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> The state should provide an interface for employers to input the personal data of the candidate and the job the candidate is applying for, and the interface should simply give a "OK", "not OK", "no way OK" (e.g. for pedophiles applying for childcare jobs) and "OK with conditions".

This sounds vaguely similar to the approach taken in the UK. For most jobs, you can't refuse to employ someone because of spent convictions (and the applicant isn't required to tell the employer of them), and sentences up to 4 years are considered spent after a certain amount of time[1]. The employer cannot request a criminal records check, and if an individual requests their own record it will only show details of unspent convictions.

For certain roles (e.g. healthcare or childcare), a employer can request a criminal records search which WILL show spent convictions, as as you indict certain offenses will permanently make someone unsuitable for those jobs. There are three levels:

* a standard check shows spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings
* an enhanced check shows the same as a standard check plus any information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role
* an enhanced check with barred lists shows the same as an enhanced check plus whether the applicant is on the list of people barred from doing the role[2]

Which of these an employer is allowed to do depends on the job in question (e.g. becoming a solicitor -> standard check, working in an elderly care home as a cleaner -> enhanced check without the adult's barred list check, working in a school -> enhanced check with the children's barred list check).

[1] https://www.gov.uk/exoffenders-and-employment
[2] https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record
IRC, so awesome, until local server admins began k-lining people for disagreeing with them.
A deflationary currency cannot become mainstream without causing a huge amount of instability.

Deflation at some point causes people, businesses and banks to build stashes of tokens instead of investing in real businesses with real production capacity.

When this trend becomes widespread enough, it causes global production capacity to drop. That's right, when enough people do it, token hoarding displaces investment in businesses and factories and lowers global production capacity. This means token hoarding causes a future drop in things available to buy with these very tokens.

Eventually when token stashes become too big and seemingly valuable, there will be people who want to buy real things with their stock of tokens. These tokens will be chasing fewer goods which will mean prices for stuff will rise (tokens will lose value). This may happen suddenly when people with large stockpiles of tokens notice that value is dropping and see that there are tons of other tokens waiting on the sideline ready to make it drop even further.

Hoarders are likely to rush to get rid of their stockpile all at the same time before they're worthless which will cause their fall to worthlessness. This kind of drop brings the tokens closer to their natural intrinsic value of zero and resets the cycle, which can then start again, such is aggregate economics.

The 1920s and 1930s suffered from this type of production drop but with gold tied currencies instead of cryptocoins. It happened to a lesser extent in 2007 when western world central banks failed to keep inflation rates high enough.

It's important for the world's sake to not let deflationary currencies become too popular. When savings or financial promises are insufficiently tied to future production or to accumulation of real goods, there will be disappointment when many people try to exchange them for real stuff. That is true for crypto currencies as well as government currencies (that is why the system is designed to make banks invest people's money in real businesses and minimize the proportion of money that is stockpiled idly).

It's true that crypto currencies are currently not widely held enough to significantly affect the aggregate economy but speculation already keeps them volatile and the knowledge that as they get more popular, there will be more macroeconomic pressures towards volatility will keep the speculation wild and cryptocoins unstable.

Currencies that are not designed to lose value over time can not be stable. Intrinsically worthless tokens engineered to have better than market real returns (risk adjusted, liquidity adjusted,) compared to real productive investment will always fluctuate increasingly wildly as they get more popular.
Not sure why this was down-voted; the police unions are a HUGE reason that police don't get fired, and even when they do, they get hired in another county or state.
I’m German, and love watching the U.K. getting raked over the coals with regards to Brexit.

But that should not have any impact on cooperation in such areas where the U.K. and the rest of the EU have a long history of friendship.

Facebook, as well as Russia’s murders and chemical weapons attacks, are a problem for all. The U.K. should and will get the solidarity of all rule-of-law countries, both as a matter of friendship and self-interest.
By paying you for it.
FYI - I should have added, my name was never given, nor was any other "personal" information.

Nothing more was provided other than a paragraph of text I had previously written, the contents of which had nothing to do with me personally.
This is essentially the barrier for one-guy developers being able to start their own crowd-contributed platform.
This is so much in favor of the big players that I'll call this a lobby sponsored regulation.
It needs to go away. Or I'll have to move my stuff outside of the EU.
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that's a dodgy answer. mind elaborating on what exactly you plan to do.
No no, the kind of talking point that I was sarcastically referring to was one that kept surfacing in reaction to news suggesting that China might surpass the USA in technology. Back then the HN reaction was "China just copies therefore they can't innovate". It's no the "they copy" bit that I'm talking about, it's what implication was being drawn from there.

