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by swat535 2y ago
This sounds nuts, do you have any sources for this?
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by swat535 2y ago
There's a lot of misunderstanding in the West about Iranians, or as we call ourselves "Persians." (I suppose to avoid the negative "Islamic" connotation..) Despite how the country is portrayed, the people themselves
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by swat535 2y ago
In my experience, strength training is about gradually increasing the weight, start with something like 2.5 lbs, then move to 5 lbs as you go. But only add weight once you can do your sets and reps with proper form. Form really matters, bad
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by swat535 2y ago
As a Middle Eastern Canadian, I’ve been harassed at the U.S. border more times than I can count—often detained and questioned for hours, leading to major delays and unnecessary stress. It’s happened so frequently that I've completely s
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by swat535 2y ago
I just want to go back to the early days of Facebook, when it was simply a small list of friends I actually knew and enjoyed hanging out with online. No karma, no upvotes or downvotes, no organizations, just people connecting. Is there even
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by swat535 2y ago
Wouldn't it also be fair to point out that humans are part of the ecosystem, not outside of it? From a purely ecological standpoint, removing us would be just as disruptive as removing any other dominant species. Like any apex predator
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by swat535 2y ago
So at our company, we stopped asking algorithm questions in interviews. Instead, our process starts with a one-hour technical conversation. We talk through the candidate's experience, how they think about systems and products, and dig
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by swat535 2y ago
Yeah, this is the core issue. How can any ally fully trust the U.S. when major foreign policy commitments can be reversed every 4 years? One administration signs on, the next tears it up. It's starting to look like U.S. agreements aren
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by swat535 2y ago
A tool that constantly generates incorrect information, lacks any real awareness or internal state, and doesn’t even recognize its own mistakes, even when you explicitly point them out is, frankly, pretty useless. Ever had this conversation
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by swat535 2y ago
I suppose, but there is no such thing as objective morality, it's all subjective. That’s not to say people shouldn’t feel guilt or hesitate when evaluating their past actions, but we often act based on the best framework we had at the
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by swat535 2y ago
What's the actual strategy behind the current US administration slapping tariffs on everything? Feels like they're handing them out like Halloween candy. Is there a long game here, or is it just managed chaos and alienating trade
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by swat535 2y ago
It doesn't appear to be that way. If that 1% difference lies in how each country _fundamentally_ defines freedom, then I’d argue that’s more than enough to say Americans and Canadians are not alike. When the core values differ at such
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by swat535 2y ago
I’m not dismissing the trade issue but I’d like to point out that the currency exchange rate is really bad right now, I’m not sure many Canadians can afford to travel these days. Our economy is not doing so hot with raising rents and grocer
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by swat535 2y ago
I think it’s only a matter of time until TVs refusing to work without internet or randomly interrupting your watching experience to ask you to connect to the internet. Heck, they can even learn from Microsoft now and demand a Vizio account
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by swat535 2y ago
Is that also the case for alt-store apps available in EU ?
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by swat535 2y ago
Where is the EU when you need it? It’s only a matter of time before Microsoft forces everyone with local accounts to switch to a Microsoft Account just to access their own machines. I wouldn’t be surprised if, in the future, local accounts
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by swat535 2y ago
Sam owns Reddit and OpenAI.. how is that new? Google also owns Gmail and all Google Services , as well as its AI.
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by swat535 2y ago
Right and putting border crossing issues aside, the CAD to USD exchange rate is a major hurdle. The conversion is costly, and for many Canadians, traveling to the United States just isn't financially feasible..
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by swat535 2y ago
If you don’t want to believe, I think that’s fine, however saying that there is zero evidence or philosophical arguments that could at least gives you pause would be shortsighted. Hitchen’s tried to hold this position by regurgitatation dec
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by swat535 2y ago
Can you cite examples of these real world use cases that _millions_ of people have integrated in their workflows successfully on a day to day basis?
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by swat535 2y ago
Yes, actually, this monetization strategy is quite common, especially among smaller firms. I know of a few here in Montreal, Canada, that will go after any big company (Mastercard, Facebook, Google, you name it) with random class action law
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by swat535 2y ago
Obviously, this comes at a cost. I assume Europeans are willing to forgo some, maybe even most of their social benefits in exchange for increased military spending? I understand many currently enjoy fairly generous government support. If no
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by swat535 2y ago
Question for Americans here: is the idea of the U.S. annexing Canada within a 4-year Trump presidency even remotely realistic? Assuming Democrats return to power in 2028 and reverse course, could such a drastic move even be attempted in tha
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by swat535 2y ago
What’s the point of using a laptop with a docking station? You still need an external keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. Is the main reason to save money? Or is it because laptops are now more powerful than desktop PCs? For example, do MacBook
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by swat535 2y ago
What really upsets me personally, as a Canadian, is that this feels like being backstabbed by your best friend. If it were China or Russia doing this, of course I’d be upset, but when it comes from the U.S., it feels like a much deeper betr
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by swat535 2y ago
I don’t think many white people truly understand what it’s like to be a minority trying to travel to the United States. As a personal anecdote, my family and I have been naturalized Canadian citizens for over a decade. We travel frequently
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by swat535 2y ago
Is annexing Canada something the United States could even realistically achieve in the next four years? Even if such an effort were attempted, any progress would likely be reversed by the next administration, assuming Democrats return to po
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by swat535 2y ago
I wouldn’t be too concerned about gun violence, but the TSA and CBP have become increasingly hostile toward visitors to the United States. If you're white and traveling from the EU or elsewhere, you’ll likely be fine, though the experi
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by swat535 2y ago
Ironically, this would be the best thing that could happen to EU, reducing its reliance further from US by building in house technologies.
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by swat535 2y ago
New America? I beg to differ. The United States has always been hostile to outsiders—what’s different now is that they’re not even trying to hide it. As a naturalized Canadian, crossing the U.S. border has always been a frustrating ordeal.

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