23skidoo

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by 23skidoo 4y ago
> Further down the social hierarchies, there are plenty of "Santa Claus fans" - really Wanting To Believe that their FBI / CIA / police / etc. are paragons of morality and competence - who react poorly to messeng
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
That's Lao Tsu, I just happen to be reading him right now.
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IceCube neutrino analysis pegs possible galactic source for cosmic rays(arstechnica.com)
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Bankruptcy court gave blanket immunity to executives in 9 out of 10 major cases(reuters.com)
246 points by 23skidoo 4y ago|59 comments
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
> Few developers know how to code software that is nice to install and maintain anymore. NetBSD is refreshing for precisely this reason. I'm not sure why it doesn't get more love tbh, it's not glitzy but goddamn that'
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
> and allows for new metrics without the most serious issues present in the Alcubierre solution. ...like violating causality?
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
What did anyone expect? Everyone's been getting smoke blown up their ass for years now by 'revolutionary' app makers that did very little except skate around regulations and make speculators money. The entire industry looks s
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
I agree with you but it shouldn't be overlooked that industry makes shortcuts which are disastrous for the environment to pad their margins very slightly so the executives can get a bonus. The crux of the problem is the costs we allow
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
I'm a little perplexed by the ISBN system. The whole centralized affair, where you have to purchase ISBNs seems like a racket. ISBNs cost more in some countries (America) than they do in others (Canada). Not for any reason other than t
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
Wikipedia for almost the past decade has reminded me of those televangelists that would beg for donations to keep the lights on and that Uncle Sam was kicking the door down to seize their assets. Then they'd drive home in a brand new C
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
Police are people and people make mistakes, this needs to be recognized on some level, but QI as it is now is positively un-American. We're supposed to have checks and balances and recourse for misdeeds. Nobody should be above the law.
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
Let's get rid of qualified immunity and add stronger protections against eminent domain while we're at it. Also, we need to address corrupt judges, we have very few legal mechanisms for that.
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by 23skidoo 4y ago
It reads funny, but fewer people drive at night and still make up about half of accidents.