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by general_ai 10y ago
Slate.com is another example of a despicable fake news rag though. :-)
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by general_ai 10y ago
"Would", if he ran for president against a democrat back then. As things stand, the article you linked to doesn't directly call him anything of the sort.
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by general_ai 10y ago
I read this as "we don't really care about VB anymore, but we're contractually obliged to say that we do".
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by general_ai 10y ago
How are my statements in any way "inflammatory"? They're as factual as it gets. Is there anything in them that's even up for debate?
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by general_ai 10y ago
Not "Trump", but "one of Trump's companies". There's a difference. Trump would only be really at fault here if he was the author of the discriminatory policies in question, and there's no evidence that he
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by general_ai 10y ago
Say the company your work for or have shares in discriminates on the basis of race. Does this make _you_ a racist? Is there any evidence that he was in fact the decision maker when it comes to these policies? FWIW, the very same article you
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by general_ai 10y ago
Breitbart is less insidious imo. If you go there, chances are pretty good you know it's mostly horseshit. When it comes to e.g. CNN, way too many people take it at face value. I'm just pointing out that the "legitimate"
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by general_ai 10y ago
Millions of people have branded Trump as a "homophobe", where in reality he's the most pro-gay president of all time at the start of his term. Not just republican, any US president, period. Obama was against gay marriage befo
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by general_ai 10y ago
Press will never be the same again. Over the past year and a half, most mainstream press outlets have shown themselves to be nothing more than a propaganda wing of the party their owners affiliate themselves with. This was particularly obvi
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by general_ai 10y ago
I'm pretty sure they'll still be around. They're all open source.
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by general_ai 10y ago
It's ironic in the sense that California liberals literally let their guy get away with murder, but for a republican, they're all indignant and stuff for a much smaller offense. Not only is this ironic, it's pathetic and hypo
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by general_ai 10y ago
Thing is, you only need to configure Vim once, and then use your version controlled config everywhere for 10 years, very gradually improving it. I doubt VSCode will even exist in 10 years.
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by general_ai 10y ago
Not funny per se, ironic. But there's no smiley for "ironic".
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by general_ai 10y ago
I prefer console in general, for everything. I've been doing this for 20+ years, and you can pry it from my cold, dead hands.
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by general_ai 10y ago
VSCode/Atom are great, but for most folks on UNIX they are worthless, since you have to use something else when ssh-d into another machine. So folks build these elaborate Vim and EMACS set-ups so that they could use the same editor and
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by general_ai 10y ago
Where did I find fault with ACLU? This problem is much broader than them. They're merely a reflection of the larger society.
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by general_ai 10y ago
I just wonder if they'd be as passionate about defending civil liberties if a devout Muslim photographer refused to photograph a Bar Mitzvah of a gay Jew. Would that be illegal? Or does this only apply to Christians?
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by general_ai 10y ago
Funny how YC didn't consider it sensible to sponsor ACLU back then. :-)
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by general_ai 10y ago
I wonder if they will at some point remove the crap that's needed for 32 bit mode from the die. That could shrink the die size a tiny bit.
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by general_ai 10y ago
LOL, no. Don't be naive.
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by general_ai 10y ago
It's actually "universal" now, for the first time in history. You can run anything through it, including power and your 4/5K displays. It's far less "serial" than it used to be, though.
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by general_ai 10y ago
You don't have to "replace peripherals" in most cases. USB-C to USB2 and USB3 cables exist. Just buy a cable and enjoy not having to guess which way is up for the first time ever. The only major pain point is really the monit
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by general_ai 10y ago
>> Why is it a bad thing? Because it achieves NOTHING. If the goal is to help those affected, the ONLY way to do that is by engaging with the administration. The only way you can engage with this particular administration is by not sh
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by general_ai 10y ago
It's not just irrelevant, it's detrimental. The US should conduct itself from a position of power, not preemptively apologize for hurting other governments' feelings like Obama did. You do not bow to any king. You insist on e
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by general_ai 10y ago
Rumor is, Trump will issue a EO that is much smarter than this bill. In particular it's supposed to replace the lottery system with a priority queue, in which priority will be determined by salary. Combined with a cap, this will lead t
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by general_ai 10y ago
Doesn't matter who she is. She's not a judge and DOJ is not a part of the judicial branch. Only a judge can stay or overrule an EO. She was way out of line, by a mile, and she got fired for it. Funny as well that when Obama uncere
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by general_ai 10y ago
Nah, a serious question wouldn't presuppose a particular answer. I think you've made up your mind long before you asked it. But I'll oblige anyway. Virtue signaling in this context means that actions of individuals are direct
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by general_ai 10y ago
What's so "unreal" about firing an Obama appointee for blatant insubordination? Obama fired all of Dubya's people too, a Bush fired all of Clinton's people likewise. She was just keeping the chair warm for Sessions
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by general_ai 10y ago
Trump is 70 years old and he's currently the most powerful man in the world. He won't be "controlled" by anyone. But he likely will listen to the advice of people he respects.
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by general_ai 10y ago
Has there been any case in recent history (20 years) in which a president has changed anything of any consequence due to mass protest? Musk is on the _advisory board_. It could be that this advisory board is a farce, or it could be that Tru

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