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by frogpelt 6y ago
No, you're right. I am fully on-board with the idea of being careful about who and what I associate with as it relates to maintaining personal integrity and character. I guess I was approaching that question from a different angle wher
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Does your choice of words cause you to pause and think about where we are as a society? The "wrong kind of association" for creating a social media account?
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Consider it from this perspective: Donald Trump was elected, not because he represented conservative people so well. Not even close. He was elected because conservative opinions have been given so little credence versus liberal opinions on
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by frogpelt 6y ago
The paradox is that when you treat people you disagree with as extremists, you create more extremism.
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by frogpelt 6y ago
This is my favorite kind of headline. The kind that screams, "No matter what you do, it's wrong!"
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Let's forget constitutional rights for a second. The fact that Youtube is removing content about election fraud while leaving up much more egregiously false information is a huge red flag about their bias. Have they taken down videos t
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by frogpelt 6y ago
One reason may be that they are already at capacity for shipping and they simply cannot pick up any more packages.
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by frogpelt 6y ago
I imagine police officers are trained to have their guns drawn any time they enter a home where they cannot see the occupants. There is not enough time to draw and shoot if the occupant runs out with his gun. By the way, you are absolutely
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by frogpelt 6y ago
This chart shows deaths due to COVID: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/COVID19/index.htm It peaked in April at 17,000 in one week. There's a column for percentage of expected deaths too. I imagine
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Well they need to make electric cars then.
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by frogpelt 6y ago
When it's appropriate to do so, and it's information that can be verified you can say, "Where did you get your information/Where did you learn that?" which may be slightly less confrontational. If it's just an
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by frogpelt 6y ago
I think if you're having to score employees this way they actually must not be responsible for producing anything.
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by frogpelt 6y ago
I think if that were to happen it would require a secret virus that there is already a vaccine for that could be used by the chosen few to protect themselves.
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by frogpelt 6y ago
That's not completely fair since they are an investment holding company. How about you average their subsidiary web pages? Start with DQ.com (Dairy Queen)
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by frogpelt 6y ago
The cash register was originally called Ritty's Incorruptible Cashier. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_register
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Contact tracing might work really well with a submissive populace. We don't have one. Said another way: I don't think voluntary contact tracing will work in the U.S. And I don't think you can implement involuntary contact tra
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Do you remember DRM on K-cups?
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Correct. It's amazing that in a world where we can all be connected that actual result was we all chose to connect with people who think just like us.
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by frogpelt 6y ago
This article both points out, and is part of, the problem with American politics. Candidates are full of hyperbole (Trump takes the cake, no doubt). The people who vote for them, do not agree with them on everything and may not even fully a
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Rockwell International, Integrated Space Plan (1989) [pdf](cdn.makezine.com)
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Actually it's funny. Right now he's Mostly Harmless, the guy with the intriguing story. When/If his true identity is discovered it will be a major let-down. He'll become Kevin or Ben from Somewhere or Nowhere. And that&
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Product reviews are flawed. They are biased toward things that work well for the first month. And furthermore, Wirecutter uses affiliate links to make money. And then they got bought by NYT. So, they definitely aren't completely unbia
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Honestly, it looks like Google is marketing to preschool kids.
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by frogpelt 6y ago
What would be a natural grid layout?
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by frogpelt 6y ago
I went to a restaurant the other day and it had one of those Coke Freestyle soda machines. There was a QR code on the screen which I scanned with my phone. This opened a website with drink choices. I put my cup under the dispenser and pushe
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by frogpelt 6y ago
It sounds like you aren't a fan of the way this QR code was used. I went to a restaurant the other day and it had one of those Coke Freestyle soda machines. There was a QR code on the screen which I scanned with my phone. This opened a
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by frogpelt 6y ago
The US has always been different than other countries. It's the reason we have more gun deaths than other countries and it will be the reason we will always lead in pandemic deaths if they somehow reach our shores. You will never get
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by frogpelt 6y ago
> I guess no one cares for facts anymore, as long as they see patterns that fit their preconceptions How about you? Do you think Donald Trump called white supremacists "fine people" or do you care for facts?
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by frogpelt 6y ago
Then they've already got you.
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by frogpelt 6y ago
I agree with you. But if you can ban me from using a piece of hardware that I bought then you should be required to refund me and pay shipping for the return.

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