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by kcplate 7mo ago
> Scotus isn't on your side here I don’t have a “side”. I said Trump was qualified to run for president because he satisfied all the qualification boxes—-if you dispute that, make your case. Colorado attempted to make their case a
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by kcplate 7mo ago
“A group of Colorado voters contends that Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits for- mer President Donald J. Trump, who seeks the Presidential nomination of the Republican Party in this year’s election, from b
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by kcplate 7mo ago
How exactly was my claim in any way refuted? He quite obviously ran and was elected. That fact alone means he satisfied all the qualification tests.
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by kcplate 7mo ago
A unanimous supreme court begged to differ with Colorado.
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> It still boggles my mind that Trump was even allowed to run for president again He was at least 35, a natural born citizen of the US, had residency for at least 14 years prior to his candidacy, only served a single term prior, and was
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by kcplate 7mo ago
Stated the obvious? Why is that necessary? They have money that you don't think certain people deserve and you want it for your own purposes. Your method of separating the money from them is by force. Not sure what else you would cal
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> "Impose" makes it sound like Anthropic is being hostile here. Anthropic is not asking for their product to be used in line with their ethics, they are basically demanding it. I don’t necessarily think they are wrong but
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> Viruses and bacteria can in fact be both extremely, extremely contagious and extremely, extremely lethal. Sure, but those two things would tend to work against it becoming a pandemic— unless it managed those two things but also kept it
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> without a very knowledgeable handler that knows exactly what they want and how to correct errant output... For now, but I think the problem will become that we will soon start undercutting the bench and the rookie technologists, which
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> That isn't the purpose of the wealth tax No, its purpose is to steal money from rich people because the legislature cant manage to govern in a fiscally responsible manner.
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by kcplate 7mo ago
What would be the value neutral way to phrase it?
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by kcplate 7mo ago
Wow…so laser focused on the trees and on the one man aspect of this. California can certainly choose how to tax it’s residents and businesses and they will own the results of those decisions. Personally I doubt that implementing aggressive
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> Paul Graham claimed that California cost itself by driving away Page, whereas I suggested that California wasn't actually losing much by doing so, since Page probably doesn't pay much in taxes now. I think people are too caug
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> So is your view is that a bunch of people much less wealthy than Larry Page paying taxes and giving to charities is equivalent to Larry Page paying taxes and giving to charities??? What I said was his impact on California has been sig
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> it's missing a lot of the culture culture/arts/schools/dining/tier 1 medical care/things to do… My guess is you haven’t spent much time in Miami or Florida. It’s most definitely not just theme parks and b
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by kcplate 7mo ago
> Provide documentation and numbers, otherwise this alleged "significant" contribution is just hand-waving. Last I heard Google employs around 70k people just in California and that has its genesis in Page and Brin inventing so
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by kcplate 8mo ago
> The idea that Iranians are marching in the streets begging for a monarchy is so absurd only the dumbest will believe it. What they are begging for is change . What they know practically is basically two forms of government in modern m
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by kcplate 8mo ago
I tend to view these reports through 2 user lenses. User 1 - the user who generally uses signed, safe software, using the device for non-engineering productivity, content consumption, and creative uses. Then there is the user 2s. Thats the
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by kcplate 8mo ago
> Probably an Amendment that needs amending. Good luck, the US is still trying to get the equal rights amendment (which everyone basically agrees with) ratified for going on 54 years now. I cant imagine the process gyrations and politica
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by kcplate 8mo ago
> it's still an inconsistent and broken release There are 10 iPhones in my immediate family orbit, all running 26 (Including an iPhone 12 Pro). Users ranging from their early teens to 90 and I am the one they call when there is any
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by kcplate 8mo ago
I have a 16 pro and haven’t seen any noticeable lagging in the animations. My M4 Air has been fine after the 26 update. I haven’t noticed any difference in responsiveness.
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by kcplate 8mo ago
It’s been perfectly fine for me too. I don’t understand the folks tossing it so much hate…I have to think for them it’s more about subjective style complaint than objective complaints. Operationally my Mac experience hasn’t changed. Withi
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by kcplate 8mo ago
Try toggling “Reduce motion” and “Reduce transparency” on and see if your percentage improves.
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by kcplate 8mo ago
It’s been fine for me, I have been running since 26 beta 2 on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. I have noticed zero bugs, it’s been perfectly usable with only two design decisions that I dislike, but are minor. On Mac, the corner handle grab change
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by kcplate 8mo ago
If you are getting paid in cash you are only paying income tax if you actually set out to do so. Operating fully in cash is getting harder and harder as we progress to a more cashless society, but right now, still do-able. The government a
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by kcplate 8mo ago
Sometimes the details betray the narrative. I believe even more strongly that this guy created his own mess after reading the ruling. https://www.universalhub.com/files/attachments/2026/culleton... There are
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by kcplate 8mo ago
In the US it’s easier. Certain states will issue you a drivers license even with a questionable immigration status. Once you get that, maintaining it is easy for long periods of time….basically obey the traffic laws and don’t drink and dr
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by kcplate 8mo ago
> So to arrest someone while they are following the steps they're supposed to be following I think the issue complicating this man’s situation is that it appears when you dig into the details that for nearly 16 years he was skirting
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by kcplate 8mo ago
Strange hill to celebrate climbing if the peak is a healthcare system widely regarded both inside and outside the UK as mediocre at best.
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by kcplate 8mo ago
I’m in the US and I saw it and recall thinking it was a strange thing to specifically celebrate in the Olympic opening ceremonies. But to each their own.

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