JaceLightning

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by JaceLightning 4y ago
Adblock works wonders. I never see Google ads.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
The article doesn't mention pollution which is a HUGE contributing factor to lower IQ. Leaded gas wiped nearly 10 IQ points off of everyone and is still used in general aviation.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
The example of digital watches is interesting. I found the digital version exponentially easier to read than the watch hands one.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
Saying you don't want white people because they are most likely Republicans is like saying you don't want black people because they will steal. It's a racist stereotype that has no place in this world. The truth is the majori
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
The world is pretty awesome. Imagine the technology our ancestors could never dream of that is now in our hands everyday. The reason you think of the terrible place is because you've been brainwashed to think so. Social media and the n
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
Dumb "breach of fiduciary duties" lawsuits almost always go nowhere.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
Yes, I did last year.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
We have had federal vaccine mandates to hold a job before? I've never had to provide proof of vaccination.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
The ruling claims that people had a right to privacy and that means medical decisions were not up to the government.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
What's crazy is how far we've changed. The whole opinion of roe v Wade was predicated on the fact the government had no right to people's health information: > In January 1973, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision in Mc
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
Speaker seems like he has never worked on a large project nor understands OOP. He mentions Single responsibility principal but then seems to understand its usage or effectiveness, saying that your logic is scattered all over the code base.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
His point is there shouldn't be red tape at all.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
He got money because he is really accomplished...
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
As others have pointed out that's not what the law said at all. It said certain educational topics were inappropriate for small children. Which is reasonable.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
"I'm willing to take away your rights for your free speech because it disagrees with my world view" Yikes...
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
Disney ran a smear campaign against the government of Florida and advocated against parental rights in education. So the government of Florida removed Disney's immortal governmental status provided to no other companies. This seems fai
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
Hunter laptop story
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
I don't own land but I'm 99% sure all three states I have lived in already tax land value as part of the property's assessment.
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by JaceLightning 4y ago
That's dumb. My company IPO'ed at $20/share. Hit $50 in the first year. Second year went down to $18. Then dropped low. A few years later the company was bought out for $7 a share when we were trading at $3. Twitter is a dyin
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
Gasoline. Airplanes use avgas. Most of them use 100LL which is the octane rating of 100 (same as cars you see 85, 90, 95, etc. on the pumps) followed by LL which stands for "Low Lead" UL stands for unleaded. Basically the guy inve
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
I bet she was going to several different houses and ordering food. Some algorithm probably saw that as fraud since most people probably only have one or two locations where they order food to.
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
Whatever you want to call it: discriminating against someone because of their race is wrong. Think about how that person feels knowing they are the most qualified to do a job but don't get that job because they were "born the wron
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
There is no evidence that straight white men will run things without this law. There is no evidence that straight white men running things is bad. Please stop using "straight white" as a pejorative.
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
> one gender (or race, or whatever else) is widely discouraged from entering certain lucrative occupations or receiving certain levels of education in certain fields, for instance. Has that ever been true? I have heard people say "M
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
Handing out vouchers will increase the demand causing prices to rise. If you give people $10,000 to buy a house, congrats! You just made houses $10,000 more expensive. Do you live in a skyscraper? Does anyone want to live in a skyscraper? I
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
What if instead of building houses we just cut population growth?
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
I don't want to live in "affordable housing." Does anyone want to live in affordable housing? It's cheap for a reason: it's small, it's not in a good location, construction materials are cheap, it's packed
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
Never. You never stop learning, nor will you ever know everything. The older you get, the more ingrained in your biases you become. I'd say you should take advice MORE as you get older.
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by JaceLightning 5y ago
I don't see 5 stages of anything
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Ask HN: Is Public WiFi Dangerous?
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