> We were there on holidays ;-) No, you stated you were working. From your article's title: "Working Remotely From A Tropical Island In Thailand" > what we're doing is technically a gray zone Did you file a tax…
That article just confuses me. It says it is ok and then contradicts it a paragraph later. Eg: "Digital nomads – people working remotely or running online businesses – in Thailand can legally work there on tourist…
Is what they're doing legal? I'm pretty sure a tourist visa means you can't use it for work (activities for which payment is received or capital is gained), even remote work. I'm told that the Thai government is pretty…
> No, absolutely not. This is the same mistake the one laptop per child people made. No absolutely not. The mistake the OLPC people made was trying to make people believe that throwing underpowered overdesigned…
> I'm not surprised Good that you're not surprised. But there's a lot of people out there (and here in the valley) who subconsciously (or consciously) believe that if you're dark skinned with curly hair and athletic,…
> Who are these people? Ellen Pao, Harvard MBA. Job history was corporate attorney, other non-technical jobs. Ajit Nazre, Michigan Tech PHD. Job history unclear. Google hits on him mostly indicate a skeezy character. If…
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/advisory-councils/ta... Diversity issues aside, is it true that the token Asian was rejected due to accusations of being a rape apologist? http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/18505.html
> In this example allwinner is applying the eastern "share, modify, pass around" model, which isn't compatible with the western model of strict license adherence. I don't think your comment matches reality. Eastern…
> they will hang your ass Technically, they hang the victim by his/her neck until death. Execution is applied even for non-violent crimes, like being found in possession of drugs, even small quantities like less than 1…
> Yes, but Singapore doesn't prosecute you for reverse engineering. That's why he is there Is your statement above verified to be true? Has Bunny actually said that? I'm not a lawyer, but this article seems to suggest…
> I started rebuilding my life overseas Doesn't Bunnie now live in Singapore, not exactly a place known for freedom and empathy for the common man? What does he mean rebuilding his life?
It is not clear that RMS is driven by ego. He's motivated by a very clear goal to keep free software free. Free as in freedom free. As for ESR, well, yup, that's an ego that is sufficient in size to have a gravitational…
Registration is failing for me at the moment.
Hmm... I'm guessing the lack of response means that by "offer", you meant you "can" develop such a product in future.
I assume it is the fact that there is a bottle of Macallan 12 whisky behind him? Yup, that makes me uncomfortable as well. You don't drink whisky without a proper glass.
You say you offer, do you mean you have products that we can buy today? If so, what is the price for your 32" product and can we see detailed specs and a youtube video of it in action?
I used to donate to WWF. I stopped after I watched the ARD greenwashing documentary which alleged that WWF accepted money from large corporations in return for certifying their activities as "sustainable". I visited…
> replacing the powerful bulb with an under powered LED. I've also seen that Sony and Epson are selling laser illuminated projectors as opposed to the more common LED/halogen/etc illuminated projectors. Apparently for…
"author is annoyingly in love with himself" I don't get that at all. The paragraph you quoted strikes me as descriptive, perhaps it could be called flowery, but I don't see the stabbing phrases associated with…
Not sure why the author seems to insinuate that the problems he/she has described are somehow specific to India. We had a disaster when we outsourced a large piece of design work to Denmark. We found out that the…
This article is poorly titled. Disappointing since the BBC is capable of better journalism than this. They should be specific that it is backlit LCD screens (especially LED backlights since their spectrum is…
> Part of the "social contract" when you immigrate to the US is to at least make an effort to join your new country Huh? What social contract are you talking about? Don't use quotes as a goto escape. If there was…
Congratulations. You qualify to be a police officer.
What point are you trying to make?
> by setting the display to someone else's terminal. Bad sysadmin probably put xhost + in the main xinitrc. Common rookie mistake, but don't blame X for that weakness.
> We were there on holidays ;-) No, you stated you were working. From your article's title: "Working Remotely From A Tropical Island In Thailand" > what we're doing is technically a gray zone Did you file a tax…
That article just confuses me. It says it is ok and then contradicts it a paragraph later. Eg: "Digital nomads – people working remotely or running online businesses – in Thailand can legally work there on tourist…
Is what they're doing legal? I'm pretty sure a tourist visa means you can't use it for work (activities for which payment is received or capital is gained), even remote work. I'm told that the Thai government is pretty…
> No, absolutely not. This is the same mistake the one laptop per child people made. No absolutely not. The mistake the OLPC people made was trying to make people believe that throwing underpowered overdesigned…
> I'm not surprised Good that you're not surprised. But there's a lot of people out there (and here in the valley) who subconsciously (or consciously) believe that if you're dark skinned with curly hair and athletic,…
> Who are these people? Ellen Pao, Harvard MBA. Job history was corporate attorney, other non-technical jobs. Ajit Nazre, Michigan Tech PHD. Job history unclear. Google hits on him mostly indicate a skeezy character. If…
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/advisory-councils/ta... Diversity issues aside, is it true that the token Asian was rejected due to accusations of being a rape apologist? http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/18505.html
> In this example allwinner is applying the eastern "share, modify, pass around" model, which isn't compatible with the western model of strict license adherence. I don't think your comment matches reality. Eastern…
> they will hang your ass Technically, they hang the victim by his/her neck until death. Execution is applied even for non-violent crimes, like being found in possession of drugs, even small quantities like less than 1…
> Yes, but Singapore doesn't prosecute you for reverse engineering. That's why he is there Is your statement above verified to be true? Has Bunny actually said that? I'm not a lawyer, but this article seems to suggest…
> I started rebuilding my life overseas Doesn't Bunnie now live in Singapore, not exactly a place known for freedom and empathy for the common man? What does he mean rebuilding his life?
It is not clear that RMS is driven by ego. He's motivated by a very clear goal to keep free software free. Free as in freedom free. As for ESR, well, yup, that's an ego that is sufficient in size to have a gravitational…
Registration is failing for me at the moment.
Hmm... I'm guessing the lack of response means that by "offer", you meant you "can" develop such a product in future.
I assume it is the fact that there is a bottle of Macallan 12 whisky behind him? Yup, that makes me uncomfortable as well. You don't drink whisky without a proper glass.
You say you offer, do you mean you have products that we can buy today? If so, what is the price for your 32" product and can we see detailed specs and a youtube video of it in action?
I used to donate to WWF. I stopped after I watched the ARD greenwashing documentary which alleged that WWF accepted money from large corporations in return for certifying their activities as "sustainable". I visited…
> replacing the powerful bulb with an under powered LED. I've also seen that Sony and Epson are selling laser illuminated projectors as opposed to the more common LED/halogen/etc illuminated projectors. Apparently for…
"author is annoyingly in love with himself" I don't get that at all. The paragraph you quoted strikes me as descriptive, perhaps it could be called flowery, but I don't see the stabbing phrases associated with…
Not sure why the author seems to insinuate that the problems he/she has described are somehow specific to India. We had a disaster when we outsourced a large piece of design work to Denmark. We found out that the…
This article is poorly titled. Disappointing since the BBC is capable of better journalism than this. They should be specific that it is backlit LCD screens (especially LED backlights since their spectrum is…
> Part of the "social contract" when you immigrate to the US is to at least make an effort to join your new country Huh? What social contract are you talking about? Don't use quotes as a goto escape. If there was…
Congratulations. You qualify to be a police officer.
What point are you trying to make?
> by setting the display to someone else's terminal. Bad sysadmin probably put xhost + in the main xinitrc. Common rookie mistake, but don't blame X for that weakness.