joquarky

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by joquarky 4mo ago
Maybe we should go back to sundials.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Consider history, the incentives, and the current political climate.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
> playing 4D chess Also, narcissists don't need 4D chess levels of awareness and discipline to behave that way. It just emerges naturally from their base motivations.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
That is one of those events that makes me dislike the many worlds interpretation.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Who still purchases a warranty a la carte? Hasn't it been clearly established for at least a couple decades now that all of these are de facto scams?
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Thank you for making a rare valid use of the term "stealing" in regard to intellectual property.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Your values are outdated and impractical. You've obviously stalled at the "law and order" phase of moral development which enables the parasites who are abusing copyright law in order to extract every cent from us.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Perhaps that's the long con.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
I'm hoping I get assigned to the nice terrafoam housing that they build before they start drastically cutting corners.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
The idea used to be that they were the same. In practice, the government only represents the most sociopathic people.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Enabling the pursuit of happiness for the less advantaged would be a start.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
I'm just glad there are so many jobs. Just look at the latest unemployment numbers! I wonder if this era of peace and prosperity will be remembered as the peak of humanity? And did you see that chocolate rations increased again last
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by joquarky 4mo ago
The last decade has been quite a workout for Poe's Law.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
At the very least, I would question the motive of people who defend billionaires.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Also the more insecure ones will feel threatened that you want their role.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
This site attracts ivory tower residents. Your comment is a great example of this. Try growing up poor and see how your perspective changes on the police.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Because reality doesn't work like board game rules.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
> but then again I also don't live in the US You could have said that up front and we would immediately know to skip the rest, as the advice is founded on the behavior of police in the US.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
And at least The Room didn't enable ransomware.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
How does copyright maximalism promote the progress of science and the useful arts? The pendulum has swung so high that it's going to break on the return.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
I can feel the spittle coming off of this comment. You're not going to convince anyone here. We know they are not reliable, but we can still stochasticity extract value.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
In my experience, people like GP will burnout on idealism right around their mid-40s. The dark night of the soul will be sublime.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
It feels unethical to gloat when thousands of people are desperately looking for work in the industry.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Comparison is also a source for suffering. Unfortunately, you can't lead most people to this place you've found; they have to find it on their own in order for it to work for them.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Nothing will happen until wealthy people are negatively affected.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
I feel like every other time I open maps I get some "look at what's new" pop-up, which derails my thought process and muscle memory.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
I love how in one post everyone piles on someone for using the word "retarded", meanwhile in another post someone with autism gets piled on for using AI for accessibility.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
Same, and I'm growing tired of the witch hunt comments derailing the topic. For example, why is this thread the top thread in this post?
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by joquarky 4mo ago
A VPN endpoint would also be useful.
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by joquarky 4mo ago
I don't have an ad blocker. I have two bookmarklets: - remove all IFrames - remove all display:fixed elements Both also use a mutation observer to catch new instances. This takes care of 90% of the annoying ads and cookie popups. To p

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