Houyhnhnms

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   by Houyhnhnms 6y ago

   As someone who interacts with people wearing legal wigs on a semi-regular basis, it is very interesting to see the origins of wig wearing in the UK and the reduction in size over time. I love to see these sort of historical fashions; it sho
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   by Houyhnhnms 6y ago

   I think this is key. When Amazon becomes widely known as untrustworthy, then it will fail and fail quickly. There is already a _lot_ of counterfeiting on Amazon, and a lot of people avoid it for anything safety critical or areas where it is
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   by Houyhnhnms 6y ago

   I think Google's problem is that they aren't moral enough. They have no dedication to an ideal of actually caring about people or empathy, or any number of other things. They are greedy, mechanistic, and arrogant. Moral people are
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   by Houyhnhnms 6y ago

   > not only can we show that anti-vax beliefs are wrong But can you? The CDC was supposed to publish reports every 2 years on child vaccinations, since 1986, in 2018 it came out that they never had. An independent peer-reviewed study foun
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   by Houyhnhnms 9y ago

   That's a good point; I read Tolkien in early teens, then read Earthsea in my 20s, so that would make a difference
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   by Houyhnhnms 9y ago

   Honestly, the Earthsea books were decent, but I didn't think they were anywhere near Tolkien. Tolkien gives you the feeling that there is an entire world waiting just around the corner. Earthsea feels like a shell that you are explorin