rationalist

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by rationalist 2mo ago
Because we're depressed at being surrounded by stupidity. Or at least I am; I won't speak for everyone else.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
I only received complaints from people with @proton addresses. Very few people use non-free email addresses.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Please let me know when it's time to max out my credit cards to buy gold.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Probably unfunded liabilities, which are estimated to be somewhere between 80-200 trillion dollars.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Running a relatively-small opt-in email list, I've had problems with deliverability to Proton.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Maybe they're betting on new people always signing up and paying, but not using it much. Still a risky endeavor.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
When I made the switch from @Gmail to my own email domains hosted by Fastmail, I never had any problem changing the email on my 100+ accounts with various services. That was about five years ago, I imagine it might have been more difficult
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Then you can't use an actual VPN.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
That's fine, but it's hard to transfer the knowledge in the store owner's head easily and at scale.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
> No strings attached. Except for the "have full network access" permission according to the Google Play Store.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
"Does your phone have a passcode? What are you hiding? Can I look through your text messages?"
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Still works for me (not logged in).
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by rationalist 2mo ago
I'm not a biblical scholar, but I think the "loving creator" thing was invented by people and not necessarily in the Bible. I'm pretty sure Old Testament God is pretty vengeful. Theistic Evolution is wide-enough belief,
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by rationalist 2mo ago
> I can't even use the cable to charge my phone when attached to a wall wart! It sounds like maybe you have a defective cable? When I first used the cable, it didn't charge my phone until I made sure it was plugged in all the
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by rationalist 2mo ago
By chance, has anyone tested Cable Matters' cables? I just bought a couple of their Thunderbolt™ 5 cables. They seem like a reputable company that would make their cables true-to-spec. Thanks in advance!
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by rationalist 2mo ago
I don't think parents should overshare pictures of their kids, but FYI, nudity does not automatically mean porn or abuse, even of children (which is legal in the U.S. as long as it is not sexual or focuses on genitals).
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by rationalist 2mo ago
One of my plate numbers was reissued. I only found out when I went to renew the registration and they gave me a new plate and told me then. It was a shame because I liked that random combination of letters and numbers.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
She should have watched the famous video, "Don't Talk to the Police" https://youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE (in addition to not writing a stupid message in the first place).
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by rationalist 2mo ago
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Source? ( > Evidence? )
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Maybe, but you're probably being downvoted for posting an unhelpful comment. Perhaps you could instead share sources that prove the weapons-induced bubble.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
> Identical prints do exist. Evidence? It's theoretically possible, but as far as I'm aware, no one has found a matching set.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
If only there was a way to find out. Even if you don't want to click on the article, reading the other comments should give you enough context clues.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
I think that is a bad argument. You could ask a human to "do something with 1M dollars" and get garbage too.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
No, most people do not.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Vermont pharmacy AI rollout leads to delays, misinformation and privacy concerns (Exactly 80 characters) Or with the Oxford Comma: Vermont pharmacy AI rollout brings delays, misinformation, and privacy concerns (79 characters)
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Eh, I was kind of expecting that to be the rest of the title when I clicked on it.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
I once called the phone number on a website for an obscure local event, and it happened to be a local business magnate's personal cell phone number, and he helped me out with my request, so that was awesome.
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Hmm...
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by rationalist 2mo ago
Siri: Yes, but each action takes 10 minutes to resolve and your users are jumping out of their windows after dealing with your software. Programmer: Great, my software works!

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