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by gcanyon 1y ago
It’s not whales, it’s compulsives. The stories are horrific. People have moved to non-gambling states, and the casinos send them nice letters saying, “We miss you! Here’s a coupon for a free flight to our state, you don’t even have to promi
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by gcanyon 1y ago
>every one is a degenerate Not at all. First, yes, people should be free to make their own choices. But that means making free choices. Just as we don’t allow advertising for cigarettes, we shouldn’t allow advertising for gambling. Sec
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by gcanyon 1y ago
This line from the ads always strikes me as darkly ironic: > if you need help making responsible choices, call… Like, the only “responsible” choice is not to gamble online. What do they even think we’re supposed to take away from that li
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by gcanyon 1y ago
What I want to know is: can we trigger these flushes? My grandfather died of/with Alzheimer’s, and I’d prefer not to follow in his footsteps. If we determine that these flushes are key to good brain health, and there were a way eithe
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by gcanyon 1y ago
For me at least, traditional floss shreds and breaks. The finger-tips aspect is a deal breaker for me. Floss is such a minor expense at the end of the day, it doesn't make sense to worry about the price -- that said, the non-slippery-w
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by gcanyon 1y ago
I'm not an education expert either, and I'm happy to let universities decide. It's your lot who won't let them.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
For anyone who's curious, Reach TotalCare Floss is the best: * Very shred-resistant * Grippy, even when wet, so you don't have to turn your fingertips purple * Thin enough to fit most teeth, but supposed to have some so
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by gcanyon 1y ago
Real life Pluribus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluribus_(TV_series)
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by gcanyon 1y ago
The article cites a study saying that it is.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
You complain of vague complaints, then propose vague solutions. Your terminology escalation to "abuse" seems absurd to me: it's not a zero-sum game, and white people in general seem to have done fine over the past fifty years
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by gcanyon 1y ago
If we have the fact of lower admission rates, it is incumbent on us as a society that cares about all our members to figure out what's going on. You've refused to express an opinion. Of course, others have proposed rationales, a
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by gcanyon 1y ago
I was frustrated through the first...25%? of the article that basically the author was conflating all sorts of obviously negative things: drugs, alcohol, smoking, gun violence etc. with "deviance". And then: no mention of furries,
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by gcanyon 1y ago
Is there not an emulator at this point?
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by gcanyon 1y ago
> if you are blessed enough to grow old, one day you will likely be disabled in one way or another Oh for sure, for sure. It's hard to predict exactly how the secondary effects play out. But I was referring to the primary intended e
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by gcanyon 1y ago
What makes you think I think "all white dudes are/think the same"? Did I say anything to suggest that? The difference, I think, is that I'm not blind to the advantages I receive every day for being a white male. In t
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by gcanyon 1y ago
I'd argue the correct analogy is "Suppose you were abused by society; should society be forced to address that abuse." But that's just me.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
So if admission rates are below population averages, is it your contention that: 1. Fewer minorities *want* to go to college -- what do you think causes that bias? 2. Minorities want to go to college, but due to factors of their env
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by gcanyon 1y ago
> We need the best for the job I'm curious why you say that, since we've arguably been managing without "the best for the job" for centuries, anytime the best was a woman or a minority.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
Companies know their own historical data and practices best.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
That means a "what's reasonable" question is disallowed?
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by gcanyon 1y ago
I'm a white male, there is zero chance DEI benefits me directly. But I think we all benefit from a diverse society, with female plumbers and electricians, minority software developers, etc. etc.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
Okay, so we've established that your upper bound is "less than thousands of years" but what's your lower limit? Or were you just strawmanning?
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by gcanyon 1y ago
I didn't propose subjective harm in the past, why would you suggest that I did? But in any case, it seems like your answer is zero, right?
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by gcanyon 1y ago
That's a bad metaphor.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
In your mind, if the company had researched their past hiring and found that whites/males had been favored for the previous history of the company, how long would it be reasonable for them to favor minorities and other underrepresented
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by gcanyon 1y ago
Did that case ever resolve? In your mind, if Google researched their past hiring and found that whites/males had been favored for, let's say, the past 15 years, how long would it be reasonable for them to favor minorities and othe
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by gcanyon 1y ago
As I’ve said in the past: they need the benefit of the doubt on everything; they deserve the benefit of the doubt on nothing.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
This is what happens when people who take things seriously take seriously things said by people who don’t take things seriously.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
Oooh, I just suggested in another comment that using applescript would be possible. I didn't think it would be this easy though.
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by gcanyon 1y ago
I believe it would be possible to execute an applescript to tell the finder to delete the files in one go. It would theoretically be possible to construct/run the applescript directly in a shell script. It would be easier (but still

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