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by jjulius 2y ago
Because social media has virtually eliminated peoples general ability to have constructive, level-headed conversations that take nuance into account.
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by jjulius 2y ago
>Let's just hope this doesn't trigger a market-wide correction. My flippant, "I hate social media and think it was largely a mistake and needs to go away," view is to cheer for that correction. That said, I understand
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by jjulius 2y ago
>It's not solely about currying favor. Many tech giants hate getting pushed around by politicians and courts around the world demanding censorship. Taking steps to not be pushed around by an incoming president who has clearly sugges
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by jjulius 2y ago
If you think this move exists in a vacuum or is actually about "getting back to their roots with free speech", you're wrong. Alongside Dana White joining the board[0], it's clear that this is solely about currying favor
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by jjulius 2y ago
Exactly, thank you. Between this "getting back to our roots thing" and this[0] development this week, it's obvious what this actually is. [0] https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5250310/me
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by jjulius 2y ago
>I don't get why Apple fans have this obsession with pretending Apple invents these things. This is entirely tangential and probably a pointless gripe in this thread, but... For some reason, it's always really annoyed me that A
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by jjulius 2y ago
Sales are maligned for good reason. I'd wager I've experienced the "you know nothing about formal wear but somebody sells you a suit you really feel good in" salesperson a handful of times. Now, the number of times I&#x2
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by jjulius 2y ago
Okay.
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by jjulius 2y ago
You could take this general concept and apply it to literally any criminal prosecution you disagree with or may feel "disconnected from", domestically or internationally. There are people who feel that a wrong should be righted, a
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by jjulius 2y ago
>Yes and the government is defrauding me... >You are victim blaming me... I think someone needs to go for a walk.
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by jjulius 2y ago
These are terrible comparisons.
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by jjulius 2y ago
You and I understand this. Heck, most of us on HN understand this. When the media and companies with a financial interest in AI have been shouting from the rooftops that "AI is going to replicate humans very soon and all of your jobs w
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by jjulius 2y ago
... what on Earth?
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by jjulius 2y ago
D'oh!
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by jjulius 2y ago
We had that when Netflix first started streaming, then every other studio and media company wanted a slice of the pie.
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by jjulius 2y ago
In addition to the other responses, I'd add that I don't believe the "free market" adequately incentivizes insurance companies to "deliver better quality". If it did, I don't know that we would've see
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by jjulius 2y ago
I think that's just a tiny cog in a massively fucked up system.
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by jjulius 2y ago
>A few hours after the session, Moore drove herself to a hospital and was admitted to the emergency room, accelerating a downward spiral that would eventually cost the insurer tens of thousands of dollars, more than the cost of the treat
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by jjulius 2y ago
Forgive my ignorance, but... okay, and? Without additional context, what do I care if some dude just got some cash?
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by jjulius 2y ago
>... this isn't strictly true that it has no impact on Rockstar at all. You're right, but you're right because you're arguing against a statement/point I never made. :) There's "next to no loss" (I
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by jjulius 2y ago
If you were talking about a much more recently released game for a current gen console, sure. Instead, we're talking about a 23 year-old game with numerous predecessors (including one on the way), on a 26 year-old console that hasn&#x2
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by jjulius 2y ago
> I mean, didn't army or some agency start investigating this before Kerb? How do we know that they didn't?
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by jjulius 2y ago
Yeah, like this comment confidently stating that he's not a US soldier and the fatigues aren't military-issue... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42256857
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by jjulius 2y ago
This comment is itself a dupe. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42535251
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by jjulius 2y ago
OP implied buying engines as single units, an item unto itself - "you'll probably be able to buy them for sports cars". The California executive action is explicitly for the sale of new vehicles.
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by jjulius 2y ago
Apples, meet oranges. Or sand. Yeah, apples and sand.
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by jjulius 2y ago
cough We're not all that bad... cough
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by jjulius 2y ago
Yes, but you're leaving out some important context, context which still renders them safer than black plastic. Regarding stainless steel, that's during production of the item, not during cooking. You'd have to be welding, or
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by jjulius 2y ago
After spending a huge chunk of my time growing up in rhythm sections as the bass player, not only can I follow time like nobody's business, but I've grown to develop a penchant for weird time. Give me a time signature beyond 3&#x2
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by jjulius 2y ago
Not only that, but what GP is suggesting would require schools to have a reasonable, sizeable budget. Schools provide most of that reading material, so they'd have to be the party responsible for buying all of the new, copyrighted book

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