That "therefore" is a negative and in my opinion more than anything shows that American has been leading the world for so long that they can't even conceive that might not be the case at some point in the future. Even people in tech who should be paying attention dismiss it by saying "nah, they can't really innovate, they're just copying, and therefore will never surpass us".

I guess time will tell.
The FSF has its own statement on what freedom means:

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html

> The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).

The AGPL denies recipients this freedom.
No, the word "reveals" is used because the code is revealed. Well, it's more a "log file" than "code", but that's detail. The point is that the "code" (log file) is usually hidden from average people.

Also, the word "reveals" is used to make the headline more sensational, just like any other headline. It doesn't tell you anything about the average person.
Why is this being down-voted? It's totally correct. GPLed code linked into a program doesn't magically make the program GPLed. The GPL guarantees that as long as you provide the source code of your code under the GPL, you automatically get a license to use other GPLed code in your code. If you use GPLed code, but don't provide your code under the GPL, then you are probably infringing copyrights. That can be mitigated (assuming you're honorable and don't just hide it) by possibly paying the authors of the GPLed code to get a license under different terms, or possibly removing the code in question and maybe paying the original authors, or by fighting in court and possibly being forced to stop distributing the code and then removing the code and paying fines, or (as many assume is the only option) releasing their own code under the GPL as well.

The details of what would occur almost certainly depend on the circumstances (was it known, when was it known, was it on purpose, did it have any real effect or was it a random bit of source code that was basically unused, etc.) and jurisdiction as well. Regardless it's definitely not the case that the GPL just magically infects any code it touches. That is a ridiculous simplification that is mostly spread by ignorance or those spreading FUD. Hell the GPL doesn't even do anything at all until the programs themselves is distributed.

It's perfectly reasonable to prefer other licenses over the GPL, but let's not make up reasons to dislike it.
I like this part of the Ubuntu code of conduct:

> Step down considerately

> When somebody leaves or disengages from the project, we ask that they do so in a way that minimises disruption to the project. They should tell people they are leaving and take the proper steps to ensure that others can pick up where they left off.

I don't think a maintainer owes anybody free labour, but I do think a good maintainer will hand over the keys to someone else when the needs of the community require it.
Which option? Allowing AGPLv3 use in Google? IANAL, but the usual reason is:

a) use is redistribution,
b) redistribution means you have to produce the source on demand,
c) now you have to produce unknown parts of google3 on demand

With the added kicker that smart people (Eben Moglen, Lawrence Rosen) disagree on exactly what you have to do for the copyleft clauses to kick in. For example: if you import an AGPLv3 Python library versus it loads you versus dlopen a library vs statically link one.
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It's not a store of value. It's a speculation asset. A store of value is something that is good at preserving the value that went into acquiring it. A store of value is not volatile, runs no chance of losing all its value overnight, can be insured against value loss at low margins, and has a long history of being used as a store of value. Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency is none of these.
Craigslist did it.

It is very possible to turn down money and avoid becoming a corporate animal.

Does it happen? Yes.

Does it happen very frequently? No.
The point of the chart is that the rise in China's tech capabilities is quite broad-based. The tagline about supercomputers is just an illustration for non-tech readers.

Quantum communications and certain NLP applications/technologies are some areas that China has likely surpassed the US. These are definitely not comparable to 56k modem.
Thanks for this article.
Also, does this have support for generating monolithic (preferably statically compiled) binaries for the compiled model?
It's something that pirates say.
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No, you and the FSF have the wrong definition.

If I install Wordpress on my own server and do modifications to it for my own purposes, I am nothing more than a user of Wordpress.

> If I access photos.google.com, I am a user of photos.google.com – yet I can not access the code. This is a problem.

If you borrow my own laptop and use one of my applications installed on it, would you also like access to its source code?

And here we have the crux of the matter ... GPL was about distribution as defined by copyright law. AGPL is no longer about distribution, AGPL is an EULA, restricting what users (yes) can do.
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Not at all. You don't have copyright permission to modify Oracle DB, yet you are using it lawfully, therefore via the definition of "modified work" in the AGPL it's not covered by the AGPL.
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Canada solved this in the most obvious way possible:

> If you file bankruptcy in Canada a federally guaranteed student loan is only automatically discharged if the date of your bankruptcy is more than seven years from when you ceased to be a student. This rule was created to prevent student from incurring huge student loans, and then graduating and immediately going bankruptcy.

