the-chitmonger

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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
I'm in agreement with this, provided that the same level of scrutiny is applied when assessing the circumstances that led to a misstep in judgment/sentencing.
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
That man may not have the respect of any academic community but damn it if he isn't entertaining to watch. On a more on-topic note, our growing understanding of animal intelligence has definitely made it harder for me to justify eating
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
If you're interested in creative writing or reading critically, I highly recommend the Writing Excuses podcast [0]. The podcast was started by Brandon Sanderson (he wrote the Mistborn series as well as The Stormlight Archive ), Ho
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Fair point, I guess shame(?) on him for not being smarter with the proceeds
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Yep - plus it also helps that we have the Atlantic and a lot of Europe between us and a potential invasion.
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
I never thought about pentesting my service providers - sounds fun and useful! I'll try this the next time I have a moment.
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Very informative - thanks for the explanation! I also forget that these attacks are usually very targeted (I guess I just imagine criminals swimming in money despite the old adage). I'll just have to do my best to be an unremarkable pe
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
That makes sense - maybe something closer to a passphrase-protected SIM could work?
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
I'm not saying it's ideal, it was just an example of something that I thought could address the issue. I agree that we should limit PII being given to companies, but I'm conflicted on how the average Joe can maintain some sem
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Just asked the same question, haha - it looks like some carriers allow you to lock your SIM from being ported to another number until you authorize it (either in person or through your accounts online). That being said, I guess if someone w
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Man... on top of the obvious moral issue with enabling this hack, I'm astounded that someone would do this for $1k per person. Putting my freedom on the line would be so much more expensive than that. On a more technical note, is there
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
I wonder if anyone has had experience importing a BYD to the US - it looks like you need to get independent certifications to prove that the car is safe if it doesn't conform to US automotive standards. I might need a new car in the ne
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Absolutely, I don't really engage at all with it as I know I have addictive tendencies
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Quick google search brings up a subset of Spanish Jewish population. Not sure if this was a typo or if it's a very specific regional slur?
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Embarrassed to admit it, but I was a bit tunnel-visioned on what I could accomplish on my own to minimize the risk of neurodegenerative disease. I did a cursory search and found some articles [1][2] highlighting a similar benefit to continu
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Hard agree - this book inspired a fear in me that led me to seek every possible preventative method to combat dementia or other neurodegenerative diseases. In case anyone wants to see my (admittedly amateur) research, I've listed some
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
With my (admittedly anecdotal) data point of having been hit by a small car while crossing at a crosswalk, this is definitely true. Car drove around 35 mph upon impact. Bounced my posterior right off the front of the car and landed on the w
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
I like your breakdown of events, but Dominique was Sharma's daughter, not Shamji's. It does seem very likely that he was caught one way or another and took a dive to try and make it out alive
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Since receiving an ADHD diagnosis and being medicated, your latter point was something that constantly had me putting away my meds for weeks/months at a time. My heart rate has been permanently elevated and I'm watching my diet wi
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Probably "But then again I don't know if I would have recognized it if I saw it."
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
Agreed - I'm a state-level government employee with 2 YOE and I'm making $100k, projected to make $120k over the next three years and project managers top out at ~$240k. While that's nowhere near a senior-level FAANG engineer
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by the-chitmonger 3y ago
It is implied in most contexts, but not in one where the person is responding to a person who has expressed that they have an atypical condition. It can also come off as invalidating a person's lived condition/experience which is