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by k_sh 8y ago
The patients don't, but doctors[0][1][2][3][4] and drug manufacturers[5][6][7] and distributors[8] do. [0]: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/11/health/prescription-opioi... [1]: https://ww
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by k_sh 8y ago
That's voter registration, not votes - and it's specifically because we vote with paper ballots instead of computers/phones that hacking into any official computer system won't allow you to change the results.
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by k_sh 8y ago
That's not a fair comparison - you're measuring the bill's maximum against a murder charge's minimum. The bill allows anything from fines up to 20 years in prison, while a murder charge has a mandatory minimum of 15 year
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by k_sh 8y ago
For the purposes of American law, "speech" is defined very broadly. It can apply to burning an American flag[0], plans for 3-D printed guns[1], and even bombmaking instructions[2]. Our Supreme Court has decided that corporations s
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by k_sh 8y ago
> Why is insider trading a different category than other forms of speech? The speech isn't illegal - the act of trading based on insider information is. This works in a similar manner to bomb-making plans being legal to disseminate,
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by k_sh 8y ago
It's a reclaimed slur - it's meant to be used exclusively by the targeted group. Not respecting that requires you to ignore the painful cultural background of the term. > In sociology and cultural studies, reappropriation (or r
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by k_sh 8y ago
Perhaps this could be offset by using something like the GS Locality Pay[0] index? [0]: https://www.federalpay.org/gs/locality
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by k_sh 8y ago
CRA-III?
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by k_sh 8y ago
As I mentioned in another comment here: "luxury" gets you around rent control in at least one major US city, so I imagine there are developers out there doing the absolute minimum to meet "luxury" standards. It's a
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by k_sh 8y ago
Not sure about other cities, but in Los Angeles a "luxury housing unit" can be exempted from rent control (there's an application process) if it would otherwise be subject to it. I imagine that a lot of the dilution has come
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by k_sh 8y ago
As I understand it, you'd need to: - open the deceased's eyes - position the eyes so that Face ID thinks the eyes are "looking into" the iPhone - pump warm blood/liquid into the deceased's face in order to fool
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by k_sh 8y ago
Sounds like this luxury building trend might, on the whole, be good for renters.
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by k_sh 8y ago
> scary if the military is driven like an MBA only led business with no influence from engineering/security Having known many people that worked in/around the military and defense industry, this seems like our reality.
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by k_sh 8y ago
"...the First Amendment protects the right to record [police/gov't officials carrying out their duties in public places] regardless of whether the police/officials consent. This constitutional right would override any st
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by k_sh 8y ago
As the GP said: > The press release linked by OP doesn't give the full story. For a better perspective see [the random blog post].
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by k_sh 8y ago
Yes[0], due to the presence of acrylamide apparently. [0]: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-judge-rules-...
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by k_sh 8y ago
Is it? I've never heard of net neutrality being applied to web standards - only carriers and usage pricing/prioritization. To me, this sounds like antitrust, not net neutrality.
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by k_sh 8y ago
Well, this has been the case with the web for a while. See: jQuery.
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by k_sh 8y ago
My impression is that it's largely from people littering, i.e. _not_ using garbage collection devices in the first place.
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by k_sh 8y ago
One could say that bootcamps were the first to pave the software development track.
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by k_sh 8y ago
The AI sees data/markers/patterns that look like something it's seen before, as opposed to actually comprehending that it sees a tube of meat that people call a hot dog. The best metaphor I can think of is the cognitive diffe
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by k_sh 8y ago
This article misses what I really wanted to hear - how did they unlock the device?
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by k_sh 8y ago
> The dude who carries a gun because he has to carry a ton of cash to fill up ATMs will be arrested Those folks usually roll around in armored trucks, not the subway.
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by k_sh 8y ago
If you decide to pick up React and need some pointers, email me - mine is in my profile, I work in React full-time at the moment.
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by k_sh 8y ago
Cognitive behavioral therapy!
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by k_sh 8y ago
A better hardware/software equivalent for a gun would be something like an AED or an insulin pump.
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by k_sh 8y ago
Why?
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by k_sh 8y ago
It also has project management features that tightly integrate with Git repositories, which are not stored within the repository itself. Most (semi-)serious projects make use of this, which makes migration harder.
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by k_sh 8y ago
Maybe this is my blue city bubble talking, but I think we're slightly past the apogee of the right swing right now. The GOP (barely) failed to hack up the ACA this Congressional term, and I would be shocked if they came out of the midt
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by k_sh 8y ago
Good intentions absolutely are[0] compatible with the law... [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea

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