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by wl 6y ago
I believe the comment you're replying to is about Brazil, not the US.
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by wl 6y ago
Even assuming they don't plan to engage in the kind of conduct that the law was intended to stop, they could still be adversely impacted by the law as written. For example, consider a peering dispute which leads to the connection betwe
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by wl 6y ago
Inflicting hearing loss on the unconsenting public is a huge deal.
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by wl 6y ago
I value education for its own sake. So I got my degree from a well regarded university in a lucrative field that I'm good at and enjoy. A roof over my head and money in my bank account, I can study anything I want without worrying abou
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by wl 6y ago
How does a rigid, comprehensive, and prescriptive grammar ensure accurate oral transmission of linguistic works across generations? How does such a grammar prevent semantic shifts across time?
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by wl 6y ago
It's available to business radio licensees in the US, too.
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by wl 6y ago
The same point could be made without sarcasm. Would you object, then?
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by wl 6y ago
Project 25 radios are commercially available and can use 256 bit AES. The business radio license required isn't difficult or expensive to get, but the hardware and programming is probably a little too expensive for most people.
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by wl 6y ago
The AKM factory fire is a more likely the cause for the D74's discontinuation than competition.
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by wl 6y ago
An anesthetic would typically consist of something like a small dose of a short-acting benzo before surgery for anxiety, propofol (very short acting) for induction, an opioid for pain management, an anesthetic gas like sevoflurane to mainta
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by wl 6y ago
I'm not sure how much this had to do with it, but the proposed site of Bodega NGS (Bodega Head) is one of the most beautiful and unique recreation areas on the California coast. I wasn't alive at the time, but I can't imagine
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by wl 6y ago
Evidence is nice, but sometimes it makes sense to reason from known principles. SARS-CoV-2 was known to spread through respiratory droplets almost from the beginning. Particulate respirators are known to protect people against respiratory d
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by wl 6y ago
The ban you linked works the other way around: Such rifles are legal until the AG/SecT specifically bans them. It's the functional definition + irrelevant stuff formula I object to as irrational. If the ban you linked worked as yo
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by wl 6y ago
The problem is that neither the proposal you linked nor the 1994 FAWB make a rational distinction between banned semi-automatic rifles with a capacity to accept a detachable magazine ("assault weapons") and ones that shouldn'
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by wl 6y ago
And last time you brought this up, I pointed out you mischaracterized the proposal in question. I'd correct your statement to say "The original FAWB proposals targeted all semi-automatic rifles with detachable [magazines that a fu
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by wl 6y ago
Specifically, California requires any handgun sold new in California (with exceptions for law enforcement) to be on a "safe handgun roster" maintained by the state. A handgun must meet certain standards to be placed on this roster
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by wl 6y ago
With the Hughes amendment closing the machinegun registry, it effectively restricts machinegun ownership to those who can afford to pay $5,000 for a low quality item and $20,000 or more for something for something decent.
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by wl 6y ago
With some exceptions not relevant here (e.g. people holding Federal Firearms Licenses), it is unlawful to buy a handgun in a state where one is not a resident. No gun store will sell or transfer a handgun to a non-resident. And if the state
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by wl 6y ago
The hostile regulatory environment is far more than the NY AG going after them for fraud. In this most recent investigation, the remedy sought is politically motivated. If the AG were interested in protecting and vindicating the wronged don
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by wl 6y ago
The NRA's financial disclosures and their public statements indicate they are not experiencing financial difficulties. Their stated purpose in filing bankruptcy is to dissolve the New York corporation and reincorporate in Texas to esca
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by wl 6y ago
I can envision an NRA where paying the CEO $800k/year is warranted. But this NRA isn't it. This NRA has tied its fortunes to the Trumpist GOP and promoting tired culture war narratives, seriously harming their political influence
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by wl 6y ago
Gun owner in the US. I think GP is engaging in demonization by saying first and foremost, the NRA is acting on behalf of gun manufacturers and the most extreme gun owners. 1) The NRA is a membership organization that appears to primarily be
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by wl 6y ago
We call physicians "doctors" because the profession aggressively pushed the title on the public in an era where modern medicine was emerging from quackery. The title means "teacher" and was previously used for people who
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by wl 6y ago
I've adopted the right-hand rule: The screw goes the direction my thumb points when my right hand closes. And if it's something left-handed like a bike pedal, it's easy to just use the other hand.
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by wl 6y ago
Sure. I've said as much elsewhere: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26047229
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by wl 6y ago
An MD is the first degree one earns in the subject. It takes four years to earn. It used to be a bachelor's degree: MB or MBBS. In the modern era, the premed requirements pushing total medical education to five and a half years probabl
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by wl 6y ago
The JD is a three-year degree that is the first one earned in a subject. If that sounds like a bachelor's degree, it's because it really is: It used to be called an LLB or Bachelor of Laws. But law schools renamed it in a misguide
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by wl 6y ago
10GBASE-T is unreasonably power hungry. SFP+ passive cables are far superior for short lengths and fiber optics are superior for anything longer. I've got two SFP+ 10GBASE-T transceivers on my home network and they seem to sit around 8
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by wl 6y ago
You asked someone to explain their comment about the "group's leaders and other 'peaceful' supporters." I gave you an example of both. If you want more, they're not hard to find by searching for the slogans I r
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by wl 6y ago
I posted a status update the morning after a major riot happened in my neighborhood that consisted of a short summary of what happened, a statement that I was ok, and essentially "fuck the rioters." I could name names of friends w

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