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by CptFribble 6y ago
Based on Mark's actions and announcements over the years, from Internet.org to his "The next decade" speech where he said they're building a network for all local businesses to "better connect with their communities
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by CptFribble 6y ago
innovation doesn't always look like a steam engine or a polio vaccine, with immediate and obvious impact on society. sometimes innovation looks like 1000 small improvements that only save us 30 seconds of our day, but once they're
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by CptFribble 6y ago
I'm sure the tech is amazing, but WHY are we required to login with Facebook? I mean, I guess I know why, it just grinds my gears that good VR is finally arriving, but we have to make a deal with the data-devil to get it at a reasonab
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by CptFribble 6y ago
Mali and the surrounding countries were a French colonial territory for about 80 years from the late-19th through mid-20th centuries. France has maintained relationships with its former colonies in West Africa, and frequently performs count
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by CptFribble 6y ago
> how does a society fight something communicable like this? Probably like all the other societies around the world who have fought it: have a citizenry that generally accepts collective action for the public good. South Korea, New Zeala
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by CptFribble 6y ago
There is a marked difference between race and opinion. You can't change the color of your skin, but you can change your opinions or keep them to yourself if you wish. Anti-Semites are not a protected class. Political opinion is not pro
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by CptFribble 6y ago
There is no moral imperative to toil for its own sake. If I remember correctly, the imperative for Adam to earn his food by the sweat of his brow was not a description of "moral" or "correct" life, it was in fact a punis
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by CptFribble 6y ago
It's not about shifting blame, it's about understanding that complaining about looting is missing the forest for the trees. Protests and looting are a symptom of much deeper ills. Also, > you would be hard pressed to find a law
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by CptFribble 6y ago
Martin Luther King Jr. on riots, September 1967 "Urban riots must now be recognized as durable social phenomena. They may be deplored, but they are there and should be understood. Urban riots are a special form of violence. They are no
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by CptFribble 6y ago
Location: Central NJ Remote: Preferred, but can commute anywhere along the NYC-Philly corridor Willing to relocate: Not at this time Technologies: Javascript, HTML/CSS, React, Ruby, Rails, git, Linux Resume: https://bit.ly&#
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by CptFribble 6y ago
Isn't this reminiscent of the original space invaders, though? IIRC, in that game you were also limited to a single bullet on the screen at a time. Not saying you aren't right about it being frustrating gameplay, just taking a gue
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by CptFribble 6y ago
The funny thing about this anecdote is that Taleb's premise is itself a narrative fallacy - specifically, he uses story to imply that all (or most) first approximations are oversimplified and therefore wrong, or at least incomplete. Ta
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by CptFribble 6y ago
If I had to guess based on my similar experience, it's because the real meat of what gets built - the buildings and population - happens without direct interaction. Factorio and Minecraft both let you take direct control over every bui
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by CptFribble 6y ago
Location: New Jersey, USA Remote: Yes, remote preferred Willing to relocate: no Technologies: Ruby on Rails, React.js, clinical diagnostic instrumentation Resume: linkedin.com/christopher-a-gardner github.com/cgardn Email
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by CptFribble 6y ago
Amphetamine was discovered in Germany in the late 19th century, but no one knew it was a stimulant until the 1930s. And both Allies and Axis used it in WWII as a combat stim.
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by CptFribble 7y ago
There's a lot more in our products, our packaging, in our food and water supply that's potentially harmful but "technically unproven to cause harm." Do some research into BPA and you'll find there are several other
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by CptFribble 7y ago
The 2nd amendment doesn't force gun owners to be open 24/7/365 to fulfill your right to guns. Universal healthcare wouldn't force doctors to work overtime for free.
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by CptFribble 7y ago
The lion's share of the test volume is done by commercial labs like LabCorp and Quest, who don't care that much about designing their own tests, they just want to maximize patient volume. One of the companies I used to work for ha
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by CptFribble 7y ago
The name came from a Roche-owned lab subsidiary that later merged with another big company from California - Roche retained a 49.9% stake in the new company. Roche sold their stake in 2002.
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by CptFribble 7y ago
To echo other comments, I've found this works for creative/fiction writing as well. I forget where, but I once heard that writer's block is what happens when you try to create a final draft on the first try.
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by CptFribble 7y ago
It takes practice like anything else, but one trick I found is to pick something that you definitely won't ever want to make money or a career from. Maybe you have absolutely no desire to be a painter or artist. Pick up a pencil and ju
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by CptFribble 7y ago
This problem has been brewing for a long time, and is likely worse than any of us can grasp. Here's an enlightening read: (warning: it's long) https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/welcome-to-b.
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by CptFribble 7y ago
I don't see why this is such a surprise, most people hate working. I thought it was almost a truism that people work for retirement, i.e. the point in their life when they have enough saved to stop working and just relax and travel or
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by CptFribble 7y ago
Look at everything Mark's overseen at Facebook over the last decade. The unimaginably deep dark pools of data collection, the targeting, Internet.org's absolutely transparent attempt to get developing nations trapped on Facebook u
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by CptFribble 7y ago
As long as free speech is considered important, ads aren't going anywhere (note: I consider free speech important). Even if you ban directives from ads (Buy Product Now!) ads can be reduced to simple voicing of opinions on a media chan
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by CptFribble 7y ago
Reading books is more than just looking at words on paper instead of a screen. At least in fiction, the process of understanding the world an author has created makes the story completely personal to you in a way that a movie never can be,
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by CptFribble 7y ago
- Ads are no longer presented or indicated as such. All advertisement besides public space billboards are paid product placements, advertorials, and sponsored dialogue in TV shows. - The trend toward "authenticity" still ramping u
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by CptFribble 7y ago
Banning ads would be nice, but that's already old thinking. The growth of the influencer model, advertorials/newsvertising, and individual personality as brand experience means that even if all public ads were banned, brands would
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by CptFribble 7y ago
Refrigeration, department stores, radio. That's food, sundries, and information, the 3 main things that humans go out of their home to get, and before those 3 inventions you had to get into your community to get them. Refrigeration all
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by CptFribble 7y ago
I was raised a Baptist, but from my experience all churches of any size work this way, and this news will not be surprising to any church-goers. Typically the pastor of even a small church lives mainly or at least mostly on the tithes given

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