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by pierat 3y ago
> And this would be the same tired refrain of every tankie who will justify atrocities committed under communism by pointing out that bad things also happen under capitalism. Oh look. The name callings begin almost immediately. Isn&#x27
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by pierat 3y ago
I would concur, especially with control devices that can turn on to heat. Although, a lot of more basic controllers only handle binary states for input. I'd argue that a calibrated (bang-bang with thermistor/thermocouple) on an an
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by pierat 3y ago
There's reasons why homeless members of society have dogs. And well, it ain't pretty. First, it's a deterrent to cops who fuck around. If they harass or arrest a homeless person with a dog, it's a whole lot more work tha
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by pierat 3y ago
And this is what neoliberalism does to a brain. Notice that when communists are discussed, the same sayings "communism has killed millions of people". Well, so has capitalism. Probably even more than communism. Except, capitalists
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by pierat 3y ago
Yeah I've been "burned" by thermal receipts before. Had a receipt in my wallet. 30 days later, the thermal print completely faded. Had to dispute with credit card company over that one. Wasn't fun.
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by pierat 3y ago
I like the good ol games that you played with lan parties, with friends sitting next or across you. We could shit talk and give compliments for all sorts of stuff. And we'd have snackage and was an awesome party. When's the last g
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by pierat 3y ago
There is no war in Bao Sing Se!
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by pierat 3y ago
Netflix/Paramount/Max/Hulu/etc They sell a subscription to shows, and then remove or enshittify their service. It's the equivalent of shrinkflation, where you buy 10$ of something, and it's 80% the size of last
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by pierat 3y ago
What's the saying? "I'll believe corporations are people when the government executes one in Texas." ..?
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by pierat 3y ago
Given that Uber's only quarter in the black was the most recent, AND most of it was from capitalized assets, well, it's just a failing business, but scaled big! It's a common trope for VC's to fund, fund, fund for that s
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by pierat 3y ago
Here in tech bro world we have so many innovations for you! Why not try our: - Imaginary scam money (in 17,382 flavors, including eyeballs)! - Expensive unregulated taxi! - Expensive unregulated hotel! - Picture of monkey (formerly valuable
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by pierat 3y ago
The difference here is this person risked their job directly to do this. You need help if a lot of money to be able to make wagers like this. And I see no reason to risk my personal livelihood over bad corporate decisions. I guess that&#x27
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by pierat 3y ago
If it wasn't for my SO and their parents, I'd leave to a decent country. This place blows. So many anti-rich person policies and laws that basically criminalize poverty. Then again, I need money to leave. And getting rid of citize
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by pierat 3y ago
Ah yes, that program. I tried to get in, but my parents made too much, so I didn't qualify. Did they share their significant income with me? Hah NO. Did they contribute to any college? $2000. Oh wait, that was from my grandpa's
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by pierat 3y ago
Pretty terrible look, given you're lying already with this "We don't claim to be "open source" rather we are open and free as in you can see the code and host it yourself if you want. " From https://
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by pierat 3y ago
DRM, proprietary components, "signed hardware" (ala Apple), app bullshit - is all forms of enshittification. And damn near every silly-con valley company engages in one or more of those. And I hope they die eating their own crap t
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by pierat 3y ago
Having actually done the therapy thing, and summarily discontinued it; here's my observations. 1. There's no endpoint. There's always some "deeper seated something" that necessitates further sessions. 2. The goal se
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by pierat 3y ago
Here in tech bro world we have so many innovations for you! Why not try our: - Expensive unregulated taxi! - Expensive unregulated hotel! - Picture of monkey (formerly valuable)! - Imaginary restaurant that serves bad food! - Imaginary scam
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by pierat 3y ago
I believe him. And this is terrible. Enough to recommend taking Suse off our procurement allow list.
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by pierat 3y ago
That's what I don't get about the tone policing garbage. A lot of people here don't like to actually face the hard truths. And instead of actual hard fact, it's just "too callous". What about these heat deaths
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by pierat 3y ago
Unfortunately I have an anecdote, but is also a concern. I had a tooth pulled. Could have been a root canal, but whatever. (Insert sob story) The real problem was that this dentistry was quietly affiliated to the local university's den
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by pierat 3y ago
And here in continental 'not Texas shithole', I'm paying the "exorbitant" rate of $.10916/kWh , less than the Texas rates. And mine are stable. None of this funny stock market bill crap. Yep, deregulation is be
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by pierat 3y ago
It's kind of fitting that a state flush in oil wealth (the stuff that burning destroys the climate, causing extreme heat and such), is suffering worse under climate devastation, and also doesn't have enough energy to keep people s
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by pierat 3y ago
Romeo and Juliet, required freshman high school reading. Act 1 scene 1: .... SAMPSON ’Tis true, and therefore women, being the weaker vessels, are ever thrust to the wall. Therefore I will push Montague’s men from the wall and thrust his m
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by pierat 3y ago
Then might I recommend Torrents and libgen.is You can cover most of your materials that way. No sense in paying $$$$ for shit DRM crap that's not even a sale.
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by pierat 3y ago
With the billionaires?
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by pierat 3y ago
> As ocean oxygen levels dip, fish face an uncertain future "An Uncertain future"? Seriously? The word you're looking for is "death". No sense in couching climate disaster in metaphorical soft words. There is goi
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by pierat 3y ago
https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/ vibes. Discord is easy, and it is a good jumping off ground before you get a Matrix server up and running. Use what ya gotta to get shit done.
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by pierat 3y ago
> In this particular case we truncate EDNS to protect the privacy of users In other words, you want the data, but prevent others from seeing your advantage? This is what archive.is is doing, and you stomp your collective feet at. >
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by pierat 3y ago
What's the saying... "My body, My choice" ? Well, some people will choose, willingly, to waste their life away living on the streets from one high to the next. The difference between most types of poverty and this, is that th

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