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First of all, all text messages are in-the-clear (at least for the service provider). Second, this seems to be a service that is targeted to end-users and itself uses the API of on…

I agree with what you wrote, but why does the US have be the same as those countries? Why can't there be a variety of implementations of government such that different humans can c…

Considering the entire premise of the founding of the US was based on individual liberty, and throwing the yoke of power off from the centralized power of a monarchy across the oce…

Saying we need less comments of some sort does not equate to saying "screw them!" I can't DV, so you all can create an aggressive environment on HN if you want, but it won't help y…

> do not have a lot of empathy for people who are unwilling to accept change As if you are going to change the tipping culture in the US? I use cash because there are less fees to …

If you ever call you congress critter, that is considered lobbying, no? "Spamming" and abuse of all kinds are the price paid for a free society.

Cultures differ even among "industrialized countries," so it makes little sense to compare them. Given your comments in this discussion, it is clear you have never worked in the se…

We honestly need less comments on HN that end with, "Screw X!"

I waited tables while in college and made $2.10/hr +tips, which usually gave me $80-90 after tipping-out the bar/'bussers.' I also currently frequent a few bars, and these folks no…

I've read several well-reasoned comments of yours today that I agree with completely, but given that I don't want to become an expert on the Rohingya, it would be helpful if you al…

Just as another data point, I'm on 56.0, and while the option is there, it is default not enabled. So, it looks like something changed in the move to Quantum.

I quit Twitter in '10 b/c of the 'social media consultants.' I recently started simply bookmarking specific accounts related to politics and propaganda. When certain Tweets get lot…

It was the 1930's, and since that time the baby Bells have slowly re-merged. You mentioned CenturyLink (formerly USWest) ans Cincinnati Bell also still exists, as well as some othe…

As an avid listener to both, Limbaugh is quite a bit more manipulative. I say that as a life-long Republican. Edit: I should add that Limbaugh demonstrates an ability to use logic …

For those of us that only follow the latest on bitcoin at a high level, I think it is difficult to determine what are the points of disagreement. When I first read about bitcoin on…

So, you think that the age of my account specifically indicates how long I've been on HN? That is come serious lack of logic. I guess I could drag my old laptop out, and retrieve m…

I don't have to "ask an Indian" because my grandfather is on the Dawes Rolls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Rolls

No. To be clear, I don't make these regulatory decisions, I'm just relaying the reality of the situation. It's very difficult to have these discussions with people that don't even …

The answer to my question is "no." The problem is that most people in the US that "know" Germany gives everyone a college edu, thinks it is literally everyone and it certainly is n…

Which we technically call transponders, and while they do have EEPROM, they don't normally have CPUs.

Does everybody in Germany get to go to college for for 250€ ?

>Amazon is going to buy drugs in major bulk (Walmart, or Mail-order-pharmacy style) All pharmacies, electronic and brick-and-mortar, go through one of 3 wholesalers: Cardinal, Amer…

This is what I was thinking. If the Trump org started their own Mastodon instance and syndicated it to Twitter/FB using their APIs, I wonder what might happen. They'd have to restr…

Because of the PAYGO law, it looks like Medicare would be cut by $25B in the first year: https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-2017/sen...

Communism is authoritarian, and therefore, anti-liberal.