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by aww_dang 5y ago
I'm interested as to why this hasn't already been done.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
The article goes into the etymology, explaining how the plagiaristic sense came about by a satirical use of the term in Roman times. >The word “plagio” is not of recent coinage. It derives from Roman law, which also created its present a
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Brainwashing, Italian-Style: The Birth of “Plagio”(bitterwinter.org)
66 points by aww_dang 5y ago|23 comments
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Many people consume things others perceive as wasteful. Value is subjective. If consumers didn't value their purchases, they wouldn't buy them. There are some who say commenting online is a waste of time, but here we are.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
BTC opened the door and CBDCs will close it. Climate apocalypse is just a convenient rationale. They've often suggested using carbon credits as a supporting 'asset' for a CBDC system.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
It just feels like we've made a wrong turn somewhere when the military is developing crowd control weapons to suppress speech.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Is it necessary to remove #2? Where is the mandate for spoon feeding consumers of information? Is the risk posed by fact check, "My truth is bigger than yours", not greater than the benefit?
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by aww_dang 5y ago
"Population control" is a popular topic for the WEF. The WEF was started out of the Club of Rome which published "The Limits to Growth". Gates' family has deep ties to the Eugenics movement, which is now rebranded a
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by aww_dang 5y ago
>The cost to shut down a society and keep everyone locked down is tremendous, trillions lost from business being stopped, emotional scars that will last decades if not a lifetime for a majority involved. Indeed when you look at it this w
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I'm not confident in western numbers either. There's a definite conflict of interest when governments are tasked with collecting data which rationalizes their use of emergency powers.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I never used them and don't know of the political parallels. I know they had more biz relationships for search results as an example. Maybe start by explaining how they were worse?
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I assume most of us are heavily invested in the Internet as a form of earning. The future of censorship and regulation online seems like a relevant topic, even if I don't publish political material. A bit disappointing to see this one
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by aww_dang 5y ago
The drink coaster distributor was popular without a doubt. They never factored into my use of the Internet. Without fact-check, there's a mild equivalence at best. It is hard not to encounter platforms and their agendas in some form to
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Agreed, but that isn't a rationalization of the walled garden or proof that the Internet couldn't have continued to grow without the model imposed by "platforms". To the contrary, the Internet was still growing by leaps
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by aww_dang 5y ago
>When in our history... Before the masses were corralled into walled gardens. If a free and open Internet was a threat to gatekeepers, walled gardens are the solution. You can say anything you want on their platforms, as long as it adher
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by aww_dang 5y ago
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/27/national/modern... >An investigation by Moderna, Rovi and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., which is in charge of the vaccine’s distribution in Japan, is ong
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Is it possible to use a generic oAuth library?
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I appreciate your entrepreneurial spirit, but this isn't the place for promotions.
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Genetically engineered 'Magneto' protein remotely controls brain and behavior(theguardian.com)
23 points by aww_dang 5y ago|5 comments
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Not sure food delivery would be as stimulating as express documents, but I have fond memories of my days as a bicycle courier. I'm sure it is just rosy retrospection, but if I only had the two options I would choose messenger over poli
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Compare to "Science denier" as a pejorative.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I'm not a fan of many of these new "features", but users aren't always able to formulate effective queries for their search goals. "You searched for x, but because we think we know what you really want based on your
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Security by obscurity and techno scaremongering again. "Don't scrutinize our totally secure blackbox because that would make it insecure" OpenSrc seems like the obvious solution here.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Full title: “He who pays the piper calls the tune”: Researcher experiences of funder suppression of health behaviour intervention trial findings
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Researcher experiences of funder suppression of health trial findings(journals.plos.org)
128 points by aww_dang 5y ago|28 comments
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by aww_dang 5y ago
>Because whether or not you exercise does not change your ability to spread COVID. It may improve your chances of survival but it does not change the burden one way or another on how you are affecting society around. Yes, but under your
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by aww_dang 5y ago
If cycling is abnormal, then by definition 'normal' people will never cycle. >Most people are never going to risk their lives to ride bicycles on roads where cars, driven by people on their phone, are travelling at speeds excee
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Baltimore Washington Superconducting MagLev Project(bwmaglev.info)
1 points by aww_dang 5y ago|0 comments
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by aww_dang 5y ago
If you're a cycling enthusiast you'll always find a way. As you develop as a cyclist areas which once intimidated you may feel safer. It is like any other skill in that way. I know many would prefer bike lanes, but bicycle infrast
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Adult Obesity Facts(cdc.gov)
104 points by aww_dang 5y ago|220 comments

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