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by jonnybgood 6mo ago
> It concerns me how casual the article and some of the comments here discuss an actual war against China, as if that were a reasonable scenario. It’ll be more concerning if wasn’t discussed in such a way. War is rarely reasonable. China
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by jonnybgood 6mo ago
> Yeah, I probably don't get art as others do. There is no consensus on getting an art piece. The great thing I find about art is that it’s different for everyone. Music is art and yet everyone “gets” their preferred genre, instrume
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by jonnybgood 6mo ago
The flowing of oil is not of primary importance to the US in this conflict. The oil was already flowing. So I think we can reasonably rule that out as an objective.
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by jonnybgood 6mo ago
That merge request would be AI generated content. You wouldn't be interacting directly with the AI system that opened it.
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by jonnybgood 7mo ago
War Powers Resolution. Obviously, there’s a law of which multiple presidents have used. Congress can change this law but there is a law that does give the POTUS this authority.
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by jonnybgood 7mo ago
Iran attacks its neighbors through proxies: Hizbollah, Houthis, Shiite militias, and Hamas. These groups are armed and funded by Iran.
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by jonnybgood 8mo ago
So Palantir receives info from governments only to… hand it back to them? It seems like most people really don’t know what Palantir actually does and are just speculating.
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by jonnybgood 8mo ago
You mean the logging of their web traffic and communications with them like every corporate website does? Can you specify?
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by jonnybgood 8mo ago
You sound insufferable. Why do they need to be a moron? As you state, designed as a jobs program. So, these workers are low paying government employees who likely have trouble attaining a job or maintaining high job security. You likely liv
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by jonnybgood 8mo ago
What is the American spirit to you? It seems to not include political activism. Or at the very least political activism you disagree with.
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by jonnybgood 8mo ago
If they were instead lauding Trump would you also see that as a waste of time and money? If they aren’t doing this in the classroom I don’t see the issue.
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by jonnybgood 8mo ago
Read the data store user guide. You have to register.
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by jonnybgood 9mo ago
> You can't just find one hook that works and reuse it forever because people will get bored of it Isn't that the most followed user on TikTok Khaby Lame (his facial expression)? Looks like he just sold his company for $900M.
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by jonnybgood 9mo ago
The US gov (including ICE) uses all of Microsoft Office for coordination and planning: email, spreadsheets, powerpoint, document generation, etc. Would you say Microsoft employees have blood on their hands too? If not, what makes Microsoft
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by jonnybgood 9mo ago
Yes, he’s a begpacker. Asia is almost always a target. It’s so common that it earned its own moniker. I’ve seen my share of them in South Korea and Japan. They are very much disliked by those who are aware of what they’re doing.
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by jonnybgood 9mo ago
Some would call them a begpacker. It’s quite common in Asia.
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by jonnybgood 9mo ago
> This fallacy seems to be brought up very frequently, that there are still blacksmiths; people who ride horses; people who use typewriters; even people who use fountain pens, but they don't really exist in any practical or economic
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by jonnybgood 9mo ago
The US was winning the Vietnam war militarily. The US pulled out because it wasn’t winning it domestically.
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by jonnybgood 10mo ago
For much of NATO history, the US is NATO. The US doesn’t want it to be like that anymore because it needs to strategically shift to the other side of the world. So, the US says “What if Europe can be NATO? If we can force them to meet the G
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by jonnybgood 10mo ago
Is that really the case for the EU? The EU doesn’t seem to foster an environment for competitive companies that can operate at the necessary scale the above listed can.
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by jonnybgood 10mo ago
I’m curious how Japan’s train network deals with these issues. That map looks like the train network in Tokyo alone. Japan’s network is also quite large, densely packed, and with very frequent trains. Despite Japan being well known for time
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Hegseth Introduces Department to New AI Tool(war.gov)
3 points by jonnybgood 10mo ago|1 comments
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by jonnybgood 11mo ago
> What is being friends with people other than essentially manipulating them into liking you by being likable and a good friend? No, that’s not a friendship. That’s just a relationship built on insecurity. You can only hold up the facade
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by jonnybgood 1y ago
By the government?
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by jonnybgood 1y ago
> I prefer advice from someone currently living life, learning and adjusting and growing now... not at the end when it doesn't matter. He spent time to think about what he's learned and decided to put it in writing at 94 years
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by jonnybgood 1y ago
I wouldn't place Palo Alto in the same area as Fresno and Modesto. If you work in Palo Alto you'll be doing a more than 2 hour commute.
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by jonnybgood 1y ago
There are only disadvantages for the US to skew stats and data since much of the global economy depends on it. Whereas it’s advantageous for China to skew stats and data for the time being as it rises to be a peer adversary militarily and e
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by jonnybgood 1y ago
Japan train stations are interesting. Another interesting set of stations are the so-called “train stations of despair”. These stations, particularly in Tokyo prefecture, are in the middle of no where at the end of a line. If you live out t
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by jonnybgood 1y ago
> If there's no genetic justification, how would it be possible to trivially determine someone's race just from their DNA ? Genetic ancestry is determined by correlation with geographic origins and population. In other words, w
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by jonnybgood 1y ago
On the contrary, these tools would cause less dead people. That’s the whole point and why the military uses it. By using tools that provide higher fidelity on threats, the military becomes more efficient and precise, which leads to less cas

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