aljp

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by aljp 3y ago
Coke has a reputation of being commonly cut with other substances, including fentanyl which is obviously very dangerous. This varies majorly by location, places where coke is cheaper and more available, it's less likely to be cut. Wee
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by aljp 4y ago
I would guess it's in case there's fentanyl mixed with other substances, there have been instances of people doing cocaine, ketamine, and other substances, dying from opioid overdose. I volunteer with harm reduction services and
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by aljp 5y ago
I think the reason they want the ability to add, delete, and alter is so they can disrupt certain users, software, or services legally, like botnets or arms deals. It's probably too broad and could be abused though.
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by aljp 5y ago
I was going to make a similar comparison. I casually invest and trade crypto and stocks, I have been burnt when early adopters sell off after a company releases a good announcement. After a good announcement, new investors will buy and earl
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by aljp 6y ago
One of the most egregious examples of this that I like to use is in natural resource extraction, mining, deforestation, etc. When mining companies start a project to dig a quarry (in Australia), they are meant to set aside funds for rehab
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by aljp 6y ago
That seems like a bit of a blanket statement. There are plenty of situations where someone may have not just the right, but a responsibility to force to you to do something against your will. I hate to use the police as an example, becaus
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by aljp 6y ago
> First, the author goes straight to the ventilator as a fear tactic. This is brought up in the second last paragraph, well over half way through the article, after they discuss the situation for ICU patients and staff. They go on to pr
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by aljp 7y ago
It could also be akin to the guardian of a minor, whilst a minor may have a mind, they wouldn't necessarily be in charge of making decisions regarding legal recourse, or in some cases personal health. If we pursue this train of though
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by aljp 7y ago
A million times more risky bet? By what measure? The risk to his livelyhood? His savings? That kind of hyperbole might help your argument, but I think it's wrong in a few regards. If he came from a lucrative job in the finance indus
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by aljp 8y ago
I wasn't thinking of trawl, in my mind trawling is a method of fishing, such as "Trawling for shrimp". Interestingly, the second definition on that page references "Troll". Following that link, it says down the pa
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by aljp 8y ago
To troll originally meant to "carefully and systematically search an area for something." Perhaps a bit of an archaic definition nowadays, but older or more literary people would probably understand it's intent in this conte