Why I’m done with Chrome • Hacker News Board

Re: Why I’m done with Chrome

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Post by sjwright » Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 1:55 AM UTC

dang wrote: post #867

sjwright wrote: post #865

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> How open-minded of you. Spoken like an American. You do know the rest of the world is doing just fine without your absurd gun "rights". I much prefer my "right" to live in a city where guns are exceptionally difficult to procure. That right keeps me much safer than your gun rights—and that's an indisputable fact, not an opinion.

Nationalistic flamewar is not allowed on HN regardless of which nation you have a problem with. We ban accounts that do this, so please don't.

Fair enough, but it's simply a fact that certain obvious societal problems begin and end at the boundaries of nations. I didn't choose for it to be like that, I wish it wasn't like that. I didn't create the world we live in.

Re: Why I’m done with Chrome

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Post by sjwright » Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 2:16 AM UTC

tengbretson wrote: post #857

lagadu wrote: post #768

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Yes it was. The concept of gun rights cannot exist without the concept of gun control, it's quite literally the same theme. Gun control is what defines which gun rights people have.

> The concept of gun rights cannot exist without the concept of gun control, it's quite literally the same theme. This is simply not true to the many people out there that believe in natural rights.

You can believe in so-called natural rights as much as you like, that doesn't make them any more real. In fact you can set aside the concept entirely; all so-called "rights" are mere artificial constructs of hierarchical societies. You have the privilege to do whatever your particular society permits. You can call these rights, but they're certainly not natural.

(Meanwhile, I live in a society with absolutely no gun rights, and I'm extremely glad that I do. I much prefer my "right" to live in a city where guns are difficult an expensive for criminals to procure. It keeps me and my family much safer than your gun rights. And that's not an opinion, it's a proven indisputable fact.)

Re: Why I’m done with Chrome

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Post by dang » Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 4:01 AM UTC

sjwright wrote: post #871

dang wrote: post #867

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nationalistic flamewar is not allowed on HN regardless of which nation you have a problem with. We ban accounts that do this, so please don't.

Fair enough, but it's simply a fact that certain obvious societal problems begin and end at the boundaries of nations. I didn't choose for it to be like that, I wish it wasn't like that. I didn't create the world we live in.

Ok, but please follow the rules when posting here. That means avoiding flamebait, including nationalistic swipes.

Re: Why I’m done with Chrome

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Post by lagadu » Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 11:58 AM UTC

unethical_ban wrote: post #778

lagadu wrote: post #768

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Yes it was. The concept of gun rights cannot exist without the concept of gun control, it's quite literally the same theme. Gun control is what defines which gun rights people have.

Search "Free speech" and get "Censorship" would be your stance, then.

Absolutely, yes. Because if I'm searching about "free speech" I will be looking for information about how it's limited, aka: censorship.

Re: Why I’m done with Chrome

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Post by code_duck » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 9:46 AM UTC

CydeWeys wrote: post #243

bordercases wrote: post #200

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Why download it in the first place?

A mistaken include in a build file, most likely. I've removed all sorts of dumb stuff slowing down the build that was included by accident or unnecessarily on my project at work. Never attribute to malice ...

Why would I assume that malicious actions in the world are outnumbered by stupid ones?

Re: Why I’m done with Chrome

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Post by jijji » Wed, Oct 03, 2018, 11:01 PM UTC

I think the leaked video of Sergy Brin and his army of senior executives crying at the loss of Hillary Clinton on election night didn't serve the public well. Their hope for lower wages for new hires via unbridled immigration was a big defeat. If anything, it shows what they really care about. The fact that you have senior people, owners even, in a publicly traded company outwardly pandering to a left-leaning ideology and being partisan in nature, this isn't going to sit well with anyone from the outside looking in. They really are this way -- from the owners, all the way down. I woulnd't be surpised if they lose common carrier status, safe harbor status, and being regulated as such. It's a real shame too because they had a good thing going for a while. Hopefully duckduckgo and similar search engines dont follow the same path.