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by glerk 7y ago
Which major religion other than Islam forbids it?
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by glerk 7y ago
Thank you!
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by glerk 7y ago
https://archive.li/DFdeQ
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by glerk 7y ago
According to this: https://github.com/feross/SpoofMAC/issues/87#issuecomment-52... the issue will be resolved in the next Mac OS version (10.15 Catalina)
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by glerk 7y ago
Because when you run out of space on your baseline pro model, they can sell you subscription to their cloud storage
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by glerk 7y ago
What ecosystem? It's mostly frozen.
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by glerk 7y ago
Same with the Economist. They must have crunched some numbers and determined this is more profitable. I usually “unsubscribe” from these kind of services by changing my credit card to an empty prepaid one and let the payment bounce.
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by glerk 7y ago
Yeah, props to the NYT! They must be the only ones so far who managed to make scrolljacking useful to the reader and not annoying.
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by glerk 7y ago
I really wish US companies would take a more forceful approach with these rogue governments. “You get off our back or we pull out of your countries”
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by glerk 7y ago
I was impacted by this and was notified via internal message (on the Desjardins AccesD online banking portal).
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by glerk 7y ago
Got a source for caffeine damaging the brain?
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by glerk 7y ago
Is this really such a big issue though? There are hundreds of free calculator apps you can download through the app store.
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by glerk 7y ago
Do you enjoy your free email account, free maps, free YouTube and free search?
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by glerk 7y ago
Overleaf got me through every math/CS course in my undergrad. Thank you for your amazing work.
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by glerk 7y ago
> This includes economic and social justice issues. In other words, it’s co-opting the environment crisis to push for wealth redistribution.
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by glerk 7y ago
Kickstarter could give a bonus to everyone who does not join the strike, then fire everyone else and replace them. Sure, it could end up being more costly, but there are options.
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by glerk 7y ago
Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.
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by glerk 7y ago
And he is conjuring this number out of thin air of course. Jared Diamond is a very entertaining writer, but he tends to speculate and make up just-so stories.
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by glerk 7y ago
> IMHO quantity of humans is the core of the problem. Every time I hear this I am tempted to reply why not buy a rope and start with yourself?
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by glerk 8y ago
> Colin Robertson wonders why he pays federal taxes on the $18,000 a year he makes cleaning carpets, while the tech giant Amazon got a tax rebate. Who cares about what Colin Robertson thinks?
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by glerk 8y ago
I used to feel the same way, but I ended up adapting to the new medium. Reading is great, but sometimes listening is more convenient (commuting for example)
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by glerk 8y ago
> With all of the world’s unheard songs beckoning us with their endless mystery, why would anyone choose to waste their precious listening hours on a podcast? A better question is why would anyone listen to podcasts when there are millio
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by glerk 8y ago
For someone already invested in the Apple ecosystem, Apple Music makes the most sense because of the seamless integration. I don’t see the appeal of competitors given the similar pricing and features.
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by glerk 8y ago
Crypto prices took a serious beating these last few months. I can imagine most of the company’s assets were in cryptocurrency.
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by glerk 8y ago
This is a bit like comparing street amphetamine powder with prescription adderall. People are willing to pay for a pure product measured precisely in laboratory, not cut with other dangerous chemicals delivered as a pill.
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by glerk 8y ago
> Speaking of Stellar, still no integration after 1 year?? There is integration with Stellar in keybase. I can use the app as a stellar wallet and send/receive lumens. https://u.today/keybase-starts-supporting-stella
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by glerk 8y ago
What is the point of accumulating wealth over this short life if I can’t leave anything to my children?
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by glerk 8y ago
Your app looks really promising and I’m thinking of buying a subscription. Is there any limit on the article length? Btw, small bug with an empty history (iOS): https://ibb.co/C2hT5Jq
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by glerk 8y ago
I have been using PIA for a few years and am very satisfied.
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by glerk 8y ago
I choose to give Google my location data because I hope I am making a tiny contribution to good causes (optimizing public transit routing, training self-driving cars etc)

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