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by moistly 4y ago
IIRC that’s exactly the approach China is taking. It seems very sensible. The only immediate downside that I can see is that it eliminates the “skateboard deck” advantages of a stiffer, but lighter, design. The immediate upside, otoh, is th
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by moistly 4y ago
In the article it’s “forever” in quotes. They’ve been here in Canada easily 30000+ years, and apparently there’s evidence of up to 300000 years existence further south, which is indeed as good as “forever.”
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by moistly 4y ago
> Bitcoin isn’t just an asset. And it’s not just a technology,” Cameron Winklevoss tweeted on May 14. “It’s a movement that offers the blueprint to dismantle traditional power structures.“ I’m sure the billionaire twins are all about dis
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by moistly 4y ago
I’ve long held the belief that all drivers should be started on motorcycles before being allowed to progress to automobiles. Those who survive will be much better drivers.
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by moistly 4y ago
“I didn’t follow directions and tried to brute-force it open, but dissing Apple draws eyeballs so I’ll write a bullshit column that blames them for my incompetence!”
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by moistly 4y ago
Bullshit. They reduce your chances of catching Covid in the first place, and should you be so unfortunate as to catch Covid, reduce your chances of lung dysfunction or blood clotting issues by more than fifty percent.
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by moistly 4y ago
Have you considered that some people believe most everyone is wrong, that they won’t be told what to do by others, that they are or should be in complete control their lives, that they live by their own rules, that The Man is keeping them d
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by moistly 4y ago
Cultural. It’s cultural.
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by moistly 4y ago
So in other words, judge them by their raping, not their support for slavery. Got it, np.
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by moistly 4y ago
You might be interested in Saxon-JS. XSLT 3 in node.js & the browser. https://www.saxonica.com/saxon-js/
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by moistly 4y ago
Bug chasers? Traditionally descriptive of people who seek out HIV-positive partners. There is no reason for such thrill-seekers to limit themselves to only one dangerous disease.
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by moistly 4y ago
It’s a heck of a catch-22! Reject the judiciary system and shun government interfere… or open the door to continually expanding government oversight. Remain the primary target for big “crime” hacks and lose trust and value… or join the curr
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by moistly 4y ago
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2021/03/jacobso... “The Jacobson v. Massachusetts decision made clear that the government could mandate vaccination, arguing that collective good sometimes ou
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by moistly 4y ago
It’s a direct punishment for not being blessed by God, c.f. the ever-popular and uniquely American prosperity gospel.
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by moistly 4y ago
That’s how has worked in Canada. Prairie provinces literally bought one-way bus tickets to Vancouver, BC, for the homeless and addicted.
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by moistly 4y ago
One can not expect The Musk to follow mere laws. He has demonstrated that time and again.
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by moistly 4y ago
Also Sydney, Australia https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/prankster-paints-welcom...
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by moistly 4y ago
Work to live or live to work. At the end of life, will one look back and say “I wish I’d worked more” or “I wish I’d lived more”?
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by moistly 4y ago
I nip the rough end off the clove first but, yah, press down with the flat side of a kitchen knife and the skin just falls right off.
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by moistly 4y ago
It’s a “TED Talk” for the WEF alumni.
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by moistly 4y ago
Do you really think the Powers That Be, the ones that could Use Covid for Total Surveillance, can’t skirt HIPAA? COVID conspiracy theories are way too late to this game. If there’s any truth to them, sorry but it happened decades ago. You m
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by moistly 4y ago
We’re in for a rough time. Environmental stress promotes disease.
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by moistly 4y ago
Archaeological sites have been found off the shore of British Columbia. 14 000 year old sites have been found inland. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/earliest-sign-of-human-habit... https://www.smithson
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by moistly 4y ago
A whopping 6% of Finland’s energy needs. Used in a few industries, not households.
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by moistly 4y ago
Short informational twitter thread: https://twitter.com/johnrossmd/status/1527045028417241088 A slightly alarming note on COVID’s effect on the immune system: https://twitter.com/RadCentrism/s
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by moistly 4y ago
Seriously. “Go to the hospital to get sick” has been a rule of thumb since forever. The only place you’re more likely to catch something is an elementary school.
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by moistly 4y ago
> meant to punish text-based posts by making them more difficult to read the longer they are This is a silly suggestion but perhaps the contrast could scale with the length? This would incentivize brevity and help (at least wrt shorter p
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by moistly 4y ago
I didn’t think the definition of “grassroots” included “groups funded by big business” but according to Wikipedia it does. > The ads, however, were funded not by local businesses, but by American Edge, a political advocacy group founded
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> The measure was approved, 217-207. Republicans unanimously opposed the bill, along with four Democrats. It
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by moistly 4y ago
Literally everything that schmuck says or does is posted umpteen times here. I yearn for the day we no longer hear about him

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