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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involuntary_euthanasia#United_...

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-voluntary_euthanasia

> I've no doubt that someone is but it is far outside of the mainstream […] Your comment seems like more than a little bit of a strawman.

For now perhaps, but sometimes the inclined plane has a low coefficient of friction:

> Evidence of widespread evasion of such safeguards in Belgium and the Netherlands, where assisted suicide had previously been legalized, was dismissed as “anecdotal,” while the widening of its application in those countries, from the consenting adults originally envisaged, to children and the mentally ill, was waved away as the product of a different “medico-legal culture.” In essence, the court said, it can’t happen here.

> This was not just an incidental point. This was central to the court’s reasoning, the thing that allowed it to ignore the precedent set in Rodriguez. Legalizing assisted suicide, relaxing the prohibition in place for centuries in virtually all Western countries, need not open the floodgates, as feared. It could be limited to consenting adults, of sound mind, in the last agonizing stages of a terminal illness – the sorts of people who had come before the court in Carter and Rodriguez, the sorts of cases that had moved the public to support their cause.

> Yet here we are, in 2020, considering whether to legalize assisted suicide for non-terminal cases, for the mentally ill, even for children – sorry, “mature minors.”

* https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-on-assisted-...

* https://archive.is/hFXjJ
Are you saying it will turn saltwater into freshwater (it won't), or it will purify saltwater, but it will still be saltwater?

I'm not sure which the OP was asking about.
At least the university copy center is open about it vs taking the blame themselves for ridiculous printing fees.

I would expect better from Professor X though.
I like reverb, and I think it’s a pretty great resource, but they raised their rates back in August and it’s left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. I end up paying almost 10% to just sell something, and that’s before shipping.
What if we don’t incentivize and it’s important? Further, what if we can improve it without incentivizing? My teams code is very well documented because we encourage documentation during code review. No one gets a bonus for this, but it doesn’t matter because we care about our softwares quality.

Put another way, good software bad doc is a lot harder and more costly than good software good doc.
This trend in trading card prices is the same trend that's driving bitcoin right now: people who are bored and have some extra cash to spend on something that seems to be appreciating.
The article is really impressive. It's nice to see GitHub contribute changes back to the git project, and to know that the two work closely together.
I love that you list Shopify apps. I was wondering about that exactly when i evaluated it for my business. A lot of the issues with the apps listed there are things that are simply not possible with shopify tho. Still interesting market IMO.
The reason they haven’t opened the platform is to protect the security model.

That is deliberate, but has nothing to do with planned obsolescence.
no sir, they're saying "buuurns..."
Interesting indeed, I wonder how one could extend this concept to web-based products such as SaaS. Probably not really, since there is no way to get the a rating for websites.
Because your activity contributes to the appreciation. A good restaurant attracts a lot of people, which in turn attracts other businesses (think of bookstores next to popular cafés). This increases the worth of the property.
One could argue that the DMCA was largely written by bad actors. Everything else flows downhill from there.

The “western” world lost a once-in-a-thousand-years chance to change how copyright works at a fundamental level, when the internet started getting traction. We’re now forever beholden to the whims of parasitical “industries”.
“Most of them don’t speak English?”

That is so not true. English is compulsory in Indian schools and has been since partition. There are 125 million English speakers in India, second only to America. You will never find a shortage of people who speak English there, even in remote villages.
Citation needed. Which vedic text advocates privilege based on birth?. On what basis is Modi privileged by birth? How does any of these matter in a discussion on covid. What about other religions in India, are they not affected?
It is nuanced, they don't directly drive the need for standardization, but drive to privatize the standardization.

Doing that, they can influence a lot on the scoring, quality, content and certifications around the standardization and fund the psychometric research establishing validity/equity of the tests.

Like any other big org biz, specing the RFP is one easy way to win the contract.

A decision marker (corporate or government) is likely to choose and mandate a pearson test rather than fund the research and development of their own which best fits their needs because it is easier.

Unlike other industries testing by is nature becomes monopolistic, nobody is going to say you can either of these three tests : it is hard to compare between two tests, so winner takes all.

Pearson and others in the space, exploit this by high prices , poor content etc because that's what monopoly tend to do.

This is all because of privatization of school vendors, why can't content and tests be developed by the state as well ?. Many countries do this.
Just on the subject of trade unions, Labour would cease to exist without them, as their (millions of) members' subscriptions contribute to its funding, and since Corbyn they have had a significantly larger role in the NEC than in the Blair/Brown years. Now that he has left there is all sorts bitter in-fighting, and the prospect that the radical factions could break away (or stay and cause Starmer an unending stream of headaches).

https://labourlist.org/2020/11/labour-left-furious-at-plan-t...
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/momentum-crisis-...
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>After Snowden's appearance, one of Tulsiani’s “millionaires,” Angelo Mylonakis, suggested “legal action” unless Snowden publicly apologized for his criticism.

