SamPatt

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by SamPatt 5y ago
The government is not meant to be majority rule. It was explicitly created to prevent majority rule. The Senate acted as a longer term, more stable body to counteract the more popularist House. Originally citizens didn't even vote for
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by SamPatt 5y ago
Agree with embracing being bad at some things. For perfectionists it's basically therapy. I'm training for a triathlon. I kinda suck at it. Taking me way longer than I had planned, much slower progress. It's humbling, but als
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by SamPatt 5y ago
I can recommended ACT for folks with depression largely stemming from life situations (as opposed to clear medical issues). The death of my parents (among other life events) has been difficult for me and ACT has helped.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
980ti here, also no issues.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
The dissenting opinion is relevant. Judges making policy from the bench is an age old issue.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
> "The public interest strongly favors respecting the CDC’s judgment at this moment, when over 90 percent of counties are experiencing high transmission rates," Breyer wrote. I wonder if the Supreme Court doing their job and we
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by SamPatt 5y ago
Very well said. A form of unrequited love, and also something which can be positive. I've lived this.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
When governments stop taking monetary policy seriously and inflation starts to meaningfully destroy savings, you can understand why alternatives gain some traction.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
And a not insignificant proportion of politicians more than happy to take advantage of the fear and expand their power.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
The article explains why a vaccination is not a long term guarantee you will not get and or spread this new flu.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
Spend a few days using Reddit normally. This doesn't need to be torture, find a few small subreddits with a niche interest (there are tons of good tech subs) and just make a couple comments each day. That's all it'll take for
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by SamPatt 5y ago
I second this. I do long distance cycling and always had an audiobook going. One day my battery died and I had an hour and a half of silence. I found my thoughts were enjoyable. I now take some rides without any audio at all.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
We've seen multiple attempts at non-capitalist systems, and they have an abysmal track record. Living standards are way higher today than a century ago. You are comparing against a non-existent Utopia.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
And people on "the left and right" need to remember that plenty of people don't believe in "sides" and just want to live their lives without being bullied around by whoever happens be in power or whatever ideas are
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by SamPatt 5y ago
New variants appear to be more contagious, but not deadlier. For health people my age, there is very nearly 0% chance of death. Combining my chance with that of unhealthy people, especially elderly, isn't compelling.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
I recommend setting up a Pihole.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
It's also worth stating that crypto is already regulated. If people are avoiding taxes that's already illegal. This is an attempt to expand surviellance to make revenue collection easier for the state. Excuse me if I'm not th
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by SamPatt 5y ago
This is some hardcore victim blaming. The man is wrongfully incarcerated and medicated against his will for years, and your response is "if people trusted authority more this wouldn't happen." What?
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by SamPatt 5y ago
The entire history of governance and prosecution is bad faith arguments. They only need the thinnest veneer of legality in order to abuse their power.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
He did fix the deficiency. It just took longer than most.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
Curse of Monkey Island (the third one, more cartoony than pixel) is one of my all time favorite games. Hilariously fun to play.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
"at this point we all know..." Sorry that's an appeal to majority. You're wrong. Bitcoin is useful.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
Do it. I lost both my parents in my late 20s. I didn't have the level of contact with them the last few years that I wish I had, partially because I assumed I've have time for that when they retired. They didn't make it.
744.
by SamPatt 5y ago
Been there, helped build an open source decentralized product. Rhetorical demand higher than actual demand. Of course it's a ridiculously difficult nut to crack. But people like the idea more than the reality, and it's hard to bla
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by SamPatt 5y ago
Trying to find the right answer often isn't the point. Social forces often dominant decision making.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
Lots of people making bank in crypto have just been involved a long time. It's not all wealthy investors gambling, some believed (and still believe) the tech will make a meaningful positive difference in the world.
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by SamPatt 5y ago
The vast overwhelming majority of matter in the universe is inert. The fact that we've hit upon a certain arrangement of matter which yields consciousness and the ability to manipulate the matter around us is something which seems wort
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by SamPatt 5y ago
Is your child still young? Because as children age you're able to reclaim some of your life back. At least, if you don't fall into the trap of them living a packed schedule themselves. I've got three, the eldest is now old en
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by SamPatt 5y ago
I understand your point, but children are not guaranteed to be like their parents, and many gifted people are actually poor parents.
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by SamPatt 6y ago
I set up a folder for notes that shares across my network using SyncThing and is backed up with a FreeNAS box. That folder is just a collection of markdown files for each program / system and when I save on one device it updates the do

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