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For what it's worth, lots of us have been trying to have him be removed for being a sexist dirtbag for a long time.

No one really needed media sensationalism to draw a pattern of behavior unbefitting the leadership of the FSF. That some random people overstated some aspects of his Epstein thoughts isn't really why this happened.

It's also a bit ironic you've decided to call it a witch hunt. Witch hunts happened when folks decided to start blaming women for everything without even a veneer of logic or civility. And here we are with a man, having possessed a long history of specific behaviors, being called to account for exactly those behaviors. It's ironic simply because the privileges RMS was exercising are so ingrained in your worldview that demanding he stop treating women like lesser beings is–to you, at least fundamentally irrational and unfair demand.

RMS had hundreds of other controversial opinions. Uttering them did not result in this. In fact, no single act of sexism got him here either. So suggesting that this is merely society punishing a misunderstood outsider on a whim is itself pretty uncalled for.
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Crossrail has added billions to land values (and thus house prices) along the route. This is a wealth transfer from income tax payers to land owners.

Income tax payers are already at breaking point - especially those who don't own land.

Don't expect many more "rob from the poor to give to the rich" schemes until tax is reformed.
Unfortunately, the fact that you feel that way is exactly why it's a good decision for Google or Amazon to buy them.
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The you don’t understand art nor technology :(
There is a rational thing RMS was doing, supposing that Minsky's accuser would have appeared willing to him with the implication that in there was a defense for Minsky's behavior (hypothetical or not).

The problem is defending a man accused of statutory rape by saying his accuser appeared willing. Everything else is irrelevant.

And it wasn't a situation where there was the slightest bit of ambiguity. 17 and 73. Billionare's private island.

Defending that situation - real or hypothetical - is very problematic. It gets you fired. There might be a very narrow context in which a discussion of that nature would be appropriate. Where it happened was a million miles from there.
The irony of your comment is that the whole point of showing Melinda was to illustrate how she has it relatively easy, and how much more difficult the woman from Sahel has it.

The gender part of that graph wasn’t trying to say Melinda herself has it very hard, it was only saying that Melinda is a woman, and statistically speaking on a global scale, being a woman is an obstacle. Both of those things are true, and the article discusses why.
To clarify: it is really about “dressing/representing the part”.

His original advice was simply to wear what your boss’ wears, but I modified it slightly to get to his intent. You need to show that you can “represent” your manager as well as he/she would. So it isn’t about pretending to have authority you don’t, it is about handling yourself in a way at least as good as them. Examples: don’t wear a t-shirt and jeans to work if they alway wear a coat. Also, watch how they respond to questions. How do they communicate to those around them?
He's defending his friend who went to a brothel, there is nothing wrong with sex for money. Maybe if the USA didn't make it so hard to run a brothel less craziness would happen.
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PM for CI/CD here, thanks so much for your feedback! As much as I'm excited about how much you love the product, we can always do better and I'd love to hear your thoughts. Ping me any time (@jlenny) on any issues that are important to you that would make things better.
> RMS is awful at asking women out.

Picture yourself as a freshman in a university where the vast majority of senior academics are gay and keep asking you out on dates. You can always say no, but don’t you think you would perceive this as a rather hostile environment?
Because who remembers everything they've said? I do what?
This is all very wrong. You don't count income in brackets, and tax deductions correctly.
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Yeah, in the heads of people who are reading it this way. RMS is completely different. He creates a strange place for anybody. He slept in my (male) friend's apartment and the guy was telling us strange stories for weeks. It has absolutely nothing to do with molesting women. It's like writing that Jon "maddog" Hall was molesting men. I can't believe what I'm reading.
The other side hopefully gets a say in that as well. Either way, I'd have peace with it, that's just my personal preference.
Because Microsoft paid for GitHub -- since GitLab is well positioned to compete with GitHub, cash rich companies like Apple or Google could be interested purely to keep up the Jones's.
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I am curious as to how Andrew Yang doesn't get in trouble for 'buying votes'.

I know he isn't technically saying, "Vote for me and you'll get $1,000!"

However it seems to be implied.

FTA

>However, he plans to use campaign donations to finance the $120,000 pilot program — a potential violation of campaign finance laws that bar campaigns from giving people anything of value as an incentive to vote, according to the New York Times.

>It's also illegal to use campaign funds to cover personal expenses, and recipients of Yang's "freedom dividends" are likely to use them for exactly that purpose, the Times said.