Some people just don't get that presenting factual information showing the unsavory history of some person is not criticism nor is it illegal.
Rick Beato explains a lot of this very well. He's even testified in congress about this subject. Here's a good explanatory video of his on this subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5lY_DbUsok

It's slightly different as the music he uses actually has existing copyright, but along the same lines.

"You can't teach people music without giving examples. I can't do something like, 'well you know, this is like Led Zeppelin, or like Bach'...this is something I created and you're going to learn from it... No, you have to learn from the actual sources."
My great ant and uncle who were wealthy and lived in Zürich would put 300Fr in cash by the entrance area of their house. The idea being that if a junkie would break in, they would just take that money and leave.

Before the legalization a common stereotype would by junkies breaking into places stealing a few things or destroying things while searching for valuables.

Not sure if this is true or a sensible defense mechanism. However it shows something about the attitude during that time.
Addendum:

Related Question:

How does the shape of the non-magnetic, ferromagnetic metal -- affect the max distance?

For example, let's say that a non-magnetic, ferromagnetic metal object -- was cone shaped or pyramid shaped -- if the base of the cone or pyramid was placed on the magnet, then the other end, due to it being pointy in nature -- would collect the magnetic field at that point, and extend it farther into space than a structure like a beam or bar of the same length...

Conversely, if the pointy end was placed near the magnet, the flat end would dissipate the magnetic field, which should mean that it would travel (from that point onward) a less amount in space...

Also, a related question to this is, what's the best shape of the non-magnetic, ferromagnetic metal -- such that it extends the magnetic field for the max distance from it?

Also, if a specific shape is good at blocking/dissipating the magnetic field -- perhaps that makes it a candidate for such things as Hallbach arrays, etc. (I don't know -- this is pure speculation...)
> No, that is wrong. [...] The last time it was adjusted was 2009. If it had been adjusted for inflation since then, it would be about $8.95.

I think you've misunderstood egypturnash's comment here. They're saying that if the $15 dollar minimum wage proposed in 2010 had been adjusted for inflation since then, it would now be equivalent to $18.22. If you check an inflation calculator, $15 in 2010 is equivalent in purchasing power to $18.22 in 2021. The argument is not that the actual minimum wage of 2010 would now be equivalent to $18.22 today.
The article lacks reference to the original peer reviewed research establishing these behavioral phenomena. While the intent is application, those who question should be able to dig into each distinct bias and the research behind them. Some, or many, of these may have helped us dominate as a species.
It is a standard extract from the US Bureau of Labor & Statistics. Among other things, they collect statistics on how much each income decile actually spends on different things in surprisingly granular detail.
Money solves the problem of having enough kicks at the can. Getting product market fit will eventually happen. You’ll just run out of money before then, in most cases.
hmmm interesting idea, perhaps i can crawl some websites where people rate all sort of solutions/SaaS. Not sure where i could get a list of SaaS tho, maybe product hunt.
Every state has a selection process. Several testing companies will bet on the contract.
i think it would help if they were mostly a vertical list as well. the way they are now you are having to scan left to right but also moving downward as well. even 2 side by side like photoshop does is better since you can mostly just scan downwards
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I'm also on mobile. No, I've probably never had a need to create a README from my phone, but it would be useful to be able to learn about this service. I wonder what they're doing that's so complicated it doesn't work on mobile...
I wish you explained why you felt this way, because I don’t understand.
Your comment doesn't hold up to real-world facts. Plenty of founders with startup success have come from humble backgrounds, and plenty of rich kids try to start businesses but never make anything viable or profitable.
A transferrable principle from acting.

Memorizing LC solutions is attempting to "stockpile."

Instead, we should be learning the main principles, and then reacting to technical interview problems from there, rather than trying to recall the solution to the problem.
Apple, Google, Amazon isn't tech with their manufacturing in Asia? Uber lost a lot with revelations of the fratbro leadership and corporate culture. Theranos lost everything when people looked into the fradulent practices. Lots of tech companies have felt blowback because of internal policies.
I agree that easy to access funding of some sort is a huge factor. However, I still think that, given access to funding, the point made by the article stands. Wherever your funding comes from. Because there is a huge difference in the size and enthusiasm of different markets and that is a massive factor in sales.

But good point. Many of these articles seem to take things like money and contacts for granted.
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OT, but does anyone know how much bitcoin, ethereum, and/or other cryptocurrencies Snowden is holding?
thx i try also wordpress/wooCommerce eventually.
>If google does not react swiftly, it is considered guilty of copyright infringement.

Only if a copyright infringement has actually taken place.

The problem is that none of these companies ever apply a gramme of logic or examine the merits of the claim, when someone cries 'copyright infringement'. They just automatically remove the 'offending' article and refuse to countenance any counter-arguments from the person accused.

