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by cb18 11y ago
This is an American thing in general, not just a workplace thing. I know that people in other cultures find it quite strange sometimes, and frankly it is when the actual meaning of the words is considered and what their use implies. But it
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by cb18 11y ago
The Bitcoin core has definitely left the stage of rapid innovation. Instead, we can expect slow, consensus-based progress at best for the future. This is normal for a successful protocol But that alone isn't indicative of the protoc
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it's a systemic socioeconomic one. This is absolutely right. I'll post below my comment from a similar thread that considered this factor. ------- I think modern "foods," of the extracted and refined sugars sort, and a
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by cb18 11y ago
I think modern "foods," of the extracted and refined sugars sort, and artificial colors and flavors sort, definitely play a large role in this. I find all this searching for bio-chemical processes to blame obesity on pretty silly.
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by cb18 11y ago
That's a fine point, it is basically a tautology though, and certainly doesn't mean we should ignore this kind of thing, lest the top free countries go the way of the less free. What I find most disturbing about this guy's rh
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That was interesting and proficient Theremin playing, thanks for the link.
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Sweden will have a particularly tough time in coming years. That time is already here, let's hope a change of course can be made soon. Sweden's irresponsibility and malfeasance should really be of concern to the whole world, as
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by cb18 11y ago
Human Freedom Index, Sweden, Denmark and Finland are in the top 10 freest countries on earth. I guess that metric is derived from formal, and institutional freedom or non-freedom promoting policies, but unfortunately, in some respects Sw
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by cb18 11y ago
Sweden will have a particularly tough time in coming years. Why? Sweden is already in pretty bad shape due to immigration. But a large part of the govt, and dominant information channels are intent on concealing that fact as much as pos
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by cb18 11y ago
* its the way companies, especially many smaller ones dispatch their drivers - you can be expected to go from working days, to working nights instantly, and it can really fuck hardcore with your sleep schedule* Yeah, that is ridiculous, and
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by cb18 11y ago
I'm not exactly sure what you're saying. Regulatory capture and efficient markets can't coexist. (My impression of regulatory capture on this matter comes from the OP, it's the first I've really heard of this safety
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by cb18 11y ago
Trucking is a very low margin business. These guys live and die based on controlling costs. Quoting $700B total industry revenue and saying there's room to spend on safety is meaningless... Would love to see a more in depth analysis
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by cb18 11y ago
I enjoyed that little essay about the origins of his writing career so much Have you read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_... ? That wiki article doesn't really do the contents of th
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by cb18 11y ago
Common themes: a guy, living on his own (or with an often absent girlfriend), cooking simple dishes while drinking beer after working out. He has an ear fetish. There is a cat somewhere. Some magic realism and lots metaphors. Conspicuous
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by cb18 11y ago
"more common situation is that a crop is GMd to not need pesticides" Is that based on research you've done, or are you just going with your gut? This[0] article explains how "Roundup-ready corn and soybeans"(roundup
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by cb18 11y ago
User _fs makes the excellent point that The only fear of GMOs that I have is knowing that certain crops have been genetically modified to not die when they are caked in pesticide. Good for plants, bad for me, as I have not been genetically
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by cb18 11y ago
Bitcoin is no longer considered a safe way to buy drugs. Is this really the consensus of the dark-net market denizens? Are they using another currency now?
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by cb18 11y ago
Interesting, what are some the standout awesomeness from these cultures in your opinion? What about Lithuanian history from this time makes it your favorite? I'm vaguely familiar with mathematical development in the Islamic Golden Age.
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by cb18 11y ago
Painting cryptography as a 'weapon,' as the header image of this article does and as was done in the past with the ban on it's exportation, is a completely wrong analogy. Cryptography simply translates to the digital world ma
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by cb18 11y ago
Language is power. I say we refrain from adopting any new silly terminology that anyone attempts to foist upon us regarding this issue. Something is either cryptographically secure, or it isn't. A "cryptographic" method that
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by cb18 11y ago
How did she unintentionally start IF? Just not eating breakfast or dinner I guess, but do you know if there was any particular reason she chose or was required to do that?
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by cb18 11y ago
I know it is a little déclassé or something to talk about downvotes, but that above post seems to be racking up about 1 every 5 min for that past 40 minutes. So as I think I pretty civilly and clearly laid out my reasoning for why I think i
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by cb18 11y ago
Yeah, I thought about that, but you'd think there would be at least one or two high-profile voices talking it up that didn't have millions of dollars riding on it. Back in the mid 90s of those expounding on the potential and promi
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by cb18 11y ago
Yes, I know it is a bit of a stretch from the linked article, but the subject of nationalism in Europe was getting some traction in the comments and this matter(the subject of the killed post) seems to me to be tightly connected to rising n
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by cb18 11y ago
Does anyone have any examples of anyone proclaiming the wonders of bitcoin at length, without also having a strong financial vested interest in it?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence
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by cb18 11y ago
I wish I could believe you weren't serious, especially today, July 4. But, oh well. The fact that there was no existing country here in the sense the European migrants understood one to be, and the fact they didn't integrate with
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by cb18 11y ago
That's what I thought of saying to dang, "But it was funny right, a good zinger?"
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I'm not talking about the politically motivated definition of "hate crime." Look up "ipso facto." I made the point that anyone who kills another individual for some trivial material gain, or other arbitrary reason,
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by cb18 11y ago
The problem with that is that it infantilizes a whole people. Yes, it is unfortunate the conditions[0] that some blacks live in, but there has to be a point, a line that is not crossed and if it is the individual is held fully responsible.

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