I like how they said, "Potential violation" - IANAL however I would be curious as to the specific law that he may or may not be in violation of and how he may be circumventing this.
Can self-host behind an enterprise firewall and get all the benefits of open-source software model within the company without exposing proprietary software projects to the whole world.
> No one is going to remove Richard Stallman.

This comment sure did not age well.
Sex trafficking was involved, so the age of consent is legally higher.
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Wow all that Hacker News astroturfing is really paying off!
Thanks, this article points to that and gives context and links to articles on all sides. Likely the flamewars on that HN post have pushed it off the front-page. For example here's an article from a comment there that got lost in the noise: https://medium.com/@selamie/remove-richard-stallman-appendix...
"With a space elevator in the moon you can use raw material from the moon to assemble huge stations and ships in space."

Yeah, you really believe its trivial to work in space? Repairing the Hubble cost billions, I can't imagine the cost of building 1 ship in space (from stuff manufactured on the moon, which itself would be so costly I can't even imagine).
Tech bros: “I wonder why tech is so disproportionately male. Must be something biological.”

Also tech bros: “I can’t believe RMS got forced out just for going on a crazy rant about rape on a CS mailing list. Why, any one of us could be next!”
Kudos to the team. While my current workspace is tied to GitHub, I will most certainly switch to Gitlab given the option to. Why? Only one reason: GitHub support is fucking horrible. It’s insanely bad, even for paying enterprise customers. Open a support ticket, you will get some superficial pointers to documentation, and then be completely ignored.

Their Product team is the absolute worst too. There are so many things that can make life easier for users (better configurability for CODEOWNERS notification?) and they will flat out ignore you.

Gitlab on the other hand seem much more responsive to users... their actions speak volumes. They recognized the need for integrated CI/CD with code and instead of stealing TravisCIs ideas (cough GitHub Actions Cough), they built one years ago.

I really do hope they grow to be the tool of choice for devs. GitHub has lost its way: from being the place that devs loved, to a corporate soul sucking behemoth made of a seemingly insensitive product team.

Gitlab on the other hand, release new features, have better support, give interesting talks etc. Very excited to see where they go and I wish them the very best.
Do you believe that certain people (such as the ones accused of having sex with a sex trafficed person) should not be allowed to have attorneys?
Are those the only two choices?
And Obama was an Illinois senator, if I remember correctly.
There is actually a response from the FTC about concerns relating to the credit service being offered by Equifax themselves.

Therefore the agreement stipulates that the first four years of monitoring is provided by Experian, the final 6 years, though, is still Equifax.

https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/refunds/eq...
Automated underwriting is a computer program that takes your vital statistics as input (age, income, probably some illegal things like race and physical location of the house you're trying to buy [in RE lending, this is called "red-lining" and is illegal.]) and outputs a yes-or-no answer, sometimes with hints about what need to be changed to get a yes.

Manual underwriting is the same thing, only it's a person doing the same thing, and you can talk a person around.

Why might you need to do that? Well, I bought a rental building after I bought my primary residence, and I intended to move into the top unit in the building. Automated underwriting failed that because "primary home with more bedrooms and bathrooms" is "better" than "apartment in rental building" according to automated underwriting.

Since my lender also had manual underwriting, I was able to explain my situation to them, and why an apartment was preferable (I still don't understand why "I'll live there for a year to keep an eye on my investment" wasn't enough reason. They openly acknowledged that it was the superior way to do it, but it didn't move the needle on the formula)
Agree. This is indeed a nice tidy workflow. I usually just create a bunch of issues to have a visual representation of what is missing in a project, sort them in a board and then work through them.

Issues are good place for asking input and feedback, and also help in keeping feature branches focused and short lived. Definitely my favorite git workflow.
True but small installations should be different?
His behavior being... he thinks the wrong thoughts? He says what's on his mind? He has a sense of humor? Just trying to get a clear picture of what constitutes wrong behavior these days in the minds of sparrows.

edit: forgot an article.
> We're comparing bundling a shitty internet browser with Windows to committing murder here.

It goes a lot further than that, and most mobsters never murdered anybody. It's just business, right?