It's this supine attitude which, I reckon, is fuelling all these ridiculous claims. I just wish that the likes of Amazon, Google, YouTube, RedBubble... etc. would call the copyright trolls' bluff occasionally and not just instantly cave. Every. Single. Time.
> "No matter what skill I intended to learn, I found that its permanence had been eroded by the chaos of technology."

I find this particularly correct. There are some technologies and/or things which are very simple, yet very hard to improve upon. Incidentally, these items are very durable too. Double edge razors and fountain pens come to my mind.

Yet, these technologies and items are thrown away or forced to obsolescence just because they don't produce the profits today's corporations seek. I think it's a very sad outcome. One can say that modern razors or writing implements doesn't have similar disadvantages of vintage counterparts, but the contrary is also true. Not all modern technologies supersede older ones flawlessly, and older ones still had distinct advantages. Same is also valid for computing technologies, both in hardware and software side.

Because of this reality, I find this kind of documentation projects very valuable and important. We need to address permanence of knowledge as soon as possible. It's a very hard problem, but we can start somewhere.
> there are a variety of options between the extremes.

There are a variety of options completely outside of that continuum.

Like, how about a democratically planned economy where we intentionally work on things that actually help society instead of just whatever happens to make the most profit for the current owners?

I think a big part of burnout is that the work we're doing is clearly pointless. I'm stuck writing debugging shitty Android apps all day. Can I please go plant some forests or something?
Saw this on Product Hunt. Can't wait to use it for my projects. Great work!
> But when she did Bernstein was able to stop hiding — and hating — so much of herself. “My therapy has been in accepting the paradox that light doesn’t come without dark and highs don’t come without lows,” she says. “That if I want to be creative to the extent I am, then it’s going to have a dark side. And it does.”

I think the big danger in trying to put a medical diagnosis on everything is that it gives a false sense of what is normal and abnormal. When I hear statements like xx% of people have issues with depression, one thought is, what if depression isn’t an illness, but just a variant of normal.

Throughout history many, many of the great people, especially creatives struggled with depression. The Greeks actually had melancholy as one of the 4 humors and accepted that a certain percentage of people would be melancholic.

Modern psychiatry and psychology seems to have a norm in mind and people who don’t fit that norm have an illness. See for example back when the DSM classified same sex attraction as a mental illness. Now we realize that it is just a normal variant of human sexuality and not an illness to be treated. Similar thing with ADHD. We are seeing 3 and 4 year olds put on medication. If you look at the life of Thomas Edison it seems he may have had what we would today call ADHD. If he had been medicated to be “normal”, would he have been able to do all those prodigious accomplishments?

Sometimes, there can be great benefit in seeing something not as a disease but just a variant of normal with some advantages and disadvantages compared to the typical, and accepting it.
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So, all we have to do is defeat regulatory capture, and then we can have meaningful advertised speeds. That also might first require getting money out of politics.

If you’re in the US, fortunately, Larry Lessig has been working on fixing both of these issues so we can have meaningful advertised internet speeds:

- rootstrikers.org

- equalcitizens.us
Did you? Only if they have an iPhone. “Don’t want to be assaulted/stalked/robbed via our $29 device? Buy our $1,000 device!”
Im sorry but I really don’t follow. How is asking making any moral judgements? Your either reading into what people say and not handling your own discomfort very well or making assumptions on what person a would say? When this first came up I too asked why:

“Because it reminds people of slavery which is still fresh in the minds of many and makes some uncomfortable”

“Oh, Ok” changes it and moves on with her life

Another way of looking at it is “why not?”
I remember the same thing in 2000 when my colleague brought "Sore/Loserman" sign mocking (unknowingly) my candidates. I could not help but think less of him. I am not proud of that, but that was it. It's inside our DNA, to live in tribes. At work, it'd be better if we belong to the same tribe. Please, keep your other tribes outside.
Yeah I don't mean manager as in "has a team of 5 people" I mean someone responsible for big teams, I'm just using manager as the generic, it could be a "head of" or "General Manager" or "Director" etc. Looking at teams that are a 2%+ of the size of the company.
They could very well fully understand. The business of confidence men and scammers is optics. They only need to appear legitimate to certain people to pull off their scams.

The play is obvious here. For anyone on the fence after hearing Snowden, hearing someone even just suggest that what Snowden said was false to the point of illegality may re-convince them enough to be scammed.

The people who fall for these scams hold cold hard facts as similar worth to baseless claims.
“Don’t want to be assaulted/stalked/robbed via our $29 device? Buy our $1,000 device!”
I don’t know who the author is but generally once a reporter becomes an expert in a controversial subject they follow it to the end. Look at Theranos and Enron.
I absolutely agree. I tried Inter the other day for my interface, and everything immediately felt wrong. However, I then tried using it on my résumé, and it looked fantastic! On the Apple note, I agree that SF is a pretty good font, but it's also not without it's issues (which are being exacerbated in updates like Big Sur).
> while giving them breathing room to figure out 'what next?'

