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by bm3719 4y ago
Probably the only safe thing to say with these facts in mind is that we haven't found a solution to this problem that both reduces the crime output of those likely to commit it, and also treads carefully across our collective sensitivi
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by bm3719 4y ago
Because the number of seconds to doomsday doesn't mean anything and it was at best an ill-conceived stunt to scare us into action? We're not x seconds to doomsday. It should have always been a percentage.
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by bm3719 4y ago
While I agree with your general notions on automation, I think UBI isn't necessary. Some other alternatives include expanding the service sector, legislating human roles in workflows, and/or simply producing less humans. Not sayi
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by bm3719 4y ago
> Do you think those are all morally wrong as well? They could be, if one considers the negative morality of non-voluntary, force-backed extraction greater than the positive morality gained by its (partial) redistribution. Another opinio
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by bm3719 4y ago
I hate what PayPal has become and want nothing to do with them. But, what payment processor should I be using instead? Venmo is owned by PayPal. Zelle (and Venmo) use Plaid, which accesses your entire checking account history. What'
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by bm3719 4y ago
For those thinking about going no-dryer: You can also get small, indoor, foldable clothes drying racks for around $20. I used one of these my entire adult life and pretty much never needed a dryer. Later on I got a house that came with a
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by bm3719 4y ago
Also the Pixel Watch is being announced today. It's got some interesting design compared to the other two main smartwatches on the market (Apple and Samsung). Personally, it being circular with a curvy screen appeals to my watch aesth
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by bm3719 4y ago
Isn't it true though that you can tell someone's race by their genome, skeletal structure, and other physical traits apart from skin color? Additionally, is it not also the case that race is generally agreed to result from geogra
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by bm3719 4y ago
That's true. I'll probably grab one once the official site works again, but I was weighing that, plus the inconvenience of having to manage funds in yet another location and keep the tax implications in mind (you only have to pay
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by bm3719 4y ago
I Bonds are 30 year bonds. Since the I Bond yield of 9.xx% is only guaranteed for the first 6 months, what's the consensus thinking here on a long term hold of them? Some info I found says: I bonds cannot be cashed for one year a
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by bm3719 4y ago
This conclusion is being drawn from weak premises, though I'd agree with the article that we were sold this faulty assertion by our leaders. Is a free market even possible with an top-down, authoritarian, surveillance state like China?
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by bm3719 4y ago
Sprints are a container of fixed size to put work into. This container can be useful sometimes, but that depends on the nature of the work being done, the humans involved, the group social dynamics, and a myriad of external factors. There
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by bm3719 4y ago
My take on the current situation as someone who's watched the conflict since 2014 (both professionally and casually): Russia's nuclear weapons arsenal is serving its intended purpose right now: Scaring Westerners. If you listen t
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by bm3719 4y ago
I feel the same about ATS. In fact, I wish it was even more boring, like real driving is. ATS has an unrealistic amount of curves and shortens the distances between cities that in real life would take many hours to travel between. It al
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by bm3719 4y ago
I wonder if we've been hitting a lot of peaks in recent times and will continue to do so in the near future. Peak-social media, peak-influencer, peak-outrage, etc. The result will be a more boring, but hopefully saner, set of spaces
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by bm3719 4y ago
> Shouldn't the folks who believe in markets as a force for good want wages to be set by markets? They do, but what's that have to do with the Fed? The Federal Reserve is arguably one of the largest central planner entities in
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by bm3719 4y ago
This can be true (and I think it is for certain individuals) and one can still be a proponent of the right to have a choice whether to be a passive victim or take responsibility for one's own physical security. Personally, I'd ra
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by bm3719 4y ago
They're just misinformed. The US health care industry is among those most heavily enmeshed with government at all levels (regulation, gatekeeping employment, funding/subsidizing, etc.). Whether you think it's good or not, m
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by bm3719 4y ago
If you like this, you'll want to see this AI-generated music video if you haven't already: https://www.teddit.net/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/x6d3c3/ai...
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by bm3719 4y ago
Nice to see the data confirm the general consensus (by my measure, at least) regarding the Clojure STM options. Like others, I've been telling Clojure newbies something like: When you need Clojure STM, default to using an atom unless y
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by bm3719 4y ago
I had a long-untouched copy laying around and read this chapter on your suggestion. There's definitely some good info in here if you haven't been exposed to these ideas. However, I'd probably review Ch. 1 as a mixed bag ove
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by bm3719 4y ago
I'm being serious, and I do this when possible. My non-gardening relatives will sometimes even drop off a pile of unusable produce for such purposes when visiting. Ideally, it's better not to overproduce and overbuy. But I'
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by bm3719 4y ago
You can take them home to add to your compost bin. Then you can put this excellent and free compost in your garden.
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by bm3719 4y ago
> There are a few other articles of Nazi belief: for example, that acting ("the will") is better than thinking (a sign of weaker races). Perhaps this explains the otherwise strange title of the film "Triumph of the Will&qu
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by bm3719 4y ago
As someone with ARPA-related experience, I can say there are some trade-offs (possibly even flaws) in the execution of "the recipe" as practiced in the modern day. However, it's probably also the part of government that most
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by bm3719 4y ago
Imagine the job listing: Full-time (+ overtime) data entry position for faceless corporation that will treat you like human refuse and eventually ban you. Salary $0/hr (non-negotiable). Apparently people like OP are lining up for this
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by bm3719 4y ago
Animals, or at least most mammals and birds, can be trained. Human animals that haven't been trained with a morality system or something effectively similar have only a relatively straight-forward cost/benefit analysis as their d
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by bm3719 4y ago
We squandered it all, and in exchange we got strip malls, plastic baubles, and disposable food containers. If I weren't a human myself, I'd be watching its extinction from the sidelines while saying, "Good riddance."
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by bm3719 4y ago
It is Android, but some kind of stripped down and modified version of it. I've tried to find official info on it too, but what's out there is mostly power user speculation. The consensus seems to be that it's stripped down
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by bm3719 4y ago
For those who are looking for something in-between but closer to the dumb phone side, I'd recommend the Kyocera DuraXE (also sold as the DuraXV). I'm quite happy with it. It's got exactly what I'd want: decent camera, t

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