supernikita

No it does not. The law defines what a crime is. That you are bummed out about how it is applied, does not change the question, whether it is a crime. One thing is the definition of what constitutes a crime/felony/misdemeanor, another thing is the application and the punishment meted out.

How America and Israel built vast military targeting machines Software is supercharging the process of finding things to bomb

The Last Laugh (Der letzte Mann) 1924, Murnau

Streaming as copyright violation ????

I have not followed up on recent legal developments, but as far as I remember: streaming is no COPYright violation since you do not create a copy.

Lawyers in Germany are cheap (compared to US lawyers). Normally they charge a percentage of the value of stake which is quite small since its regulated by the law and not negotiated. Also, in Germany, loser pays all, i.e. own lawyer, court costs, your lawyer.

I disagree: mental laziness is never a good justification. (I recently started to memorize more things, since I do not believe in "just google it"). Also, I want to read what fellow humans relate. Even though it might sometimes be difficult to tell the difference, I attend HN as a substitute for physical social interactions. For mere knowledge or problem solving, other places might fill that role.

From social media analysis we know that exposure creates anxiety and depression. Comparing yourself to others is the culprit. Do not compare ! “It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.” Arthur Schopenhauer

I think pg suggested lisp, more syntax tree tokens per chars or lines.

electrical piano with headphones: nobody can hear me, the quality of a simple roland is stunning, connects me to the time when I had more time and could play music, and finally, I thoroughly enjoy rather stupid and repetitive finger drills which put me in a trance far away.

I am very thankful that HN does not post this type of news.

In the same vein, HN has had very little postings on COVID. THANK YOU !!!!

Morte d'Urban and Wheat that Springeth Green by J. F. Powers. Who could ever imagine that I would thoroughly enjoy a book about Catholic priests who are not even solving crimes? Subtle, funny, keen-eyed how America and its practicioners of faith change after WW II.

I hate it equally. What good is knowledge if you cannot reach it. Google organizes something that is useless to me. And I will not enter the social media circus.

I am fascinated that someone went to Clojure for simplicity, because that is my way as well. I confess I do not spend enough time on learning, but I have come to enjoy solving little problems (like project Euler). It just takes too much time to get anything done that goes beyond basics. Conclusion: 1) Do not underestimate the simplicity of LISPs for teaching/learning 2) Enjoy the way (maybe there is nothing else out there but solving little problems)

I enjoy certain classics, exactly for the reason that the signal to noise ratio is high. Granted, they do not tell much about business and more about human nature, but from Hemingway to Diderot... As an author still to be discovered I suggest JF Powers (morte d'Urban for example)

Germany had to loan money to pay the reparations the allies demanded for the losses in WW1. Despite all Debt Relief, the last payment on these loans was made in 2010. http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2023140,00...