[1] https://bankruptcy-canada.com/bankruptcy-blog/bankruptcy-can...
google3 is Google's monorepo. Most Google engineers now work within google3. Exceptions include Android and most of the Chrome ecosystem.
I mostly use myname+someservice@gmail.com, is it possible to search for those somehow, without listing them all?
>> The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).

> The AGPL denies recipients this freedom.

The disagreement here is of course about who the user is. If you are running the software on a server for others to use, you are not the user in the eyes of FSF.

Luckily multiple licenses exist, so when you write a piece of software you get to decide what definition of user you want to grant freedoms to.
> It's not the the technology hasn't advanced. There's been a lot of improvements in aerospace manufacturing techniques and materials since then. It's just the cost vs interest isn't there.

Isn't that a distinction without difference?

We have the technology to solve world hunger, it's just the cost vs interest isn't there.
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An honest question, are these degrees well regarded? In the main are the Chinese qualifications comparable to those from the US in terms of depth, breadth and rigor?
> How does investing in Facebook stock help Facebook?

Buying stock increases demand, thus increasing the price of a stock unit. That, in turn, benefits those who own it (which I'm guessing is primarily the CEO and the shareholders)
It should sort of even out. Because in the area of the mirror there is very little first order scene - because it is just a simple polygon, there is just the second order scene. This is how mirrors have been done in video games for the two decades.

Example in Three.JS: https://threejs.org/examples/?q=mirror#webgl_mirror
Yeah, we just have different premises and assumptions. You and I both accept the following statement made by the article:

> "Perlroth, however, confirmed that the change occurred after Facebook’s public relations team reached out to the New York Times–some time after the story was published"

You think it's clear that the author is intending to state a casual relationship. Great. So my point is that the author is obliged to prove how he knows this is a causal relationship.

You can re-read his post all the way up and down, he provides no evidence. Meanwhile, Perlroth has explained [0] why she was in contact with FB's PR people -- because they wanted to give her Stamos's formal statement. This statement is quoted in Perlroth's story.

So we're still back at square one, starting with the author's hypothesis that FB's contact with NYT is related to the NYT's edit/update of their article. You're free to assume without evidence that it is more than a correlation, just as I'm free to take up skepticism. In a court case, if the NYT thought it'd be a good idea to sue for defamation, I really wonder what the L&C author would use as evidence. NYT, at least, will have the messages/emails between its reporters and FB.

[0] https://twitter.com/nicoleperlroth/status/976159345195941888
What the F*** Was Facebook Thinking?
Applied to cloud computing, they would argue that the person running the software is actually the end-user and not the owners of the cloud.
Yes, agreed. My point was to basically say that priors (as a form of redundancy) do not undercut the sampling theorem.
Ask HN: Anyone interested in justsaywebsite.com as an opensource?
I'm a server-side guy. I wanted a website. I saw that Jekyll is a good opportunity. So I figured out this (that's the vision, the above is a weekend POC for a server-side guy that never did any UI).

1. A website which generates Jekyll (or other static websites configuration) configuration in your GitHub account.

2. You own your website in your github repository.

3. You add components you wish (shopping cart etc).

4. It's free to use.

5. Changing a theme with a button click.

6. The configuration is like the website data, so you can change the theme and all text would change. - standard configuration.

You are in control of your website, it's a Jekyll website in your GitHub account.

I thought of continuing to work on it as an opensource, but wanted to know beforehand if anyone is interested.

I know there are many websites which help you create a website, but the difference here would be that you are in control of the website if the generator disappears for whatever reason you are still left with a standard Jekyll website, the justsaywebsite.com is just a generator and a configuration nice helper UI that helps you manage your website. See this as an external website builder that just assist you in your way in static websites, it would encompass all the best practices and new tools.

Last note, I was just playing with it this is by no means a product or even any alpha.
NNTP, so awesome until 95% of its resources were consumed by its abuse as a file sharing platform for (naughty to nasty) images and pirated software and until power-hungry local group moderators started abusive banning/deleting practices against people who disagreed with their opinions on politics etc.

People want their own fluffy & safe social bubbles, not open, distributed networks.
> No, you and the FSF have the wrong definition.

