bill_joy_fanboy

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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
As a European, you are allowed to feel however you want. As an American, I am allowed not to care.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
My favorite was the lady cop in Texas who said she would only "go in" if her kid was in there. Your kids? ... Not her problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--rt8aVV2zk
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
This post is massive copium. If you can't take a look around the U.S. and see that cynicism and apathy are running wild here, then you are either deceiving yourself or you live in an area that hasn't experienced collapse accelerat
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
> forced internment for children Where I live (U.S.), new schools are literally built like prisons... each wing is laid out from a central "observation area" for the administrators. It's just a panopticon design modeled af
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
> Why is homeschooling becoming fashionable? When I hear a question like this, I think: "Seriously?" If it's not obvious to you why no one wants to to go a typical modern public school you probably haven't been in one
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
> Being in tech doesn't make you a hacker. Agreed. "Tech" includes a lot of people who are not hackers. It's worth pointing out though that the "hacker" types who go with the flow are in many cases doing so
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
> we have an actual duty to resocialize you You may feel that you have this duty. I do not feel that I have this duty. You are placing upon me an obligation that I will not accept.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
It is definitely a parent's job to say "no" to degeneracy. Saying "no" is easier when your child isn't offered a buffet of degeneracy by the outside world.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
> I just bought a gas lens set for my welder and it included cups called the BBW and the FUPA. When I was taking MIG classes, they had a jar of anti-spatter gel called cooter snot tip dip. Can’t imagine why women are so rare in the profe
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
"Unjust" is really just a matter of personal taste. Your claim that it's just has no more validity than a claim that it's unjust. Saying "it's just business" is just a canned phrase for minimizing a genera
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
> You don't have the right to remote work. What I have a "right" to is ultimately a matter of personal judgment. Isn't it?
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
> It's exhausting to be under the illusion I can fact check the world. Oh, I agree. It is tiring. > If I get screwed for $200... Some scams do far more damage than $200.00. > The scammer won't survive in the long run. Not
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
I think of how I lost trust and it's more along the lines of: "Wow, with all of this new information, I can see how institutions/experts/officials have been lying to me all along." In other words, I "lost trust
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/?query=sports%20bettin...
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
In terms of the biology of the brain, gambling is more similar to alcohol and opioids than to cigarettes. But, yeah, informing people of the risk is critical. Most people develop addictions early in life without a full grasp of the danger t
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
If problem gambling were a rational decision, there would be no problem gamblers. I don't think you have a good grasp on the psychiatric issues at play here.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
You and the top-level commenter clearly don't have a grasp on the neurology of addiction. Addiction is a disorder that can't be controlled. The person with the addiction can control it for short periods of time, but it eventually
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
I fail to understand why this is a problem. One of the reasons I save money is so that my children will have financial security lasting beyond my lifetime.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
I reserve the right to shame socially irresponsible behavior. Just sayin'.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 2y ago
The most competent and trustworthy developers and admins I know have impressive home labs and portfolios of contributions to libre software. The most incompetent and untrustworthy developers and admins have resumes full of certifications. A
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
Her body, her choice. My wallet, my choice.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
Who decides whether or not the child is born?
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
As noted above, the father is never responsible for a child being born. The mother is the one who makes that choice.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
> This is hopefully too cynical... Nah, it's just how it is. A casual web search will show that women care about money in relationships and marriage... a lot.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
Q: Why do you always find cigarette butts littered all over the place? A: Because people who smoke are the same people who litter.
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
Alcohol has negative social externalities just like cigarettes. People who drink often drive and make other bad decisions that don't just damage the drinker. The negative social externality may not be "second hand drinking",
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
> Incomprehensible to you that this a sincerely held belief? In fact I have been the victim of violent crimes, and I have given statements advocating for maximum leniency. Well, I won't call you a liar. I've seen people do this
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
> "Well established" Not really. I hope you or your family are never hurt by a criminal. However, if that does happen, I assume you will be okay with the criminal going to a summer camp where they sing songs, play games, and ea
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
Noted this in a comment above, but restating it here: If someone has wronged me or my family or society at large in some kind of serious manner, rehabilitating is not really a concern for me. I think they should be punished. Plain and simpl
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by bill_joy_fanboy 3y ago
If someone has wronged me or my family or society at large in some kind of severe manner by committing a crime, I don't really care if they are rehabilitated. I want them punished. Why complicate things? Also, I recognize that there ar

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