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by p_j_w 2y ago
> So you are telling me, Musk is a fan of the Islamist regime in Turkey and its persecution of non-Islamists.. The former, absolutely. Your refusal to believe this seems to come from the idea that Musk has clear principles that he adhere
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by p_j_w 2y ago
I agree. Why the hell do we need the 1st Amendment anyway?!
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by p_j_w 2y ago
Companies will still be able to at least try and drag things out while the other party runs out of money. Precedent doesn’t change that.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
I can't speak for anyone else, but when I've used Asus devices in the past (tablets, a watch, etc), they've been hot garbage that didn't last more than 18 months. Maybe they've improved with their laptops, but I&#x2
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by p_j_w 2y ago
It's only collapsing for people with money.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
> I look forward to seeing a case against the manufacturer in the supreme court. Unless a certain 6 of the current 9 justices miraculously find their way off the court in the next couple months, you’ll be looking forward to this practice
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>as twitter or anyone can't assess the trustworthiness of individuals You need to rethink what was being implied. Twitter CAN assess whether or not you can trust that the person that owns the account is who they say they are. That&#
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by p_j_w 2y ago
It doesn't sound at all like the workers owning the means of production. >I suggest re-reading "Atlas Shrugged" for this topic. Ah yes, that's the problem. We all need to read and subscribe to the ideology of Ayn Rand
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by p_j_w 2y ago
I've been. They have a bunch of cool old electronics as well. It's a fun place to spend an hour or two.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>Annual checkups are a weight check, blood pressure, a few questions, maybe a blood panel if you're lucky This isn't my experience. Every time I've gone in for an annual check, the doctor has either suggested that I get or
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>"poorly communicated" is perfectly well characterized by "how pleasant [it] sounds" No, it absolutely is not. You should read what people write, not what you read into it to confirm whatever view you took ahead of ti
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by p_j_w 2y ago
Vigilantism is no better than the crimes that vigilantes seek to prevent.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>Prisons are for society’s benefit Which is precisely why they should be geared primarily towards rehabilitation. We'd all be better off if we can reform people and have them be productive members of society. This is far better than
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by p_j_w 2y ago
Nowhere in there did I say people are judging based on how pleasant an idea sounds. Try again.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
Aeronautics quality software is expensive.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>This absolves the people who said, "Eh, he's just a nut" (as he was). Instead of calmly asking if he had something there, however badly he communicated it. Why shouldn't they receive their absolution? No one has time
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>Usually the interviewer is a calm and dispassionate Columbo type who asks clarifying questions and then lets the suspects slowly trap themselves in their own web of lies. This loses its ability to inspire awe when you watch a video of o
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by p_j_w 2y ago
How do you tell one from the other?
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by p_j_w 2y ago
Given the statistics and number of investors involved, it seems like an absolute certainty that a few people would beat the index for the entirety of their lives simply by chance.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
Housing is notably not included here. Further, while it says government or non-profit provided health care and educated are included in the incomes for countries where it's available, the countries where it is NOT available don't
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>What kind of legal protections do you think should go? Shielding people from liability is a good start. >BTW, say, your bedroom serves no public benefit; its point is to provide you some highly private benefits. Is it bad? I can&#x27
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by p_j_w 2y ago
If they're meant to serve no public benefit then perhaps they should be stripped of the legal protections they enjoy.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>After accounting for all these, an SV, NYC, Seattle, etc., engineer ends up with far more disposable income than their EU counterpart. I said it narrows the gap, not closes it. > https://www.statista.com/statistics&#x2
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>There’s a reason US salaries for software devs are 2-5x EU salaries for similar roles. When you account for medical costs, rent (especially compared to the localities in the USA that provide these huge salaries), extra vacation time, an
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by p_j_w 2y ago
Account created 7 minutes ago and this is its only comment. Low trust.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
This amounts to "Don't worry, mommy and daddy will take care of it." It is not a serious argument.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>What they cannot do anymore is delegate unknown unknowns. And that's absurd. Congress should have the ability to do this. If they don't like what an agency is doing, they're perfectly able to amend the law.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>so they can craft laws that aren't open to interpretation. In what world is this even humanly possible? Is this something conservatives actually believe can happen? If so, then they're irrational almost beyond repair.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
The fact that this isn't the case after 200 some odd years exposes us. We don't care about the right to a fair trial for people who don't have money, it's a lie we tell ourselves.
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by p_j_w 2y ago
>Although maybe the WASM thing was not working. They only made these changes yesterday.

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