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Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

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Post by bcrosby95 »

Bakary wrote: post #382

I have to say there is quite a lot to learn from Levandowski.[0] I am not a fan of corruption but it's undeniable that he played whatever cards he had in life and played them hard. He'll probably be a shadowy billionaire quite soon. One quote stood out to me at the very end of the article: “The only thing that matters is the future,” he told me after the civil trial was settled. “I don’t even know why we study histor…

I don't remember the exact quote, but one thing that struck me that Alan Kay mentioned is that one of the best way to invent new things is to look at the past. And that our modern times are just a tiny view into the last 100 years. Lots got left behind. And there's a lot of genius inventions that lost out due to no real fault of their own.

Re: Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

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Post by keiferski »

xiphias2 wrote: post #419
Bakary wrote: post #382

I have to say there is quite a lot to learn from Levandowski.[0] I am not a fan of corruption but it's undeniable that he played whatever cards he had in life and played them hard. He'll probably be a shadowy billionaire quite soon. One quote stood out to me at the very end of the article: “The only thing that matters is the future,” he told me after the civil trial was settled. “I don’t even know why we study histor…

I believe that the most useful parts of the history are the parts that are not taught in history classes. Especially monetary history and past enterpreneurs, inventors and scientists. Not history written by winners of wars. Here’s an example: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/shelling-out/

> winners of wars

What do you think the global acceptance of capitalism is?

Re: Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

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Post by stefan_ »

DevX101 wrote: post #327
WalterBright wrote: post #111

It's important to note the reason the President has the power to pardon anyone for any reason is it's one of the checks and balances, the Constitution is full of them. It's meant as a check to blunt overzealous prosecutions. Note that the President does not have the corresponding power to convict anyone. An interesting set of pardons was when Andrew Johnson pardoned all the rebels in the Confederacy, including Jeffer…

Constitution has some excellent checks and balances but the blanket pardon isn't one of them. The pardon doesn't do anything to address systemic problems in the justice system and has become a channel for doling out political favors.

Well, when it is not used to cover up massive federal government misconduct making a mockery of "checks and balances" - think Watergate, torture and spies.

Re: Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

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Post by vmception »

thinkingemote wrote: post #454
vmception wrote: post #437

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pay attention to that list, each pardon has a list of people who supported each pardon. Nobody from the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU is on that list. We are wasting our time and energy caring about either of those organizations. Let them stick to filing Amicus Briefs in courts, but they clearly have no pull or influence or backchannel despite our tech scene thinking they do.

How many were on Obamas list?

I don't know, maybe there is a similar log with details on the whitehouse website. If you can find it a simply CTRL+F can help.

Re: Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

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Post by rendall »

WickyNilliams wrote: post #426
rendall wrote: post #399

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Context matters of course, but I don't feel you can truly deny it has taken on meaning outside of the original joke Oh I do deny. Nearly every example ever shown is indistinguishable from accident or people using it for other purposes. Mexican workers "flashes" it while driving around: fired. West Point cadets goofing off, punching each other: sanctioned. Random individuals in photos: obviously white supremacist. to…

You asked for an example, so I gave a particularly egregious example of exactly what you asked for. You suddenly switch your position to "nearly every example" and do not address the very specific and relevant example I gave at all. /shrug

I was very clear elsewhere what it would take to convince me that there is something to this nonsense. One guy using it in a courtroom ain't it. Did anyone interview him about it? Ask what it was, where he heard about it, what our who he was trying to signal, if he was? Or, did the journalist make up the association on their own?

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Post by josefresco »

joeyo wrote: post #456
xwdv wrote: post #429

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Once you have all the money you need what value is a reputation?

Your reputation only matters if you wish to have relationships with other humans.

When you've bought everything there is to buy, the only thing left is human relationships.

Re: Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

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Post by johannes1234321 »

fnbr wrote: post #439
johannes1234321 wrote: post #386

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Regarding judges: How would you appoint them? Basically there are three options: - Have a public vote, direct legitimation (or via some extra electoral college or something) this means that judges have to be "popular" and run campaigns and question is, if that's really smart ... - Have the "juristical class" elect within, so judges from lower courts would lick somebody, or current judges elect additional ones. That w…

Canada has appointments that last until the judge turns 75. Seems like a better system to me.

See sibling comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25847810

Re: Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

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Post by thinkingemote »

adventured wrote: post #190
thinkingemote wrote: post #181

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I'm not entirely sure that it was possible to pardon Assange as he hasn't been convicted with anything yet? As in , I thought the extradition request was to be sent to USA for a trial.

You can pardon people before they're convicted of anything. Trump pardoned Steve Bannon for example and he has not yet been convicted (he has been charged). Assange has been charged with various things by the Feds, which is what Trump would pardon. The floated theory went that Trump could plausibly pardon himself as well, for any likely future charges.

Thanks!
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