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by simple_phrases 8y ago
The reason websites are CAPTCHA laden is because they want to make it harder for people to legally scrape their sites. For this reason, you'll be hard pressed to convince the owner of a site with a login CAPTCHA to remove it.
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
The Macbook Air form factor was, in my opinion, ideal. I have a 2011 MBA I keep around the house because it's still great.
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
> 3 felonies a day is a lie This is a compelling argument.
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
Reminds me of the anonymized AOL search dump from back in the day[1]. Needless to say, the dump was a trove of personally identifiable information despite being "anonymized". [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x2
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
If I'm not wrong, the redesign and app do away with custom CSS altogether.
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
No. People tend to expect that rehab will cure addiction, and become disillusioned with the reality that addiction is a chronic illness. Relapse rates are high in chronic illnesses, like diabetes and hypertension, the latter having a relaps
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
The point is that the reason you smoke, even when you're consciously trying not to, is because of chemical addiction. Addicts build up a myriad of justifications for their addictions. I liked the taste of cigarettes. They helped me wak
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
Exploitive and dominance-motivated people exist in the medical sphere, as well.
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1. Does it satisfy my use case? 2. What makes it better/worse than other solutions? 3. How is the project run/what is the maintainer situation like? 4. What is the community like? Will I have a hard time finding someone else to wo
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
Efficacy rates are low, but so is almost every other intervention available. It works for some people. It's also completely free, which you can't say about medical intervention. Around here, detox and rehab facilities have 6 month
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
Can anyone comment on whether these are worth the time investment versus more traditional courses?
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
Bitcoin isn't liquid like cash.
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
Then investors will buy the new apartments/properties and leave them vacant. It happens in cities all over the US and Canada.
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
Audio over Bluetooth has been one of the most consistently terrible user experiences I've encountered, and I used Linux as my daily driver in the early 00's.
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
After doing research in order to buy a new phone, I find it strange that Xaomi products are being suggested as an alternative to vendor anti-privacy and bloat. MIUI is baked in and you need to register an account with Xaomi if you want to u
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by simple_phrases 8y ago
This just means that phone numbers make for terrible identifiers because there's a fixed number of them and they're transient.