Feniks

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by Feniks 9y ago
Its easy to forget why Chavez/Maduro got in power in the first place because for most people its ancient history by now. But Venezuela is not a Paradise gone bad. It was always a bad deal for anyone who was non wealthy and didn't
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by Feniks 9y ago
I always let packages ship to the local supermarket. Actually feel bad for delivery guys who have to go to every single adress when its much more efficient to collect stuff at a central point. And how many people are not at home during deli
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by Feniks 9y ago
Postal service in my country is good enough to guarantee next day delivery without Amazon Prime bullshit. Free delivery Amazon, get on it.
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by Feniks 9y ago
Yep the heart of the matter. Techies thought the internet would be an end to gatekeepers and influencers. They were wrong. The Internet did not change humans.
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by Feniks 9y ago
"I was just angry and frustrated and sad that you can’t make cool shit for the internet anymore and make a living". The internet existed before people made money from it. Plenty of cool shit back then.
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by Feniks 9y ago
Most countries will happily throw anyone under the bus if the US intelligence services ask them too. Besides if you're doing something the NSA doesn't like local law enforcement probably won't like it either.
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by Feniks 9y ago
You still have to buy crypto with real money. Real money CAN be traced.
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by Feniks 9y ago
I used to think this too but heating costs are expensive in the UK. My own country has a very large supply of natural gas in the ground so its pretty cheap to get through the winter. The UK has to import.
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by Feniks 9y ago
If it acts like a keylogger its a keylogger. When people want privacy they will inevitably have to give up usability. I ditched Swiftkey for an open source Android keyboard that doesn't connect online or asks for any permissions. Its C
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by Feniks 9y ago
With Brexit the UK will likely drop the human rights treaties currently enforced by Strassbourg. This isn't just a US problem by the way. There have been court cases involving extradition to Belgium.
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by Feniks 9y ago
Well its difficult for the EU to go after US companies. Take Facebook, they have a direct line to the US administration and before you know it there's a diplomatic incident going on.
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by Feniks 9y ago
American companies are kinda pissed, but they can always decline to do business here. Unlike the US the European Union doesn't claim to police the world.
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by Feniks 9y ago
Well my country DOES try to balance the budget because otherwise the interest rates on the bonds we put out has to increase. But the US is special, it is virtually exempt from the normal laws of economics due to its superpower status.
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by Feniks 9y ago
Yeah there's still copyright on Simcity 2000 for 50 years and Simcity itself is trademarked.
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by Feniks 9y ago
The US never pays back, they re finance the debts. Ad infinitum. I mean does anyone think that at this point the US could STOP the deficit? Let alone turn it into a surplus and start buying back debt? US is too big to fail and rich people h
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by Feniks 9y ago
America is a tough nut to crack. People like BIG cars, the roads are kinda crappy, fuel prices are lower than in Europe or Japan and travel distances are long. I wouldn't want to drive a Nissan Leaf in rural Maine.
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by Feniks 9y ago
If you are a benefit to society prove it. Pay slips should do it. Easy. Nobody likes mass immigration in Europe because unlike the US everyone is entitled to housing, healthcare, education. That adds up. And we don't have much need for
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by Feniks 9y ago
I don't know man Tesla brings out the worst in people. My take: Tesla is a new car builder running into the same problems as every other new car builder. They're not better or worse. Making good cars at volume is hard. The conspir
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by Feniks 9y ago
The famine, and WW2 in general,had a huge impact in culture. The Netherlands had been a quiet little village for centuries. It managed to remain neutral in WW1. After the war the Netherlands was one of the countries that pushed relentlessly
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by Feniks 9y ago
I know what you're talking about and feel the same. If you block marketing you are blocking a part of society. It reminds me of a Christian friend who never watches television.
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by Feniks 9y ago
I think people who use ad blockers, like myself, KNOW all about how advertising works. Oh yes most certainly WE KNOW. That is why some of us choose to block them. I limit my exposure to marketing as much as I can.
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by Feniks 9y ago
Still buying stuff and I've been using ublock origin for years.
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by Feniks 9y ago
They just want people to watch the ads man. That's their only intention.
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by Feniks 9y ago
History shapes culture who knew? America is still fighting the Civil War. But the Chinese don't blame the West for the decline of China and the fall of the empire. They blame the old corrupt elite. When Deng Xiaoping went abroad in the
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by Feniks 9y ago
It was the West (and Japan people always forget Japan) who invested trillions in the Chinese economy. And not out of charity.
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by Feniks 9y ago
How America went from icon to astonishing mess.
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by Feniks 9y ago
Oh yeah the US is a lost case.
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by Feniks 9y ago
Most people are on mobile nowadays so IP is becoming increasingly worthless.
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by Feniks 9y ago
It will break forums and imageboards in my experience. Perhaps due to CAPTCHA.
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by Feniks 9y ago
A 100 billion dollar industry that I have almost no exposure to thanks to an unpaid developer. Thanks Gorhill and all the list maintainers out there you're my only hope!

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