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runnerup commented on FCC votes to restore net neutrality rules   nytimes.com/2024/04/25/te... · Posted by u/throwup238
nobody9999 · 2 years ago
>Yes that is just the "FCC FACT SHEET" as it says in the top title of the document. It is not the actual rule/action. It is also the exact same link that the poster just above me already gave.

No. The first page is the "fact sheet." The other 693 pages is the rule-making document.

Or are you unable to read past the first line of the first page?

runnerup · 2 years ago
> No. The first page is the "fact sheet." The other 693 pages is the rule-making document.

You are incredibly rude for someone who is also incredibly wrong. It is strange that whenever we are one of those, we all seem far more likely to be the other as well.

Only the last two pages before the appendix is "the rule-making document", and the 4 pages of appendix A - just six pages in total. The rest is a dialogue on why the rules are needed and provide context to understand the intent of the rules. The rule starts at "X. ORDERING CLAUSES" on page 394 and is less than 2 pages long in total. It will also be necessary to fill in references made to "Appendix A" which is an additional 4 pages (397-401).

It's not surprising to me that both you and the other poster couldn't figure this out -- it's very easy to miss a section so small when it's titled similarly to sections like "IV. ORDER: FORBEARANCE FOR BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES" which are mostly discussion. That contains language like:

> Petitioners ask that the Commission reverse, vacate, or withdraw the RIF Remand Order, and request that the Commission initiate a new rulemaking to reclassify BIAS as a Title II service and reinstate the open Internet conduct rules. Collectively, petitioners make several procedural arguments for why the Commission should reconsider the RIF Remand Order. Common Cause et al. and Public Knowledge each assert that procedural deficiencies in the process the Commission used to adopt the RIF Remand Order are cause for reconsideration. Common Cause et al. argue that because the Commission failed to open the record to receive comment on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it failed to adequately consider harms of reclassifying BIAS as a Title I service on public safety, pole attachments, and the Lifeline program.

Which is clearly not an order - it is a discussion with a goal towards justifying parts of the order.

There are also only 434 pages. Not anywhere close to "693". It would be very rude of me to point out that you might be "unable to read past the table of contents". To the contrary, I understand that it's easy to misinterpret the indexing of the table of contents as pages rather than sections, and I have empathy for someone making that mistake, even if it does demonstrate that someone probably hasn't tried to use the table of contents to actually read the document.

runnerup commented on Plane got to top spot in project management on GitHub in less than a year   plane.so/blog/how-we-got-... · Posted by u/emreb
DrBazza · 2 years ago
Software installation, even for simple trials reminds me of this Stephen Hawking quote:

"Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales. I therefore resolved not to have any equations at all. In the end, however, I did put in one equation, Einstein's famous equation, E = mc squared. I hope that this will not scare off half of my potential readers."

It just feels like that law can be adapted to: for every step and pre-requisite in your setup, you lose half your potential customers.

Of course, it's not precisely that, but it feels the same.

runnerup · 2 years ago
This is great wisdom for software. I’ll definitely carry this parable with me.
runnerup commented on Modern iOS Navigation Patterns   frankrausch.com/ios-navig... · Posted by u/felixbraun
whalesalad · 2 years ago
Not true at all. Read Apple’s HIG it’s all spelled out there. Some apps deviate from this but that isn’t the fault of iOS. Instagram on android is just as bad.
runnerup · 2 years ago
> Some apps deviate from this but that isn’t the fault of iOS.

Then I suppose it's the fault of the App Store reviewers. The point is that Android handles the activity stack on the OS level and has much stronger control over what a back button does.

runnerup commented on Blind Streamer Rattlehead Explains How He Plays Pro Mortal Kombat   thegamer.com/mortal-komba... · Posted by u/wslh
runnerup · 2 years ago
Makes me want to build an FPS games from the ground up with only audio and no video!
runnerup commented on FDA approves a CRISPR-based medicine for treatment of sickle cell disease   statnews.com/2023/12/08/f... · Posted by u/divbzero
hombre_fatal · 2 years ago
1. Soy, brown rice, pea, corn, and potato all hit their EAA/total protein cut-off.

2. I don't see how amino acid % of total protein is a useful way to gauge a food's protein especially in this context. Wouldn't you want to look at protein per calorie or EAA per calorie?

For example the paper's chart might make you think that you should eat potatoes and corn if you want to maximize plant-based protein, but that's not the case at all.

- 500 calories of potatoes boiled: 10g protein (650g of food)

- 500 calories of rib-eye steak: 54g protein (200g of food)

- 500 calories of soy chunks (TVP): 75g protein (btw hits all EAA objectives for the day) (150g of food)

- 500 calories of wheat gluten (seitan): 101g protein (135g of food)

Potatoes are dense in other nutrients and a great part of a healthy diet, but you definitely wouldn't use potatoes as a "meat protein substitute". Even broccoli is 3x as protein dense as potatoes.

On the other hand, seitan, tofu, and TVP are the trifecta of plant-based protein that can actually substitute for meat.

runnerup · 2 years ago
> Wouldn't you want to look at protein per calorie or EAA per calorie?

