natsup123490

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by natsup123490 4y ago
I'm a US citizen that has spent a significant amount of time outside of the US. 35 years in the US, and 16 years now in New Zealand. And it's not plainly obvious to me. Bowling for Columbine movie pointed out that Canadians have
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by natsup123490 4y ago
Kids get bullied everywhere, in every culture. It's part of growing up. I have no comment on the contagion effect.
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by natsup123490 4y ago
Me too. Left during the second round of layoffs in 2002 I think. Worked with Suns at university previously. I remember the original logo, CG6, and TurboZX/Leo. I don't recognize the others.
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by natsup123490 4y ago
I definately react mentally to things happening in my gut. I suffer from IBS and the only times I have ever had dark moods in my adult live was during IBS episodes. I've even gone to the ER once for something I couldn't describe a
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by natsup123490 4y ago
All this theory is nice, but let's look at actuals. Of all the people I know who have been booted off of twitter (several dozen), none of them are bad actors (except maybe Alex Jones). They were booted off because their political opini
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by natsup123490 4y ago
I have to speculate that the reason why "social media is indeed corrosive to trust in governments, news media, and people and institutions in general" is oftentimes because it highlights their apparent failings (biases, lies, etc)
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by natsup123490 5y ago
Efforts to make governments behave are pretty hopeless. Besides, it's not just the US that is spying on everybody. If you want privacy, you need to change your behavior and your tooling, using technology to create privacy.
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by natsup123490 5y ago
Hard times and war change people. Many changes are negative: poorer, less secure, less trusting, more fearful, devastating losses. But other changes are for the better. And you don't need war to make these changes. If you make them bef
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by natsup123490 5y ago
If this bill passes, it will only weaken America's position as leader in the Internet space. The world will eventually benefit from that weakening. We will route around America.
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by natsup123490 5y ago
> I can't imagine staying in this country much longer. If you are serious about that statement, I encourage you just as I have encouraged all my family and close friends. I have never regretted leaving America. There are dozens of n
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by natsup123490 6y ago
> We must have law and order Absolutely > that requires accountability for Trump and his enablers. Absolutely not. It's words like that that truly frighten me. Have you lost your good sense? What truly worries me is this part: &q