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by pubstik 6y ago
I think torture is always wrong and calling for it is always wrong. Your comment, as responded to, has no place here and is hateful and vile, no matter how justified and entitled to violence you feel you are. Go soak your head.
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by pubstik 6y ago
Cars were like this when they were the conspicious consumption item of choice. Every year, new designs. Not always better, but forever permutation so old parts don't fit and so that the 2 year old models already looked 'dated&#x27
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by pubstik 6y ago
Even "pro-car" people are in favor those who would rather not drive keeping off the roadways. This is a strawman on both sides of the argument. Clearly a functional public And private transport infrastructure are both useful to ev
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by pubstik 6y ago
Pools kill many people a year, mostly children, but we don't close them because the risk is severly outweighed by their utility. I think your argument is overall sound, but you need to find some better examples that apply. If we really
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by pubstik 6y ago
This is bar none the saddest comment I have read on HN in recent memory. Do that many of us feel that helpless and useless? Almost every tech we use was started by a single talented and/or dedicated person with the support of a small g
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by pubstik 6y ago
He is working with what was provided. Both of you are correct.
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by pubstik 6y ago
Facts you say? The world is all ears!
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by pubstik 6y ago
Yet they all hve phone numbers that can be found with a cursory search. Do the dilligence.
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by pubstik 6y ago
I would find a better authority than 'youtube doctors' for the health of anyone you love. Some are great, but all are in it for attention. The ultimate motives of many online attenion seekers, no matter their profession are, lets
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by pubstik 6y ago
Lonliness is not struggle in the same way we struggled to survive for thousands of years not knowing what next week would bring. Your examples kind of bear out his point.
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by pubstik 6y ago
Social struggle is quite different than the day-to-day struggle to survive that was the default until recently on the human scale. Not sure that needs a reference.
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by pubstik 7y ago
It is painfully obvious that china concealed the beginnings of the outbreak, no matter your personal political beliefs, or nationality. To assert anything else, particularly under the guise of (so and so also did this), highlights your comm
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by pubstik 7y ago
And yet, here we are. Again. Fact is that the 3rd party apple ecosystem just moves more slowly, breaking less, but fixing less too. Tradeoffs, not superiority, are the choices offered to consumers currently.
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by pubstik 7y ago
More dense energy-wise than batteries can get. Its required for this concept to be a reality.
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by pubstik 7y ago
'Intent to hide identity' sounds like a human right, criminalized. Unless asked by an officer, and even then in limited circumstances do I have to identify myself.
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by pubstik 7y ago
Quite a few already doing that. I know over at coquetryclothing.com they used to decline to make masks due to possible liability reasons. Now they are making custom ones with all manner of fabrics.
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by pubstik 7y ago
Many of us already own and use 'real' masks, before the covid situation started. People absolutely have the right and the duty to protect themselves and those around them to the best of their abilities (without detrementally impac
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by pubstik 7y ago
Security through obscurity is a fantasy, and a dangerous one. You start thinking your screen door matters to the bear sauntering by, smelling what you're cooking, and coming in for a snack.
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by pubstik 7y ago
If your metric is safety, control, and effectiveness, there is not an argument. Touchscreens are a cost saving measure, not a feature.