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by like_any_other 2y ago
By 'America', do you mean the landmass controlled by some administrative entity that calls itself the US government, or do you mean some group of people? > It’s a pity some people can’t think of politics as possibly more than z
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by like_any_other 2y ago
You're asking the wrong question. Conflicts arise not just from differing views on general questions about governance, but from competing groups each fighting for their own self-interest. "Agreeing with views", for one fleeti
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by like_any_other 2y ago
Unlike marriage, voting is a zero-sum game.
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by like_any_other 2y ago
Odd, I didn't get a paywall. I guess they're being sneaky with it.
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by like_any_other 2y ago
Original article, not the msn.com repost: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-09-26/with-an-el...
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by like_any_other 2y ago
> How would anyone know? Ballots are always secret This is tangential, but in Sweden, voting was not secret until 2019 : Long-standing Swedish election policy of always displaying the ballot papers for voters to select in public, makin
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by like_any_other 2y ago
I suppose you're right - to highlight the implied, or shall we say, permitted interpretation, I was forced to give a contrasting interpretation, when the source text was indeed purely factual.
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by like_any_other 2y ago
Like most of these articles, it looks at open source, or rather, free software , through a purely economic lens. But free software is not primarily about economics, but about empowerment and sovereignty . I like having a text editor&#
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by like_any_other 2y ago
> Her companions will correct her, especially if they’re men. Observe the importance of phrasing. If this had been put as "men enjoy sharing knowledge, while women are content to let others wallow in ignorance and error", it wo
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by like_any_other 2y ago
These articles always remind me of that article on egg freezing https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/01/27/f... In early 2017, with her 45th birthday looming and no sign of Mr.
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by like_any_other 2y ago
The EFF [1] is less optimistic that all of this spying is opt-in and clearly-stated (instead of buried in legalese), and Wired [2] likewise mentions cases where it's opt-out instead of -in. [1] https://www.eff.org/deepl
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by like_any_other 2y ago
The article isn't clear, but it sounds like the cars were already being tracked, only now also "unauthorized" people could track them (when before, only Kia and car dealers could track your car). Why is it okay for Kia&#x2F
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by like_any_other 2y ago
> According to the same prosecutors whose DNA was found on the murder weapon. I'm not sure what this is meant to imply. That the listed witness statements and evidence was fabricated? I agree that life instead of death is sensible,
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by like_any_other 2y ago
The post title at time of writing, "Missouri is about to execute a man even the prosecution believes is innocent", overstates the case for innocence. From the article: Other evidence that helped convict Williams “remains intact,”
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by like_any_other 2y ago
Working for an uncaring corporation is freedom, caring for your family is slavery.
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by like_any_other 3y ago
I think you misunderstand the halting problem. An algorithm that can prove any program halts or doesn't is impossible. But it's possible to prove it for some programs. This is relevant for security, because entire operating sy
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by like_any_other 3y ago
It's a factual question about a group of people. Pretending it has no answer unless that answer applies to every single individual in that group is dishonest. And it's not what the question is asking (although its vagueness make
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by like_any_other 3y ago
Under 'xenophobia': "Are immigrants from {COUNTRY} dangerous?" I assume the answer is compared with crime statistics categorized by perpetrator country of origin, and significant deviation from that is classed as bias? B
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by like_any_other 3y ago
That is why it is surprising - to them.