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I feel you. The "stories" feature especially felt like "throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks." Given that they're a nonprofit founded by an anarchist, I assume their goals…

When paper was invented, it was expensive to make, and very few people had access to it. It was basically confined to a small priesthood and most people were illiterate. Paper rema…

I'm not arguing against using the models per se. It's just that this is a social problem, to which there's no good technical solution. The hard road of social change is the only re…

> having seperately models tuned to different factors. Sure. Separate but equal, presumably.

Specialization in what though? Do you really think VCs are going to drive innovation on equitable outcomes? Where is the money in that? I have a hunch that oppression will continue…

Perhaps the coolest way I've ever seen someone say "I'd love to see you try."

That still doesn't mean he shot first.

> but they have produced no evidence for the claim

The only anarchistic definition of The State I've ever heard is some kind of body with a legal monopoly on violence. If you're going off that definition, you'd have a hard time jus…

You're right. I wasn't really trying to give a broad definition - I was making a narrower argument - and I agree that Chomsky's is a better definition. I guess my "whole premise" p…

More visible to whom? To the well-functioning state? I don't follow. The whole premise of anarchism is that a truly free society is one without a state. The presumed benefit of the…

"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings." - Ursula K. Le Guin

You seem to think that violence is the only option. You obviously think it's justified, but you still haven't stated a reason why being naked in public justifies bodily harm, maybe…

You're welcome! > If you disagree that nakedness should be illegal that's a different story and has nothing to do with the police I do question the logic of nakedness being illegal…

"Not an argument for this site I guess," hence the downvotes, heh. I agree though. And I'd take it a step further and say that the institution of policing in the US has historicall…

How does nakedness justify escalating the situation to voilence? "The law is the law" is just an excuse. When people talk about systemic racism they're talking about how the system…

> still, does not make it racism Depends on your definition of racism. If you just mean "atomized, individual prejudice," you might be correct. But this is textbook systemic racism…

So, your defense of these actions is that the cops can't discern the difference between press and rioters, so best just arrest them all "one by one"? What part of that is reasonabl…

And that is a defense of the cops' actions how?

They're highly organized. I think perhaps a better word for their actions is "unjustified," or if you're feeling less charitable, "unjustifiable."

Hey, that's great! Even if the execution wasn't up to your standards, I'm looking forward to watching! I heard from someone at the conference (maybe it was you even?) about how Gar…

This. I was at Deconstruct too, and Nabil's talk got a standing ovation. It ran way over time, and I didn't notice. Tech people need to hear this. Tom's talk is also amazing in its…

More of thws on hacker new's plz. Seriously though, I love how lighthearted this is. As many folks here have said, we could use more old-school forums in our lives. And goats.

Welp. Guess that's the last little push I needed to go close my LinkedIn account. Good riddance.

Are you referring to the hardware attack against SuperMicro? If so, it's a pretty big leap to make from "we know about a single attack" to "fingers in all tech companies." Not that…