someone, elsewhere in this thread, said the developer edition of the XPS worked flawlessly, "except..." -- and that is a…

Do you have a smart phone? It's not any different. Edit: But it also constantly tracks your location and has a built in camera.