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721.
by gostsamo 3y ago
The good thing about anecdotes is that they convey an idea in a concise manner. The bad thing about anecdotes is that they convey someone's idea about a real thing which we don't know about and have to rely on their storytelling w
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by gostsamo 3y ago
The opening of the article is actually lamenting how the men have been send to watch porn at home while later it explains how at the past they would've been warring in the open. And both in the past and today a single witness without c
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by gostsamo 3y ago
Which is a quote outside of the article, so the article itself doesn't contribute that much. :D The more funny part is how the article talks about men who sit at home, play games, and watch porn, and later calls them "warriors&quo
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Who Were ‘The Celts’ and How Did They (Some of Them) Fight?(acoup.blog)
74 points by gostsamo 3y ago|30 comments
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by gostsamo 3y ago
Sometimes I must open some stupid mail on my phone because an app needs it for verification or some other nonsense. I'd like to have an accessible option to do it. also an nvda user/donor
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by gostsamo 3y ago
I have the habit of donating around christmas including to TB. I suppose that I'm not the only one.
727.
by gostsamo 3y ago
It is important for me due to the new accessibility engine. FF didn't have much news in that department the last few years and I'll be checking the difference the next few days.
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Firefox 113.0 Release Notes(mozilla.org)
13 points by gostsamo 3y ago|3 comments
729.
by gostsamo 4y ago
it does.
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by gostsamo 4y ago
A not so uncommon scam where I live is to create a company, do a few big transactions with it, gather debt towards the government in terms of wat taxes and the like, and then "sell" the company to someone extremely poor who become
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by gostsamo 4y ago
And 1400 years later my grandfather farmed silkworms a few hundred kilometers from Constantinople.
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How to Polis 101, Part IIc: The Courts(acoup.blog)
3 points by gostsamo 4y ago|0 comments
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by gostsamo 4y ago
Prestige. Names matter and those with better names in their resumes earn better money. Also, better names make for better connections and better opportunities for even more money.
734.
by gostsamo 4y ago
or it will be yet another standard
735.
by gostsamo 4y ago
Yep, bells were used to regulate communal activities like prer, holidays, weddings, burials, and danger. Later - announcing the hour. They are intrusive and expensive though, so for long-distance communication they had to use other means li
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by gostsamo 4y ago
You can try some home projects to decide if you like it.
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Trump and Stormy Daniels cash in on merchandise after indictment(bbc.com)
2 points by gostsamo 4y ago|0 comments
738.
by gostsamo 4y ago
One of the better 1april jokes.
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by gostsamo 4y ago
something, something chips act in america There was also some kind of Foxcon mega factory as well. But is totally different for sure.
740.
by gostsamo 4y ago
Funny, because both computers and rockets have been jumpstarted with government money.
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by gostsamo 4y ago
Funny, but it is the same here in Bulgaria. Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad governmental intervention.
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by gostsamo 4y ago
Publishing personal data is a violation for sure. There is a certain scenario where you have given implicit permission for your name to be used, but I doubt that they have it. Also, you might revoke the license of the code, though I don&#x2
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by gostsamo 4y ago
what is the license of the code? you might send a copyright violation notice as a way to work around gh's internal rules. alternatively, you might lean on gdpr or ccpa.
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by gostsamo 4y ago
As I said, it was just perception and I tried not to act on it, assuming that it is not malicious. Whatever, got the downvotes, but hopefully communicated what was interesting for me as well.
745.
by gostsamo 4y ago
Well, I shared it, so the "you" felt a bit personal. :)
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by gostsamo 4y ago
I don't know how you intended for your comment to sound, but on my side it looks like that you demand from me to explain myself. Ignoring that, the article is yet another window in to the past. You can enjoy it as an informational pi
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How to Polis, 101, Part IIb: Archons(acoup.blog)
44 points by gostsamo 4y ago|19 comments
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by gostsamo 4y ago
Well, if it was your country being invaded and the others have occupied your cities, how would you proceed? Tell them that it is okay and you will let it go?
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by gostsamo 4y ago
An internet forum of random strangers is not the best place for such a help. We might be well-meaning at the best of times, but qualified we are not. If you are looking for some ideas, break out from your current life. Identify the sources
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by gostsamo 4y ago
Not an US citizen but this is genius. The slide show messes with my screen reader while reading the description though.

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