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by amyjess 6y ago
Storming the capitol to stop the certification of an election whose result t hey didn't like is the very definition of an attempted coup d'etat. They had zip ties meant for the purpose of taking hostages: https://twitte
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They took selfies with the insurrectionists. They were complicit.
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For what it's worth, there were a few other bans yesterday: * The top moderator of /r/conspiracy (just gonna quote the SRD thread: "At times this mod would spam over 100 pro-Trump posts a day, deleting their posts and sp
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I take it you don't remember what life was like before the Internet was a thing. A major city would have approximately four local TV stations with any kind of news organization and two newspapers. Maybe you'd have CNN if you had c
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So if anyone wants to see a more respectful counterpart culture to the Mongols, I'd recommend looking into the Xaela from Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. They've never claimed in the slightest to be historically accurate, but their
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I wouldn't consider a breach of the Capitol by armed protestors shooting into the chambers "generic US politics". People are in Nancy Pelosi's office taking pictures of her email client and posting them on Twitter. Nothi
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HN has rules against stories that are pure politics and that don't speak to intellectual curiosity, and I'm sure people are flagging this article on those grounds. But the mods have also said that exceptions will be given to polit
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The scary part is... this isn't going to go away after this election cycle. All of these "Stop the Steal" conspiracy theorists are going to start primarying any Republican officials who still have any integrity and replacing
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Per CNN, the Capitol has been breached . https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/congress-electoral-co... Since their liveblog software makes it difficult to link to individual posts, I'll quote the specific
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I have absolutely taken conference calls in bed, especially when it's really cold in the morning. I can just snuggle up under the covers and stay warm while discussing project status.
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What I want to see is Apple broken up. Split them into a hardware company, an OS company, an app store company, and an applications company, and permanently forbid those companies from collaborating or moving into new markets.
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There are a number of these ghost kitchens in my area available on Uber Eats, some of which are pretty good. Some of the best Nashville hot chicken I've ever had has been delivered from a place simply titled "Nashville Hot Chicken
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So one thing really cool about KIO is that any KDE application can understand KIO URIs. You can paste any KIO URI into any application's file open dialog box and it'll retrieve it. So for example, you could open any KDE media play
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...and once the pandemic is over and I start flying again, I'm going to fly exclusively with Spirit from now on.
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I hope this leads to Sony and Microsoft performing Apple-style reviews on all future games from now on. Completely audit every game and every patch before it can be sold on the platform.
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> Half a full bodied can knock you like drinking 2 IPA beers. You can get tipsy from smoking a cigar. Back when I used to smoke, I tried cigars a few times. They tasted good, but they'd make me sick even before I could finish one. I
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> At recent user interface conferences, several speakers have lamented that the human interface is stuck. We seem to have settled on the WIMP (windows, icons, menus, pointer) model, and there is very little real innovation in interface d
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> Not to mention you have much more beautiful choices of nature in Northern California. You're making the mistake of assuming access to nature is a priority for everyone, which I think is a consequence of the cultural bubble that Si
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Thank you!
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I mean, Austin is pretty close already. Their housing prices have been sky-high for a while now, especially compared to Dallas and Houston.
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Well, I was completely unaware that HN supported polls. This is a pleasant surprise.
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Some features of the license agreement are though. For example, some foundries require you buy a special expensive license in order to use their fonts in a PDF. IIRC, Hoefler & Co. and Emigre do this (though it's been years since I
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This is an HR problem. Two HR problems really, as exemplified by both your sentences. > They have a real problem finding developers that will want to work on it. At most companies, you don't get to choose projects you want to work
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Unfortunately, this pandemic has made it necessary for people to not have social interactions when they go to buy things. And that goes double for a store where you expect to take your time, get a feel for things, put your hands all over
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Spirit operates an all-Airbus fleet and has extensive domestic coverage.
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I've decided that once the pandemic is over and it'll be safe to fly again, I'll be flying Spirit exclusively because they operate an all-Airbus fleet. I'm not risking ever getting on a Boeing ever again.
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Fly Spirit exclusively. They have an all-Airbus fleet.
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I think part of it was also how long the G.I. Generation stuck around. At the time when you'd expect to start seeing Silent presidents, Reagan won election as the then-oldest person to have ever been elected president and was popular e
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It would also make him the only person from the Silent Generation [0] to ever be elected President of the United States. As Biden is at the very youngest end of the generation, he will likely remain the only one. [0] Using the Strauss-Howe
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The United States Military has the best logistics system in the world. I'd rather have them handle manufacturing and rollout than either a multinational or a startup.

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