meowfly

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   by meowfly 6y ago

   If the question is framed, Should I stop someone trying to stop someone from exercising their freedom of speech? Definitely. This is the paradox of tolerance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
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   by meowfly 6y ago

   There is a bit of a debate here. Apache docs state ServerTokens should not be set to anything less than minimal( https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#servertokens ) which contradicts the OWasp recomm
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   by meowfly 6y ago

   Not to mention the fact that the WHO has included TCM in the International Classification of Disease last year ( https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01726-1 ) makes the case that they aren't compromised by Ch
4. 184.▲
   by meowfly 6y ago

   I'm very much convinced that one should never admit a mistake on social media after a dogpile. I think there is too much bad faith for a Mea Culpa option to even work. Apologies work well in smaller circles because an apology implies a
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   by meowfly 6y ago

   I don't know either. I think all of this is obviously couched in the fact that the poor initial US response to Coronavirus has made it politically expedient to [make this a story about China] ( https://www.foxnews.com/po
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   by meowfly 6y ago

   The theory goes (which I'm not espousing just relaying) that you could simply bribe top WHO officials and avoid having to provide magnitudes of money. The WHO has been in scandal before regarding [exorbitant spending on travel.] ( http
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   by meowfly 6y ago

   Thanks for your reply. I saw most of the replies in that thread were 8-9hrs old so I thought it wasn't the right place to ask. I really appreciate your reply and it sounds like my worries aren't unfounded.
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   by meowfly 6y ago

   I didn't ask to be born, it was forced on me. I don't see why I would have any moral obligation to not vandalize my genetic heritage nor why I would owe anyone taking the responsibility of another life.
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   by meowfly 7y ago

   I think some commenters might be missing that in many countries like China (where the article shows a passport photo) engaging in pornography is illegal. This leak has the opportunity to ruin lives in many ways.
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    by meowfly 7y ago

    I cannot understand the high appeal of AirBNB. It is obviously quite popular but it doesn't seem useful for much more than certain niches. My major gripe is that if I want to stay somewhere that has a high number of reviews and a super
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    by meowfly 8y ago

    I pay for two newspapers (WSJ and a local one) and I am still served ads in both. My local one still serves "sponsored content" which I consider to be the worst kind of ad. WSJ also seems to have no problem with using targeted ads
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    by meowfly 8y ago

    Maybe you can check this observation of mine but it appears that ethnically Chinese (Han) people seem to often equate criticisms on Mainland China poitics as being synonymous with attacks of ethnic Chinese people. It is very normal to see c
13. 193.▲
    by meowfly 8y ago

    One thing I don't quite understand is why aren't the wealthiest citizens lobbying for privacy legislation? I'm sure there are plenty of wealthy people who have a lot to lose having their medical or financial information leake
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    by meowfly 9y ago

    Taxes are not theft. They aren't even remotely close to theft. Steal is the wrong verb here. I'd agree that income taxes aren't great ways for the government to raise revenue but calling it "stealing" is a dishonest
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    by meowfly 9y ago

    From an evolutionary biology perspective the stakes are totally different for different for men versus women. For men reproduction has almost no consequences (biologically speaking) while for women it can be life threatening. Men are biolog
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    by meowfly 9y ago

    Elizabeth Warren's Two Income Trap argues that families in order to afford living in the best neighborhoods with the best schools moved to two income families. The result was that this priced out single income families from good neighb
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    by meowfly 9y ago

    > If you aren't open to change your mind, why should anyone be open to change theirs? A lot of discussion/debate is less about changing minds and more about mutual understanding of the underlying values. The problem is these &q
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    by meowfly 9y ago

    I've really struggled to understand where this mindset comes from and it seems to be pervasive enough to be the majority opinion for most internet commentators. Where does mercy fit into all of this? Should a person who tries to change