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by bllguo 5y ago
pragmatic concerns aside, the US standards you hold so dear would not even be possible without being subsidized by the labor and suffering of those you criticize. Calling them ethical is quite the stretch
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by bllguo 5y ago
the societal cost is why intervention is justified. you know, the basis of all laws? we don't live in an anarchy. unless you live completely sustainably with no dependence or impact on others' resources, society has a right to int
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by bllguo 5y ago
Really? So a deep friendship between China and Mexico would be something that the US would have no problems with? The hypocrisy is amusing. The US-Taiwan relationship is perceived as a threat, which makes complete sense from the Chinese per
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by bllguo 5y ago
way ahead? On what metrics? "leaving them alone" is straight-up naivete, especially when you consider the US military presence. I cannot imagine anyone who has seen a world map seriously advancing the idea of HK independence, it&#
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by bllguo 5y ago
well yes, of course! the problem with suburbs is precisely that people like them. they're a societal trap, a clear example of negative externalities
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by bllguo 5y ago
Chinese people don't believe the US system is inferior solely based on improvements in their own country. I think this discredits them. Chinese students study English and America in school, many have come as exchange students, they con
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by bllguo 5y ago
as much as I love the series, to me everything post god-emperor was terrible.. it's actually a bit hard for me to blame Brian with that in mind
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by bllguo 5y ago
Surely you understand that your preferences are not widely shared - that's probably part of why you like living there in the first place, no? If you wanted to persuade a group of people to immigrate to the US, you'd mention Ohio a
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by bllguo 5y ago
absolutely! this is their first product so some caution is merited, and the polish most likely won't be on kinesis levels, but I really like what they've shown so far
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by bllguo 5y ago
I find it frustrating that so much discussion about other countries is based on hearsay and offhand translation, especially in the case of China where it seems few Western commenters even understand the language, much less the culture. Sure
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by bllguo 5y ago
Thanks. That's a more reasonable statement but I still stand by my main points that 1. a much, much larger contingent would stay than Americans seem to think, 2. the US is far less desirable a location now than ever, and 3. those that
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by bllguo 5y ago
This looks cool, I'm glad split contoured boards are becoming more accessible. Shame about the switch options though. Also, plug for the yet unreleased Glove80 https://www.moergo.com/ , as someone who prefers low-profil
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by bllguo 5y ago
your appeal to emotion rings hollow. Did I deny that? My family viewed the US as such in the past. No longer, I can assure you. It is precisely because we have experienced life in the US and Asia that I feel that I can actually comment on t
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by bllguo 5y ago
this is exactly the white savior crap that much of the world hates from the US. the sheer arrogance to think that even a significant fraction of Taiwanese would be interested in moving to America, let alone the entire populace. And then the
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by bllguo 5y ago
it's just so bloated and verbose. many ways to do the same things, annoying defaults (how is column not the default axis to drop?), indices are beyond frustrating (have never met anyone who doesn't just reset them after a groupby)
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by bllguo 5y ago
of course they do, that's the whole issue. in many situations it is better for the whole if people don't get everything they want. that's where regulation should come in. "people like it" is shortsighted thinking, p
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by bllguo 5y ago
can you elaborate on this? can't they collect ratings for internal use and not surface them, if that's the issue? they should be able to tune the recommender so that it doesn't completely forget about lower-rated content the
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by bllguo 5y ago
sure, that's more accurate. I kind of assumed that's what they meant. in any case changing either significantly is a long shot
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by bllguo 5y ago
> I don't believe that the American people are somehow genetically predisposed to having a bad government. I sure do. Nothing is going to change until rejection of authority is no longer foundational to the culture. We literally con
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by bllguo 5y ago
i think it's more that knockoffs are catching up. i certainly dont feel that my newer lego is any worse than before. i suppose you could say newer specialized pieces are inherently more fragile? i wouldnt make that argument myself thou
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by bllguo 5y ago
no doubt the performance is impressive. it just sounded like you thought apple developed m1 faster than the process actually took. a very minor quibble
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by bllguo 5y ago
i see. some people get really severe reactions though, like the people here talking about a week long; does that explain those cases? is there no relation b/w vaccine reaction and reaction to the actual virus?
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by bllguo 5y ago
okay, i get that mRNA vaccines are not introducing weakened versions of the actual virus like a conventional vaccine, but what explains the sometimes severe side effects people receive? those symptoms aren't related to covid at all, an
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by bllguo 5y ago
i think this is pretty misleading. apple silicon started in 2010, it was a decade in the making. how can this be reconciled with "nobody knew what their plans for ARM were"
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by bllguo 5y ago
if this is your body's reaction to the vaccine, what makes you think your chance of getting very sick from actual covid is very low?
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by bllguo 5y ago
does it need to extend to the countryside? what percentage of cars are in rural areas vs. urban?
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by bllguo 5y ago
not wanting to deal with 50 sets of different rules is eminently reasonable. They have the resources to manage, so no improvement is necessary? Is that really the argument here?
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by bllguo 5y ago
Norbauer still does releases afaik. In fact it looks like polycarb Norbaforces are still available. I'm pretty sure I saw a run of the metal housings earlier in the year, too.
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by bllguo 5y ago
you lump the western world together, but the vast majority of the derision is directed at the US. Worth considering why that is? "Not angry about this situation" describes European foreign policy, not American
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by bllguo 5y ago
it's so obvious that per-capita metrics are a far more practical metric to use that I am convinced those repeating this flawed argument have no real interest in tackling climate change

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