Readit Newsfriendlydog commented on Roman slaveowners were the first management theorists? aeon.co/essays/were-roman... · Posted by u/smarm
Egypt, Chinese, Phoenicians, Greeks, Persians, Babylonians, Ancient Israelites, Sumerians, Mayan, Incan and a host of others predated the Romans and documented the process only to be overtaken by the next civilization. The Romans were aggregators of ideas and took the tools from their conquered peoples using what worked and abandoning what didn't. It is highly doubtful as to the claim.
friendlydog commented on The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous than ever cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blo... · Posted by u/grappler
The idea that a part of the government could be unchangeable even if 100% of the people in the country oppose it, seems not just dystopian but philosophically absurd.
As a compromise, though, how about having some rules about which laws the government is allowed to make, and requiring something like a two-thirds majority to be able to change those rules.
Then you could have a rule saying that the government can't make any laws that cause the people to not be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Actually you're right, maybe that won't be sufficient.
Not sure if you are being sarcastic, but the facts on the ground are that the constitution is broken all the time without anyone being punished enough to stop them from doing it again. Unless you outline penalties or protections such as qualified immunity for defending the constitution it becomes meaningless.
friendlydog commented on The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous than ever cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blo... · Posted by u/grappler
> penalties for lobbyists and politicians who back this kind of thing
You want to make it illegal for people to propose and vote for policies that you don't like? What if they beat you to it and pass a law that stops you from getting your law passed?
Some parts of government should be immutable, and putting safeguards to ensure constants are constant makes a lot of sense to me.
friendlydog commented on The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous than ever cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blo... · Posted by u/grappler
Instead of just getting these shutdown how about an opposing act which puts penalties for lobbyists and politicians who back this kind of thing?
I don't want to keep fighting zombie bills like these, because we will eventually miss one.
friendlydog commented on Adobe tricks users into a 12 month contract twitter.com/darkpatterns/... · Posted by u/zdw
Adobe is now blocked from the networks I control. A page pops up with links to Inkscape, Gimp and other open source alternatives.
friendlydog commented on Bloomberg Statement on Publishing Error bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/cghukkvfdd
For reference:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30218394
friendlydog commented on Delta CEO wants U.S. to put unruly passengers on 'no-fly' list reuters.com/business/aero... · Posted by u/lxm
Yeah… it’s sort of like doctors routinely overbooking appointments, and you have to wait four hours after your scheduled time to see the doctor.
I wonder if the doctor on this plane did this as well?
It would be poetic justic if he did, and it merely inconvenienced him, rather than having him brutalized. I walk out if I am not seen within 20 minutes of my appointment and drop the doctor if it happens twice. Doctors who don't respect your time aren't qualified to treat you.
friendlydog commented on Ask HN: What do you think about the new Chrome's icon? · Posted by u/shrvtv
Swapping the blue circle for black would give them the alignment they seek. Filling the full circle so there is no gap between would be a nice step as well.
friendlydog commented on GitHub introduces sponsor-only repositories techcrunch.com/2022/02/02... · Posted by u/type0
Eh? There have been private repositories for ages. I don't see how licenses have anything to do with it either. You don't need to have an FOSS license just to host on GitHub.
Also, this still doesn't address the EEE angle.
Embrace, join the open source community, and buy github. Extend, add exclusive features private repositories which do not notify copywrite holders when packages use copyleft software which mandates publishing source.
Extend, add repositories which profit from copyleft software which mandates publishing source, but github enables the thieves to hide and exploit the original developers work.
Extinguish, community now works with the thieves and contributes to parasitic repos instead of open source repositories.
Private repositories and paywall repositories are absolutely not open source.
Github must have independent auditors review private repositories and paywall repositories to prevent theft of opensource or be treated as part of the theft itself.