PDCAAS is a reasonable standard to use, pro-rated against total calories.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_Digestibility_Correc...

runnerup commented on Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access   techcrunch.com/2023/12/08... · Posted by u/coloneltcb
russelg · 2 years ago
Where is the hacker spirit here? The number of Apple apologists that have crawled out to say "see? I told you so!!" is saddening. It is a bit dicey when you're charging for it, but since Mini was entirely client-side it would be feasible for a free version to exist.

Apple claims iMessage is E2EE, do we have proof they aren't siphoning the messages from the client once it's been decrypted? The level of trust we have to have for Apple is approximately the same for any other iMessage client. Obviously Mini was using the encryption properly else it wouldn't have worked to begin with. Of course, it's very unlikely Apple is doing that. Just putting the thought out there.

One other point raised that I saw was about how iMessage costs Apple money to run, and non-product owners should not have access since they haven't contributed. This falls apart if you own any Apple devices. Myself for example owns a Macbook, but an Android phone. Am I not allowed to use iMessage? I paid the toll.

runnerup · 2 years ago
I remember another post that was very well-received where an individual hacker wrote his own homebrew iMessage client for his own personal purposes. HN really liked that!

I think HN exists at an intersection of individual hackerism and business. If a project is clearly by-hackers-for-hackers it gets a lot more leeway for unsustainable concepts / implementations. But this is building a business on adversarial interoperability, and many people who LOVE the concept and technical achievements will still post mostly critical things about the business model because it’s fairly clearly a very very challenging business model.

runnerup commented on Google calls Drive data loss "fixed," locks forum threads saying otherwise   arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/coloneltcb
henriquez · 2 years ago
Great idea. Google could even use their fake AI to respond in real-time to negative YouTube videos and find the hidden positive user sentiment under a cup.
runnerup · 2 years ago
Also just realized it could be an FTC violation.
runnerup commented on Google calls Drive data loss "fixed," locks forum threads saying otherwise   arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/coloneltcb
edmundsauto · 2 years ago
To preface, I do not intend to defend Google nor do I work with them or represent them.

That said, I have been in similar situations with large scale customers. It is hard. Some percentage of customers are pathological, and even after you fix their problem refuse to stop continuing the rumors.

Once it’s fixed, I want all communication forward looking. Some percent of people are flat out insane, incompetent, or just assholes. Sometimes you have to lock the thread in order to stop a conversation about something that is already fixed.

Large scale customer bases are just a different beast. Once you experience it, you know what I mean. That doesn’t mean Google took the right path - only people with a comprehensive perspective can evaluate that, and I’m just some idiot on a forum who knows nothing about the specifics.

runnerup · 2 years ago
Maybe the “right” grayhat/blackhat way to handle it is to use high-quality, convincing sock puppet accounts to manufacture consensus against the “conspiracy theorists”. It’s not ethical but its the more effective alternative if you’re already at the point of locking threads where people continue to point out that you still haven't fixed the problem.
runnerup commented on He blew the whistle on Amazon. He's still paying the price   ft.com/content/de5fea12-2... · Posted by u/Turukawa
bambax · 2 years ago
You don't think violence is part of human nature? I don't even know what to respond to that, except that it's not just socio- or psycho- or some other label of -paths. Everyone is capable of violence when threatened. Threatening the group is often perceived as worse than threatening a given individual, and will therefore induce a stronger reaction.
runnerup · 2 years ago
I still dont think its normal to resort to violence just because someone will only make $400,000 this year instead of $4 million as a result of whistleblowing. Or even no change to their income but their company will make less profit as a result of whistleblowing. Or they’ll “be embarassed” as in the case of eBay.

That’s not a “threat” - they’re in no danger.

runnerup commented on He blew the whistle on Amazon. He's still paying the price   ft.com/content/de5fea12-2... · Posted by u/Turukawa
bambax · 2 years ago
Of course, but I don't think it's specific to "the west" or "corrupt societies". It's human nature. If you're part of a group and you speak against the group, esp. to another group, the group will move to destroy you.

It doesn't matter if you're right; it doesn't matter if the group is doing bad things; it doesn't matter if speaking up will help save lives.

The function of the group is to survive as a group; it will do whatever it takes to achieve that.

Laws that go against human nature fight an uphill battle; it doesn't mean we should not try, but it does mean we should be aware of the difficulty.

runnerup · 2 years ago
I don’t think it’s normal human nature to assault / murder / psychologically torture / ruin the life of / etc someone who points out what your group is doing wrong. It may happen from time to time, enough that it should be a potential expected response. But just like psychopathy and schizophrenia are abnormal, so is murdering or ruining the life of a whistleblower.

1-2% of the population may be a sociopath / psychopath — but its still considered “abnormal psychology”.

If someone had proof that a device I made was hurting people, I wouldn’t try to destroy their life or kill them.

A lot of this whistleblowing doesnt even have jailtime as a consequence to those who failed their duty of care - often it just means they’ll make a few million less dollars but still be plenty comfortable.

We shouldn’t feel its “normal” to murder / torture / assault or ruin the lives of these whistleblowers any more than we think sociopaths are “normal”.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/ebay-execs-sent-... <- this is not just normal “human nature”. It’s the result of abnormal psychology.

u/runnerup

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