Besides that, the comparison was made not to suggest that Gates murdered people but that a life full of wrongs can not be justified by charity at the end of it. And to this day Gates profits every day from a lot of their uncompetitive actions. See 'the Microsoft Tax', the way they are co-opting Linux nowadays to lure people to Azure, the way in which they tried hard - and to some extent succeeded - in tainting FOSS, specifically the kernel either directly or by proxy and so on.
Awesome you were able to get yourself out of that situation and are having a prosperous life. Though there are real problems of poverty and violence in the US, I've always thought it was great how in a generation a family can raise themselves out of these situations. My father was raised in a coal mining camp. Talk about dirt poor - one pair of shoes with holes, one pair of pants to wear everyday, no running water, 1 or 12 kids, etc, etc. After high school my father traveled to Oregon (from West Virginia) and joined the Coast Guard. He made a career of the Coast Guard eventually retiring in So Cal where he purchased a house (early 70s) for $30K which is now worth $800K. I grew up there in a comfortable suburban neighborhood, went to good schools, and was able to to go to college and have a good life.
If the equipment is G-force sensitive, an elevator could launch science equipment that previously couldn't be put into space at all.
You said they were not copying the brand, so it's not trademark infringement nor counterfeit.

You keep using the word counterfeit when it does not apply. Copyright is also not applicable unless there's a work of art printed on the product (like cell phone cases).

Most brands making commodity products don't get protection for the design, because the design isn't that unique. Search for "fast chargers for Samsung" and you'll see tons of chargers identical to the Samsung charger except with a different name. Same for Apple.

Examples:

https://www.amazon.com/Pantom-Adaptive-Charging-Compatible-S...

https://www.amazon.com/Adaptive-Charging-Charger-Compatible-...

https://www.amazon.com/Panmy-Foldable-Portable-Charging-Comp...

https://www.amazon.com/ByCallMax-Adapter-Original-Certified-...
There is a quite a big difference in magnitude between "mere exposure" and "eight hours a day, working nights and weekends".

I honestly would be surprised if any propaganda (no matter the subject matter) left no impression when applied with that intensity.
if the tether would be visible in sun light, and because of eccentricity of moon orbit not always pointed directly to earth, it could look interesting from earth.
At work: our campus has a local instance running, likely for code security issues, and so it integrates with our login service. Integrates nicely with JIRA and TeamCity as well.

Personally: I leverage both GitHub and GitLab. GitHub has the greater community, but GitLab Pages is far easier to use. So my workflow process is to have GitLab mirror GitHub repos.

Free private repos was a feature of GitLab, but once GitHub implemented that it just resulted in me dropping the paid tier I was on.

So I guess GitLab Pages is the feature I use it for the most.
Disappointing in one way, but in another, it seems like it would be extraordinarily pleasant to be able to enjoy such a journey for a while, perhaps like old trans-oceanic cruise ships...
There's GitHub Enterprise if one wants to self host.
> connecting the moon and our planet
Can anyone describe why Neutron stars are more mysterious / confusing than say a black hole?

A black hole seems to be just the next "step" in terms of something super-massive, but then why are neutron star's more of a mystery?
Then: North American Nouvelle-Bourgeoisie. Or Puritans 2.0.
This guy did some simulations on cable breakage: http://gassend.net/spaceelevator/breaks/
It is a bad thing to want social justice because it undermines our legal framework. It ruins peoples lives before they've had a chance to defend themselves. You only want it because you're on the side shouting down throats. Wait until it's your turn
That's okay, we'll keep ourselves occupied with the moon mining part, you work on the cable.
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He is not acting logically, at all. Had he actually apologised he probably could have kept his job. Had he stopped being an asshole any of the times people tried to help him be less of an asshole he could have kept his job and maybe people would have defended him. Instead, he had been so awful for so long that when people came forward with his latest bullshit defending his friend over the child his friend committed statutory rape with, we all knew that it was in character for him.

Imagining his (incorrect, head canon-fueled) pedanticism is “logical” is an insult to logic.
Maybe you never noticed but statutory rape is not rape. And its definitely not even statutory rape since he hasn't been convicted yet (innocent until proven guilty ya know..). Who cares if you find it "creepy".. thats not a reason to fire someone.
> He never suggested though that an old man having sex with a 14 years old girl was an ok thing.

Yes he did: "I am skeptical of the claim that voluntarily pedophilia harms children." *

Stallman has a history of abusive behavior and opinions going back decades. This most recent email thread was just the final culminating incident. You can't argue in good faith while ignoring everything that he previously did and said.

* https://www.stallman.org/archives/2006-may-aug.html#05%20Jun...
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Definitely RMS should be unemployable in any position which would involve public prominence, leadership, or significant influence. After a decent amount of time if he makes a believable atonement perhaps some return would be possible.
So inexpensive: Only a few billion dollars not going to people and communities who actually need it.
Yet another reason to stop trying to have a central authority, in this case Facebook moderators, police speech. It can't be done effectively or without major side effects. Let people filter on their own, we all do every day in the real world and it works just fine.
I'll admit that I mostly switched because of the MS buyout of Github.

