knieveltech

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by knieveltech 8y ago
Case study in brief: Residents of Wilson, NC were unable to purchase quality high-speed internet access at any price. The incumbent near-monopoly private ISP in the state was disinterested in servicing rural communities to any significant d
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by knieveltech 8y ago
We are in violent agreement here.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
I appreciate your situation. I verbally chewed on every staffer Bev Purdue could cajole into answering the phones during the run-up to HB 129 passing in North Carolina. Alas, in these parts rednecks vincit omnia.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
Fun Fact: In many parts of the US it is "illegal" for municipalities to run an ISP.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
You intentionally confuse turning a blind eye with limited ability to render aid, further attempting to obfuscate the central question. Again I am not that easily distracted. Last time, for the cheap seats, what criteria make ignoring other
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by knieveltech 8y ago
I am not currently actively or passively ignoring anyone's injuries. I'm a trained first responder, registered organ donor, and actively lobby my local, state, and federal government for universal healthcare and robust internation
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by knieveltech 8y ago
Fine. Sidewalk, in the middle of a restaurant, in your livingroom, at the airport. Pick a location and then feel free to explain what selection criteria make ignoring the injuries of another moral.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
What if they aren't? Are there criteria that can be met that make the decision to leave someone injured on the side of the road morally sound?
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by knieveltech 8y ago
I'm guessing the critical piece of information you're missing is the FDA, like most government agencies that aren't the military, suffers from chronic underfunding and lobby-funded political agendas.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
The what? That 30 minutes or less thing was outlawed in the 1980s, specifically for the reasons you cite.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
What's the question, exactly? Are you feeling like you might have reached your sell-by date and are looking to avoid getting the chop because ageism? My advice, do nothing out of the ordinary. Dont freak out and try to cram the latest
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by knieveltech 8y ago
I mean, if you want to play that game, capitalism itself exists on the back of a pool of exploited low-wage workers.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
Amazon employees are literally pissing in bottles because they can't take bathroom breaks without getting fired. Several have been hospitalized or died from heat-related injuries. This isn't merely about pay.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
I drove delivery for five years so I know at least one pizza delivery driver who agrees with me.
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by knieveltech 8y ago
Maybe inside the SV bubble Amazon is viewed as a career stepping stone or prestigious or whatever? I can't relate but I'm in this weird career niche where open source commits trump or entirely replace resume/cv so I don'
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by knieveltech 8y ago
I would be honestly delighted to know through what mechanism you believe collapsing marine fisheries, coral bleaching, the Pacific trash gyre, global warming accelerated desertification, aquifer depletion, topsoil depletion, and a whole hos
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by knieveltech 8y ago
How do you categorize the series of multi-state "police actions" and the current goat rodeo in Syria, if not nation-states squabbling over resources?
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by knieveltech 8y ago
I don't think this meets specification. "it never has been and never will be economically viable" scans as handwavy, and I've yet to see anyone calling for "ditch diggers" (job automated out of existence by hea
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by knieveltech 8y ago
It is fascinating how frequently modest increases in quality of living in third world countries is wheeled out as justification for the predations of capitalism. If we're going to have a serious conversation about how the world is doin
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by knieveltech 8y ago
Please explain this "need" for exploitative jobs. Edit: No, I'm serious, I want someone to supply an internally consistent rationale that explains why corporations or society in general requires someone getting fucked over t
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by knieveltech 9y ago
Because corrupt local politicians certainly have control over FEMA and other federal agencies that could be tasked with lending assistance.
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by knieveltech 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics
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by knieveltech 9y ago
I feel like waiting for the labs to come back on e coli and salmonella tests might inversely impact wait times.
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by knieveltech 9y ago
Is there any evidence to suggest that it's even possible to combine "social media" with "business model" and not end up with exactly these sorts of issues? Users do not appear to have any appetite for pay-to-play so
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by knieveltech 9y ago
I've participated in many of the online groups you've mentioned. While there have certainly been communities pop up in the places you mention they are, by and large, populated with enthusiasts sharing details about their equipment
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by knieveltech 9y ago
I don't know if this is relevant to your plan but you are aware that Texas has like the 3rd worst healthcare system in the country and maternal and infant death rates on par with most 3rd world countries, right? Good luck, don't g
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by knieveltech 9y ago
Ultimately, there is no point to insurance beyond generating profit for someone.
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by knieveltech 9y ago
Nonsense. The last two full time jobs and several gigs I've landed in the last five years I provided the hiring manager with a link to my public profile on github in lieu of a resume.
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by knieveltech 9y ago
What feelings? Do we seriously need to review Uber's conduct? We over here pretending their corporate culture has shifted to something approximating ethical behavior now?
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by knieveltech 9y ago
Source: plausible extrapolation based on Uber's storied history of violating labor laws to one extent or another in just about every market they've entered.

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