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by swebs 7y ago
>instead of funding them with our data? What gives you the impression that they're going to stop profiting off our data? If anything, this is them double-dipping. We get the worst of both worlds.
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by swebs 7y ago
What makes this any different from any other social media PR firm?
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by swebs 7y ago
Yes, and as the article says, we've past that point in the mid 2000's, which is why companies have resorted to fracking.
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by swebs 7y ago
Obviously not if they're still running Windows everywhere.
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by swebs 7y ago
Duckduckgo uses Bing search in the back end, which is dogshit. Alternatively, you can use Startpage, which uses Google results, but anonymized.
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by swebs 7y ago
A quick google search confirms that it is. https://www.addictioncenter.com/rehab-questions/medicaid-and...
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by swebs 7y ago
1. If lack of healthcare were the cause, wouldn't life expectancy also drop equally for all other demographics who are just as poor? 2. The article specifically mentioned the uptick is caused by suicide and drug overdose 3. America doe
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by swebs 7y ago
Here's a study that shows social isolation is a contributing risk factor for mortality. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/174569161456835...
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by swebs 7y ago
Some advice I've found helpful is to quit Twitter and Reddit, while also unfriending particularly misandrist and racist (yes, anti-white racism is still racism) Facebook friends. I've found myself a lot happier when I cut out peop
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by swebs 7y ago
The word has negative connotations because you're describing a very negative thing. If you suddenly decide to use a new word, it will also inevitably develop negative connotations. Stephen Pinker explains it well: https://st
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by swebs 7y ago
Civil war.
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by swebs 7y ago
>Or is Catalonia trying to break from both Spain and the EU? I believe the plan is to enter the EU after breaking from Spain.
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by swebs 7y ago
>Spain will enforce the law Spain will create that law
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by swebs 7y ago
>I agree that taking the movie, editing it, copying it, and selling it-- is and should be illegal. I don't see why it should be illegal at all. Assuming: 1) The original owner gets paid for each copy sold 2) End customers are clearl
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by swebs 7y ago
Yes.
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by swebs 7y ago
>Github is making it very clear by taking this action that freedom of expression is not one of their values. Github has made that very clear when they took down the parody feminist programming language C+=. There were no legal notices or
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by swebs 7y ago
Ah, I didn't know that. Well both HN and Github are US sites, not UK, so the title is accurate in this context.
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by swebs 7y ago
>A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.[1] >In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. https:/&
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by swebs 7y ago
Not in the English speaking world at least. "Government" is an umbrella term which includes the legislature, executive, and judiciary.
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by swebs 7y ago
Basically Catalonia, the region of Spain that includes Barcelona, is attempting to gain independence. The Spanish government is attempting to prevent that. These protests are a result of this tension. https://en.wikipedia.org&#x2
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by swebs 7y ago
Well it's nice to see Oulu in the international news for a good reason for a change.
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by swebs 7y ago
The Federal government does have an online system to file your taxes for free. https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-f...
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by swebs 7y ago
>I was in the market for a new DSLR, but their software just hasn’t kept up. If you have a Canon camera, check out the CHDK https://chdk.fandom.com/wiki/CHDK
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by swebs 7y ago
There is Flashpoint https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/faq/ https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Linux_Support
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by swebs 7y ago
>(because the app is stuck in an en-US keyboard layout say, How often does this happen? I use Ubuntu and it seems like every application respects the OS's keyboard settings.
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by swebs 7y ago
NYC is surprisingly affordable if you're not in Manhattan https://www.padmapper.com/apartments/new-york-ny/l-38104265/...
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by swebs 7y ago
>When trying to fireproof a particular home, crews will take the time to rake away vegetation surrounding the home and close windows and vents, The Times reported. Funny how it was just a year ago when the media was having a meltdown ove
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by swebs 7y ago
For a temporary work visa, sure. For those seeking permanent immigration, that is false. Scroll down to the "Employment-Based Preferences" section. https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2016
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by swebs 7y ago
There is no such thing as a gifv file. Imgur just names the file that way when serving standard mp4 videos. Any device capable of playing mp4 files can view them. The whole thing is a marketing ploy.
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by swebs 7y ago
It is a path, but not the only path, or even the optimal one.

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