The issue wasn't specifically because I have any particular issues with MS, but more due to the fact that Github can be bought. I felt like the epicenter of open-source software should be built on something open-source, especially when that open-source thing has nearly 1-to-1 feature parity.

I know Gitlab has a fair amount of proprietary stuff, but at least I can build my own Gitlab server for free on my own hardware if I decide that I really hate their free hosting.
Who remembers everything they've said more than a decade ago? He was reminded now that he had said that and has changed his views on it.
That would be a disgusting tactic to use even in a long term relationship. Doing this with a person some 10 years younger than you that you just met is indeed beyond awful.
Existing discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20990583
I love that you highlighted this! This is basically a mandatory part of the data team's workflow. Once the MR is open we then spin up a clone of our data warehouse tied to that git branch where all the CI jobs run. I like that it will automatically close the issue too once the MR is merged.
Why is it absolutely necessary?
Ask HN: How do I attract an investor to a FUN product?
I have 5+ years of experience working as graphic designer/web designer in the eCommerce environment and I believe I found a niche in the online gifting industry.

- I have an MVP.
- I have merchants interested.
- The product might qualify for a patent. It might not.
- I'm trying to build a team to support and grow the business.

How should I approach this?

If the product is eligible for a patent, I couldn't afford it at the moment and my immediate friends and family investor network won't commit until I get sales. If I try to get sales I risk exposing my product before it's protected.

If the product isn't worth the patent it still needs some more development and a better game plan before it's ready for high volume public use.

Most folks that I have approached all agree the idea has merit but they're not investors and, as I mentioned previously, they are skeptical of investing until I have sales.

As for market validation, I did a test launch with a similar app 5 years ago, had two months of sales and great response but had to stop the project due to unforeseen circumstances. It also kind of felt like I was in the right space in the wrong place at the wrong time.

*Side note: My startup budget is invested in a patent pending Frisbee project that also needs an investor. I realized I could put together the MVP for this product while working on the website for the Frisbee.

Any advice would be my appreciated.
You make Github sound like a social network. A good one, I mean.
7. Accidentally hit some debris with what is basically a giant golf club

8. Enjoy being stuck on Earth after the ensuing Kessler effect
What should happen is that he should either find an employer who will tolerate his inexcusable behavior, go into business for himself, or learn to shut the hell up at work.

We don’t need to worry about his entire life. That’s his job. We can say “this person clearly should not be leading an advocacy group” without figuring out a whole future career path for him.
You wrote 'it is not what happened' twice now, but don't offer another point of view on what did happen. That's not how argument works.
I appreciate your honest response on a sensitive subject, thanks you.

> I think it is morally absurd to define rape in a way that depends on minor details such as what country it was in or whether the victim is 17 or 18 years old.

While I think it's a bit a matter of context the statement could as well be interpreted as:

Rape is morally wrong! It doesn't matter the cultural context or the age of the victim (alas, it's certainly a valid argument that it's especially vile when minors are victims).

I think the "morally" is really key here and while I can understand that you take offense with the statement I really feel it's a matter of interpretation.

You can argue that as a leader he should have been more careful how he phrases such a statement. But it's a tall ask to engage in permanent self-censorship when you're even a slightly exposed public person.
> It's absolutely, crushingly, depressing seeing how far you've come up, vs how others are staying down and the incredibly thin line of circumstance that seperates you both.

I hear you! this hits home hard with me. It is truly sad to see your family "stuck" in the same circumstances but at the same time I also think is very motivating to know that you "broke" the cycle from your family's "unlucky" past circumstances.
How many of those kinds of things do you think we don't or won't know about?
Equifax wants global peace. Class lawyers and settlement administrators want a big payday (in cash, not credit monitoring). The judge wants the case off his docket.

No one represents the interests of the class. Class action lawsuits aren’t designed to further the interests of the class. They are designed to encourage ad hoc, profit driven, independent regulators.

Whether this is a good idea or not is a tough question (I lean towards no) but if you aren’t clear on what the system is trying to do you will certainly find it confusing and frustrating.
What if the answer is to kill social-media-as-we-know-it?

There are some sick and "extremist" people in this world. If their stage were relegated to email threads I imagine we would not be having this discussion.

But I think what bothers me the most, and this is eluded to in the article, is not that some extremist is posting crap, no surprise there. But that seemingly once-normal relatives of mine are consuming this crap and then reposting it — becoming the extremists themselves.