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Well said. Except I'd make the following corrections: s/[(]yes.*exam.//; s/.flawed.//; $d I'd add that sometimes the "end" may be pointless, though you might not see it as such whi…

Maybe they fixate on maximums because those are what are used plea bargaining? Would you leave the possibility of 20 years in a federal prison (no matter how remote) to chance?

I think there's two villains. It's impossible for both of them to lose, but you can't blame people for being opposed to someone "winning" by being a villain. Why was Zuckerberg goi…

This sounds like interesting work. Indeed I think those submitting requests need to thnk carefully about how to make compelling arguments. I'm thankful for the work you and your te…

"Investors tend to have a herd mentality."

When I was typing out 1. I was thinking of the response that SOPA got. It seemed like it mobilised people to make phone calls and send emails. I think that had an impact. I'm just …

I thought the exception for DVD ripping was interesting. There are many references to "video quality" as a persuasive factor. This point might be useful in further requests for exc…

"... it sells premium products at premium prices, and it never discounts." Yeah, but the prices of those "products" (=Asian factory-made electronics, smaller form factor and reduce…

The point was they are tracking you, whether you want to be tracked or not. He seemed to think that's OK as long as the tracking wasn't "across the web". In any event slacross the …

And the way to game it is by posting "middlebrow dismissals". As a poster I am often surprised by what gets upvoted. Everyone surely can see this: negativity is rewarded. It only r…

"...with his sons Random and Xtra..."

Many of the things he says I agree with, others I don't. I think that's the thing with computing. Everyone's tastes are at least slightly different. We don't all want exactly the s…

It's funny how the KISSMetrics guy thinks (thought?) he was doing absolutely nothing wrong. Let's go out to the internet-using public and ask random people, "Do you mind of KISSMet…

What the blog author implies is that _being scrappy_ is a founder's greatest asset. Assuming we agree with this, then does being broke always lead to being scrappy? If yes, then I …

Is there no value to a computer beyond graphics and 3D? It's fascinating to see people who would seem to be aligned with the RPi's goals getting hostile toward the RPi Foundation. …

Solution: Get rid of voting. Order the comments randomly. I've never understood the point behind anonymous voting.^1 What value does it add? 1. But some people, think of them what …

Seems to be some conflation in this thread. Are DKIM and authentication (PGP) really comparable in practice? Here's my take: DKIM is an attempt by _third parties_ (i.e. "email prov…

"a _few_ other places" I think you are being very diplomatic. :) But seriously, this cleverness attribution error might be a big problem with large players like Google. Forum poste…