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FYI: I don't know about your language skills in general but https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/commata#English. Point I want to make: Please stop correcting so many people in general on HN.

Edit: Yes, this was not a perfectly warranted criticism. Yes, I may come off as smug. It's my opinion that needing perfect english should not be a requirement to have a conversation about tech in general.

I often get the feeling that in an academic setting every native English speaker assumes that everyone needs to be perfectly conversational in his English but when asked which other languages they even tried to learn you often learn that the English native hasn't put considerable amount into learning something else. Again, did not want to offend anyone.

I personally do not get offended, I like to learn. Still, I often experience corrections by an English native which are simply not called for.

Finally. I am so so hyped for SpaceX's development. Hopefully they can stay afloat to experience stability and a stage where they can sit on funding and provide credit for fusion and/or antimatter research. Glad they're here to give us a glimpse into the future of space travel.

Mistake on http://7scientists.com/ueber.html it should be 'Unser' instead of 'Unsere' just an FYI

Take your pity fights to reddit ffs. Most of us are here for evidence-based discussion. (OP gave source, you rejected it)

Well that is correct. But I was not answering OP, I was commenting on your pointless statement. I'm fully aware that this is not how the world works.

You haven't answered any of my questions so there's that.

Let me spell it out for you: You claim that X is nonsense without any reasoning whatsoever. Why was NSA surveillance before 2013 not an urban myth? Why is facebook eavesdropping on you nonsense?

And no, I wasn't implying anything - I'd like some arguments regarding your point. And saying 'thats nonsense', 'you're wrong' does not make any of your points valid.

Well, global three-letter agency surveillance was an urban myth until it wasn't.

You're absolutely right and I apologize for unnecessary ad hominem attacks.

Let me guess, you live in the US and think you live in a completely free democracy?

GDP per capita is one of the worst metric you could cite

How do you define 'high IQ'? +30 from height of bell curve or how much exactly?

i'll compare that with ublock/umatrix. thanks!

Really off-topic, but: Are there (tech) news-sites which do not have this 10-100MB bloat with three js framweorks and gifs, ads and whatnot? I'd gladly pay for a minimalist news source...

it also brought us pgp and tor

I think the FBI is knowingly leaving the public in the dark about internal advancements regarding codebreaking and data analysis. But they somehow try to make a point appealing to the emotional need of security through state surveillance.

you're delusional

Well to me, your way of taking a dump seems backwards and barbaric. Does not mean my way of doing is the correct one. I'm not insulting, just saying that there are cultural preferences.

Yeah, I would have loved some more facts and sources in that film. Nonetheless, as others have said, it presents awful circumstances that need to be changed.

hahaha wtf

very good paper from first looks! thank you

This was amazing

Absolutely not, stop spreading false information

Why is that link flagged?

Guess you read this one https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13389935

This is amazing - you're saying that Wechat has privacy issues but advertise Whatsapp.