gamerdonkey

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by gamerdonkey 10mo ago
Basically every country has been conducting a massive geoengineering project in the open for the past decades by releasing billions of tonnes of CO2 (and other greenhouse gasses) into the atmosphere. We've been able to detect that, yes
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
Do you happen to remember any of the articles where you performed this experiment? I ask because specifically around 5 years ago, I know there were a number of cartoons where the creators intentionally wrote characters with queer representa
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
Did you fix them?
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
Those are examples that are discussed in the article, yes.
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
Everyone, please, don't fight. It's both. The companies wouldn't have this specific data if it wasn't for the age verification laws. Companies also work to amass as much private data as possible about their users without
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
They are complying in the same way that the rich kid who keeps getting called out for using his hands on the football (soccer) field complies with the rules by taking his ball and going home.
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
I didn't see it explicitly stated, but I think it supports the "overworked" part of this statement: > Open source, the thing that drives the world, the thing Harvard says has an economic value of 8.8 trillion dollars (also
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
I don't know why, but it always irks me when a corporation puts out a document like this cosplaying as peer-reviewed research, and they don't bother to put in even a lip-service "conflict of interest" disclosure. I shoul
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
I'm pretty sure the post you're replying to was referring to "legit ways" as in the purchase would be actually from the current rights holder. Buying on the secondary market comes with its own problems: 1. The people who
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
Ooh, fun metaphor! Mirrors are not entirely passive objects. Tinting, fog, and scratches affect the quality of their reflection. They can be tilted and turned to reflect a different angle of ourselves or another object entirely. Depending o
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
The current default is that missing a rent payment can harm your credit score, but paying on time will never improve it. https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/can-late-rent-pa... This benefits the landlords
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by gamerdonkey 1y ago
> And most people I know and see do drop work for family and friends ever so often as much their situation permits. Your experiences today may well be the result of this idea becoming more and more pervasive over the past 30 or so years,
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by gamerdonkey 2y ago
I expect anyone within earshot who cares about me to put me down if I ever used any of these phrases in a serious context.
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by gamerdonkey 2y ago
> There was never any scientific basis for that belief. This is an incorrect statement that can be fixed with minutes of research. https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.0610941104 https://ww
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by gamerdonkey 11y ago
This system sounds an awful lot like the freight rail system. That seems like it would be easier to automate, too.
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by gamerdonkey 11y ago
Depends heavily on your peers.
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by gamerdonkey 11y ago
I think we can get a fair idea of what would happen by looking at the two unrestricted auto racing divisions: Group B and Can-Am. Group B was a basically unrestricted class in the World Rally Championship. This series was initially very wel
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by gamerdonkey 11y ago
Sadly, things are not often so cut and dry. What are you feelings about spying that is ostensibly international but nonetheless collects a potentially large, though unknowable, amount of intimate domestic communication? I ask because that i
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by gamerdonkey 11y ago
Not to say that this is concrete evidence or to lend any credence to The Limits of Growth predictions, but there are at least some concerns about overfishing the oceans and a possible collapse there. http://www.washingtonpost.com
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
I would say that outright dismissing any concept is not an answer. I do have a problem with equating greed to innovation and cultural growth. Greed, in economic terms, optimizes only for the accumulation of wealth. Many technological and cu
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
Unfortunately, studies have found that police homicides are under-reported to the FBI's national database. http://www.npr.org/2014/08/21/342228794/ferguson-turns-lens-...
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
Yeah, I thought the post you replied to was confusing profit guarantees, but apparently not. http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/prison-populations... http://www.inthepublicinterest.org/sites
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
Maybe Ryan read down to 9 b (3): "you may terminate this Agreement for any reason at any time by notifying Comcast in one of three ways: [...] (3) call our customer service line during normal business hours"
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
Unfortunately, I don't have time for a more detailed response. http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/electric-cars-green
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
I'm going to reply to your comment, as it's currently on top, but several of the top comments have this same sentiment. I don't think it's fair to criticize this project harshly because the robot has external power and a
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
The two followup studies do disagree with the original Rat Park experiment, but I think you inadvertently misrepresent their results by cutting off your quote mid-sentence. > The results of earlier research, indicating rats housed in a q
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
Days like this are when I really miss Groklaw. I refuse to click on a link to FOSSPatents, and I don't have another reliable source for tech-legal news.
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
I meant that the examples benefit oil, gas, and nuclear overwhelmingly as opposed to the renewable sectors in the report. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear. Obviously, a program that applies to all companies will see more expenditure
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
Renewable energy sources are seeing tons of direct subsidies. However, quoting those numbers in a discussion like this can be a little misleading because of the disclaimer on page ix of that report titled "Not All Subsidies Impacting t
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by gamerdonkey 12y ago
Hoods blockage up is a comparatively common event in rally races. I've read that many teams specifically design the hood to leave a large gap if it flips up, thus allowing the driver to continue down the stage. This happened to a top d

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