desmoulins

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by desmoulins 4mo ago
I had similar experiences as a former unionized worker. Unions definitely solve some problems, but they're not a panacea, and a lot of company BS just gets replaced by an equivalent amount of union BS. The most miserable people I'
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Show HN: Using subliminal channels to hide data in TLS handshakes(github.com)
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by desmoulins 9mo ago
Yes, as soon as I hit the "...children who are largely insured by Medicaid programs..." part of the article, I figured that this is happening because some PE firms ran the numbers and discovered they could use autistic kids to s
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by desmoulins 9mo ago
There's always a fine line between being a wandering spirit and a mooch. I used to hang out with the rainbow gathering crowd, and this reminds me of the time my friend, who on coming down from his acid trip, declared that he was going
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by desmoulins 9mo ago
This is really interesting, from what the first part describes, the design and operation of "factory 404" has a lot in common with similar facilities built in the US and Russia. The US built the Hanford/Richland site in the d
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by desmoulins 9mo ago
The context of these book titles appearing in comments might skew the results. Ulysses is high up on the list, but the source comments have a lot of people using it as an example of a lengthy, difficult book. I read a lot, but if I'm g
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by desmoulins 10mo ago
This is true, but there's still the problem of how things are distributed within the collective groups. When the labor market gets competitive, you start to see long probationary periods, two-tier pay and benefit scales, hiring people
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by desmoulins 10mo ago
By acquiring a duplicate of the original, you're no longer depriving someone of property in the way you would be with theft. If you steal an apple, that's one less apple that the store has to sell to someone who is willing to pay