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by webXL 10y ago
If harassment is a social and cultural problem, then in my view, so is the desire for anonymity, which is a natural byproduct that aids both sides. Banning anonymity would negatively impact both sides. But who is harmed more? And who is har
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by webXL 10y ago
Shouldn't we try to get outside that arc as soon as possible and set up the means to corroborate this? We might need several satellites it seems like.
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by webXL 10y ago
Another nail in the coffin for peak-oil alarmism/cheering. Oil production and all the ways we consume it is a remarkable achievement for humankind. It's just too good, dammit! I seriously hope we can manage any severe impacts f
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by webXL 10y ago
So what if someone in the 33% bracket can potentially save up to 8% more than someone in the 25% bracket, they're paying much higher on AGI! And when the rates are reduced so there's a lower incentive to use the accounts, it still
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by webXL 10y ago
Clinton couldn't gain as much support because she already has most of the likely voters, and a lot of Republicans think, why bother, she's a lock for the electoral votes.
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by webXL 10y ago
Yes, they're really quite nice and definitely wasteful, but we can't help it! It's policy: http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/rethinkin...
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by webXL 10y ago
When an immigrant or anyone your tribe doesn't particularly care for comes along and is willing to do the same work for less, it breeds resentment. Unfortunately, that's human nature. The U.S. has had to deal with this problem on
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by webXL 10y ago
And this is how "asshole" gets associated with "libertarians". In order to maximize personal freedom, you need property rights and people to enforce those rights. Just because the government's powers have grown well
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by webXL 10y ago
A physical ESC isn't that important because multiple presses are idempotent usually; there's only one dialog in the foreground of the active application (at least there should be) or you're only in one insert mode. I also don
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by webXL 10y ago
Where did we see political-only apartheid? I agree it's not sustainable.
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by webXL 10y ago
> the Republican voters decided this is the person they wanted to represent them You might as well say the American voters decided that, since it wasn't even close to a majority of Republicans. Trump's rhetoric just played well
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by webXL 10y ago
Fair point, but it really depends if Trump is being unethical in his campaign and might be as president. Sure he frequently spouts utter nonsense. He's only unethical if he knows he's doing it. Hard to say with that guy. With the
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by webXL 10y ago
Well put. I could write a 500-word post attacking Marco and all Hillary supporters for this behavior, but that's not going to change any minds. We're much better off scrutinizing ideas rather than candidates who frequently change
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by webXL 10y ago
Shame on Marco. I can't stand Trump, but I also can't stand this ganging up on Thiel. I guess the fact that he's a billionaire means he can be bullied, but this political bullying has a chilling effect that leads to the lackl
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by webXL 10y ago
Fine. Name a better stack then and suggest ways this one can improve.
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by webXL 10y ago
I apologize if I'm being too harsh, but I see these arguments over and over again and I don't think they result in anything beneficial. The thing we should be fighting is not-invented-here syndrome and only re-invent things that w
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by webXL 10y ago
loathe ? I loathe public speaking and flossing, but these things are good for me, and I'm sure you wouldn't be doing frontend dev if there wasn't a big upside that it made possible. > teetering Jenga tower of hacks? How i
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by webXL 10y ago
Ah, yes. Another round of grumpy 'ol "why can't I pick/control every aspect of my application environment in the languages I love" developer whining. I swear some people just love saying "hacks on top of hacks&
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by webXL 10y ago
I put an Apple case on my iPhone 6 when I got it and recently took it off and the side screen swipes work a lot better. It was clearly designed to be used without a case, so it's strange that they sell them. Oh yeah, they make 20,000%
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by webXL 10y ago
Well, no wonder why battery life isn't significantly better on the s2! I just love that feature.
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by webXL 10y ago
Just got the Gear S2. Apple needs to switch to OLED and add Always-On display before I go back. Twisting my wrist several times just to see the time was extremely annoying.
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by webXL 10y ago
They added features, so even though the battery probably has more capacity, or the CPU is more efficient, I expect the extra power those features demand will offset any improvements in that area.
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by webXL 10y ago
This is terrifying. Perhaps we should be devoting more resources to fighting this than ISIS since it's literally in our back yard. It seems like this is a problem nanotech could possibly solve. Microbes won't have much time to bui
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by webXL 10y ago
I'm sorry for your loss. Hopefully we as a society can devote more resources to minimize the occurrence of this cruel disease.
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by webXL 10y ago
Seems simple enough, but money is changing hands throughout the production process. Apple and its suppliers' wages are taxed. What's left over is taxed when spent or invested for a return. Given the leviathan tax systems out there
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"Without the Glorious State, you wouldn't have had any consumers to make you wealthy!" Here's a business producing commerce-enabling technology in an extremely valuable manner, hence the profit. Consumers exchanged their
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"I know those exploits are more likely to be used by state actors against activists and other people who are doing illegal stuff" State actors usually have their own opinions about what's legal and what's not, and they t
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Where, New York Times?
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by webXL 10y ago
Only if the replies were visible on a buried comment, or perhaps instead of hiding or automatically collapsing, they could be "moved" to the user's Threads page.
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by webXL 10y ago
Please don't redefine terrorism. Terrorists don't give fair warning. Terrorists don't primarily target military installations. Terrorists don't accept surrender. As abhorrent and terrifying as war is, nothing can excuse

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