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by komali2 9mo ago
Of all the thousands of times tens of thousands people climb, only 30 die per year. Of that 30, 30% are free solo deaths. Free solo climbing is incredibly dangerous, but the people who do it (usually) prepare extensively and train their who
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by komali2 9mo ago
They have already deported USA citizens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths%2C_detentions_and_depor...
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by komali2 9mo ago
> Can the police put them in prison for murdering? Of course they can, but the governor and mayor know that ordering the police to do this means they completely lose what little control they have over the police, since the police support
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by komali2 9mo ago
They all forgo the safety measures of "don't smash into each other's heads" despite repeated studies showing NFL players frequently have long term brain damage from the sport. It's an extreme sport and a thrilling t
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by komali2 9mo ago
Well then rather than criticize a guy for doing an extreme sport, perhaps we can direct our energy inwards towards why we allowed ourselves to design such a fatal society.
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by komali2 9mo ago
Ah I haven't watched the videos yet, just what I could see through binoculars. When did he clip in to rapelle down? Immediately before doing so? I wonder what he was thinking about up there.
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by komali2 9mo ago
You put your life in danger every time you get behind the wheel of a car. Statistically more danger than a free solo climber.
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by komali2 9mo ago
C'mon, didn't some guy do a skydive from nearly outer space? Do you criticize the country he landed in? Or red bull for sponsoring it or the many other extreme sports? Injury and death happens in rock climbing even when tethered.
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by komali2 9mo ago
That it's a cult needs to be better recognized by the mainstream in the USA. This podcast gave me more insight than I wanted into the Trump cult being well and truly a cult: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hkMl04iMc
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by komali2 9mo ago
Yes, I would, for the same reason I refuse to say anything at the border other than "I'm an American citizen," and for the same reason I refuse to say a word to the police during a traffic stop other than "I reserve my f
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by komali2 9mo ago
Agreed, however the reason ICE feels empowered to execute people in the streets is the same reason American boots might cross your border without your consent this year, depending on where you live. Or your economy might soon turn into a wa
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by komali2 9mo ago
The Taipei tourism bureau disagrees. Many here as well. The more eyes on Taiwan, the better. I'm grateful Alex was willing to risk his life for this spectacle, now potentially millions will have at least some concept of Taipei and Taiw
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by komali2 9mo ago
I wondered the same because there was a helicopter the entire time. Also the very tip top of Taipei 101 appeared to have many cameras mounted on it, at least through binoculars.
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by komali2 9mo ago
I and some friends observed his climb from the base of Taipei 101. Thousands of people were present and it was very good fun how the crowd would react when he made it to another ledge, and when he made it to the top people were shouting and
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by komali2 9mo ago
He's spoken about it extensively in interviews. Watch his El Capitan movie or recent interviews before this climb. He just finds it very peaceful and thrilling. "Just him and the climb" kind of language. Also I suppose clout
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by komali2 9mo ago
> Your statement is true on average because the world’s economy is continuing to function. The entire field of economics depends on post ipso facto statements like this.
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by komali2 9mo ago
The nice buildings provide a public space sheltered from the elements to millions of people a year. I love the IA but it really isn't a worthy comparison.
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by komali2 9mo ago
> we were told the profit motive and competition would make them efficient. They believe their own propaganda unfortunately.
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by komali2 9mo ago
> To not "demonize" a particular community where a sizeable percentage (in at least one city the number of 30% of all pakistani muslim men involved in the rapes has been mentioned) of its members happens to think that raping in
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by komali2 9mo ago
> you just have to pray the DA will prosecute criminal charges. Cynically this probably only happened in the Chauvin case because the state would have been burned to the ground otherwise. Maybe folks need to get in the street more...
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by komali2 9mo ago
I believe they means, the consequence of the lawsuit can be the cop going to jail.
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by komali2 9mo ago
Depends on the violent crime. I've been nearly run over in crosswalks dozens of times in view of police, sometimes when they're in traffic as well and could easily pull over the perpetrator. It's never happened.
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by komali2 9mo ago
I thought fuck-you money also included the ability to explore whatever you want in a way that included e.g. hiring a team to explore projects for you as startups? Also everyone I know with fuck you money already lives in Asia for cost of li
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by komali2 9mo ago
In Taiwan you can be on NHI within 6 months of arrival on certain visas. Once you get permanent residency, you're always eligible so long as you keep making monthly payments, which cap out at around 45$usd/month. NHI makes an MRI
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by komali2 9mo ago
I'm fairly certain I've seen someone create RSS feeds of HN, in which case your RSS client should be have filtering options.
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by komali2 9mo ago
Folding@home got a boost recently from Pewdipie deploying his 12-stack 4090 build against it and then getting a bunch of his fanbase to also participate in his folding@home squad.
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by komali2 9mo ago
> why am I implementing something if I just need to understand what it does? So you can pass job interviews, of course!
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by komali2 9mo ago
> Woke is essentually anti-nationalism and anti-white-suppremacism. Then, depending on your definition of nationalism, it sounds like it's an unimpeachably good thing to be Woke, so I'm super confused where you're coming f
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by komali2 9mo ago
Feels reducto ad absurdum. Every encyclopedia does this when it turns a person with fifty biographies about them into a one page encyclopedia entry.
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by komali2 9mo ago
Well, let's explore the topic then, because for example aforementioned cults will use protest or other uncomfortable situations to solidify indoctrination. See: Mormons and Jehovah's witnesses sending people door to door to prosel

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