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  • Straximus
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    Originally posted by smitty3268 View Post
    On the Chrome new tab page, i have links showing up to Google search, GMail, Youtube, and something called the Chrome Web Store. I don't even know what that is, so i'm pretty sure i didn't go there and have it added to my list.
    There's only two way you are seeing that. 1) You haven't updated Chrome in a long time. 2) You explicitly re-enabled the Apps page in chrome://flags after Google disabled it.

    The default new tab view in Chrome now is a list of your most-visited sites.

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  • MartinN
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    Originally posted by freeman View Post
    Beliefs that condition our lives are not expensive, and the more we consume them, the more real they become. But what is believed is a product that has no common ground with the truth, since it is a totally different notion...

    http://cromalternativemoney.org/inde...-all-time#2776
    Nice write up - thanks for sharing. Here's another one you might like by Andreesen - http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/deal...tcoin-matters/. It's very level headed and takes people's desires, ethics, morals and service in consideration and frames bitcoin in that context...

    I love bitcoin as much as the next guy - but to think it can thrive to its fullest potential outside of the boundaries of law, morality and ethics - all connected to a power base of people/governments... is the worst kind of pipe dream that could sap it of whatever potential it currently has or can bring.

    Even a cursory reading of bitcointalk.org definitely gives you the impression that BitCoin is as big as the internet revolution - which it is not... or the next best thing since sliced bread and butter.. which it is not. I am certain I'm in a minority (at least as far as bitcointalk goes)... which is why I probably stopped reading it.

    Phoronix is cool, Michael puts in the time to synthesize all Linux/UNIX newsworthy things here, so I am still here .

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  • CTTY
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    Originally posted by joh??n View Post
    This reminds me of something the Japanese prime minister said to their central bank last year. It was to the effect of "if you don't do what I say, I will take away your independece".

    Yes A president of the United States said a similar phrase to the FED, but i dont remember which one.

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  • MartinN
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    Originally posted by TemplarGR View Post
    Funny, when Feudalism was all the rage, some people used to say the same thing...
    Hey I didn't know you're that old, tell us more please....

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  • TemplarGR
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    Originally posted by MartinN View Post
    OMG, you so hit the nail on the head - I agree, capitalism is done, finished, finito, kaput! I too give it only until the second coming of Jesus Christ.... after that, it's anyone's guess.
    Funny, when Feudalism was all the rage, some people used to say the same thing...

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  • NotMine999
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    Originally posted by Annabel View Post
    LOL!

    Looks like it's time to move to icecat or to a non-shitty/bloated browser
    The latest versions of Mozilla appear to conflict with my anti-virus software, but I find that hard to believe as others use VIPRE and have no issues with Firefox.

    I have not upgraded Mozilla since 24.0 and my networking situation might be different or "more locked down" than newer versions of Mozilla can tolerate.

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  • joh22n
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    Originally posted by CTTY View Post
    i think it's funny that there are people that think that an institution whose independence can be revoken by the state are completely independent from the state. It is clearly nonsense. (Yes, i am refering to the FED)
    This reminds me of something the Japanese prime minister said to their central bank last year. It was to the effect of "if you don't do what I say, I will take away your independece".

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  • sarmad
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    Would be ok, as long as:
    1- It's really limited to the empty page. So, no wasted screen estate, no disgusting youtube style popup ads, etc.
    2- Doesn't interrupt your experience. i.e. doesn't block you from continuing to use Firefox until you close the ad, or until the ad is loaded.
    3- It has no effect on performance (startup time, new tab time, etc).
    4- It doesn't start spying on you in order to give you better ads.

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  • CTTY
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    Thank you, Prescience500.
    i think it's funny that there are people that think that an institution whose independence can be revoken by the state are completely independent from the state. It is clearly nonsense. (Yes, i am refering to the FED)
    When the most important thing in the free market (Gold,money) is controlled by the state, it is clearly not a free market ..

    But i mean it, thank you. I often try to explain it to people, but they are all brainwashed by the public schools, which are controlled by the state, at least here in Germany. Sadly, not many here learned out of socialism and national SOCIALISM.

    People are influenced since their childhood and i like to quote Mike Baxter here: "These kids are into big government. No surprise. Teenagers are used to spending other people's money."

    For all the adblock junkies here, i have an extra firefox profile for sites like phoronix WITHOUT adblock/noscript, because i think, they do something for me for free and it is an easy way for me by clicking some adds to give something back. So please, disable your adblock for phoronix or get a premium account.


    Sorry for my bad english and sorry that my first post is kinda offtopic.

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  • joh22n
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    Originally posted by TemplarGR View Post
    The problem with USA and other "rich countries" people, is that they still live with some amount of comfort and don't get to really think what is really the nature of Capitalism...

    Do you understand where the US high standard of living comes from?

    It doesn't come from your high productivity... Actually, you produce far less goods and services for the standard of living you are currently enjoying...

    Your nice standard of living comes from the status of the dollar. You can print as many dollars as you want, and they have value because most of the world trade and of course, OIL, has to be done in US dollars...

    And if someone doesn't want to receive dollars for their goods, oh well, you have some nice bombs to show them, like you did with Sadam, Gaddafi and other folks (oh, i forgot, it was about "democracy")...

    So, in fact, your high standard of living for the last decades is based on your weapons, and your threats to use them on any country that doesn't comply... Any wonder why the whole world hates your guts?

    Capitalism is wrong, it is based on the fallacy that perpetual expansion is possible... It is not. And sooner or later it will collapse globaly, no matter how many tricks the elite does...
    The point about petrodollar warfare could be correct but it has nothing to do with capitalism. I'm not sure how you mix those two.

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