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by lobf 1y ago
I use a plugin on Safari called Vinegar, which converts all videos to HTML5. Because of this, I can just scrub right through an ad of any length. Only use it when signed out of your account, though, because they will eventually ban you if y
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by lobf 2y ago
What features in macOS are you referring to?
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by lobf 2y ago
And then the person dropping this load of nonsense moves on without ever having to defend their point. How do you combat this kind of bad-faith propagandizing? How do communities maintain some level of connection to reality and decency? It
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by lobf 2y ago
Why do you think this? Have you ever been to a country with a non-functioning government?
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by lobf 2y ago
That answer can be found in the question they asked. Care to take a crack at it?
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by lobf 2y ago
...how do you mean? What are you defining 'left of center' as?
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by lobf 2y ago
If this were true it should be trivial to prove. Can you cite anything?
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by lobf 2y ago
You can be straight forward without being crass, rude, or aggressive. That’s a desirable professional skill.
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by lobf 2y ago
That sounds like a toxic relationship and work environment.
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by lobf 3y ago
But carts aren’t useless in the Andes. Trucks and cars travel paved roads in and around the Andes today. The Incans maybe hadn’t found a reason to rely on them yet, but this kinda plays in to Diamond’s argument.
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by lobf 3y ago
I still think Snow Leopard was the peak OS
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by lobf 3y ago
What's my MacBook Pro?
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by lobf 3y ago
What kind of reply is this?
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by lobf 3y ago
World War Z has a chapter about one of these places- it gets swarmed by thousands of people when shit hits the fan and the private security mutinies.
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by lobf 3y ago
That’s a whole different discussion. I was replying to a comment that seemed to suggest that we could have a remotely comparable but decentralized entertainment industry somehow. I’m not interested in a conversation about whether we really
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by lobf 3y ago
How would you create Titanic locally? Who would invest the massive amount of money required to make a film, especially one like that, without expecting a return?
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by lobf 3y ago
It’s simple!
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by lobf 3y ago
You must not have read the article because he literally addresses this.
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by lobf 3y ago
For some reason I can’t reply to Carl, but fyi you still get a trial if you admit to something outside of the courtroom…
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by lobf 3y ago
It’s also the only reason you’re browsing HN right now
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by lobf 3y ago
that sounds like a nightmare
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by lobf 3y ago
This is why film electricians are very strict about nobody besides them plugging / unplugging anything. The best boy or genny operator is always balancing loads and tracking power usage, especially when house power is in play.
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by lobf 3y ago
I work in the film industry, not tech, but I like to read hacker news and see what’s new with you programmers. Just in case nobody else is far enough outside the industry to tell, this is a hilariously nonsensical post title for us ignorant
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by lobf 3y ago
Correct
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by lobf 3y ago
The police pretty much never prevent crime, they investigate it after it happens. Robberies aren’t stopped by heroic police officers with their guns, despite what TV says. And I’m not asking what would make you feel better, I’m asking if yo
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by lobf 3y ago
You absolutely can stop people from acquiring guns. Most western democracies do this very effectively. That should be our focus.
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by lobf 3y ago
You think pointing a gun back would have made you safer in those situations? Because it seems like you survived quite fine without one…
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by lobf 3y ago
Are you talking about the police?
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by lobf 3y ago
We shouldn’t be doing anything to increase the number of guns in circulation. It reduces safety for everyone, especially the gun owners.
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by lobf 3y ago
If your interest is harm reduction, then you should be focused on reducing the number of handguns in circulation. You should also consider looking in to the data about what actually happens to your chances of being shot once you buy a gun.

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