GalenErso

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by GalenErso 3y ago
I can think of a few situations where taking the life of another human being would be justified, as a last resort.
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by GalenErso 3y ago
But it won't work. The administration won't trade spending cuts for a clean hike. It's like a hostage taker whose demands aren't met. You're left with two options: surrender, or shoot the hostage. Neither gets you w
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by GalenErso 3y ago
> Disregarding the Court is a constitutional crisis. Then a constitutional crisis there shall be. Words don't scare me. If a "constitutional crisis" means the government _doesn't_ default on its debt and some politici
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by GalenErso 3y ago
> There is no explicit power for the executive to ignore the judicial. But there is: it's called the Constitution. Not any particular clause or article, but the whole document. The executive is allowed to check the judicial if the j
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by GalenErso 3y ago
Sure, and what if the court said the First Amendment of the Constitution was unconstitutional? The courts can interpret the Constitution. They cannot disregard it wholesale. The power of the judicial branch is not absolute. It can be checke
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by GalenErso 3y ago
It's unlikely the House will pass a clean debt ceiling hike. The GOP has not budged since the beginning of the new Congress. The MAGA caucus is determined to extract spending cuts at any costs. The way I see it, one of three things wil
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by GalenErso 3y ago
They do, but these maps are either incomplete, or they don't always follow them. The Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine USS San Francisco (SSN-711) nearly sank on January 8, 2005, when it hit an uncharted undersea mountain about 364 n
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by GalenErso 3y ago
Someone tell https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/ they're back in business.
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by GalenErso 3y ago
Cries in Bay Area
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by GalenErso 3y ago
I am here for $12,000 new houses in good school districts: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/232639136978161240/
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Ukrainian Troops Are Now Using Steam Decks to Control Machine Gun Turrets(vice.com)
13 points by GalenErso 3y ago|0 comments
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by GalenErso 3y ago
This is the way.
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by GalenErso 3y ago
Yes.
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by GalenErso 3y ago
I disagree with the idea that we are run by psychopaths.
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Who says 007 has to be White, British and male?(washingtonpost.com)
6 points by GalenErso 3y ago|12 comments
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by GalenErso 3y ago
https://archive.vn/tWgDq
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Defaulting on the national debt is much closer than anyone realizes(washingtonpost.com)
3 points by GalenErso 3y ago|1 comments
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by GalenErso 3y ago
Who f-ing cares if we call it a "superintelligence explosion", the singularity, or Roko's Basilisk? Everyone is trying so hard to coin the new concept that will enshrine their name through the ages that we're losing sigh
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by GalenErso 3y ago
> the atmosphere and the main reason why the atmospheric CO₂ concentration changes trail temperature changes in the same - temperature increases are followed by CO₂ concentration increases, temperature decreases lead to decreased CO₂ con
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by GalenErso 3y ago
As long as I can customize the AI voice calling me on the phone. Can I get Corey Burton's Count Dooku from Star Wars: The Clone Wars taking my customer service calls? Or Morgan Freeman?
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by GalenErso 3y ago
These movies still exist in private collections all over the world. And if they don't, were they worth preserving?
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by GalenErso 3y ago
The memes write themselves. Using the "buff doge, weak doge" template for example. Buff Doge: Engineer in 1923: I can design a bridge and build it with my bare hands, fix any vehicle, and maintain an internal combustion engine. We
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Engagement ring sales are down sharply, according to America’s biggest jeweler(cnn.com)
3 points by GalenErso 3y ago|0 comments
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by GalenErso 3y ago
Because the UK is going to impose extortionary penalties on one of the largest corporations of its no. 1 geopolitical ally at a time when it needs the US more than ever (trade, AUKUS, Ukraine/NATO, F-35s, etc.) and jail their execs. Ri
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by GalenErso 3y ago
Sure, but if the fine is non trivial, Microsoft could file a lawsuit. It would also be a bad look for Britain to effectively extortionate foreign firms to keep doing business in the country. Whether it's called a "legally approved
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by GalenErso 3y ago
Given Microsoft's and Activision's respective dominance in their markets, Microsoft could ignore the regulators and keep doing business in the country. The British economy cannot work without Windows PCs, the Office suite, and Azu
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by GalenErso 3y ago
IANAL, but why would it be within the UK's authority to block a merger between two US-based entities? Could, I don't know, Angola or India block similar mergers? Does every country have to approve, or at least not disapprove?
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Singapore executes man for trafficking two pounds of cannabis(cnn.com)
2 points by GalenErso 3y ago|1 comments
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by GalenErso 3y ago
A similar debate exists within the professional military community about the appropriate place to give special operations forces within the broader force. There is a concern, especially in the United States, where special forces have accrue
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Religious Faith Is Surging Among Young People(wsj.com)
23 points by GalenErso 3y ago|35 comments

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