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voodootrucker
11y ago
This seems like a creepy overreach into personal matters that's bound to continue, and likely end badly.
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voodootrucker
11y ago
Better yet to fire HR.
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voodootrucker
11y ago
In light of the actions of the US over the last decade regarding interception of communication, undermining of encryption, intellectual property laws, and promiscuous prosecutions, I don't see any way for it to be the next hotbed of te
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voodootrucker
11y ago
I couldn't think of a more poignant analogy for modern society. A look at any anti-smoking poster should be reminiscent.
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voodootrucker
11y ago
Paying attention mostly to content is the single most selected-for attribute of autistic people, IMO. It might literally be why they exist, and why they are prevalent in the bay, and why they earn so much.
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voodootrucker
11y ago
It's totally two layers of neural networks: The conscious and the unconscious. All of these descriptions fall into those categories. "normal" people learn things intuitively, whereas autistic people have to learn them conscio
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voodootrucker
11y ago
Everyone wants free stuff, but no one understands economics. If someone wants to give you free data, it means they want to spy on it or manipulate it (read or write). If they give you something for free, they are using it to control you. If
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voodootrucker
11y ago
Detailed demographics: http://www.pewresearch.org/files/old-assets/pdf/gun-control-... (hint: it's very divided - somewhat by age, but not enough to back up my original point)
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voodootrucker
11y ago
I agree, and I find the viewpoint that guns will protect from Americans from a totalitarian government as naive. The US military has proven itself very effective at fighting those only armed with small arms. In Iraq roadside bombs have prov
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11y ago
I think there is also a prevailing sense of impotency and apathy. The capital is so far away from most people (geographically and culturally) that they don't feel like they can change things. American politics are very divided on party
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11y ago
The baby boomer generation grew up before computers, and most of them don't even know how to check their email. They are very patriotic, and very insular. They believe that God gave America to white Christians, and the government is de
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11y ago
Why do we need to agree? That's how this works. You compromise a bit, and they don't budge. Then you compromise again. Repeat the process until all liberties are gone. Also, why is this framed as "going dark"? That'