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The idea of 'primitive cultures' historically was used to intimate that certain groups were closer to animals, hence sub-human, and usurp them out of their land. Wiki says "The ter…

..and one hand makes no sound, obviously.

is it just me or does this actually sound like a good idea?

History may now be being written by different people than in previous eras. In oz, 100 years or so of pro British army brainwashing was undone with one line in one movie.. shoot st…

that doesn't make it right..

ah, i totally agree.. my anecdote was meant in support of your experience.

Particularly bad.. incentivisation schemes create proxies for success and inevitably get gamed. Why bother with all the hard stuff when you can shortcut your way to success? Good i…

France would ask air force one to divert?

i consciously draw letters. and my old man was forced to write right handed.. i am not sure what they called the method where the teacher would crack your knuckles with a yard stic…

It is taken on faith by the media because these statements ARE TRUE until proven otherwise in the courts! You think these sorts of attitudes are confined to management? If the guy …

that is the really amazing thing about wikipedia.. it is still getting better! (i keep trying to find some way to contribute, but apparently i know less about everything that i kno…

i object to the characterisation of such opinions as strong. they are not strong, they are weak. weak for their justification, weak for their referencing and weak for the world vie…

good point but maybe this is a different thing conceptually i think i would call that a stamp or a seal ..sort of like a wax imprint of a key

maybe the public key should be called a lock.. lock and key makes sense to me

appreciate your points, software is a very different beast and it is probably true that the incentive structure is incidental to saas.. i just happen to think this is the reason fo…

Yeah, all good points. I don't think this should stop tesla trying, or rather, it would be a shame if they were prevented from trying. i believe it is a matter of restructuring bot…

I did say saas for cars, i wasn't totally clear, hence the extra note.. not trying to be antagonistic. a couple of big reasons saas took off so quickly.. 1.major cost of delivering…

btilly mentioned the effect incentives have on the dealership model, I was trying to suggest if the car manufacturing business had a vested (client based) interest in the full life…

so a manufacturer which is providing lifetime service and updates would be ok? this actually sounds like a fantastic way to break the new car incentive model.. saas style car-as-a-…

as a non-american - fuck you obama.. but I guess you know that already

i have no faith in our leader.. (rupert)

http://johnquiggin.com/2013/06/16/urbanization-in-china/ clarification by a guy who does numbers for a living..

ha, beat me to it, was just writing this! my own take is each person asks individually (through a service) and the company is then forced to respond via an automated method (or set…

sure, wasn't saying it was.. and you just committed the same indiscretion. a hack is only a hack if it does something. let's say it is a potentially very effective idea for CIVIL D…

maybe, maybe not point is, it is a very effective idea for civil disobedience