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ospzfmbbzr
3y ago
> Content so bad it's not worth stealing. Even torrents take time away from something else I could download that's better -- like all the movies made before it all went to shit. Naturally the solution is to erase the past by me
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3y ago
In the case of the DEF it absolutely reduces the lifespan of the engine. A truck engine that could last 500K miles lasts 200K max. Factor a second or third engine (whole new truck) and the energy and pollution to produce it and DEF looks no
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4y ago
I'd feel safer if some lab grown meat told me the FDA says I can eat their staff.
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4y ago
> I really don't know how one can be so flippant about this. Easy -- think for yourself! Easier to get rid of all the useless eaters. Are you sure that doesn't include you?
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ospzfmbbzr
4y ago
That previous inflation highs were also created intentionally?
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ospzfmbbzr
4y ago
Over the years some of my clients got trapped into being Twilio customers through acquisitions. Without exception every engagement with this company has been a disaster. I have gone to great lengths to get all my clients away from toxic Twi
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ospzfmbbzr
4y ago
The reference was to new gear and new media both. New gear usually needs time to marinate before it gets some hacking freedom. New media is best ignored -- if you are always waiting with baited breath for 'the next new thing (TM)'
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4y ago
How many devices are you allowed to register again? What if your CC on file expires? Well I guess you can just ask (beg) if you need assistance accessing 'your' music library
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4y ago
If you can't wait for the p2p download then you are already lost. Needing the latest an greatest or not being able to wait a year to watch something means they already have you firmly in their grip. Just pay the media troll toll if you
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4y ago
If I try to reverse engineer the requirements for IPv6 and 5G it really seems like they are just key pillars of a world surveillance apparatus. Certainly IPv6 is completely unnecessary for most cases -- but if you criticize it you will get
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4y ago
> fundamental features Fundamental features of a car are things like engine and tires. A mandatory tracking service is fundamental to an open air prison.
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4y ago
And in related news the value of old cars has never been higher. Government Motors can keep their junk cars and bundled spying service. “By including this plan as standard equipment on the vehicle, it helps to provide a more seamless onboar
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4y ago
"Government theft drops to 8.5% annual rate" -- There I fixed the headline Inflation is a hidden tax that the public has been PR'd into thinking is acceptable.
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ospzfmbbzr
4y ago
Ignorance is bliss. Most things labelled smart these days are not. Happy (one of my least favorite words) seems to mean passive contentment in the modern context -- a recipe for getting nothing accomplished. https://www.merriam-w
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4y ago
> The goal is to capture as much revenue as possible. A company would never intentionally limit their revenue intake unless it was absolutely detrimental to the business. Yes they would. Their goal is POWER and NOT dollars, which are wor
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4y ago
It was and add-on to a car alarm and controlled via second or third button on the fob. Also 1994.
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4y ago
> A proper remote starter That's the key part. Proper :) IIRC he just bypassed the sensor that would have been for Park on an automatic, since there were no manual transmission kits for sale as they were (and I think still are) ille
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4y ago
Here it's cold in the winter and it is definitely illegal to install a remote start system in a car with a manual transmission. Before my life in tech I worked in car audio installs back in the 90s. One day one of the senior installer
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4y ago
Exactly. These scumbags are not to be trusted. Ever.
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4y ago
Too much. I get the ultimate pack but won't be renewing. It's isn't THAT good and I'm very effective with vi. Maybe I will still get one but not the whole pack. It was a good deal so I just went for it all but now no way
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4y ago
Non-credible is totally subjective. You are always taking someones word unless you check for yourself. Who do you believe? It's not the alternative it's the way things are. Evidence to the contrary doesn't discredit anything
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4y ago
Or no ability to speak -- like Neo.
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4y ago
Muddy the waters... then you label anyone who notices as a water purist, and tell the dumb ones that the water purists are the ones who muddied the waters.
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4y ago
I don't think I'm missing the point... it's just that those seem like excuses and self-employed or self-directed workers are only making these excuses to themselves (as they fail). > This is coming from the narrow view tha
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4y ago
Yeah I'm a bit jaded too. Would I get into this business today? Probably not. Mostly because of the potential employers, who they hire and why, and how success is 'measured' these days. I've been contract only for 17 ye
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4y ago
Not personal unless you take it that way -- instead take it as a challenge and show him he was wrong about you. Programming well is difficult and takes time and effort to get good at, but it's worth it. Being junior and learning while
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4y ago
Yes! When I worked on FB games the internal running joke was our business was stealing people's life a second at a time and monetizing that stolen time. Our game was 'free' like in bait. GAMES ARE FOR CHILDREN AND A WASTE OF
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4y ago
As a former longtime LI pro user and LI user at launch... I'm not surprised. LI loves spam and they have no intention of really doing anything about it. I refused to keep paying for such a low quality service. This has not negatively a
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4y ago
> Because no powerful lobby financed by media conglomerates exists to defend the environment This is false. The climate 'change' movement is 100% financed by these sort of entities -- to what end is an open question but it'
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4y ago
I'm all for stopping Apple,Sony, or other nasty megacorps from including deliberately 'unique' cables that cost a fortune to replace -- but when the bureaucrats get involved in anything, particularily technology, it frequentl
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