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by astr0n0m3r 1mo ago
That book is highly-biased in favor of veganism. Greger is very controversial. Any mention of him ought to also acknowledge this. Also, he wears a lab coat but doesn't see patients, which is weird AF.
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by astr0n0m3r 1mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
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by astr0n0m3r 1mo ago
This suggests that a person below this threshold would be entirely dependent on a social safety net (family, government, charity), instead of having a job with a partial dependency.
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by astr0n0m3r 2mo ago
An inspiration for many Nazis, and only a vile person would suggest this.
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by astr0n0m3r 2mo ago
It's disappointing that this is downvoted when the Apple Watch is an obvious example that rectangular works and is winning. When it comes to watches, I have to admit that I don't understand 99% of what is sold.
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by astr0n0m3r 2mo ago
"Deadly Hamas-led attacks on Israel in October 2023, that sparked the war in Gaza have caused an ongoing humanitarian crisis on an epic scale."
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by astr0n0m3r 5mo ago
Clearly, you've never seen Pulp Fiction.
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IMDB created my account for merely visiting the site
16 points by astr0n0m3r 6mo ago|6 comments
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by astr0n0m3r 7mo ago
Don't be surprised if GitHub (Microsoft) is unhappy with your choice of icon.
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by astr0n0m3r 8mo ago
I feel like this is more bizarre than can be attributed to Gemini. Don't go down a rabbit hole like I did.
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by astr0n0m3r 8mo ago
This is an embarrassment. I hold the members of Heaven's Gate in higher esteem than these clowns.
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by astr0n0m3r 1y ago
It's not silly and is logical. Businesses and consumers will not be worse off. In 1978, the CPI was roughly a fifth of what it is now, and no one was complaining there wasn't a smaller denomination coin than the penny. Cash purcha
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by astr0n0m3r 1y ago
You should probably fact check your statement about the size of Van Gogh paintings. Easily disproved.
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by astr0n0m3r 2y ago
In one sentence: Design tokens are a standardized way of defining constants used in a design system. If most developers haven't heard of them, it's because most developers don't create design systems. Even when you use a desi
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by astr0n0m3r 2y ago
Gate lice and early boarders are two completely different things happening at the opposite ends of the same line. Catching early boarders does nothing to fix gate lice
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by astr0n0m3r 2y ago
* Make all bets above a certain threshold public information with the bettor's name and wager amount like political contributions. I think this would result in some sort of credit score, which would be used by countless institutions. A
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by astr0n0m3r 2y ago
In Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith is playing a toned-down version of the character she played in Gosford Park.
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by astr0n0m3r 2y ago
The original developer makes the decision, and they have to actively choose it when it makes sense for their app. Only pirated apps are affected. Some software should be free. Software that is nonfree has its place as well and should be all
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by astr0n0m3r 2y ago
I'm with you. I fundamentally don't see the problem. I actually think it's great. My understanding was that Android apps were quite unsecure and could be pirated and distributed by another "developer" in an app stor
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by astr0n0m3r 3y ago
The title of this post is not great. There's a board game with the name Labyrinth (previously named The A-maze-ing Labyrinth), which this post is not about.
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by astr0n0m3r 3y ago
Until very recently it was $20. Now, every new member has $5 donated from REI to their "action fund" which the member cannot choose what cause that supports. This effectively means that $5 of every membership goes to the action fu
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by astr0n0m3r 3y ago
I'm not sure specifically what you want to know. I resupplied food in towns along the way. And while in town, I had a hot meal there. Also consider that resupplying is often not done in an actual town, but in a convenience store or wha
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by astr0n0m3r 3y ago
When I hiked the AT, my backpack was a previous year's model (2006 Camelbak Cloudwalker, I think) that I bought for $35. It's smaller than most daypacks. In fact, it's still the daypack I usually use but sometimes it is too s
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by astr0n0m3r 5y ago
The only thing better than Lebanon Bologna is Sweet Lebanon Bologna. A simple Lebanon bologna and cheese sandwich (on a Martin's potato roll) is a typical lunch when I'm visiting my parents. I've gotten about a dozen friends
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by astr0n0m3r 6y ago
I've noticed that the term "thru-hike" is being stretched in its meaning. Not that this is especially egregious. A more global term would be to call these "treks". And some of these aren't exactly "long-di
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by astr0n0m3r 8y ago
I didn't think a silt out was relevant to this cave.
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by astr0n0m3r 9y ago
The same applies to a married couple where one makes $20/hr and the other $5/hr.
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by astr0n0m3r 9y ago
I think you are mistaken. If I see a comment that is objectively false, then it ought to be pointed out as such. Not doing so would make Hacker News irrelevant. How am I to object to a false statement without getting flagged? Wouldn't
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by astr0n0m3r 9y ago
Since you literally can't think of a single reason, I thought it would be fun if I tried to think of a reason that I had never heard before (or at least I don't remember hearing). So here it is: Suppose that someone makes $20&#x2F
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by astr0n0m3r 9y ago
Funny, I've listened to this twice now, and I had the exact opposite reaction. There were some embarrassingly weak arguments made. Also, it's odd that you think he "takes down Russ" when Russ is the host and takes the st

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