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by brenden2 6y ago
The transition was "democratic" yes, but it became a fascist state operated by the military.
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by brenden2 6y ago
It's in the military's interest to limit the freedom and empowerment of the public as much as possible. I would take their opinions with a grain of salt. With that said, this seems like something that can be easily solved with tec
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by brenden2 6y ago
Isn't the point of Keybase that they let you control the private keys? I don't use it so I don't know, but my impression was that they were trying to make encryption and key management easy.
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by brenden2 6y ago
IQ is just a metric from taking a standardized test. I don't know why people have a hard time understanding that. It's like being mad about people's SAT scores. It's not like IQ is even used for anything important, peopl
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by brenden2 6y ago
This is one of several reasons why I refuse to install apps unless I absolutely must. You have no way of knowing what kind of spyware is bundled with them, and there's no way to block it (like you can in a proper browser with uBlock Or
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by brenden2 6y ago
Maybe Zoom is trying to solve that with help from Keybase?
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by brenden2 6y ago
https://archive.is/jA5jJ
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by brenden2 6y ago
I wonder if this is merely because they don't have the resources to properly investigate small-scale fraud.
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The State of Commercial Real Estate in Manhattan (In Photos)(brndn.io)
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by brenden2 6y ago
I use pi-hole, and it's great, but for browsers you still need something like uBlock Origin installed to properly block ads. The thing I like about pi-hole is it also blocks a long list of trackers that are bundled by various mobile SD
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by brenden2 6y ago
Try moving to a new city. I had a similar experience and moved from SF to NYC. NYC is less of a techie bubble than SF. You didn't mention where you live, but I just assumed it's somewhere in the Bay area.
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by brenden2 6y ago
Blog posts about unions won't stop them, but actual unionization will.
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by brenden2 6y ago
Yeah, the propaganda has been super effective.
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by brenden2 6y ago
This is just how capitalism works. It's about allocating capital in the most efficient way, and as far as Amazon is concerned workers are a dime a dozen. If workers complain, you can just fire them and hire someone else to do the job.
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by brenden2 6y ago
I'm a little disappointed tbh. It's good that they fixed the keyboard and brought back the escape key, but the screen hasn't been improved and I was really hoping they'd make it slightly larger, close to 14" with th
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by brenden2 6y ago
What is or isn't acceptable at the time is largely a matter of fashion and opinions. As an example, have a look at the ALA's compiled list of banned books (some of which are banned for ridiculous reasons): http://www.al
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by brenden2 6y ago
YouTube is a de facto public utility at this point. IMO if they want it to be a closed ecosystem, they should not allow public access the way they currently do. There's no good alternative to YouTube (yet) but I hope there is some day.
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by brenden2 6y ago
Yeah, and just imagine what politicians could get away with if they had laws that allowed them to prevent people from speaking their mind.
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by brenden2 6y ago
IMO censorship is wrong. To quote someone smarter than me: > I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/06/01/defend-say/
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by brenden2 6y ago
I'm glad I made the choice to migrate off of Google's products about a year ago. Having control of your own domain and identity is super important in a world where one company can effectively delete you from the internet when they
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by brenden2 6y ago
Believe me, I've been aware for my whole life that I'm a "contrarian" but not in the way that gets upvotes and likes on the internet. I guess that's why I have no friends and nobody wants to be associated with me. I
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by brenden2 6y ago
I hate to break it to you, but the older you get the more likely you are to die from any cause. Take a look at the data yourself: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db355.htm
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by brenden2 6y ago
This is a common rebuttal. Nobody is suggesting the virus is a hoax, or that it's not killing anyone, or that it isn't bad. What people are saying is that 1) these lockdown measures aren't effective and 2) the side effects
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by brenden2 6y ago
That's true. The government does what it wants at the end of the day. If they don't like the laws they can just change them.
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by brenden2 6y ago
Yeah, I understand that. Fear is, without a doubt, the most powerful emotion. And I'll admit, there were times I was fearful. I live in NYC and during the peak the streets were eerily quiet and I was afraid people would start rioting.
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by brenden2 6y ago
Maybe so, but I don't think it's China's fault, or the US governments fault for that matter. I guess it doesn't help that the current administration doesn't instill a sense of security, but I think the state of thin
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by brenden2 6y ago
I've had the same opinion since the start of this thing (you can go through my post history if you want), and I've been astounded at how incredibly unpopular it is. If you try and point out what's happening with the data, peo
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by brenden2 6y ago
Well said. Profile checks out.
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by brenden2 6y ago
People are downvoting you, but this is actually not a bad idea. People have been brainwashed into believing they should 1) forever be indebted and 2) always carry the burden of debt. As the saying goes: If you owe the bank $100 that's
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by brenden2 6y ago
Step 1: Get tons of VC money. Step 2: Hire a big sales team. Step 3: Be really good at marketing.

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