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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
Assumption of bad faith is a feature of nihilism, which is what I see as gaining a foothold on HN. "For the lulz" is nihilistic. "They're nihilists, Donny."
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I've frequently upvoted your comments over the years, as I don't understand Portugal or its culture (didn't you use to talk about ERP systems?). I appreciate the Old World, but do not care to replicate it. As it is frequently
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I remember exactly where I was when I first heard NPR tell listeners they could visit "their FB" or follow them On Twitter in 2010. I got a visceral bad feeling. In the 90s, the prevailing wisdom was not to disclose personal info
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I find it very difficult to believe that is a direct quotation from dang. Not only that, your parent called dang "supreme leader" (i.e. dictator, guilty of atrocities). This is clearly absurd and hyperbolic verbiage. Extremely &qu
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
How are these anti-tech, anti-innovation comments from this account withstanding scrutiny? This is an account that appears driven by hate (given the last 3 comments; which is as far as I could make it). I am sorry for anyone experiencing pa
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
>It's not about what's European or American. In fact, it is. We have very different ideas about how to achieve outcomes (i.e. Old World vs. New World) we commonly share as goals. I absolutely disagree that "the solution
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
Do you remember what Google did to Yahoo!? Using the government is an authoritarian way to achieve your goals. It's fascist by definition. It is very disturbing to read stuff like this. Patience is a virtue; I'm sorry free enterpr
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
One thing I've noticed over the years, is your propensity toward forcing other people toward your preference using the government. You are welcome to that view in your country (i.e. European), but that is so anti-American and illiberal
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I'm too old and privacy conscious to partake in such activities as Tinder, so I do it the old-fashioned way. Volunteering at the local library and hanging out on my local river trail has been been the best way for me to meet potential
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
The founding principles of the USA prevent things like compulsory voting laws. It is illiberal, and contrary to the principles. I don't know what the founding principles of Australia are/ were, but I'm pretty sure it was a Co
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
Can you explain why this comment is flagged? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20545221 I feel like I'm taking crazy pills of late. I understand you all may be dealing with unprecedented volume, but I hope you can a
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
dang, can you explain why my sibling comment is flagged, other than user activity? It makes no sense.
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I've spent 5 summers living outside in Colorado. You are completely unrealistic. I think you want to rehash an argument that was settled a long time ago. You seem to agree with Elizabeth Jennings, from The Americans, that the ends ju
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
One should understand the concept of "yellow journalism:" -scare headlines in huge print, often of minor news - lavish use of pictures, or imaginary drawings -use of faked interviews, misleading headlines, pseudoscience, and a par
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
This is rhetoric without substance. How much more should we be doing? The poorest among our country will suffer the most with the proposed austerity measure. If it's a global problem, more than one country has to address it (not just t
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
According to the HN guidelines, you are in violation because you have assumed bad faith on my part. I will not engage further with you, tempguy9999, you are not responding to my most obvious argument. Good day.
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
The USA is unique from the rest of the world (the Old World) in that it is based on an idea, not genetics. We are the first start-up country. We are comprised of the greatest minds in the world from all genetic backgrounds. Rep. Amash is
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I think you should look at what happens to prices when you legislatively engineer increased demand/accessibility: https://www.digitalbrew.com/quality-speed-price-unattainable...
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I was raised as liberal Republican (pro gay-mariiage in the 80s, marijuana legalization in the 90s, etc.), and it's been very disheartening to learn I have to call myself an American conservative because I strive toward the principle o
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
The US leads the world in GHG emission reductions, and acting like we need to do more, while every other country does less is not sound.
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
The Russians utilized historically divisive issues on social media in order to interfere, and it is not clear congress can do anything WRT social media in order to minimize the Russians' ability to continue this activity. The social
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
There are many people whose lives are such that they do not consider principles, only outcomes. This is "ends justify the means" thinking, and it is short-sighted and dangerous. There is a famous quotation from Gandhi to that effe
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
There was no American flight that crashed. The crashes were Ethiopian and Indonesian where the FAA has no jurisdiction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX_groundings
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
You honestly do not have any knowledge of the Federalist Papers (they represent arguments supporting the Constitution), nor the Constitution itself. I do not think you have the courage to make these claims in Denver, nor Farmington, NM. I w
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I host a Mastodon instance for 24 people for $60/yr (from DO) and $8/yr to my registrar. It's federated with most networks available. If there was more of a UI to manage an instance and its federation/blocking, it might
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I listen to ad-supported material, I just have muscle memory, and a visceral reaction to advertising where I will just advance VLC's playback by 1min via shortcut-key (assuming one uses a standard RSS reader and DLs the mp3 file locall
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
I believe your comment and Godel_unicode's are both correct, and I am pro-choice. Some people may prefer adverts over payment. I don't agree, but that is their choice. I can't stand to hear from NPR's underwriters any mo
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
> Perhaps it is, in fact, physically possible for a website to exist without serving third-party JavaScript ads. This was never in dispute. If a website owner chooses to do so, it is their own choice.
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
This is true. uMatrix's interface is difficult even where it works on Android. This calls for custom firewall rules and/or Privoxy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privoxy
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by 18pfsmt 7y ago
Applicable link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/

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