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by archagon 2y ago
Wikipedia is not owned by “The Democrats.” Its editors are a pretty diverse and esoteric bunch.
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by archagon 2y ago
In my experience, well-moderated forums like Metafilter tend to have much more intelligent discussions than anything you’d find on HN or Reddit.
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by archagon 2y ago
Threading isn’t an intrinsic sin, I think — sorting by upvotes is. The Discourse forum software allows sub-threads while still preserving a linear conversation style. You could also empower mods to spin off discussions into their own, separ
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by archagon 2y ago
Deep-seated insecurity? https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/11/08/elon-musk-almost-need...
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by archagon 2y ago
Yes, but eventually normal people will just end up leaving.
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by archagon 2y ago
I’ve long felt that recursive/threaded replies were the death of intelligent online discourse. It’s just endless debate club: everyone proselytizing stodgy talking points from their individual soapboxes without any genuine back-and-for
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by archagon 2y ago
> In my opinion, mainstream outlets should have scrutinized President Biden’s son and the president’s cognitive health more aggressively. The problem is that right-wing think tanks are constantly trying to spin the tiniest little contr
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by archagon 2y ago
Palantir is a company that loves to saber rattle and post disturbing polemics about how “the West” needs to dominate the rest of the world. Moreover, Thiel is in bed with Yarvin, an out-and-proud monarchist. This is the last company I’d tru
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by archagon 2y ago
"If we don't build the Torment Nexus ourselves, someone else is just gonna do it!"
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by archagon 2y ago
And what, pray tell, do you think that word means? Because I saw him say it in an interview. And in other venues, too. > "I call them homegrown criminals," Mr. Trump told Fox Noticias. "I mean, the homegrowns that grew
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by archagon 2y ago
Incidentally, Palantir is the company that gets a hard-on from building slaughterbots: https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1hexwjc/slaughterbo...
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by archagon 2y ago
What was that about gangs? Most of the Venezuelans sent to El Salvador appear to have no criminal record. And Trump has explicitly said that citizens are next.
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by archagon 2y ago
Well, this is the natural end state of the “‘woke mind virus’ virus.” I hope he realizes that at some point. But I feel like influencers have a hard time with humility and introspection.
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by archagon 2y ago
Jail (with due process) is still better than freaking El Salvador.
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by archagon 2y ago
https://archive.is/dhlOH
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by archagon 2y ago
> And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. The Christianity I’m familiar with (Eastern Orthodox) places radical humility and fraternal equality starkly in the foreground. (“I believe, Lord, and I confess, that Yo
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by archagon 2y ago
Is this government propaganda or just plain old nationalism? Is there evidence of editorial government involvement in any of this media?
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by archagon 2y ago
Holy baloney, that is some top grade insane rambling. (Seriously, "Hitler-centric"? Are we just throwing darts at the scary word board now?) The administration pays lip service to getting rid of DEI, but then tries to erase genuin
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by archagon 2y ago
Brave kids. Incidentally, I found it interesting that one of Scholl's beheaded White Rose allies is venerated as an Orthodox saint and passion bearer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Schmorell
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by archagon 2y ago
In truth, tech workers hold all the cards and could easily push for permanent WFH if only they organized. Instead, they let management walk back their promises with barely a peep. Foolish.
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by archagon 2y ago
Yes. Fuck the industry and fuck our spineless "leaders." Fortunately, there are plenty of real hackers out there who devote their lives and careers to the betterment of humanity through open-source software, research, etc. (Unsu
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by archagon 2y ago
Maybe the emphasis on racial identity in society will prove harmful in the long run. But it's plain to see that the anti-DEI push from the Trump administration is little more than a return to white, male supremacy. For example: https:
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by archagon 2y ago
“White” is not a race, but a vague signifier of pan-European identity that has shifted dramatically over the years: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43720538
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by archagon 2y ago
Why are you always all over these DEI threads?
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by archagon 2y ago
All this assumes that “white” is a single “race.” In reality, it is a broad umbrella covering a variety of ethnic groups. What would I — a first-generation Russian immigrant — have to celebrate in common with descendants of Spanish, Belgian
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by archagon 2y ago
It's curious to consider that Onfim probably grew up, toiled, had a family, and died with an entire life behind him... yet we still think of him as "a boy who lived in Novgorod" because the only evidence of his existence is t
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On the Real-Life Story of Deep-Cover Russian Spies Living as American Families(lithub.com)
12 points by archagon 2y ago|1 comments
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by archagon 2y ago
By your logic, maybe this program should only subsidize a nutritionally-rich slurry?
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by archagon 2y ago
This is literally describing a cult. Disturbing.
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by archagon 2y ago
End result: substantially reduced student immigration along with native brain drain out of the US. Other countries reap the benefits of our best and brightest. New institutions fail to attract cutting-edge researchers and become ideology-dr

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