> If I install Wordpress on my own server and do modifications to it for my own purposes, I am nothing more than a user of Wordpress.

You may feel that way, but at the end of the day, this distinction is up to whoever wrote the software and chose its license.

Do they want to give freedoms to you (the installer of Wordpress) or to the end users (users of your website). They wrote it, they decide.
The majority of Americans love the cops. There is an irrational fear of violent crime in America.

When I ask people why they are so consumed with carrying guns, they say its to protect them and their loved ones. I then show them statistically, that gun deaths are the 50th leading cause of death in the US they believe the statistic but being a victim of a violent crime is such a visceral emotion by some people.
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"GPLed code linked into a program doesn't magically make the program GPLed"

Lots of people for debatable but legitimate reasons believe that GPLv2 does this.

They don't realize that this doesn't apply to GPLv3, nor to the AGPLv3.
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Can you check again? Where is that defined as a war crime?
> You mean a bunch of random people who have no vested interest in the trial's outcome, and so can't be gamed or stacked for or against you in a premeditated fashion

This is not how juries are formed. The parties can refuse jurors and you can refuse yourself if you are chosen.
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I never tried 9, due to anti patern smell of ..modules. I look forward to 10.
Whatsapp groups? (I know Whatsapp was bought by FB)
There's zero evidence China has surpassed the US in quantum. In fact all the evidence is that the US is leading quantum by a significant margin, from IBM to Microsoft to Google. Your NLP reference is meaninglessly vague.

Traditional supercomputers, except in isolated use cases, are a thing of the past. Nearly all supercomputing work will be done in the cloud in the not very distant future, supercomputing will continue to shrink.

China's use of supercomputing is because on the whole they're still a decade behind on adopting cloud computing (which is why Alibaba, their leader in the segment, has such a small business compared to the US cloud giants).
I think you have to give it away before you declare it on your taxes.
Unfortunately, this problem is not entirely unknown in Germany, too. I have no idea how common it is, but there was one well-publicized case where somebody got beaten up by the police at a demonstration. The police claimed the man had insulted and attacked the officers and then resisted arrest. Video evidence the police had went missing mysteriously, but then volunteers started sending in the videos of the incident they had recorded, and the Chaos Computer Club (at least I think it was them) correlated all the recordings. The resulting video clearly told a very different story from the one the police had told. And I doubt this is an "isolated incident". When you cannot police officers to tell the truth about how they use the power given to them by the state, how can you trust them at all?

And just to be clear, my mother is a retired police officer, married to another retired police officers, so I have met my share of police officers, and all the ones I have met were decent people who valued honesty highly. But that makes the fact the police as a whole is willing to tolerate such behavior all the more troubling.
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They might've extracted useful information from your IP address/geolocation or your useragent, ie maybe figuring out you're accessing the site from tech company X's network. Given tech companies ratio of male to female employees, they may have been able to infer you are male. Also, tech companies pay well, so that's another information nugget about you, etc. The more signals they have, the more precise the outcome.
I think that laws should feature these extremelly large fines to companies for keeping clauses in contract that are already known to be in conflict with existing laws.

A very large number of contracts will be so much better and more slim, and a lot of people will not be harrassed by scare tactics.
As you point out, the future is a strange beast to pin down.

It's amazing how people are ready to throw capitalism and scientific advancement out of the window because of where advancement might be headed at some distant point in the future.

Let me know when unemployment shows a trend of rising over the long term because people can't find new lines of work. Then let's talk about putting UBI or other draconian measures in place.
It is a widely held belief that writing computer code is an intellectual and creative endeavour (IIRC codified so in European law or something†), therefore it is not tied to a specific timeframe within which you work: you are very much able to think about and solve a work problem under your shower, that's why the corresponding intellectual property of that solution is owned by the company you work for, independent of the time of day you thought about it.

So to cover that, typically law basically defaults on granting your company IP rights on anything you create anytime while you're an employee, and should there be need to challenge that, it's up to you to uphold in court that project X has nothing to do with your company business or tech, or to ensure beforehand that your contract has special provisions granting you IP rights in known situations.

† At the very least this is also the basis as to why software is not patentable in EU, unless they are an integral part of a very concrete process that itself solves an issue (e.g say you invent an industrial process that allows you to synthesize molecule X more efficiently, and that process involves a bit of code as an integral and required part of said process because it is deeply tied to it in a fundamental way, then that precise bit of software can be covered by the patent of the process)