popularrecluse

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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Packaging on homeopathic products should have at least the same size warnings as tobacco products.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Trump has caused more damage to U.S. intelligence interests than Assange ever did. Trump's unpunished actions make the prosecution of other violators look like pantomime.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Wow. 60,000 km/h for almost 50 years, and it still isn't even a light-day away yet. And our closest known exoplanet is 4.2 light-years away. We're stuck here, y'all. Better start getting along.
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by popularrecluse 2y ago
Just happened to listen to Steady Diet of Nothing the other day. Maybe the first time in almost 30 years. That music is as good as ever. And could Reclamation be a more relevant song in 2024?
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
Reminds me that I haven't been to Slashdot in a long time. Darl McBride was the bête noire of the moment ~ 21 years ago.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
But composting implies something good is coming to replace it.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
I'm in. Old Order Netizens unite.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
There's that 'me' generation for you. My parents say the same shit.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
Signed, Publius
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
It's a Unix system! I know this!
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
2x$0.10 + 1x$0.18 is the preferred change.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
Yeah guess they are self-selecting for the kind of person that will read through that drivel.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
Mmmmm... biomechanical protein slurry....
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
What do you do for a living so we can shit on it
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
I read it as, a joke.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
The 120 Hz refresh is something I slightly noticed and did appreciate when upgrading. Now when going back to an older device 60 Hz is jarring.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
Not everyone makes music for the consumption and enjoyment of other people. Sometimes it's just a side-effect.
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
cool
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
Why would it so obviously be static electricity instead of heat? Or why not both? Or something else?
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by popularrecluse 3y ago
It's a glorified bulletin board. The users are the content. The party can move somewhere else.
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
12 year old me playing D&D: "What is the purpose of having separate intelligence and wisdom stats? They are the same thing!" Older me: "Oh."
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
You'll never get a straight answer because San Francisco represents nothing more to them than a symbolic confirmation of whatever bias they already had. They'll ignore mitigating factors that might not fit their narrative - things
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
Was laid off Thursday after 10 years. This is exactly what I'm doing for the immediate future. In no hurry to go through the dog and pony show of groveling and prostrating myself for the opportunity to make money for someone else.
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
“I would expect to start seeing significant public-facing problems with the technology within six months,” he says. “And I feel like that’s a generous estimate.” https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/08/106
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
The John Rawls guide to time-travel.
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
There will always be an acceptable range of discourse in any society, and those that in their own ignorance and confusion spread ideas that hurt the stability and well-being of that society can expect pushback. Sorry if you wanted to say wh
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
I responded to a comment upstream from yours on your comment, because yours was the last I read and I was continuing the train of thought. Sorry for the confusion.
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
We just live in a world now where propagating false and dangerous misinformation is merely offering a differing point of view. We were happy to let subject-matter experts help build the modern world, but then turn on them as we seek out the
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
You may find many of the Activision titles still hold up. River Raid, Megamania, Seaquest, Frostbite. There's a lot of fun to still be had in those games, especially if you're competing head-to-head. But for my money the most fun
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by popularrecluse 4y ago
What inspires someone to write a jack-assed comment like this?

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