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by srswtf123 5y ago
> We have a political choice. Do we though? It seems to me that a few very wealthy people have choices. The rest of us are simply along for the ride.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
You should be ashamed of this comment. You’re there by choice, unlike an inmate.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Have you tried taking a complete set and laying it all out for view, then seeing if it matches the set correctly? I don’t have a single complete set anymore … but I do have happy nieces, which I vastly prefer :)
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by srswtf123 5y ago
> I value having more control over what little time I have left alive This right here is the entire argument. It's about control , and nothing more. The pandemic displaced a large group of socially successful people from the social
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Thus far, I've given up: - cigarettes - cocaine - caffeine Each of these was a particularly nasty habit to get rid of, but they're gone and its been years since I've been near any of them. I'm better for it. I'm a
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Thank you for this; I've done similar on other sites but hadn't considered YouTube.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
My personal experience with their hiring process and the comments of others on this site who confirm my suspicions, as well as ex-employees I’ve spoken with.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
It is my belief that their hiring process optimizes for people who get work done and don’t ask questions. That sort of person will never resign in protest —- they don’t see anything wrong and are fundamentally incapable of seeing it.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
The sadly honest answer is that we don’t justify it. The people in power like punishing people.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
So it’s about control? There are four lights!
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by srswtf123 5y ago
> I never understood why programs think they should be able to control students outside of working hours They think this for the same reasons all employers think this; employment is a watered down form of ownership . Advancement up the
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Should be interesting for Twitter, since they’re now banned in Nigeria? ;)
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Additional funding to fight this “new threat”?
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by srswtf123 5y ago
> Also, no one “needs” to live paycheck to paycheck Your disconnect from reality is showing.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
If every state is gerrymandered beyond all sanity, are any of our elections valid?
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Could you recommend a scanner?
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Personally, I believe we're living through the events that will lead to the permanent fracturing of the Internet as we know it, along state or bloc lines. I'm torn as to this being a pro or con for humanity.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Without involving Google: https://developer.apple.com/accessories/Accessory-Design-Gui...
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Generally speaking, I believe they become more damaged mentally over time, and over the long term become unable to interact with “normal” society.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
> Google search is harder to escape, of course. Try Duckduckgo.com?
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Am I the only one that doesn't really want to live in any version of the future as imagined by Google?
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Books continue to exist, for example.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Have you tried consuming less media overall ? I'm at the point where not only are the various set-top boxes and smart devices trash, but the content is as well. I don't want to watch recycled stories from my childhood, but darker
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Citations needed for all of this?
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by srswtf123 5y ago
So is alcohol under 21? Edit: looks like I learned something; thanks!
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by srswtf123 5y ago
I agree 110% -- The best solution is to stop using their products ; put down the smartphones, remove FAANG & co. from your life entirely. You end up less lonely, less depressed, less tracked, and oddly, somehow now I feel better inform
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by srswtf123 5y ago
> I sometimes wonder if we could restore some of what we lost. We absolutely could; we could make this entire planet a garden if we chose. We simply lack the will.
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by srswtf123 5y ago
Except see Chicago, where its also legal, and arresting black people for marijuana related crimes continues unabated. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-marijuana-le...
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by srswtf123 5y ago
> At some point legislators are going to come and ask the question how we stop things like this happening If the problem is the software, then use less software . Perhaps we shouldn't simply take it as a given that moving processes
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by srswtf123 6y ago
This video is one of the best critiques of modern software development, and I suppose IT in general, that I've ever seen. Even if I've seen it a hundred times, I always appreciate seeing it again. Thank you!

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