tartoran

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by tartoran 10mo ago
Change in tactics? This is as violent as it gets, the migrants being turned into slaves (paid $1 per day) while awaiting deportation, living in the worst possible conditions, possibly worse than jails.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
Yeah, people who justify ICE are really morally bankrupt and I would not engage in any conversation with them, it's a worthless exercise in frustration. They won't budge, they are probably very hateful people in real life and take
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by tartoran 10mo ago
I always back off such websites, they're extremely low density and filled with fluff, no thanks.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
One phone for banking and another one for browsing.
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Largest cargo sailboat makes first transatlantic crossing [video](youtube.com)
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US seizes fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela, officials say(bbc.com)
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A prediction market user made $436k betting on Maduro's downfall(bbc.com)
137 points by tartoran 10mo ago|202 comments
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by tartoran 10mo ago
Windows keeps on nudging me to use Onedrive at work and I've always refused to do so. But it's become such a pain that I stopped using most office products unless really needed. When saving a file from excel you have to go through
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by tartoran 10mo ago
I still think data brokers will not fully delete the data and would make it available or sell it elsewhere. Data should not be in the hands of these companies in the first place but I guess the cat's out of the bag. They should not col
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by tartoran 10mo ago
This is still not fully supported by law. It is becoming normalized indeed, especially by the current admin. Let's hope this is not going to become widely used or that it doesn't stay permanently, eg. it gets at least restricted t
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Seven students unmasked Russia's 'drone motherships'(ioplus.nl)
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by tartoran 10mo ago
This is just a metaphor and not meant to be taken literally. It's about how the masses get used to poorer service gradually. Had it happened instantly they'd protest heavily but doing it slowly isn't obvious.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
I briefly feel bad for them but then I remind myself who am I to judge how they perceive things? It is possible that they get the same enjoyment from the story with all the effects and artifacts these TVs have. When I was a kid we had this
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by tartoran 10mo ago
It ruins it for me as well but from my understanding many people can't tell the difference.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
I used Chatgpt to compare product specs. Pretty good to get a rough idea but obviously not reliable.
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Why Israel's recognition of Somaliland as an independent state is controversial(bbc.com)
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by tartoran 10mo ago
Any state sponsored actor can pay to play.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
The use of "kidnapped" is hyperbole and a bit click-baity but that does not change the story much though.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
> Why did he stay on that specific train when he heard his stop would be skipped? The only reason I can think of is to write this blogpost. Since he's local to the area he should have known better. Because the train didn't stop
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by tartoran 10mo ago
I just spotted Steven Segal is munching on a carrot.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
Wow, this is a fantastic material. Hope to see it used soon
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by tartoran 10mo ago
It's Elves all the way down.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
IPads are consumption devices meant to consume content. For that they're superior to desktops/laptops. For more than that they're not optimal though.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
The background noise is a recording for sure, no AI needed, just a background noise audiofile in a loop would do.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
What if the goal is to keep gaslighting you until you give up your demands?
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Holes in the Web - Generative AI has access to a small slice of human knowledge(aeon.co)
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by tartoran 10mo ago
Win11 was released at the end of 2021. What were you running for 6?
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by tartoran 10mo ago
> And it works much better for most people I thing it takes less effort to be effective but it has pretty bad side effects.
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by tartoran 10mo ago
Taking Ozempic also drops a lot of muscular mass and that ozempic face look totally makes sense. There's no free lunch or wonder drug. While it's effective at weight loss it has a lot of unwanted side effects. And when stopping th
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by tartoran 10mo ago
"Autonomous vehicles stalled in the middle of streets, reportedly unable to detect down traffic lights, triggering traffic jams across affected areas." This proves that self driving cars are rushed to production when they're

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