I'm dubious of this claim. My experience from observing many friends in this situation at different economic levels (enough savings to take a break in US. Unemployment benefits in Europe) is that they rarely use the time to figure out what is next. Instead they most often use the time to relax and only spend time trying to figure out what is next when pressured to do so by impending financial circumstances (doing nothing depletes savings for those in America and unemployment benefits run out eventually in Europe).

Whether the amount of time afforded by savings or unemployment is 3 months or 2+ years, it's only the last 1-2 months where most people spend time figuring things out.
Right, which is why I clarified each time I said that. Software costs don't go up as they don't rely on minimum wage labor. For restaurants, that almost universally rely on the cheapest labor, this is the case. If Burger King and McDonalds both have higher labor costs, both put pressure on their land owner, and both don't end up caring.
Thanks, that serves as good motivation to complete that post!

As far as the statement that

log_2(5) = 6713115954038056572,

really that number is only an approximation; it is the last 64 bits of the “true” log_2(5), which has infinitely many bits. That is, the above equation in binary would be

log_2(5) = 101110100101001110001110110010010000000011100100010011001111100.

In the true 2-adic world,

log_2(5) = ...101110100101001110001110110010010000000011100100010011001111100,

where there are infinitely many leading bits.

(Classical positive integers embed into the 2-adic world as numbers with all but finitely many bits set to 0, and similarly classical negative integers have all but finitely many bits set to 1.)
Potable Aqua will not remove sediment from the water, if you use it to purify muddy water, it will still be muddy but without bacterial/viral contaminants. So you'll still be drinking whatever contaminants (heavy metals, etc) that are making the water muddy. So you'd still want to filter dirty water before drinking (and to remove cryptosporidium cysts which are not killed by Potable Aqua)

The flocculant agent in this product binds with the sediment, making it easier to filter out with a simple cotton filter.
I think there are two learning styles, one is to learn by doing, filling in the gaps as you go. The other is to front load information first and then apply it by doing.

For me, I learn the most by getting a broad overview of the material first, understanding how other people have used it, etc. then applying it myself.

For copying code, I actually do this to get a feel for a new language. An analogy might be to carefully watch Tiger Woods swing a golf club, then replicate the motion yourself to build muscle memory for the swing, then go out to the driving range and hit balls yourself.
Look at it this way. Turbulence is an observable phenomenon that you may have experienced while riding an airplane.

Modern fluid dynamics cannot adequately explain turbulence. Richard Feynman has described turbulence as the most important unsolved problem in classical physics.[1] We don’t dismiss fluid dynamics because turbulence is ill-defined, and we also don’t deny that turbulence exists just because we lack a thorough mathematical understanding of it.

This is analogous to psychology/psychiatry and mental illnesses. If we had magical brain oscilloscopes that we could hook up to visualize every mental disorder, we’d use them. Until those exist, we must rely on qualitative and statistical approaches to provide treatment.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbulence
> The reality of the situation is that the virus has a mortality rate of around 0.3% of which half are over 80.

...when everyone can receive medical treatment in a roughly modern-ish hospital.

the concern from the start of the "flatten the curve" discussions has been to ensure that the number of simultaneous severe infections does not exceed the number of hospital beds, so that we stay at merely 0.3%.

(and also to keep the rate of transmission low enough that we're not providing ideal conditions for the virus to evolve.)
Sorry, but Wired is garbage and has been for quite some time. Its content is antithetical, in my view, to what this community seeks in terms of thoughtfulness, curiosity, and substance.

Edit: Just noticing the poster’s username…how apropos!
India was doing fine until they lowered their guard. Now it's out of control.
And that way, you can't have atomic updates across the repositories and need to synchronize them all the time, great.
You should articulated my thoughts/situation with an eerie level of precision.
iT’s dEfInItElY SarCaSm! so vote the grand-comment up!
When Reverb was bought by Etsy, they dramatically raised their fees with no real justification, and reduced the quality of their customer support. It has rather damaged their previously sterling reputation among musicians.
I wrote a whole Twitter thread a while back on this very topic: https://twitter.com/alexpotato/status/1224309861304938496

The single biggest ROI I've seen on getting documentation written is to provide a template for developers to fill out.

Blank wiki pages are incredibly intimidating and developers can't always anticipate what people will want. Having a "madlib" style outline with things like:

- Where does this app run?

- How do you start it?

- Where are the logs?

- How do you common items X,Y,Z?

Takes your odds of documentation being written from near zero (in my experience) to at least 60%.