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1021.
by nr2x 6y ago
It’s also a community full of rampant anti-semitism, misogyny, and racism.
1022.
by nr2x 6y ago
Well, the people getting evicted from their homes during a pandemic because the US spends money on JEDI instead of a social safety net are also "paying", and no, they don't have $100 for a 401k.
1023.
by nr2x 6y ago
"While NPR does not receive any direct federal funding, it does receive a small number of competitive grants from CPB and federal agencies like the Department of Education and the Department of Commerce. This funding amounts to approxi
1024.
by nr2x 6y ago
Not everybody who pays the taxes that fund JEDI do.
1025.
by nr2x 6y ago
Yes, that was my intent.
1026.
by nr2x 6y ago
Likewise while a computer can produce data quite well, theories are still a purely human domain.
1027.
by nr2x 6y ago
Last two novels decidedly sci-fi, just not very good.
1028.
by nr2x 6y ago
Under appreciated is that macOS is largely a touch-based system now with the magic trackpads. If you configure three-finger drag in accessibility settings you never have to click. Granted it’s not a touch screen , but in my view it’s a tou
1029.
by nr2x 6y ago
On the other hand I suspect Boomers and Gen X are the ones actually purchasing the devices Gen Z own, not least of all for the many “family” features/restrictions. Enough parents have either had or heard of crazy games-related credit c
1030.
by nr2x 6y ago
I’d you liked Stalker I also recommend the book it was based on (“Roadside Picnic”). The book is very different from the movie in terms of tone, but I feel like the book gives a bit more context to the movie. It’s a case of the book/fi
1031.
by nr2x 6y ago
Repo Man is the perfect balance of punk and sci-fi, truly unique in that regard.
1032.
by nr2x 6y ago
John Carpenter is so under rated in general, Escape from New York is amazing as is The Thing.
1033.
by nr2x 6y ago
I think a lot about the meaning of the word lately (“ life out of balance”), really sums up the zeitgeist.
1034.
by nr2x 6y ago
I experience it when doing multitrack recording of electronic music, rather than in keys. Each track has a given synthesizer and changing the sounds affects a color impression. Likewise, and perhaps related, when I use many different types
1035.
by nr2x 6y ago
As recent weeks have shown 20 year olds will be going to bars and parties and seeding new waves of infections. The vast majority of people in their age group have negligible mortality risk, and high incentives to socialize after being stuck
1036.
by nr2x 6y ago
The full quote is actually worse: Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard Zuck: Just ask. Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS [Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one? Zuck
1037.
by nr2x 6y ago
Yes, I initially thought so as well, and shifted my buying accordingly. However, I bought an HDMI dongle from one of Target's supposedly vetted partners and when I got it it was clearly open-box. When I tried to get Target to replace
1038.
by nr2x 6y ago
I regularly have the terminal crash when switching between full screened and windowed mode. Other times it will freeze up and beach ball for 30 seconds. How you could possibly screw up an application that simple amazes me.
1039.
by nr2x 6y ago
What exactly do you mean by "people we prefer"? I am unclear on the meaning and motive of your language.
1040.
by nr2x 6y ago
Not getting a haircut won't kill you, the police will. Also, for the most part, anti-racism protestors are wearing masks, anti-lockdown people, for the most part, are not.
1041.
by nr2x 7y ago
Went in with high hopes, but it’s not remotely listenable.
1042.
by nr2x 7y ago
On the flip side, there is very little personal agency vis-a-vis the pandemic and reading the news/twitter may accomplish little beyond stressing you out as the practical limit on what most people can do is "stay home". Closi
1043.
by nr2x 7y ago
Worth noting the authors are from Porton Down: "Porton Down opened in 1916 as the War Department Experimental Station, shortly thereafter renamed the Royal Engineers Experimental Station, for testing chemical weapons in response to Ger
1044.
by nr2x 7y ago
“This site best viewed in Chrome”.
1045.
by nr2x 7y ago
Precisely my point, near-term overwork for a possibility of a “permanent” job later on, but many people who get there sacrifice family life, get divorced, and win something of a pyrrich victory in the end: a lifetime job with nobody to shar
1046.
by nr2x 7y ago
You can love your job and also love your family, and holidays are primarily about time with family. If one prioritizes one “love” for another you either fall behind professionally or live long enough to regret the decisions you made. The
1047.
by nr2x 7y ago
I started smoking as a teen and quit smoking regularly over a decade ago. If I so much as smell a cigarette I immediately want one, if I see people smoking in a movie or real life I want one, and hell, if I'm just having a shit day I