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   by astrea 6y ago

   I have lived in many apartment buildings; mostly why I hold this opinion. If my only aspiration for a future home for my family and myself is one where I have to deal with upstairs neighbors stopping and nextdoor neighbors with no respect f
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   by astrea 6y ago

   > A great example of this is "single family home neighborhoods" in urban areas. They have no societal benefit, they are essentially subsidized land use patterns for the well off, and it makes it harder for less well of folks to
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   Tech’s Influence over Markets Eclipses Dot-Com Bubble Peak(wsj.com)

   2 points by astrea 6y ago|0 comments
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   by astrea 6y ago

   This has been my pet theory for a while now that I've seen people start to wake up to lately (perhaps I manifested it). How can one believe any discourse on the internet when the other person on the other end could easily be an unsuper
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   by astrea 6y ago

   I think the part of that sentence you conveniently left out of the quote is the most critical. One would be wise to not talk about matters of which they know nothing about, especially if it harms their employer. I think this SV tendency to
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   by astrea 6y ago

   EARNIT does NOT provide provisions for protecting us from surveillance. If anything, it does the opposite.
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   by astrea 6y ago

   This is essentially an interactive survey. I'm sure they can use the insights to drive marketing initiatives for themselves and advertising clients
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   by astrea 6y ago

   Based on the language in this comment, I can't help but imagine you somehow let your internal biases affect your behavior and language during these interviews.
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   by astrea 6y ago

   Oh, my mistake. I clearly can't read.
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    by astrea 6y ago

    Venus seems sufficient: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/681/solar-system-temp...
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    by astrea 6y ago

    Sure, I suppose our disconnect comes from two things: 1. The laws I imagined when I was drafting my comment were more akin to taking away guns completely, not something like more stringent background checks or cool down periods. That was my
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    by astrea 6y ago

    But owning a gun shop would by its very nature makes you pro-gun from a conflict of interest standpoint. Your very livelihood would require that the laws stay lax. It might even require that you actively advocate against any proposed legisl
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    by astrea 6y ago

    > I own a UVC bulb which makes me an expert on these matters. I can assure you that 222nm or whatever near it creates ozone, and you do not want to inhale that shit. I know I'm cherry-picking, but this particular line struck me as o
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    by astrea 6y ago

    In my industry (research), we still have a strong line of business. Some commercial clients have killed their contracts with us to save money during the COVID era, but government contracts are still going strong. In areas where there's
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    by astrea 6y ago

    Then I would be kicked off my suburban street
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    by astrea 6y ago

    I feel like that would be nauseating for residents on heavily trafficked roads
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    by astrea 6y ago

    But they are free to do so.
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    by astrea 6y ago

    I think it's good enough. Sure, in this very cherry-picked example it fails. But for a lion's share of functionality it works just fine.
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    by astrea 6y ago

    So they should go completely counter to the way that businesses traditionally function and keep something in a lab for potentially decades instead of shipping a "good enough" solution that can be fixed along the way? Especially on
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    by astrea 6y ago

    I don't grab my toothbrush after using the toilet.
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    by astrea 6y ago

    But if you remove streets from within the cities, where people also live, how would you propose having a car?
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    by astrea 6y ago

    I'm mildly concerned for your health
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    by astrea 6y ago

    I think this is a cute ideal for a world in which we all live in dense cities and have no business going anywhere but other places in the city. But in reality, I have business in other cities, even states. Work-related travel as well as vis
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    by astrea 6y ago

    > A free person does not take orders from the state, nor from anyone. A free person has a right to weigh advice and conscience on his own terms, and negotiate his externalities with society. How do you balance that with another person&#x
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    by astrea 6y ago

    I'm not exactly a financial expert, but I feel like any stock market news is accompanied by a fleet of "This was already priced in" comments.
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    by astrea 6y ago

    Hugged.
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    by astrea 6y ago

    Yeah I will say that this thread has been very validating as I haven't found anyone in my peer group who (at least admits to) feeling the same. What's the cure here? Obviously we could all use some therapy and/or meditation,
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    by astrea 6y ago

    Google+ isn't a fair counter-example. From a technical perspective, it very well could've been. The failings of Google+ was social.
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    by astrea 6y ago

    Breaking news: people are generally selfish.
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    by astrea 7y ago

    The name field situation has never bothered me as a typical American with the standard name format, but as I've grown and met people from different cultures I've learned just how frustrating that part of forms can be. Even (or rat