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by kcplate 2y ago
It was more a figurative comment, I am not going to actually ask anyone anything. But it is my sense from past conversations that none of these friends and acquaintances would be willing to trade back. I also think it’s reasonable to concl
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by kcplate 2y ago
I work with and am friends with many Cuban immigrants and former Soviet bloc country immigrants. I think I’ll ask them if they would trade the freedom and security they have now for the guarantee against homelessness they had then (and all
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by kcplate 2y ago
> to house thousands of electrical lineman and relief workers expected after the storm This was the crux of the story at least locally in Central Florida. I have no idea if that was lost in coverage outside of the area in favor of the v
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by kcplate 2y ago
There is no doubt in my mind whenever I hear about these things or “tic tacs” and the like that it’s probably one agency testing new tech on another. Whether or not it’s used for budget inflation, who knows. Looking at the backchannel comm
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by kcplate 2y ago
NC is an open carry state and firearms are not uncommon to be seen on a normal day. In the western side of the state, you should pretty assume that every resident is armed, because it’s just the way of the area. In a disaster torn area in
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by kcplate 2y ago
…and: “This is just what we choose to disclose”
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by kcplate 2y ago
To me yes, it just feels kind of morbid. “This is the grandkid we made from our dead son…” vs “this is my son, we conceived him using surrogacy after we lost our other son tragically”. I’ll admit that there could be a cultural component th
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by kcplate 2y ago
> I strongly prefer that, honestly Same, but I have only used 2.5 PTO days as sick time in probably the last 20ish years. Two of those were due to Covid in January. So for me, it just means more vacation time. If it was categorized sep
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by kcplate 2y ago
It’s my opinion, and probably only my opinion that the shorter his stories, the better they are. I love love love his short stories, but his novels are only meh for me—-two exceptions being the The Stand and Misery. I have read most of
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by kcplate 2y ago
> It feels equally futuristic, classic and organic -- elemental, even. This is a great description. Thanks.
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by kcplate 2y ago
I felt the same way until I toured several of them. There is something about the beauty of the spaces when you are in them that just doesn’t translate to photos. Even the natural light plays into the design. In a lot of ways it’s magical.
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by kcplate 2y ago
> Nobody made any such searches during the conversation During doesn’t matter a bit, the marketing surveillance is just oppressive and the metadata connections are magic. If I am platform that relies on advertising for my revenue and I k
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by kcplate 2y ago
Vincent: And you know what they call a... a... a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris? Jules: They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with cheese? Vincent: No man, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what the fuck a Quarte
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by kcplate 2y ago
I don’t approve of any goals by any organization that choose tactics that involve vandalism and damage to anything. Additionally tactics that result in anyone not directly affiliated with the targets of the org being intentionally inconve
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by kcplate 2y ago
They are smart enough to recognize obvious sarcasm…and as such they wouldn’t take it literally but instead would get my underlying message that defacing priceless art might be counterproductive to motivating people support your cause, but i
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by kcplate 2y ago
Thank you again for explaining to me how I should act and think. Your sense of morality is something I should probably aspire to be one day. Also, thanks for calling me a “prick”. It’s nice to see that despite your obvious pious nature yo
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by kcplate 2y ago
> With respect, when you say that, you sound like a basic asshole So they can deface priceless art, but I’m an asshole for a sarcastic illustration of why their tactic of choice might be counterproductive to the cause? I’m ok with tha
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by kcplate 2y ago
No. This is not true at all. For the last 30+ years (basically post-Andrew) new building codes are pretty strict regarding structural ability to weather our storms. I feel safe in my home (built 2017) up to a Cat 4. Cat 4 is the magic num
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by kcplate 2y ago
> acting to influence public opinion They are influencing me the other way. Every time I see one of their stunts I turn down my AC 5 degrees and run my car in my driveway for an hour. Doing my part to carbon offset their shenanigans.
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by kcplate 2y ago
The easy answer to me is that the governments should not be allowed to remove the right to life of its citizens. It’s too final. Sure, jail them indefinitely, but the death penalty is archaic and has no place in 2024.
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by kcplate 2y ago
Well I said it takes the dexterity and coordination of a classical guitarist and you are a classical guitarist. My greater point being that generally you are not going to write feature requirements into a consumer product UI to hit bleeding
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by kcplate 2y ago
I chalk this up to “no one except that ‘one’ guy is going to do it”. Literally you would need to be a classical guitarist with amazing finger dexterity, coordination, and accuracy to do this without screwing up your goal.
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by kcplate 2y ago
I wish people would stop using “liberal” to describe the left nowadays. The progressive left today is so far away from “liberal” both in the historic understanding and the classical definition of the term that it’s arguably flipped its mean
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by kcplate 2y ago
I think you need to look at the nature of the attack, the targeted, the design of the weapon, and the intended outcome. These devices were not designed specifically to be lethal (although some were). They were designed to send a message b
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by kcplate 2y ago
I doubt that was the case for these specifically hacked and weaponized devices. The operation appears to be ingenious and precisely layered in design. It very specifically targeted a group of people who were first convinced to ditch thei
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by kcplate 2y ago
> we had a third-party candidate for the President of the United States whose primary claim to fame is his anti-vaxx stance No, his primary claim to fame was the fact that he was the son and nephew of two assassinated beloved politicians
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by kcplate 2y ago
The amount of active safety sensors and monitors on newer/modern vehicles tend to make up for all that. My SUV is so loaded with cameras, sensors, and automated braking systems that it is significantly safer for anything that might be
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by kcplate 2y ago
Where are you that pedestrian injuries in auto accidents is of greater concern or more prevalent than passenger and driver injuries? Seems to me that if the bulk of the injuries encountered during a vehicle accident occur to passengers by a
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by kcplate 2y ago
I was in the break room at a former company when one of the warehouse workers who had been with the company for nearly 30 years and who had been through multiple ownership changes, made this comment to me: “well, the company is for sale aga
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by kcplate 2y ago
You are only arguing from the “now state” and comparing device capabilities that have only existed for about 18 months since the M series chips came out. iPads of 14 years ago, even pro models pre-M chip would not be reasonable devices for

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