newbie2017
Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society?
on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @10:39AM (#13876391)
But Facebook is not "free as in speech" but is "free as in beer". That's why it is a "Structural Threat."
Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society?
on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @02:24PM (#13870081)
Thanks for the correction.
Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society?
on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @11:33AM (#13868323)
>IMO this is a side product of the "software must be free" mentality.
"Software must be free" usually means free and in speech not free as in beer.
Re:Reverse Engineering the Hacker News Ranking Algorithm
on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @10:49AM (#13867888)
> it sounds like what happened with the original submission was that a moderator accidentally put "(2010)" in the title and users flagged it because they incorrectly thought it was old
mhm, I'm sure that's what really happened
Re:How did Europe become the richest part of the world?
on Friday February 17, 2017 @03:38PM (#13671510)
Europe became rich through brute military conquest/colonization of the Asia, Africa and South America. They capitalized on free labour, free flow of ideas and goods from their colonies.