cmiles74

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   by cmiles74 8y ago

   It's like they've forgotten that they mostly sell ads. In the end, they won't be training the human race to be more generous. They'll be training them to buy more crap.
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   by cmiles74 8y ago

   I think the idea that "law and order" is an approximation of morality is giving to much credit to the law, it enforcement, and all of things that have grown up around it. For sure, some laws clearly have some basis in someone&#x27
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   by cmiles74 8y ago

   "Star Butterfly vs. The Forces of Evil" has several episodes like this: the first half will be from one character's point of view and the second half from the opposing side. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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   by cmiles74 8y ago

   In my opinion, the author dies try to indicate that they are meaning people who avoid gluten yet do not suffer from celiac disease. "Consider the gluten-free movement — those who choose to eliminate gluten from their diet, not those wh
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   by cmiles74 9y ago

   The Register claims that the FTC and the European Commission were looking into it. "Last month, some of those who had complained claimed in online forums that they had been contacted by regulators, including the Federal Trade Commissio
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   by cmiles74 9y ago

   The variance between TSA employees is pretty wide. Some are pretty good about letting you use these pockets, others insist you take it out. I fly TSA Pre-Check and it's surprising how many TSA employees are hazy about the program, even
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   by cmiles74 9y ago

   While the code is 60 years old, the hardware is modern. According to this article, the component that failed is about 18 months old. When they talk about the software and hardware "no longer being supported", I think they really m
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   by cmiles74 9y ago

   That's the real crux of it, isn't it?
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   by cmiles74 9y ago

   I would really appreciate more information from NPR on why the story was retracted and what, specifically, was wrong with the story. NPR's statement mentions that the site that was allegedly defaming Jefferey Ervine was never contacted
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    My thinking is that if you really think that an idea is false or harmful or both, you would feel morally compelled to remove that idea. That is, morality is often the first justification for censorship.
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    Why wouldn't you censor ideas that you know are false, harmful or both?
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I'm not saying that I necessarily object, but I wanted to acknowledge that this article has a particular point of view in regards to this issue. Even if we put that to the side, however, I think the tactic that is being taken is intere
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    Regardless of the spin of the article, it's important to note that the big entertainment companies are pushing for harsher punishments for internet companies to prevent the distribution of "unlawful" content. I think this is
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I think the fact that Microsoft pursued this suit makes it clear that they would "prefer you to buy a new license". The statement doesn't seem disingenuous to me.
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    Once I started turning application notifications off, I began to see much more clearly how manipulative they are. For instance, Facebook started emailing me, something I didn't realize I had to disable (up until then, I don't reme
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I hear you on the transition lenses comparison and I agree. IMHO, people go through a lot of tunnels all the time. As far as I can tell, they are pretty spread out geographically. I mean, tunnels are pretty common.[0] [0]: https:/&#x2
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    We let our child read from a Kindle Reader (the black and white kind) if we are out of library books.
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    My first thought is that this business about keeping the unit in a locked safe is just another way to generate press around the early release of development units, something that most people might not find that exciting. Other hardware comp
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I disagree that it's childish. Magic Leap hasn't been clear on what they are actually demonstrating in their demonstration videos. They started out with some really bold claims and have been gradually scaling them back into someth
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    TLDR: NYT Magazine found remote access software installed on the machines, installed by vendor. Vendor issues statement saying that they never would do such a thing.
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I know of a doctor in my area who has nearly killed several patients. One of these patients I know personally and they confided to me that they looked and looked for a lawyer but couldn't find one who would take their case. I am sure b
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I don't understand this argument at all. The poster claimed that his provider automatically scheduled an x-ray before any patient was seen. My understanding while reading was that this was regardless of the reason for the appointment.
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I disagree. The average student loan debt from a public college is around $35k and that excludes private colleges, who are not required to report. Keep in mind that a great many students (who are not all wealthy) attend private colleges. It
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    This analysis sounds correct to me. A credit "freeze" is governed by law and clearly outlines who is responsible if credit information is provided to agencies while the account is "frozen": the credit agency. It is not a
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    If you are moving from one health care provider to their competitor, you will find it is difficult to get the data successfully (and entirely) moved from one organization to another. Typically you will need to personally gather the data fro
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I have worked in the field and I strongly disagree with this statement. The implication is that one can submit suggestions to the HL7 organization and hope to see improvement or changes in the spec. I would contend this is only the case for
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    While I agree that HL7 is a "not-for-profit", it's important to remember that their membership is not composed of not-for-profit organizations and you must purchase that membership. While this may not be an out-of-the-ordinar
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I've had good luck with this plugin for Weechat. https://github.com/wee-slack/wee-slack
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    I installed Thunderbird on a new machine last week and that screenshot is pretty close to the default setup.
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    by cmiles74 9y ago

    And remember that when you need to click it, you will be 100% entirely terrified by the incoming missile. Parsing through the list will itself be challenging under those circumstances.