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by namlem 8y ago
It's actually more because the Communist Party has invested a great deal of political capital in the idea of Taiwan being a rogue province that must be brought back into the fold. It is a source of national shame not just for the gover
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by namlem 8y ago
We should revoke all their visas.
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by namlem 8y ago
Yes, Tokyo did it. Rent for a 1 bedroom apartment is like $1000/mo. It's a huge thriving mega city with affordable housing thanks to zoning that's managed by the national government.
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by namlem 8y ago
SF's "character" is long dead for everyone but the extremely wealthy. Why should we preserve something that only exists to benefit the elite at the detriment of everybody else?
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by namlem 8y ago
I believe this type of speech should be legal, but it that doesn't mean I want private companies to give it a platform.
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by namlem 8y ago
Our government was barely functional from the end of the Civil War until Teddy Roosevelt's presidency.
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by namlem 8y ago
For most of human history, China was the most advanced civilization in the world.
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by namlem 8y ago
I doubt they will run on gasoline. I assume Apple will only be making electric cars.
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by namlem 8y ago
If your product is hazardous, it should at the very least include warnings on the package. We require this of medication, why not other products like tobacco. It's unrealistic to expect consumers to be able to thoroughly research every
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by namlem 8y ago
Louisiana is the most corrupt state and has been for quite some time.
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by namlem 8y ago
The Switch has a Tegra, this has a low power Pentium. This doesn't have nearly enough power to run the kind of games you can play on the Switch.
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by namlem 8y ago
They fixed most of those issues on later iterations. I have the SP4, and while it still has occasional issues with recovery from sleep, the other issues you listed aren't present.
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by namlem 8y ago
What's absurd is the rate. It's far more than most Ugandans can pay. It's clearly meant to suppress usage, not to fund the infrastructure.
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by namlem 8y ago
They're the same thing. You can't have courts and police without paying them, and you can't pay them without taxes.
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by namlem 8y ago
I've been addicted to weed. Back in May I quit for a while and I had 2-3 days of withdrawal. It wasn't that bad overall, but I was grumpy and had no appetite for those few days. It's not accurate to say that cannabis is not p
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by namlem 8y ago
About one in ten people are gay. If the gender ratio at Intel is greater than 9 men to every woman, then it is more likely that the partner is a male.
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by namlem 8y ago
Hard line regulations like that usually create more problems than they solve. What we need is to create incentive structures that achieve those goals. Like implementing a land value tax for example.
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by namlem 8y ago
Not so much catching up as long surpassed.
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by namlem 8y ago
Two party consent should be abolished everywhere that it exists. People have a right to record any conversation they are party to.
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by namlem 8y ago
Agreed. We need to start jailing people for wage theft. The first offense should be a fine that is 5X the amount stolen, after that, prison time.
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by namlem 8y ago
I feel like they should have maybe subsidized soundproofing in the nearby buildings rather than ruin the nice outdoor space enjoyed by so many party goers.
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by namlem 8y ago
Title IX is a fine law overall, it's just certain specifics that need amending.
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by namlem 8y ago
Elections are not synonymous with democracy. In fact, elections were actually seen as oligarchic and undemocratic in ancient Athens. Sortition, or random selection, is how they conducted their democracy. And they were right to do so, it is
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by namlem 8y ago
It's hard to educate yourself if you're homeless and hungry though.
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by namlem 8y ago
She is based in Kazakhstan, and they don't exactly have a domestic science publishing industry, no.
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by namlem 8y ago
In most counties you would not go to prison at all. Even in the US, you wouldn't get more than 10 years max.
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by namlem 8y ago
That's what VPNs are for.
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by namlem 8y ago
I became a Buddhist, lol.
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by namlem 8y ago
Copenhagen has it. So do many cities in the Netherlands. It's great. There's the road for cars, a small curb, a lane for bikes, a small curb, and the sidewalk.
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by namlem 8y ago
First of all, they're not removing the content, it's still available from the artist's page. Second, it seems to be based upon the conduct of the artist more than the content of the songs themselves.

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