GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by dsfyu404ed on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:37AM (#20553906)

Everything that reduces quality of life kills people in some way. Heck, I commute through a town that back in the day was rich enough to prevent the highway from being expanded. I bet a couple people have died in ambulances in gridlock there.

Sanctions are a heck of a lot less violent than bombs, or some tit for tat response (which would probably eventually escalate to bombs). They're basically one step up from taxes/tariffs.

The perfect is the enemy of the good.

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by wolco on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:33AM (#20554401)

But how many lives were saved from not having a fast moving road running alongside the town.

Everything is good and bad.

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by dsfyu404ed on Monday July 29, 2019 @11:50AM (#20555840)

Normally I'd agree but this highway was built as a highway in the '50s a new route where there formerly was no road. It's not like a main street that slowly grew into a major road. The only points where pedestrians cyclists cross the road (it's limited access, nobody is walking or biking on it) are at the aforementioned traffic lights. Based on my experience as a pedestrian I suspect the lights are about the same safety as walking biking past on/off ramps.

This is king of going off on a tangent though.

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by adamsea on Monday July 29, 2019 @10:08AM (#20554724)

Sounds like something you could say about anything.

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