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Tell me you're doing a bailout without telling me you're doing a bailout

That's hilarious. I can't deny that he is incredibly intelligent, but it always makes me think what he could accomplish if he had humility and could get along well with other highl…

Wolfram's ego has always been the most off putting thing about him and his project. I was quite disappointed by the lack of Clojure relevant material in this Keynote and the unabas…

This is what the libre ethos is all about, so proud to see people putting their values and morality before profit!

While I would never be one to question the value and power of internet forums to facilitate meaningful social interaction, I do question that this value can (or should) be realized…

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Well it is also important to note that censorship is a continuous variable. Censorship can gradually increase over time, and what many people in the US are observing is that even i…

threeseed, I do not believe that you have an accurate mental model of the world or technology and social platforms in particular. It could be argued that "the web is as open and fr…

As someone who enjoys technology and liberty this is a very disturbing development. We do not have a well diversified portfolio of options of tools and platforms for communication …

Well this is actually somewhat disturbing, but if you think of social media corporations as organisms that are trying to further their own self-interest it does make sense. In orde…

This seems like a fairly antiquated view that does not map well to the current era or actual definition of censorship (A cursory internet search will help to better inform you as t…

Very disturbing example of censorship and de-platforming. The rationale for permanent ban seems both reactionary and subjective. The scant analysis provided under the "Assessment" …

If Social media and the news media were not around to radicalize and polarize Americans, this would not have happened along with many other events this year :)

If I were a foreign actor with malign intent towards the US, I would be very pleased with how things are playing out. 1. Corrosion of formerly stalwart American Institutions 2. The…

I think that the major filter is this: In order to receive the main benefit from Hacker News you will have to expend effort in reading and digesting the content, and engaging in me…

In an insane world, Hacker News is one corner of the internet that I find to be "normal" and "sane". God Bless you Dang!

I have bad news for you all. This isn't just a phenomenon occurring in those far-off Asian countries...

The notion that "Not doing politics" is political position is a fairly recent fallacy. I believe that the individuals who parrot this sentiment verbatim have been reinforced with t…

The answer to the question is no. Companies should not do politics. Companies, however, will continue to do politics so long as it furthers their self-interest as there is a failur…

I think that the point being made is not that religion has facilitated negative outcomes, but that the trope of "church impede scientific process. church absolute bad" is an exampl…

I believe that the author of this paper paints a simplified view of the world, and the examples they draw on do not imply the conclusion they are proposing. For example, in the cas…

I am in strong agreement with this. I feel like it is selling kids short to not give them exposure to the Linux environment that underlies our modern world. To me, it really comes …

I am referring to the ability for consumers who purchase a hardware product with these Corporation's operating system installed to be able to dual boot, or replace the OS with a Li…

Honestly, I don't think anyone is holding their breath for the day that corporations like Apple and Microsoft give the world the Linux that they deserve. Imagine if these power bro…