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571.
by staplers 6y ago
This is exactly the type usage of unnecessary surveillance devices and subsequent attitude (chilling effect) that is the problem.
572.
by staplers 6y ago
Racism doesn't require malicious intent. It can arise from simple ignorance. If the algorithm was modeled to include many different races I doubt this would be a problem.
573.
by staplers 6y ago
You hand-wave the reasoning of war crimes, yet never provide an explanation. Why are they war crimes? Tear gas is an abortifacient, can be lethal, and can cause fires. What is your definition of "dastardly effect"? Source: http
574.
by staplers 6y ago
What about through windows? Screen doors? Front yards? Microwaving the plants and animals in my front yard seems like a violation of personal property. But laws are abstract and regularly unenforced so who knows.
575.
by staplers 6y ago
As an elected representative for them I would probably ask why they're upset and appease their grievances if warranted. Lawless murder and intimidation by the police is a violently oppressive grievance I would consider warranted. Inste
576.
by staplers 6y ago
Just imagine living in the neighborhood and watching your child's skin start turning red in the living room. Using war crime weapons on US soil (tear gas is one) is something political leaders have no problem with.
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by staplers 6y ago
Things I've seen police do at the protests: Tackle calm non-violent citizens and then repeatedly punch them in the head while on top of them, fire teargas into traffic and then slash the tires of vehicles stuck in the protest, severely
578.
by staplers 6y ago
It might seem ridiculous in the grand scheme but we don't live on the grand scale anyway. The first world can sacrifice a little bit while demanding change from larger entities.
579.
by staplers 6y ago
Micro-management has been institutionalized in much of corporate America while romanticizing "vision" without actually developing one. So you have non-designers enforcing their personal "vision" without cross-team collab
580.
by staplers 6y ago
In Oregon it is amazing how effective this program is. You never see cans or bottles as litter. Another effect is it lowers your garbage/recycling bill as homeless will often rummage through your bins for cans/bottles freeing up b
581.
by staplers 6y ago
I mean we have evidence chimpanzees engage in tribal warfare. This is an absurd thing for supposed scientific minds to assume.
582.
by staplers 6y ago
To reinforce this idea: Work expenses are only tax-exempt if you are an employer.
583.
by staplers 6y ago
The themes you mentioned are being pushed by more than just the corporate music industry.
584.
by staplers 6y ago
There are already subsidies which incentivize the production of cattle. Just like with corn, if demand goes down, they'll just find a way to use cattle for something else (like turning it into feed or some energy source). The average c
585.
by staplers 6y ago
The best thing we can do for the environment by far is reduce consumption of beef and dairy products. This is very false. Source: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emis...
586.
by staplers 6y ago
I've found that even "liberal" media is heavily biased to favor corporate sponsors. Sometimes journalists can sneak small (actually) progressive articles through but are often followed up by large front-page hit pieces on tho
587.
by staplers 6y ago
Thank you for highlighting my point much more eloquently than I am able to.
588.
by staplers 6y ago
Are you referring to the outside agitators from Vancouver, Washington that drive through downtown shooting random citizens with paintball guns and bear spray? Or the outside agitators in the DHS, Border Patrol?
589.
by staplers 6y ago
As a resident of Portland, I see police and federal agents disregard judge orders And break laws every single night. Law and order is a myth that is pushed by those seemingly "above" it.
590.
by staplers 6y ago
It offers the quintessential road trip without the stress of driving or traffic. Pretty easy to see why it's romanticized.
591.
by staplers 6y ago
I sort of agree, the artistic element is removed. Also having them cast in fluorescent orange removes a lot of the humanity. Maybe it's a knee-jerk reaction to the novelty but it feels garish. I fully support having more female statues
592.
by staplers 6y ago
Pretty hyperbolic statement. America (the federal entity) might be in danger of survival long-term but humanity has survived much worse. You don't even need to go back 100 years to imagine what it looks like for a major nation to colla
593.
by staplers 6y ago
You can see the death rate dropping while cases are dramatically going up which one could argue is that exact mitigation happening. Masks, sanitation, and distance have likely lowered the overall viral load even if one does contract it. Obv
594.
by staplers 6y ago
Are HN posters really so sheltered that they don't know that this is a reality in many major American cities? Man the irony here is really lost.
595.
by staplers 6y ago
I live in Portland and there isn't a single instance of your insane claim happening ever.
596.
by staplers 6y ago
This whole thing reeks of nepotism and this comment reinforces that.
597.
by staplers 6y ago
I suspect it has something to do with Apple wading into content publishing and the alliances it would strengthen to suppress even suspected piracy.
598.
by staplers 6y ago
Masks cannot end someone's life either on purpose or accidentally. A better example is seat belts or government issued ID, which are already currently mandatory.
599.
by staplers 6y ago
just make masks 100% mandatory That would require me to confess that other people might know more than me. Which some conflate to total loss of all personal liberty.
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by staplers 6y ago
Are we doomed to live through these boom-bust cycles over and over again? Yes, I'd say it's a rather integral part of existing in the universe. All systems experience these cycles on some time scale.

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