Duwensatzaj

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by Duwensatzaj 1mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Sc...
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by Duwensatzaj 1mo ago
Not really. Metric Conversion Act Of 1975 would be a better reference, but it didn’t go that far, only saying that Metric is preferred, and the choice is voluntary. The EO you referenced is about what units the federal government uses, not
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by Duwensatzaj 2mo ago
> Although there is — yet — no evidence That’s a far cry from “probably definitely”.
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by Duwensatzaj 3mo ago
0.4% of the US population has HIV. 12-15% of gay men in the US have HIV. The rules exist for a very real reason.
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by Duwensatzaj 4mo ago
Agreed on the second part, it's pretty terrible. Just absolutely wasteful, and the proposed centralization of research funding is the wrong direction. Disagree on the first. It wasn't as crude, but the politicization was absolutel
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by Duwensatzaj 4mo ago
>Science has flourished in the US precisely because it could proceed without whimsical political picking and choosing Please don't take this as a defense of the Trump administration pulling these ocean sensors, but the previous admi
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by Duwensatzaj 4mo ago
Yes, what did you expect? That’s amazingly fast for federal prosecutors.
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by Duwensatzaj 4mo ago
https://playbill.com/article/watch-supreme-court-justice-ket...
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by Duwensatzaj 5mo ago
Is this from 2024? The news article mentioned a threatening note. Curious what it said.
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by Duwensatzaj 5mo ago
From gitea: GIT is a trademark of Software Freedom Conservancy and our use of “gitea” is under license.
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by Duwensatzaj 5mo ago
> Anyone can build an app that aggregates from everyone's data. Unless they gut or disable their API, and then ban scrapers, although I understand why after seeing bots crush sites.
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by Duwensatzaj 6mo ago
It won’t. Some people are perfectly happy to destroy and destroy as long as they get some small portion as profit for themselves.
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by Duwensatzaj 7mo ago
What lies have you seen? ChatGPT is the most censored one, but I’ve only seen rejections, not lies. My other complaint is that ChatGPT ends every response with a teaser to ask more questions.
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by Duwensatzaj 7mo ago
The IRS used to have a much worse reputation. Congress passed the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 and improved their customer service.
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by Duwensatzaj 7mo ago
> 3D printers are about to get pushed over the edge via legislation. That’s specific to Democrat controlled states, unlike age verification requirements. They’ve decided to treat everyone like prisoners rather than imprison criminals.
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by Duwensatzaj 8mo ago
>the waves of people leaving anything are always overblown Digg, MySpace and Vine?
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by Duwensatzaj 8mo ago
Lower receiver being the serialized part isn’t universal. Many firearms have only a single receiver or only the upper receiver is serialized.
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by Duwensatzaj 8mo ago
Internet Archive's trustworthiness took a hit when they waded into fact checking - https://blog.archive.org/2020/10/30/fact-checks-and-context-... and wiping content they disapproved of - https:/&#
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by Duwensatzaj 9mo ago
> All the other players" aren't deliberately tuning their AI to reflect specific political ideology Google did something similar if not quite as offensive. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/18/123910731
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by Duwensatzaj 10mo ago
You already gave up your arms. Why are you surprised they’re coming for anything else they want?
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by Duwensatzaj 10mo ago
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch and Kick. GitHub is not included, nor is Discord.
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by Duwensatzaj 11mo ago
Free Range Kids organization has been fighting against this, and a number of states have passed laws around it.
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by Duwensatzaj 1y ago
> There is a history of important Chinese personnel being kidnapped by e.g. the US when abroad. Like who? Meng Wanzhou?
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by Duwensatzaj 1y ago
Same as it ever was. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JournoList GameJournoPros during GamerGate. Not sure what the "Trust and Safety" people use to coordinate. My guess is Discord.
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by Duwensatzaj 1y ago
Sorry, I don't have Gell-Mann amnesia - Wikipedia is not a trustworthy source on controversial claims like this based on the outright lies I've seen on things I know.
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by Duwensatzaj 1y ago
>provocative So what? >make people feel in fear for their own safety. Private chats and bad taste Halloween costumes are designed to make people fear for their own safety? At least you're honest about your censorship and oppressi
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by Duwensatzaj 1y ago
I agree that comparing the UK to the PRC is ridiculous, but you seem to have missed that UK policing goes far beyond your example. Hamit Coskun was arrested and convicted for burning a Quran, reintroducing blasphemy laws but only for Islam.
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by Duwensatzaj 1y ago
What’s hilarious is how the “40 beheaded babies” claim is indeed propaganda - from Hamas apologists. The original statement is that 40 infants were murdered during the Oct 7th massacre and infants were beheaded, no number given. This someho
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by Duwensatzaj 1y ago
I’m very torn. Obviously USAID, NSF and academia in general do valuable things. But when organizations get hijacked and used as a slush fund to fund naked ideological activities and organizations barely related to the original purpose, I’m
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by Duwensatzaj 1y ago
Wrong. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/VBQCPEMU5RZVASBS93WP?t...

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