cat199

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721.
by cat199 7y ago
Recent, immediate politics bearing on the agency here aside, we like to philosophically separate ourselves from the government in discourse, rather than seeing it as one part of our own, singular, cohesive society. see also: https:/&#
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by cat199 7y ago
enjoying watching people making the same arguments countered in the article without actually adressing the counterpoints - the square peg of 'maximizing superficial appeal for the most short term popularity irrespective of the personal
723.
by cat199 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Connection for starters, mr. unexplained downvote.
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by cat199 7y ago
I'd say yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire also, this was misphrased on my part. I started to mean 'the west', but realized I could only speak to my experience of perceptions of greek-e
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by cat199 7y ago
probably should have just said anglophone world.. started to leave it at 'the west', but actually have no sense of this perception outside of anglophone countries (e.g. germany).. hence poorly selected combination of west+anglopho
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by cat199 7y ago
> lots of amateur content. this presumes that mass media doesn't have any bearing on the culture it broadcasts to, when in fact, it is a two-way street.. and also that this is a representative sample size.
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by cat199 7y ago
> Soundex coding on driver's license numbers might enable bouncers to quickly suss out sloppy fakes Wouldn't corrupt bouncers likely be a good source of 3rd-party QC consultants for those in the fake ID industry? seems like thi
728.
by cat199 7y ago
> Lots of American culture lots of what porn producers are producing you mean? 'american culture' also stipulates that it is illegal to disseminate pornographic material to minors.. but this is not being enforced at all against
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by cat199 7y ago
tinfoil: 1) false flag lawsuit directly planted by big tobacco 2) who will claim "hey it wasn't a tobacco product so our previous lawsuits didn't apply", 3) thus creating public outrage (think of the children) about this
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by cat199 7y ago
> These people are not brilliant. They are utterly deceitful. these two things are not mutually exclusive. one implies intelligence/skill, the other implies honesty/sound ethical principles.
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by cat199 7y ago
> it needs the big tech as much as it needs its aircraft carriers not if 'big tech' enables (russians|the people) to pick unfavored generals and upset the status quo
732.
by cat199 7y ago
> Third party AV companies rely on continuing threats to stay in business. i'm pretty neutral on this topic, but doesn't this point by extension mean they have a more direct interest in discovering security flaws and publishin
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by cat199 7y ago
good to see creativity beyond 'ohey check out my youtube product reviews and live vlogging' (not that I don't benefit from those as well)
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by cat199 7y ago
it's a very good point that is lost or buried in 'the west' (e.g. anglophone world) that greek-egyptian connections have been present and fairly strong for centuries and millennia and continue to this day
735.
by cat199 7y ago
> they all have their own convincing reasons. even more so if those reasons are connected, no?
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by cat199 7y ago
Money, get away Get a good job with good pay and you're okay Money, it's a gas Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash New car, caviar, four star daydream Think I'll buy me a football team
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by cat199 7y ago
scientific research doesn't always relate to 'products' - but scientific research still happens and needs to happen.
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by cat199 7y ago
> VR’s killer app ATM there is no such thing as a 'killer app' "ATM" - a 'killer app' by definition is one that transforms technology/society and that afterwords, we 'cannot do without' (or a
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by cat199 7y ago
Money down 3 months later: 1) the gateway or more likely something behind it starts crashing for memory errors when someone is serializing some stupidly large array into it 2) using ordered vs non-ordered keys on input changes the behavior
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by cat199 7y ago
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day
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by cat199 7y ago
So, based on the second paragraph of article: It’s honestly a very immature tweet. It’s something I wouldn’t say today. I have personally grown past the hate of the two party system. I feel like I have a clearer and more matur
742.
by cat199 7y ago
... and increases access/claims to arctic ocean & natural gas, which russia and canada are already more active in exploring / exploiting.
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by cat199 7y ago
how do you get this at all from TFA? "In meetings, at dinners and in passing conversations, Mr. Trump has asked advisers whether the U.S. can acquire Greenland" "It is also unclear how the U.S. would go about acquiring Greenl
744.
by cat199 7y ago
terrible story. "Henry and Schooley were ultimately indicted on charges of aggravated battery, aggravated endangerment of a child, interference with law enforcement, and involuntary manslaughter. Henry faced a charge of second-degree m
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by cat199 7y ago
umm... from the thread: https://twitter.com/SvetaPinto/status/1161889174808596481 "Žižek - Amazon FC Ambassador ‏ @SvetaPinto Replying to @rulesObeyer @curry_nyc @AmazonFCCarol We are happy to work at the glo
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by cat199 7y ago
rather than your ears concentrating/funneling the sound into your ear canal, they would be muffling it since the direct sound wave direction would basically now point into your earlobe
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by cat199 7y ago
agree or disagree with the actual existence, but this definition ignores politically active people in politically important and politically connected non-governmental institutions e.g. media, finance, think tanks, unions, etc, which i think
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by cat199 7y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyYRyhvlf48 example #1 from a clearly educated british person: 'i was going to go' (yes, no negation, but still..) agree, this is not formal language, but quite common.
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by cat199 7y ago
aren't you forgetting the 'developers' who want to be 'cool' in this equation?
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by cat199 7y ago
On the other hand, your search is reducible to a single 'answer'. To make a counter point - I was recently researching 'things about various electronic and motorized bicycles / scooters'- a subject which a 'goo

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