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by matwood 1y ago
I hear you, but I can only live in the now and not whatifs. I refuse to watch ads and will pay to avoid them. If a service I use makes that impossible, then I’ll no longer use the service. And there is more content in the world right now th
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by matwood 1y ago
Agreed. This isn’t a situation where you can’t pay. YT has a clear, reasonably priced solution for no ads. It also comes with YT music. If people don’t think there’s enough value in YT, then don’t pay and don’t use it. Reminds me of the e
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by matwood 1y ago
Same, it will pull enough sources together that I end up with an idea of where to go next.
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by matwood 1y ago
The MBP went from few ports and thinner at all costs, back towards functionality.
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by matwood 1y ago
> The last thing, is that my phone is getting warmer and scrolling has become less fluid, choppy. And that’s on the 16 Pro Max. Happens with almost every beta, particularly on first install. The later betas typically improve, and even th
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by matwood 1y ago
Except NIH/NSF are not luxuries. They're investments with positives returns. If the goal is to address the debt, they are the wrong things to cut. First they are relatively small and second they generate positive economic output.
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by matwood 1y ago
> That’s not a post–hoc justification, that’s avoiding bankruptcy. Let's be clear. Cutting NSF, NIH, and higher education funding has nothing to do with bankruptcy and everything to do with the gutting and dumbing down of the US wit
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by matwood 1y ago
And don't forget the anti-vaccine attitude rampant in his administration. The HPV vaccine stops an infection that is known to lead to cancer. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6001440/
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by matwood 1y ago
If minority rights are not maintained, then the first majority to win will change the rules/system so that the minority can never become the majority. In the extreme example, the 51% votes to eliminate the 49%. For a democracy to fun
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by matwood 1y ago
> Rights only need to be protected if the majority wants. And the majority can decide what is and isn't considered a right. Then you no longer have a democracy.
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by matwood 1y ago
> It is if the majority want it to be done. Democracy does not mean the majority gets whatever it wants. Part of being a democracy is protecting the rights of the minority.
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by matwood 1y ago
> I pity the person who considers the economic value and tax implications of their leisure time projects. Learning iOS development also has economic benefit beyond the app created.
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by matwood 1y ago
The one thing in phones that was pulling people along to upgrade was the camera, but even that is leveling off now.
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by matwood 1y ago
If you truly believe that, the fix is the opposite of what the GOP is proposing. Freeze spending at today’s levels, raise taxes (uncap SS, add higher tax brackets, add a wealth tax, etc…), then let the economy grow naturally.
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by matwood 1y ago
Cancelling contracts out of spite or for revenge without due process is wrong in all cases. Including SpaceX. Though I have to say it’s entertaining to see Musk’s own companies be effectively DOGE’d.
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by matwood 1y ago
Weird this just happened. I assumed all sites with any sort of content changed their terms soon after ChatGPT hit the scene.
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by matwood 1y ago
There's a great book called Replay that tackles the ground hog day problem but at a life scale. I read it every few years and it always gives me some perspective about what is truly important in life. https://www.amazon.com&
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by matwood 1y ago
Unfortunately my mom developed dementia in her late 60s. Not exactly old. I’ve wondered if covid triggered the onset. Her husband was/is a covid denier though he had it three times and almost died once. My mom never had a bad case of C
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by matwood 1y ago
> where I felt valued in a team. To quote Don Draper, “that’s what the money is for!” Find your meaning or value somewhere else not in your job and it will both be longer lasting and likely much deeper.
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by matwood 1y ago
BJJ is really amazing for this. Trust is built into the activity, it draws a wide range of people, and is practiced all over the world at this point. I moved countries, found a BJJ gym, and instantly met some great people to hang out with.
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by matwood 1y ago
> I’m not Christian in large part because I did. And it’s almost all batshit. Haha, same. I was forced to go to church and Sunday school as a kid, which I hated. But since I was there, I read large parts of the bible. This led me to aski
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by matwood 1y ago
On the edges, absolutely. 66F is comfortable working temperature for me. 65F is too cold and I will start to shiver.
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by matwood 1y ago
The VAT is akin to a sales tax. It's paid regardless of where the item is manufactured or distributed from (and mostly regardless of the item). The US typically applies between 5-10% sales tax on most items. I have no idea why someone
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by matwood 1y ago
The administration still routinely presents VAT as a tariff. To think there is any real policy thought behind the actions is akin to looking for meaning in the clouds.
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by matwood 1y ago
The AW became a huge hit in spite of Ive wanting it to be a fashion item. Remember the $10k versions? The version of the AW that everyone has and loves is not the Ive version.
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by matwood 1y ago
You can't talk about top rates without also talking about where they kick in. Italy's top rate of 43% kicks in for everything over 50k euros. The 50k feels a bit low to me, and maybe 100k euros would be better. 90% of everything o
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by matwood 1y ago
How many people do you think skip his meeting?
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by matwood 1y ago
Dependence on the US has been a great point of leverage, and not what I would call mooching. Also the EU and Canada have stood with the US and committed soldiers regularly to US led conflicts. Finally, Greenland would fall under NATO protec
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by matwood 1y ago
Not sure why you're downvoted. It's part of Trumps schtick. He says contradicting ideas, and since everyone knows he lies, people pick the idea they want to believe. Pretty wild actually.
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by matwood 1y ago
> They're going through every federal agency making cuts, not singling out this one in particular. That's BS. They are already bragging about raising defense spending.

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