Mirioron

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by Mirioron 7y ago
There's also Freenet (or is that not secure anymore?)
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by Mirioron 7y ago
How likely is an 'apocalyptic' nuclear winter as a result of nuclear war anyway? Most modern cities don't burn very well and even the largest volcanic explosions we've recorded have only dropped temperatures by an estima
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> This is a problem with unequal access to the legal system, not with the law. The legal system didn't magically become the way it is recently or suddenly. When the law was created, the legislators knew that there would be unequal
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by Mirioron 7y ago
Every day people learn new things that others think is common knowledge.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
I've been watching Louis Rossman advocating for right to repair recently.[0] Louis tells a story about how opposition lobbyists have made outrageous claims and politicians bought it, because nobody actually showed up to disagree with t
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by Mirioron 7y ago
At least GDPR is trying to improve privacy and the rules aren't arbitrarily made up by unelected officials.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
So, they were anarchists?
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> It just means that Google and FB are criminal enterprises. I keep hearing this level of rhetoric. Every time I do I wonder what would happen if Google/FB just shut off their services in (some) EU countries. I think that this woul
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by Mirioron 7y ago
It's bad for the businesses, but I assumed that was intended . This new regulation that's proposed sounds like they're surprised that this was the effect of GDPR.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
I do not want to hear the phrase "cloud computing" anywhere near a fighter jet, unless they're talking and the plane (a computer) flying through clouds.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
I have the same thing going on in my head. Sometimes I think that this has a negative effect on me, because it's very easy for me to procrastinate, because all I need for that is to daydream. It helped me through school though. I canno
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by Mirioron 7y ago
On the other hand, this probably allows you to put yourself in someone else's shoes more easily.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> I'm sure Google is all too happy to fight with tiny European companies and eat their lunch. But only the EU can fine Google some $B and make them really think / change. > I think the EU is on the right track with GDPR. S
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> This guy never left the uk, yet he committed a us crime? If China had this power they could extradite almost every single American who watches porn. Extradition usually requires it to be a crime in both countries. Ironically, due to o
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by Mirioron 7y ago
Maybe not admirals and generals, but perhaps captains or field officers. Eg Peter Noel Wylie-Buckwell.[0] From the Civil War era there's Arthur MacArthur Jr who made Captain by the age of 21. If you were to count brevetted ranks then h
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by Mirioron 7y ago
Well, it depends on what citizenship you have. The point is that if it's expensive in the US now then perhaps in the future it will be cheaper and available elsewhere.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
If you are rich, get cancer and can pick any country to get treatment in, which country do you go to? Obviously it would depend on the specific cancer, but I think the US would be the best bet in aggregate.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
I think the point with being able to lounge forever is that you're free to pursue whatever interests you have. You're not shackled by having to make ends meet, so your passion projects don't have to suffer.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
What I've realized is that this is not a generational issue. It's an issue with generalizations. A large part of teens probably are clueless about a lot of things, as are a large part of each adult generation. On the point of reme
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by Mirioron 7y ago
I have. I am from one of those countries. After WW2 we were occupied by the Soviets as well. My grandfather spent a significant chunk of his life in gulags. You can't lay all of the blame of a country on the government alone, because t
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by Mirioron 7y ago
How is calling that propaganda misogynistic? Not everything that's against a woman is misogyny.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> I also think it's important to distinguish between the government and the people. It can be easy to see them as one and the same, but that would be a mistake. To a degree they are one and the same though. The government still req
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> My comment was meant as opposed to relying on fossil fuels imported from other nations; Europe as a whole imports 87% of it's oil [0], most of which comes from Russia [1]. I misunderstood you then, because I wholeheartedly agree
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by Mirioron 7y ago
This is actually a very good point. The effects of CO2 on the human mind are probably the most pressing issue. However, we've spent 100 years going from 300 ppm to 410 ppm. It will still take a while even at faster rates to get there.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> Europe has some of the best spots on the planet for wind generation. Winds are in many places, a near constant companion, and usually within the range that turbines prefer. And how much area does that require? Sure, the countries with
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> it's easy to see that generating 100% of your own energy from renewables will be more economically stable and sustainable in the long term. Is it though? Europe doesn't seem like a particularly good spot spot for renewable e
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by Mirioron 7y ago
Eventually but that eventually is likely so far away that life will be very different from what we know. Unsuitable for human habitation is a very strong phrase. Humans are incredibly adaptable. It's all the other stuff we need to wo
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by Mirioron 7y ago
> - Animal protein production should be curtailed almost entirely. I could see all the other stuff happening in my lifetime, but not this. There is simply no way that we will find a way to create animal proteins in enough quantities in
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by Mirioron 7y ago
I'd argue that housing and education today are better on average than in the past as well.
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by Mirioron 7y ago
I think the implication is that everyone else used up all the warm water.

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