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by exodust 1y ago
> "I am not gonna try to debate..." Clearly. A disturbing trend of late.
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Can you name one other genocide in history where the genociders supply millions of tonnes of aid to those they're genociding? Protests in Israel would be maxed out if Israel were committing actual genocide. Israelis are good people, th
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> " genocide scholars " Laughable role, given no access to the place you claim is a genocide, and that's an active war zone with terrorists running around delaying the inevitable and prolonging the suffering. 1. Look a
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Israel isn't committing genocide except in the minds of pro-palestine activists, many of whom refer to Hamas terrorism as "resistance" more than the more suitable description, to use your words (and the words of the UN incide
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You'd think those suffering genocide would do the one thing to stop it, namely releasing the hostages and ceasing their own officially chartered genocidal ambitions.
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> Hamas should be condemned How does anyone not see that condemnation is not nearly enough? Hamas need eliminating, not merely "condemned". Anyone arguing against the need to defeat Hamas in the place they launch attacks fro
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Dude, that quote is out of context. He said he prefers "sympathy" to "empathy" and went on to call out those who push selective empathy when it suits their political agenda. He was right. In my country Australia, there&#
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My 2 cents from Australia. At the very least he encouraged debate, and motivated others to challenge and vigorously discuss ideas, data, history, politics and perspectives. That's healthy, not dangerous. We're meant to defend the
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> JS to persist the setting. Yes, local storage is crucial functionality. I don't get people who disable JS, but I suppose if they have a bunch of sites they whitelist it's less painful... but then they must trust those sites a
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> " I think it was a mistake to combine styling and layout " Perhaps because we can have different styles of layout, it fits with CSS better than you say. Carefully designed padding, margins and negative space is both a style
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by exodust 1y ago
You've moved the posts from "watching youtube" to "searching youtube", then added something about my emotional state. Doesn't surprise me you don't want to expand further, since you have nothing to expand.
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I ended up asking Grok, which said: " Routine inspections are common in many states but not universal. Some states, like California and Texas, explicitly allow periodic inspections with proper notice, while others may have stricter reg
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I'd like to see a pricing page where if you get the ball though the hoop, or some other challenge, you get a discount.
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> "mastery of video production" If a master craftsperson records a video in their workshop demonstrating their craft and talking about their craft, you are observing mastery. This isn't some wild theory, this is a cold
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Are you saying masters of their craft aren't on youtube?
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On a related note, how do routine inspections work in the US? Does someone walk through the house taking photos every 6 or 12 months, making sure you're keeping the place clean and no damage etc? That's how it is here in Australia
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True, but at least your procrastination activity is learning about the thing, as opposed to unrelated procrastination activities.
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I think they meant that Verdana is a nice replacement for Times if you care about readability and presentation. Good pickup on the font being the default browser choice, I didn't notice that!
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Because the process of "arranging" requires an end goal, according to the definition of the word. No assumptions needed. I was replying to the person who suggested the universe might be consciously exploring itself (goal) via an a
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Orwellian comedy isn't really a thing but it should be if we're heading that direction. My 2 cents with kathaaverse... 1984 You are Stones, perpetually stoned and suspiciously cynical; the telescreen blares drivel about cho
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Perhaps humans are not the end goal of the arrangement process. We like to think we are, but we're likely just a phase.
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> " ...we should not allow kids outside " That's not an equivalent analogy. Freedom of movement, to stand outside a store, is a human right. It is not the same as "freedom to lurk around online spaces on Mummy'
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Your analogy needs modifying. If we remove the laws, a child could walk into the store and buy beer with their pocket money, no questions asked. This isn't the same as them browsing the internet no questions asked. The child is not p
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The Gaza Health Ministry is the main source of data you read about in Reuters and AFP. Hamas also runs a media office that provides official statements on airstrikes, casualties and other events. They have a history of suppressing and intim
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> "They are responsible for the current situation." Pretty sure the people responsible are the ones hijacking aid trucks and causing security problems in distribution areas. Hamas has a long history of misdirecting aid from the
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> " to show you the ground truth " Sounds like "traveling gaza" is your preferred source over "traveling israel". No difference. Well, there's some differences... There aren't any foreign journalis
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Just noticed Flickr is jumping on the child-safety alarmism: " Flickr will now require all new users to be 18 years of age or older to create an account " Not just for UK but global.
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They're coming for AI tools next. Here in Australia they're rolling out the academic socialist activists on the public broadcaster. These experts know how to keep us safe apparently. This morning it was all about "think of th
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> that the law “was used to take down” politically sensitive video? You've misquoted the chatbot, which is a new one. The video wasn't "taken down" and Grok never said that. It was blocked for some users in the UK d
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In this case, Grok is stating the obvious. I'm not sure how you can arrive at any other conclusion. The clip is inaccessible to some users in the UK on the day the act comes online, replaced with a message about local laws and age veri

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