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by blunte 5y ago
> it seems obvious that the result is rational from a biological perspective Only if you believe in the relatively modern human concept of two monogamous people being the only parents of a child. Biologically speaking, a woman wants the
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by blunte 5y ago
How often do we ever find the actual individual humans resonsible for these bad actions? I would imagine if the individuals were identified, some harmed parties would spend money eliminating them to dissuade others doing the same thing.
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by blunte 5y ago
They sell fear (with some justification), and then they sell an underperforming product that supposedly addresses that concern. It would seem that people do [think “oh shit I need to protect my security”, and then buy NordVPN, without quest
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by blunte 5y ago
But the several times I've gone looking for a very privacy-focused (but not horrible performing) vpn, I've usually only found 1 or 2 good options. Most of the consolidation list were never the good options. So a better question i
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by blunte 5y ago
Statistically most relationships don't last for the remaining lifetimes of the partners. I don't even have to back this up with footnotes. (30+ years ago it might have been true.) I will point out that if you go looking for sta
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by blunte 5y ago
> How is this the top reply? Because I replied early? I dunno, only 3 points. [edit - -1 points :P. So sad :( ] His idea is doomed because he says, "I'm looking for somebody who has a kind heart, someone who's curious an
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by blunte 5y ago
8 years? Not being flippant, but 8 years is one chapter. More than 8 years of my marriage were so great I couldn't imagine anything better (and I have not topped it with anyone since). I'm saying that you can and should enjoy r
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by blunte 5y ago
Marriage and kids can be a very happy and enriching experience, for all involved. I'm not disputing that. (I had 15 years of magnificent marriage and have two amazing young adult children. I wouldn't trade that for anything.) B
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by blunte 5y ago
It seems pessimistic, but it's only pessimism if you accept the current systems that are in place (economic, human relational, etc.). I actually think that there can be great joy, mutual success, and net-postive happiness amongst peopl
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by blunte 5y ago
This makes a nice news story, but based on the criteria mentioned, it is doomed to failure. 1. There are very, very few life-long partnerships. And of the ones that are, some of them are for reciprocal benefits (not love); some are because
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by blunte 5y ago
This is just another example of why working (and getting educated) to be an employee is usually a poor decision compared to putting your energy into becoming the employer. Nobody explained this to me, and I spent over two decades running th
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by blunte 5y ago
In cases like this, why aren’t people using react native or even plain web apps? Seems to me you could avoid that whole obstacle.
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by blunte 5y ago
Even so, it's one thing to eat a human who has died naturally or by accident vs chasing down and killing another human to eat them.
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by blunte 5y ago
The "part of our cultural heritage" excuse is not a positive argument, as many cultures have some pretty horrible practices in their heritage. In fact, some cultures were successful colonists. Should they be allowed to capture th
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by blunte 5y ago
> complete and utter failure on all levels Is the < 100% number due to lack of availability of vaccine, inability of people to get to a location to receive the vaccine, or people simply not wanting to be vaccinated? There's an im
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by blunte 5y ago
It is normal because it can be captured easily and silently. This is not like some device which you walk by which scratches you and steals your DNA. This is you being who you are, open for all to see, and being seen by people and cameras.
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by blunte 5y ago
I suspect this is an engineered situation/story/post. I suspect it is designed to drum up conflict and destabilize a society. Who really benefits from this is up for debate, and I won't speculate. That out of the way, finge
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by blunte 5y ago
But as a matter of probability and human greed, some people understood the system and invisibly stole from it. How much of the money was mismanaged vs how much was stolen is debatable.
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by blunte 5y ago
But with billions in assets, you can borrow so greatly that you never have to spend a penny of your own assets. And hey, even if you do sell some of your stock, a 20% cap gains tax isn't so much when your stock is going up faster than
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by blunte 5y ago
Chances are really good that the companies they operate gained their stature in part by monopolistic (aka, anti-capitalistic free market, as is the popular theme) behaviors. But I will play this game anyway. If you have 1 billion dollars w
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by blunte 5y ago
There is a seriously fundamental problem with modern humanity. It's not just about money/wealth, but in this example it's an easy example to talk about. What exactly does one do with a billion dollars? Or 10 billion? Or 10
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by blunte 5y ago
Given the source, and the framing, and the context, this means very little. The value of free time is very highly dependent upon one's situation and one's conditioning. For a Zen Buddhist Monk it could be valuable. To an inmate
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by blunte 5y ago
Most linters and editors would highlight this. Also, if one writes test, one of the test cases should fail. This is just a typo, not really a quality ad for some code quality monitor.
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by blunte 5y ago
They say to put the dirtier things at the bottom since that's where the strong jets of water come from. Then they say to put cutlery face down so it gets cleaner. What about the other side of the cutlery? Was only one side dirty? And
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by blunte 5y ago
Seems to me... Any author of a published paper who will not stand behind the paper should have their name removed. When there is just one name left, that person either accepts responsibility for the content, or they too disavow it and get r
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by blunte 5y ago
Ok, forgive me for being imprecise in my language :). Any willful activity that harms the brain should be considered carefully before undertaking. This would include drinking alcohol as well (something which many of us willfully choose).
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by blunte 5y ago
What did they say about being kicked in the head multiple times? Being hit by a car is not so bad as being hit by a bus. You still want neither.
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by blunte 5y ago
How many times of being hit in the head is ok? Obviously one wrong hit in the head can lead to death. Is there any acceptable level of being hit in the head? Why this is even a debate is boggling to me.
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by blunte 5y ago
I very much doubt that I have fallen for a ruse like this. However, with all the cookie and newsletter popups, it has happened that an object moved on screen as I was clicking, and I ended up clicking some stupid ad. I don't count tha
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by blunte 5y ago
Targeted ads have been useful to me about 1 time in the last 5 years. Being generous, maybe as many as 5 times. The other 99999 ads I've had to endure have either been for something I just do not care about, or more frustratingly for

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