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541.
by eplanit 6y ago
I thought that after 1/6, the consensus shifted to be that "burning down buildings, looting, destroying property, throwing rocks and other projectiles, and stealing" are again _not_ acceptable forms of protest?
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by eplanit 6y ago
In just a few days after 9/11, we learned many details of the plot and action. We saw the gallery of faces of the hijackers, with their names. We knew when and how they boarded the planes. And more. Over a month has passed since 1&#x2F
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Half of New York Times employees feel they can’t speak freely(nypost.com)
6 points by eplanit 6y ago|0 comments
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by eplanit 6y ago
I was about to point out his age to the readers here so that they would see and appreciate that. I just watched your son's video about the 8-bit CPU he is building. While viewing it my thoughts were "he must have VERY proud (and
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by eplanit 6y ago
And to me one of the worst, also recently covered by NPR: the big lies we were told about plastic being recyclable[1]. [1] https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-...
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by eplanit 6y ago
I'm afraid people now see it as an antiquated and outmoded perspective on free speech. His attitude was embraced by progressive people of the late 20th century. That said, he too had to own his own platform in order to exercise his ri
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Pattern matching accepted for Python(lwn.net)
654 points by eplanit 6y ago|518 comments
548.
by eplanit 6y ago
"molding the quote to the 'grammatical context'" That's called "paraphrasing", and is distinct from quoting, because a quote is what was actually said.
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by eplanit 6y ago
I assume your schooling is very recent, as this practice of changing text within quotations is new, and completely wrong. A quote is what was said, verbatim.
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Teenager Joseph Flavill wakes from coma with no knowledge of pandemic(bbc.com)
1 points by eplanit 6y ago|0 comments
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Overruling the Visible: The Emperor’s New Gender(thepublicdiscourse.com)
2 points by eplanit 6y ago|0 comments
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by eplanit 6y ago
In the spirit of the article, shouldn't he be banned or fired?
553.
by eplanit 6y ago
"At the zenith of his power, Göring had one of his four personal trains specially redesigned to transport paintings, and, beginning in 1940, went on shopping sprees, loading the outbound carriages with ‘stacks of freshly minted Reichsm
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by eplanit 6y ago
Not an ideal ending, as it negates the fundamental promises of the marital contract. However, it's two peoples' (plus kids maybe) lives at stake. Staying together in a dysfunctional marriage can damage all those lives (with down
555.
by eplanit 6y ago
Yes. If you have a PhD and you were an academic or researcher or practitioner, then fine call yourself "doctor". If, like jill Biden, you never really applied yourself in that domain as a professional career, then get over yours
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by eplanit 6y ago
Yes, and the same with the Robocop story, with OCP building Delta City, complete with enforcement Droids.
557.
by eplanit 6y ago
I suggest "Shithromax".
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by eplanit 6y ago
But if the extreme measure of cutting people off at the ISP level were to occur (heaven forbid), wouldn't such rules be broken in the name of civil disobedience? I'm curious about what's technically feasible. Do "prep
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by eplanit 6y ago
Right now I'm listening to a report on NPR about how India, the world's largest democracy, leads the world in the number of times it has shut down Internet access. As this will inevitably (sadly) become the norm, I fully expect we
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by eplanit 6y ago
Symbolic gesture that won't pass, and will be used against the dems (rightfully) in 2022.
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by eplanit 6y ago
"Correcting" seems just as dystopian as banning outright. Put a warning label on it and people can choose to not view it.
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Helping Out with LTS Kernel Releases(kroah.com)
3 points by eplanit 6y ago|1 comments
563.
by eplanit 6y ago
A constitution that allows a 7/8ths supermajority clause is fertile ground for corrupt and insane laws like AB5. A party in Congress with a slight majority can pass a law that will be forever practically impossible to change. They ef
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by eplanit 6y ago
What is it when non-politicians fear for their safety? Why should that be less urgent and pressing than everything else? Do we now elevate the political class above regular citizens?
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Plato's Cave(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by eplanit 6y ago|1 comments
566.
by eplanit 6y ago
People were told last year that home made cloth masks were perfectly fine. I applaud skepticism at new claims, made without scientific backing, that now not even one mask is enough. My guess is that in order to increase the number of people
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by eplanit 6y ago
It reminds me of how during the Iraq war (fiasco), Halliburton, partly owned by dick Cheney, was awarded a huge "no bid" contract (no competitor by design, no bid required) for logistical support in Iraq. No corruption to see here
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by eplanit 6y ago
This is well-depicted in the movie "Syriana". One of the characters and his uncle are working for the oil industry in such circumstances. Spoiler alert: the nephew becomes and extremist/terrorist, showing how easy it is for
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Just Sent Bitcoin Sharply Higher, Boosting Its Price 20%(forbes.com)
1 points by eplanit 6y ago|0 comments
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Millions of Brood X cicadas to emerge in North Carolina after 17 years(abc11.com)
1 points by eplanit 6y ago|0 comments

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