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> Snowden most likely defected to the Chinese government I keep reading this hypothesis Am I right in thinking that it still has no evidence to support it whatsoever, excluding the…

I can't link to it now because the site is down, but lingscars has a PDF of 'web design tips' where she explains the design and gives tips on website design. She's obviously got an…

> While anybody can built partial web-browsers, they can't build competitive alternatives to those sanctioned by DRM-vendors. That's true, but it's not connected to the w3c inclusi…

The proposal is to have a standard for a way the browser communicates with non-standards compliant DRM encumbered (essentially encrypted) video. Anyone is still free to write a cli…

I don't think so. People posting overly-wordy comments is already a problem here, I assume because it makes the comment seem more "in depth". I think a minimum length would make th…

I don't think it's worth talking on a blog post or in a technical forum just for social reasons (e.g. I don't think reddit's meme or pun threads would be valuable on hn for their s…

Comments sections improve blogs because they are a place where readers can point out errors in the parent article. Sending an email or tweeting the correction is more difficult tha…

I agree with your parent, and think you're trying to read it in an over-specific way, it's like saying "You can't compare writing and programming, because writing doesn't have comm…

Don't burst a vein arguing over the definition of a profession. The litmus test is whether or not an occupation has a policing organisation who dictates who is allowed to practice …

It also seems likely that if you're in the kind of fey, excited mood that leads to impulse purchases then you'll be more prone to rage quitting the browser when something annoys yo…

Relax, I just thought it was an ironic that some people think "You are enlightened!" is an insult. There are several definitions for scientism in the article, they are all differen…

But in the definition I quoted, Michael Schermer defined scientism in part as embracing reason. There's nothing rational about embracing reason!?

> You have so called "social sciences", but they are pretty much useless otherwise there would be someone paying them a lots of money to figure out what will happen next for exampl…

"Michael Shermer ... defines scientism as a worldview that encompasses natural explanations, eschews supernatural and paranormal speculations, and embraces empiricism and reason." …

I think evolution is the right word. When I was little I often played a game where I would imagine I'd found a genie who would grant me three wishes, and I'd try to think of what t…

I theorise that the post gave the hackers of the community an opportunity to vent their latent dislike of superficial or even detrimental UI changes. Note though that the 'vitriol'…

Since I can't believe that someone linked a Daily Mail article on HN for the content, I assume this was posted as an example of how incompetent reporting can lead to the spread of …

People are mentioning Fluid and Prism, but nobody is mentioning HTML Applications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Application . It still works on Windows, just rename a .html fil…

Ah okay, so when he says "I would consider proposing some clarifications to ACTA" he's just blowing smoke - talking about making cosmetic statements about ACTA which would encourag…

He didn't say he'd ignore court rulings. He told the trade committee (which isn't a court AFAIK) that advising against ACTA wouldn't stop the European court of justice from investi…

Since I know techdirt always reports aggressively in favour of internet freedom I read the direct quotes first and the techdirt commentary afterwards. From just the quotes, Karel D…

I'm starting to wonder if the patronage model would work for modern music. A band could record a few songs as a sample of their work, maybe sell them on bandcamp or distribute unde…

I have never considered your point of view and I am curious about it. Can you explain why you think his ideology is poisonous? Also how can it be possible that he's hurting the fre…

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