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by conz 5y ago
Your response is one-sided and not historically accurate. Yes, there were Ukrainian Nazis, just like there were (and still are) American Nazis, British Nazis - in fact Nazis in most-all nations of Europe. That some Ukrainians fought against
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by conz 5y ago
Regarding this paper you cite: "Worse Than the Disease? Reviewing Some Possible Unintended Consequences of the mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19"[0] It's worth noting the following analysis: "Immunologists and virologists c
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by conz 5y ago
Try using elinks or similar console-based browser. All issues of obfuscating font just fall away.
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by conz 5y ago
Recommend you look at something like the Raspberry Pi 400: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-400-unit/ These are about USD100 a pop and need a HDMI screen and you're all set. And then configur
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by conz 5y ago
I still miss Visual Basic + WinForms If you don't mind running Linux binaries in Windows, then take a look at GAMBAS, a solid, contemporary Object Basic VB equivalent: http://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/mai
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by conz 5y ago
Have these rigidly regulated mechanisms been in place for 2500 years? Because if not, that seems like the sort of thing that Feyrabend might have meant by saying science isn't a single tradition. The programme/process of S
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by conz 5y ago
"As the philosopher of science Paul Feyrabend wrote and made the convincing case in his book Against Method" Convincing case? I think not. Feyrabend is about the worst of the philosophers of science, and that's saying
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by conz 5y ago
Australia hasn't had a recession since the early 90s and you are complaining? The point that was being attempted was this: Yes, Australia has done well. But it could have done much better if it didn't squander its minera
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by conz 5y ago
Language changes. It's the 2020s not 1980s. Language may change, but language changes which cause 'damage' need to be resisted. There's too much that's positively aligned with the word 'hacker' to
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by conz 5y ago
Am also from that generation, but got into an IT career from the early 80s. I understand where you're coming from. I'm increasingly the least-tech focused of my family/social circle, despite being the most heavily involved in
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by conz 5y ago
Tbf, I learned "hacking" as the word for illegal (cyber) activity long before I've seen it used for "hacking stuff together". How long have you been privy to Internet or programmer culture? 'Hacker&#x2
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by conz 5y ago
We don't want to because publishing in open access costs us $2000. Out of curiosity, what does publishing in closed-access journals cost?
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by conz 5y ago
Intellectuals of the time loved to make fun of and satirize MAD. But the fact is it worked. Intellectuals were more terrified than merely 'making fun' of Mutually Assured Destruction. Their satirising efforts where aimed
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by conz 5y ago
I have no comment on the rest of the-fine-article, bu this statement is incorrect: Our two largest cities (Sydney and Melbourne) right now are in a continued state of lockdown, with the various states pursuing a COVID19 eradication stra
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by conz 5y ago
throwawayfear, I share legitimate concerns about the Australian federal government's moves in recent years which show a lurch towards the surveillance state and authoritarianism. The points you raise which are related to regulations
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by conz 5y ago
'even in the "good old days" Usenet was absolutely chock-full of assholes and cranks' Yes, but that's what kill files were for :-) EDIT: Formatting.
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by conz 5y ago
On the contrary, (As noted elsewhere in this forum) There is mounting evidence that John Kerr was a CIA asset: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/...
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by conz 5y ago
Except, at least in the UK, vaccinators will be in schools and will "evaluate" if the child is informed and competent to make the decision without parent consent. Mixed with financial incentives, for each child vaccinated,
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by conz 5y ago
It's worth noting that there is mounting evidence that John Kerr, governor-general (and thus the Queen's representative) at the time of the dismissal of the Australian government in 1975, was a CIA asset: "'The Pal
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by conz 5y ago
I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting that we 'force unnecessary medical treatment' on kids. What is being made available to parents is the option to vaccinate their children if they deem it necessary. Also, while kids
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by conz 5y ago
In general, there is no less of an anti-censorship stance among Australians than among those in the US. What we do have in Australia - with its accompanying advantages and disadvantages - are strong protections against defamation, particula
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by conz 5y ago
"Mean old Newscorp didn't force Labor to vote for increased surveillance, to leave negative gearing alone, or to go soft on coal lol." On the contrary, Newscorp does exactly that. It's called wedge politics, and
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by conz 5y ago
For the record, the Greens are the only major party to oppose this overreach. (Major in the sense that they are the 3rd largest party outside of the ALP and the Liberal parties, and larger than the National party.[*]) From the article:
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by conz 5y ago
Brought a smile. Amusingly, I was only just looking through the Microbee Software Preservation Project, at a few of my efforts from the early '80s. https://www.microbee-mspp.org.au/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=MS... A
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by conz 5y ago
You can run Gambas and Gambas apps on Windows: https://forum.gambas.one/viewtopic.php?t=812
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by conz 5y ago
For anyone still interested in 'Visual Basic' style application development, or for RAD development in general, take a look at Gambas: http://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html Gambas is a mature, current-ge