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That shifts the argument from evidence to speculation. The original claim was about current operations, not hypothetical futures. If there is no proof that everyone on such a graph is now targeted, then the central accusation falls apart. C
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The comment throws around impossible numbers and unverified claims as if they were facts. “1000% civilian casualties” is nonsense mathematically, and nothing backs it up. There is no public evidence the BBC “banned” the documentary, so that
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Not surprising at all, given the well established link between of objective attractiveness and trustworthiness.
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The decision upholding the Online Safety Act verification rules against Wikipedia’s challenge overlooks practical and proportionality concerns. Wikipedia operates with minimal commercial infrastructure, relies on volunteers and does not req
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No widespread failures have been reported on M1s. SSDs often exceed their expected lifespan, especially when spec’d generously. But, monitoring tools can misreport, so be cautious drawing conclusions from early TBW readings. So, when choosi
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Refusing to answer disputed election claims is not bias or censorship. GPT-4o avoids topics where misinformation risks are high and evidence is contested. That is a safety feature, not a political stance. Users seeking facts about elections
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The article misrepresents the European Parliament’s child protection proposal as an attack on privacy rather than a targeted response to the growing problem of online child abuse. The claim that the EU wants to “mandate mass surveillance” o
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Israel did not “put Hamas in power.” Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections. These were monitored by international observers, including the Carter Center, who confirmed the vote was largely fair: https://cartercente
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Arguing that “none of this is ok” overlooks the security context in which states operate. Israel is not conducting indiscriminate mass surveillance of its own citizens. It is monitoring communications in territories largely controlled by de
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Concur. https://downornot.net/check/virtualbox.org
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Engadget frames Israel’s surveillance of Palestinian telecommunications as extraordinary, but such practices are common in national security contexts. The U.S. National Security Agency, for example, collects vast amounts of metadata and con
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This article acknowledges a key shift: AI tools are not replacing scientists, but changing how they work. The concern is that if models generate convincing but incorrect summaries, they risk distorting the literature, especially when resear
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Finally, a diversity strategy that pleases HR and slashes payroll, what’s not to love? Why invest in hiring and promoting real women when you can roll out a thousand polite assistants named “Sophie” who never ask for parental leave or equit
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Tech for Palestine presents itself as a humanitarian effort, but its call to boycott Israeli companies reflects a narrow and counterproductive agenda. It omits any reference to the role of Gaza’s leadership in triggering the conflict, inclu
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The article makes a fair point that AI tools can encourage laziness if users outsource too much thinking. But it overstates the risk of “becoming stupid”. People have made similar claims about calculators, Google and even books. In each cas
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Apple’s announcement should be welcomed as a tangible demonstration of corporate accountability in the age of offshore tax minimisation and digital opacity. Rather than simply repurchasing stock or warehousing profits abroad, Apple is deplo
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I tried the beta. UBOlite interfered with Safari’s native hide distracting items. The UI was unintuitive for setting features. Performance seemed slower than Ghostery. I’m sticking with Ghostery, which has none of those issues, until UBOlit
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By standards of the day, absolutely. Today, probably not. From the military and strategic standpoint of 1945, using nuclear weapons to rapidly end the war was considered justified, necessary, and effective, especially given the precedent of
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Roughly 18 potential cities were considered, which were narrowed down to a shortlist of five, and eventually finalized into four reserved targets (Hiroshima, Kokura, Niigata, and Nagasaki as alternate).
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The only conceivable (and highly hypothetical) way a nuclear detonation over a city might not violate IHL would require a very narrow set of improbable conditions, which are highly theoretical and borderline implausible in reality. Empty ci
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Again, no, not necessarily a war crime.
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Yes, actually try and put yourself in the shoes of American leadership responsible for making the decision to continue with an invasion of Japan without using nuclear weapons. American casualty estimates exceeded 500,000, and Japanese fatal
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Throwing around these terms without understanding, how and why they apply is foolhardy. The use of nuclear weapons is not explicitly prohibited under current international law, and is not automatically classified as a war crime per se. Thei
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No, the firebombing of cities (e.g. Dresden, Tokyo) and the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not legally considered war crimes under international law as it stood, which is why they could not have been and were not pros
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Works for Oxford and Cambridge.
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Hand written essays in class. Short and longer form discussions, questions and answers in class. End of unit, term, semester, year. Interview on topic in spoken form.
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When visiting Los Angeles a few weeks ago from Sydney, it was wonderful to see relos’ kids watching Bluey on Disney Plus, in top spot too. Everyone loves it. Heartwarming.
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I wonder if those issues similarly affect the right handers among the 2 billon or so users of right-to-left writing systems?
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Honest question. Why is it imperative you run everyday? What would it mean for you to not run for day or everyday?
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Perhaps a prophecy of Britain conquering France again?

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