VanPossum

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by VanPossum 7y ago
Since we're on the topic of underhanded media manipulation, I'll just leave this here: I saw this entry skyrocket its way to position #2 on the front page, and within minutes, despite have 130+ upvotes and 30+ comments within 1 ho
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China is harvesting organs from detainees, tribunal concludes(theguardian.com)
67 points by VanPossum 7y ago|7 comments
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AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su Named One of World's Best CEOs(tomshardware.com)
6 points by VanPossum 7y ago|0 comments
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by VanPossum 7y ago
Which shows that the initial statement "all the people expelled for hate speech in EU could gain asylum in US" is false: expelling foreigners for breaking hte law is not persecution in itself, and of course pro-ISIS advocates woul
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by VanPossum 7y ago
I find it a bit concerning that an article of this (low) caliber was found worthy of publication by the NYT. It's basically parroting a handful of talking points heard a thousand times before, it does not really address any of the arg
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Hong Kong activists wanted by police gain protection in Germany(nytimes.com)
148 points by VanPossum 7y ago|50 comments
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by VanPossum 8y ago
If I may ask: on what subreddit(s) did you post? Was it a normal post where they allow self-promotion, or sponsored/ad one?
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by VanPossum 8y ago
If it turns out to be gross negligence by Boeing, I wouldnt like to be the US taxpayer when this blows up and goes to court. Because the US gvt is not going to let Boeing go bankrupt, so guess who's gonna pay in the end b/c Boeing
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by VanPossum 8y ago
Case in point about "a certain group's position", it seems that the underlying stance of "the gendered brain doesnt exist" is: difference equals inferiority . Which of course is both absurd and reactionary. Saying
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by VanPossum 8y ago
Since you mention disposable income, if you can tolerate in-ear monitors I would suggest getting custom-fit silicone IEM. Used with even a very low level of music (or even some white noise generator) they dampen noise like nothing else in m