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by serge2k 10y ago
and there is a huge difference between not having free speech and having "reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society".
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by serge2k 10y ago
Probably about as well as they feel about a company that insists they are contractors.
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by serge2k 10y ago
How does it do in a snowstorm? Heavy rain?
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by serge2k 10y ago
I refuse to accept this ridiculous idea that you are making some great sacrifice by taking time off after your kid is born. If it's so horrible then don't take the time off.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> I'd even go so far as to say Valve not caring is a good thing. Ridiculous statement. Waiting weeks for a support request is not a good thing. Waiting weeks then getting response in russian is not a good thing. The app being a gene
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by serge2k 10y ago
I'd welcome competition, steam can get a lot better (it's one of the worse apps I use) but I'm not going to use a facebook game thing. Already have steam, gog galaxy, origin, and uplay for various things. I use only the forme
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by serge2k 10y ago
The US accepts limitations on free speech as well.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Well there really is only one country in the world that has 'Freedom of Speech' codified into law. Yeah, I fled oppression in Canada to come to the only country with FREEDOM! MURICA! YEAH!
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Some have PS4s. That's plenty beefy enough Not really though.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> That those 6 months off are akin to a 6 month vacation? It's a full-time job. Except I'm sitting in a little room all day staring at a computer, you're spending all day with your family and seeing your new child walk and
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by serge2k 10y ago
Abusive? no. Do I wish I could take 3 years off, yeah. But we live in a society that can afford to give parents time off. I don't have a problem doing that.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> If we don't have it today, it's not because people advocated against it Except people do advocate against it. constantly. > but this is not because we are backwater full of regressive idiots Donald Trump is a presidential
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by serge2k 10y ago
The US system is great if you have money. When some asshole sucker punches you and breaks your jaw, I'd rather be in Canada where getting it fixed is affordable.
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by serge2k 10y ago
There was talk of starting to cover dental. The prescription thing is a pain in the butt. My mom had to pay out of pocket for her medication for years, until she got a job with prescription coverage.
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by serge2k 10y ago
Tell it to Australia, Canada, and the UK.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> If you do ever get the chance to do this, I recommend doing it with another couple in the same situation so you have a built in baby sitter so you can go out to diner without having to worry about who is watching your new born. That ac
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by serge2k 10y ago
Why would there be legal issues? Don't they have no obligation to do anything beyond the FMLA?
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by serge2k 10y ago
A guy at work was complaining a few days ago because they don't have a bus for his son. The school is 500' away. Now, his son is too young to just walk on his own, but that's a couple of minutes to get him to school. When I w
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Yet most United States high school graduates are resolutely monolingual English speakers, unless they grew up with another home language besides English So? Oh my god, I'm such a bad person for only speaking English. How can I suf
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by serge2k 10y ago
The surface book is one of the few that isn't embarassing. Most of the gaming laptops are big plastic bricks with red LEDs everywhere .
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by serge2k 10y ago
If you are married, 2 incomes, and reasonable high up the ladder you could eventually get something. I'm not going to argue that's a reasonable set of requirements to get a house, but it's possible.
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by serge2k 10y ago
It's not that different in the states.
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by serge2k 10y ago
How is that snobbish? How is it bold? It's a fact. You have no right to be in Canada. I have no right to be in the US. That's why I try to behave myself.
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by serge2k 10y ago
I get that, but I'm tired of the excuses when everyone knows the real reason why talent is hard to get.
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by serge2k 10y ago
I don't.
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by serge2k 10y ago
Except he's not suppressing dissenting opinions or hushing up stories about his wrongdoings. He is going after them for outing him as gay. Gawker does this to people as a matter of policy. This policy has lead to people committing suic
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by serge2k 10y ago
> presidential candidate he supports So if Thiel was a democrat then none of this would be a problem?
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by serge2k 10y ago
> now it is a really shitty thing to do to out someone as gay. but let's not pretend this wasn't thiel's payback. It's absolutely payback, I'm saying I don't have a problem wiht it. I think gawker is getting
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by serge2k 10y ago
Then do it 2-3 times because their amazing process tends to get it wrong.
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by serge2k 10y ago
revenge for wrongdoing on his part. Far as I know they outed him as a homosexual. That's not wrongdoing on his part.

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