StuffedParrot

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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
Note, the downvotes distinctly correlate with US evening timezones.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
A straw man implies I am trying to convince you of something. I am just sharing my perspective. “Market based solutions” is no more a value than fear is. You can’t evaluate its efficacy without having a value with which to measure. There’s
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
> Although I will always be curious why countries are letting those small, insignificant islands and countries manage all this wealth, and why they're trusted to do it. Probably because the people who run the state are also people w
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
Remote work is more popular than ever—I say do it. It’s great for your quality of life.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
That may be true, I never claimed to be accurate (certainly not in a general sense), I am just conveying what I hear when I talk to people about what matters to them. Fear is certainly not a value, but americans rarely talk about values in
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
As a bald statement explicit empathy would (perhaps correctly in a political context) be confused for endorsement. That does not imply a lack of empathy: https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2009/5/18/732785&#x
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
Most people’s views don’t neatly align with any party; that’s simply the easiest narrative to follow. I am on the left (technically independent) but I certainly have a mountain of criticism about Democrats. When party loyalty is divorced fr
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
I still have a hard time believing this is legal, but I had this confirmed on the phone today. Of course it also blows my mind it’s legal to use an SSN as a form of id, so maybe I am setting my expectations for corporate america too high (i
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
This must vary from person to person.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
I know many hackers who can communicate just fine without redirecting conversation to a debate over the meaning of words. Semantics are trivial to clarify. Pedantry honestly has very little to do with building things except when resolving m
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
Odd for sure, but not wrong. Anyway there’s only one sun and many black holes.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
Evidently it didn’t work.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
If you can auth without intending to that seems like a bug to me.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
This would have the benefit of putting the onus on Amazon to justify the charges.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
In my experience credit card companies honor charges on the old credit card number with the new card. You’d have to close the credit account and open a new one (or just freeze the card).
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
...all definite articles can also be indefinite. The title is absolutely correct.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
So-you do mind giving an example. Telling. Never trust someone who says they deal only with facts.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
Mind giving an example of something that could either be bias or fact?
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
First, you ignored the substance of the comment. Second, Twitter has massive impact, and Elon Musk is an ass of a role model.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
Hardly a role model for any state.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
Dude I live in the tenderloin.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
It doesn’t work. The TSA is horrendously ineffective and is the definition of security theatre. This just hurts people needlessly. Much like the no fly list which is a huge violation of due process.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
The homeless actually make great conversation and it humanizes them. If you don’t give cash, at least don’t alienate them. Granted it can be very emotionally draining.
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by StuffedParrot 7y ago
It’s not the writers, it’s the private equity. See: the recent demise of deadspin.