DigiDigiorno

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by DigiDigiorno 5y ago
The head of the ACLU from the 1970s to 2001 says he doesn't think the ACLU of today would have taken the cases that made them famous. (See "Mighty Ira" a documentary on him.) The ACLU caving to political donors under new exec
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by DigiDigiorno 5y ago
United Nuclear hasn't changed in decades. I remember buying thermite and other fun mixtures from them for my high school chemistry class experiments 15 or so years ago. Nowadays, you can probably find some of their products much cheape
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by DigiDigiorno 5y ago
"If +1, -1, and √-1 had been called direct, inverse and lateral units, instead of positive, negative, and imaginary (or impossible) units, such an obscurity would have been out of the question." - Gauss (translated), a couple hun
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by DigiDigiorno 5y ago
There are rakes and picks for dimple locks. (And I don't think any dimple lock has won the tolerance game on keyways for mass produced locks) Dimple locks are just less common. The more common they become and more common you'll se
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by DigiDigiorno 6y ago
1. I think this perspective is basically "Whataboutism the US house...", Whataboutism aside, the US does examine and iteratively improve standards...but either way, we aren't talking about that house. 2. I only think a thorou
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by DigiDigiorno 6y ago
Imagine you were contracted to release a satellite and then you realize you might be providing military equipment to a hostile nation. Would you really think to yourself "Well the contract doesn't say I can't do this"?..
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by DigiDigiorno 6y ago
Cause Myanmar Pain?--That is not a reasonable take imo. It is a joint project with Japanese Universities involved. The Myanmar coup is very real, and it is prudent to review these things before making decisions anyway. After your unreasonab
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by DigiDigiorno 6y ago
Even that specific example is a bit of a gray area imo. They were persecuted in England and tried to live in the Netherlands but found life hard to adjust and were also wanting to keep their English identity. So, it is more of persecution b
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by DigiDigiorno 6y ago
The highly religious nature of US settlers is directly connected to our secular freedoms. A lot of early settlers were pretty extreme practicers of their religions and faced persecution in Europe. They left to practice their religion in a p
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by DigiDigiorno 6y ago
I can't speak to the writer's opinion, but there are plenty of us who prefer drivers who speak our language fluently, follow hyenic norms, and follow a dress code that is workplace appropriate. You do not need to be an immigrant t
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by DigiDigiorno 6y ago
I am more surprised that MCO/SJU route (Orlando to San Juan, Puerto Rico) is listed as international too. I am quite certain that is a domestic route, at least for immigration purposes. Perhaps the airline industry differentiates terri
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by DigiDigiorno 6y ago
"In chess, if you play a bit, you need patience, you need to imagine next possible moves, you need to manage your time and perhaps also your emotions. It is this minimum (or perceived minimum) that makes the difference." UNLIKE th