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dumb-saint
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Comment #13308433
> "We" is referring to something much broader. Yes, it's all very poetic. Can you define it though? What else did "we" do? Were "we" the nazis? Or were we the allies? Were we the i…
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Comment #13308350
"We"? I don't remember dissecting any bodies or making any discoveries in the field of anatomy. Do you?
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Comment #13308341
If you hard-code group selection (setting the group as the unit of evolution), then you are already assuming what you want to prove.
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Comment #13301585
For fuck's sake, grow a thicker skin.
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Comment #13301475
MacOS doesn't run on other mobile devices.
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Comment #13296292
They are the same for the purpose of the argument being made above.
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Comment #13277016
So you gave up on democracy?
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Comment #13276825
Oh, I think you misunderstood me. I don't blame the people who enlist at all. I also point my finger at the profit-makers. When I say "you guys" I mean "Americans". All of you. PS:…
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Comment #13276387
With no lack of empathy for the veterans (of all countries) and the horrible things they go through... Don't you guys ask yourself how come you are always at war? Why you have "gen…
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Comment #13255802
http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o... (you're welcome)
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Comment #13248675
So you "cringe on" Wikipedia?
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Comment #13230058
> I said you were paid for your attention I get payed for my attention in euros, after signing a contract or entering an agreement. Maybe that sounds silly to you, but that is how …
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Comment #13227887
You are using the concept of "relationship" with two different meanings. When I click a link, there is a relationship between me and some entity in the same sense that the term is …
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Comment #13225377
So what you are saying is that, simply by clicking a link, I become obliged to execute whatever piece of code is served to me on my machine or render any media on my display withou…
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Comment #13225167
Nope, they are not paying me for anything. Again, I did not enter into any agreement. I just clicked a link. They are expending their resources in an attempt to capture and profit …
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Comment #13224617
They are not paying for anything. No one entered an agreement or signed a contract. They are trying to exploit the content in a certain way, and the receiver of the content is free…
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Comment #13224585
I don't see how 1. applies. People using this plugin are not securing any gain and no one is being deprived of any right -- unless you use it on a website that first makes you expl…
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Comment #13220395
> It may well be true, but don't think that you're being filmed any less in any other first world country. In Germany there are strong laws against CCTV proliferation. They exist m…
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Comment #13220374
It all depends on your model of who is on the other side of the camera. If you think the entity on the other side is on your side, you probably have fuzzy feeling about cameras. If…
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Comment #13220278
Thanks! :)
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Comment #13219978
That is a great idea, but it will not work. People will say that only the government and big corporations can be trusted with that data, because of reasons.
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Comment #13219714
There's no point arguing over something we can't measure. Instead let me give you a scenario: Behaviour X is illegal. "No expectation of privacy in the public space" people argue t…
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Comment #13219614
> Not really? I don't look for cameras and I legit don't see them pretty much anywhere. I know they're in all the tube stations, but it doesn't make me wary? Are you saying or are …
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Comment #13219159
I have no problem with businesses having CCTV inside their premises -- as long as this is clearly advertised, so that I can decide if I'm ok with it or not. But I don't think they …