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by dingusdew 4y ago
Just a reminder to all that in the USA, grocers are protected by good Samaritan laws if they donate their unused food since 1996. https://www.feedingamerica.org/ways-to-give/corporate-and-fo... It would probably be bet
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by dingusdew 4y ago
I don't know why this isn't discussed more often. EVs won't be able to replace traditional gas powered vehicles if the majority of consumers won't be able to afford one in the next twenty years. I have spent the last te
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by dingusdew 4y ago
The existence of mob justice has more to do with the failures of the legal system. Many times in history, when the populace feels that they are not getting "justice" from the legal systems in place, the populace turns to mob just
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by dingusdew 4y ago
This guy thought Theranos was a technological revolution and managed to be convinced of it while Holmes' dog was leaving steaming piles of shit in the corner. [0] “She Never Looks Back”: Inside Elizabeth Holmes’s Chilling Final Months
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by dingusdew 4y ago
>>> Instead I moved out at 17, ended up homeless I hope you realize how bad of advice this is considering most people who start this path end at homeless and never move past it.
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by dingusdew 4y ago
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!
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by dingusdew 4y ago
Unpopular opinion: If you don't like democracy and use your democratic rights to actively work to dismantle it, you probably shouldn't actually be allowed to participate in democracy since you are operating in bad faith.
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by dingusdew 4y ago
The US does this in every instance where passion is involved. Passionate people, especially those who are passionate about their work, are more easily convinced to take less pay because they are "passionate" and want to see their
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by dingusdew 4y ago
One way to legally get the end-run around SSDI is to work on open source projects and accept donations. SSDI allows income from sources other than work, unlike SSI, which bars pretty much all income. SSDI allows you to get things like Finan
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by dingusdew 4y ago
Considering cryptocurrency seemed to originally be a rejection of the traditional banking system, wherein you put your savings in someone else's hands, and instead having your own secured "wallet" that is always securely in y
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by dingusdew 4y ago
Similar to theories on why Judaism forbids eating shellfish and pork, potentially pointing to a history of death from spoiled shellfish and pork, thus leading to a religious doctrine to avoid them.
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by dingusdew 4y ago
After sufficient time has passed, every company will need a new CEO, as no CEO lives forever. Each new iteration of CEO, whether internally or externally recruited, will bring a fundamental change in dynamic. You simply can't guarant
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by dingusdew 4y ago
For those unfamiliar with the concept of the Paradox of Tolerance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance "Less well known [than other paradoxes] is the paradox of tolerance: Unlimited tolerance must l
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by dingusdew 4y ago
"The son “Will” is obviously proud of himself, even though what he is describing is a form of coercive control. Threatening to isolate a female relative unless she denies her perceptions of reality indicates he does not care that she m
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by dingusdew 4y ago
That's literally the fucking problem. Two legal systems, one for "elite" where they get a fucking slap on the wrist, and one for the "poors" where you get the living shit beat out of you and end up with a hospital
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by dingusdew 4y ago
This is absolutely the case. Federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. There is literally not anywhere in the country where you can pay for a studio apartment at that pay. Better hope you can scrape together five roommates in a three bedroo
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by dingusdew 4y ago
What even are consumer protection laws. Isn't this blatant false advertising. I've dealt with it as well. Their whole THING with Prime is its two day delivery. If they can't actually "guarantee" delivery (which is
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by dingusdew 4y ago
Sci-hub has done more to change science and half the world wants to ban it.