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Yeah, I noticed that after I posted it. Griffin is also a reputable company, I'd definitely grab the one you posted over the one I found.
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> - If you buy a new macbook and a new iPhone, you can't physically connect them Yes, you can. Get a USB C to Lightning cable or just a simple USB A to USB C adapter. Here's 2 for 7 bucks: https://smile.amazon.com&#x
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> They are truly ignorant enough to be content with video games. While I understand the sentiment and may have even expressed similar feelings when younger, the reality is a bit more nuanced. It's more like they hit walls and repeat
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10y ago
> For lots of people, they're not happy, the system doesn't work for them and they have no redress. There are always people who are unhappy. There is no system which will make everyone happy all of the time. However, if you giv
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10y ago
> and trust in my fellow citizens to do the right thing And there is your mistake. Our republic has endured precisely because full trust wasn't placed in the hands of the people, but rather the people were simply another check on th
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10y ago
> One of the mistakes they made that we're all still suffering from was in how difficult it is in practice to amend the US constitution. Completely disagree. It keeps us from screwing it up. Don't mess with something that isn&#
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> If Dems continue this line of thought, they will lose the rust belt next time again. It is always far easier to shift blame. Forget politics, on anything really. When you do that, that's the end of the discussion. When you point t
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> We judge him for how and why he pitches in You have no idea how or why he's pitching in. You have very limited information on that front and judging him based on that is silly. It seems far more likely everything that was said and
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10y ago
No, the idea of being persecuted for what you believe and then in turn, lying in public about it is not a new idea. It doesn't need a Wikipedia article nor a term for it. It has been around since the beginning of time. What is new is t
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> All I've heard all year was "Benghazi", "emails" and "crooked" It's true, that's all you heard, but that's not all that he was saying and the part that you didn't hear ... that
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> products made in technology would be better if there were an equal gender ratio in the workforce. There is no justifiable reason for a 50/50 split in any industry. Some industries are dominated by women and some by men. That'
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10y ago
It'll come out to the same cost when you factor in the controller. This seems sturdier, includes all the games (legally), and can be easily resold when you inevitably get bored and realize you purchased a 30 year old console system.
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> At this point Tesla is barely a blip on the radar in comparison considering volume They're far more than a blip. They are easily outselling their Japanese and German competition in their segment. Luxury cars. > Daimler took it
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> Did Tesla got a similar letter? Did Mercedes? Did Volvo? They have the same systems in place in production vehicles. Mercedes even advertised their vehicles as autonomous. http://blog.caranddriver.com/mercedes-benz-pull
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> So having it as a digital key won't be the end of the world. That's quite an assumption. What makes you think that'll be an option?
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> That's a better, but still weak sensor suite. All you have is two overlapping cameras with poor resolution and they let you behind the wheel, right? This is a software and processing hardware problem only . Human beings drive OK
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10y ago
For that to make sense you'd have to have credible evidence that evolution moves at a glacial pace. It doesn't. It responds very quickly to a changing environment. http://allafrica.com/stories/201501280875.htm
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10y ago
> How many kids swam unsupervised, jumped off rocks and rode down steep hills and didn't return home? Very few. Those who have a tendency to do things that get them killed ... get killed and eliminated from the gene pool. Everybody
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> It is specifically and precisely about Thiel. No, it isn't. As your mentality takes root, there is nothing stopping others from doing it to absolutely everyone. > I live in a country where you can't just tell employees to
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> Not if they call me a "faggot" on the street. Even then. Be an activist, go out and vote, fight for yourself, but don't attack others because they said something you didn't like.
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> Get off your high horse, Thiel is not going to be destroyed if YC distances itself from him This isn't just about Thiel. It's about everyone else too. If you create those sorts of standards, they'll apply to everyone. Ho
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10y ago
> To them, supporting Trump and Clinton are equally bad No, to us destroying a person for their political views is disgusting, even if we disagree with them. A person should not lose their job, their status on a board, their inclusion in
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> An instances can run for years without any issues, if noone stops it manually. Sometimes. And sometimes the hardware it was running on dies or there was a maintenance event. Now you have a message like this waiting for you: http:/
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> A complicated tax system is perfectly fine if its control logic is algorithmic and its parameters are easily found by the taxpayer. Expecting a normal human being to navigate anything complex in unreasonable. Complex is a relative term
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I don't think that's true at all. They could have easily over-fished, exhausted the land through improper farming, or cut down all the trees in a particular area. And they had a very good idea that they could do this and screw ove
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> Your conscience is what stops you from doing things that feel good, but hurt others. It also stops you from doing things that feel bad, but are rationalized backward to be the "right thing". I assure you, both Clinton and Tru
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> The argument "I was not prosecuted some years, so it was not illegal" doesn't work with any court. That's exactly how it works. Look up statute of limitations. Most civil violations have stringent limits. > I
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> how it was clearly altered by a third party candidate, with actual serious ramifications (war, etc…), I can’t support this view (at least not in a state that might matter). Nothing was altered. You vote your conscience. It's when
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Here are a few more principles of Western Law for you. Statute of Limitations. Ex Post Facto. If this tax activity was illegal, why wasn't it stopped 25 years ago, when it started?
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> With all these companies exiting the hardware space, who is going to be doing the hardware? There's a ton of smaller players ready to jump in. They're not household names, but they have the expertise to fill the gap. I wouldn
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