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721.
by wyre 5y ago
Companies are going to collect our data as long as they are able to use that data as an income stream. I don’t have a Facebook account but I know they have data on me.
722.
by wyre 5y ago
NFTs are the equivalent of decentralized RS party hats.
723.
by wyre 5y ago
> except for protected classes discrimination? They get to do that too, but it means they can get taken to court because of it.
724.
by wyre 5y ago
Banning prerolled cigarettes while allowing the sale of rolling or pipe tobacco might be a good middle ground.
725.
by wyre 5y ago
Nicotine is addictive. Patches and gum contain extended release nicotine which might be why you think it isn’t addictive. Zyn pouches are a freebase nicotine product that the user puts in their gum like tobacco chew and is an addictive prod
726.
by wyre 5y ago
I would go as far as to say alcoholic parents in general.
727.
by wyre 5y ago
I had the opposite experience with my SE. I used screen protectors but never a case. Even then, I had to get the screen replaced 3 or 4 times and eventually it because irreparable because of dents in the back of the phone. I was also 21 and
728.
by wyre 5y ago
When I bought my iPhone SE I went to the dollar store for a case while I waited for a case to arrive via mail.
729.
by wyre 5y ago
UberEats is making money from VC and isn’t profitable [1]. They charge the customer a fee, and take 30% from the restaurant as a middleman fee. [1] https ://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/if-uber-eats-isnt-pro
730.
by wyre 5y ago
Nearly any instance of a cop interacting with a black man compared to interacting with a white man. The law isn’t like to explicitly favor one group over another, but the the systems of law have shown they do favor one group over another.
731.
by wyre 5y ago
Union membership is down drastically over 50 years which is why it isn’t accomplishing much. If you do an image search for ‘union membership wealth inequality’ you’ll find a graph of union membership imposed with a graph of income going to
732.
by wyre 5y ago
Having health care tied to employment is a corporate interest. Corporations need workers and everyone needs health care, so by making health care come chained to employment it keeps workers stuck in their jobs.
733.
by wyre 5y ago
Anarchism implies no state control. Dictatorships, monarchies, oligarchies, and corrupt politicians worsen situations. Putting power back into the hands of the community and it’s workers shouldn’t do that.
734.
by wyre 5y ago
But haven’t ARM based processors put already computers in billions of peoples hands that otherwise wouldn’t have been able to access otherwise? I could argue that is hugely important.
735.
by wyre 5y ago
> If you have kids in a school, I can raise rents This is evil predatory landlord behavior. Plz don’t do this.
736.
by wyre 5y ago
I can’t help but draw a comparison between metaverse, and meta as is used describe an optimal play strategy in competitive games. In the latter, the meta is controlled by the company pushing out new content. In the former, I imagine the com
737.
by wyre 5y ago
Did you just imply delivery workers are stealing Apple packages because they’re non-white and call it a “cultural quirk?”
738.
by wyre 5y ago
That wouldn’t eliminate theft but it would only make it worse for the consumer.
739.
by wyre 5y ago
I think it has more to do with individuals not having their traditional outlets for spending money (dining, bars, travel, etc) and chose to invest in covid-safe hobbies causing huge demand.
740.
by wyre 5y ago
Thanks! I understand it now.
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by wyre 5y ago
They have a legal obligation to maximize shareholder profits. See Dodge v. Ford Motor Co. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_v._Ford_Motor_Co .
742.
by wyre 5y ago
A synth head looking for a SFF should get a Mac mini, much better value for music production than this tiny pc. I think their just showcasing their proof of concept.
743.
by wyre 5y ago
What keyboard do you have with a trackball?
744.
by wyre 5y ago
It wouldn’t, or depends on the field. Apple would be a notable competitor and they do the “just works” and “innovation” better than most.
745.
by wyre 5y ago
Most US citizens are told and taught we live in a democracy, but our systems were designed as a republic. Saying that it is the citizens fault for our politicians corruption is the same flavor as saying it is citizen’s faults for global war
746.
by wyre 5y ago
I thought Startpage is literally a privacy layer over Google Search and DDG has their own webcrawler and algorithms built on top of Bing.
747.
by wyre 5y ago
Fully immersive portable AR…
748.
by wyre 5y ago
Are there no English speaking doctors in Germany? A specialist in the UK might be worth talking to. You’ve tried many natural alternatives and nothing helps you with your work. Meditating every day for a year is a big accomplishment and it
749.
by wyre 5y ago
Have you talked to a doctor about ADHD and possible treatment methods? The pharmacology behind prescribed stimulants work to flood our dopamine receptors greatly weakening that urge to check our phone for those sweet, sweet, notifications.
750.
by wyre 5y ago
I believe they’re replying to GP’s assertment to stop using smartphones. > If you don't want to spend time on a smartphone, don't spend time on a smartphone.

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