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by xethos 3y ago
> require a similar number of dead individuals. That's fine - I'm sure we'll get them one way or another
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by xethos 3y ago
How heartwarming that they run such a wonderful service purely out of the goodness of their hearts, with no income from it, and no expectation of financial compensation.
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by xethos 3y ago
> We know "unlimited time off" is a guilt-tripping farce Alternately, treat minimum time off like accountants. One cannot cook the books alone indefinitely if there's a week you're not there and somebody else has to
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by xethos 3y ago
Great. That one-second delay caused by the ad networks and creepy tracking scripts adds up too. I know it's not you, but any time someone tries this defense, they claim small percentages for [time / click-through rate] over the po
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by xethos 3y ago
They failed to maximize the number of spaces in the lot that can accomodate a reasonably-sized automobile?
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by xethos 3y ago
What happens if they turn 25 and have grown to expect the nice features? They have more money, less time, and can be a beacon for their peers of "James used to get it for free, now even he pays" I'd consider it similar to A
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by xethos 3y ago
> ... apps pre-installed [...] that couldn't even be uninstalled normally. Does that count as "just a shortcut" too? I mean, logistically I'd expect parent to agree with that. They don't take up any additional sp
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by xethos 3y ago
> Mr Beast seems to be a pretty upstanding guy How many people would have said the same about Linus Sebastion before Gamers Nexus' Steve Burke pointed out how they treated Billet Labs? Mr. Beast's actual job is cultivating a pu
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by xethos 3y ago
> Some studies indicate that while red light cameras reduce the number of red light running, it also increases the amount of rear end collisions. Because people are afraid of getting a ticket they slam on their brakes. Sounds like some m
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by xethos 3y ago
> Would I suggest running a business website off my phone? No. I doubt it's secure, performance is limited, ddos would be a possible issue. Do I still want to be able to do silly things with the devices I purchase? Absolutely. Runni
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by xethos 3y ago
OP must've missed the driver's ed teacher pointing out that over-driving one's headlights is a very bad idea. If you as a motorist cannot stop within the distance you can see, you are objectively travelling too fast.
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by xethos 3y ago
> even at full attention you would see it too late You mentioned that people see better than cameras in scenarios like this, but I think there's a broader point to be made: Do not over-drive your headlights. If a driver cannot stop
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by xethos 3y ago
Now do literally any pickup truck, or compare sedan to sedan instead of sedan to compact - a category that didn't really exist in America ~65 years ago.
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by xethos 3y ago
Without a trace of irony: thank you for explaining to me why I fucking hate Google Maps. Don't change the context and try to outsmart me without giving me any indication of doing so. Don't attempt to outsmart me without giving a
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by xethos 3y ago
Only to the people inside. Though per US crash regulations (until recently), anything and anyone else was literally an externality.
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by xethos 3y ago
> Wired has really fallen I mean maybe, but TFA is from Slate. Moreover, the article argues in favour of taxing the thing we want less of: weight. Weight means more power required to start, more mass to change direction and stop, more ma
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by xethos 3y ago
In case it's news to you: Firefox on Android can automatically open links in-app, or you can long-press and "Open in App", and select your preferred viewer from there.
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by xethos 3y ago
> on real news sites In all curiosity: do you recall which ones? Not American, but I associate CNN with left-slanted, though generally factual, coverage.
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by xethos 3y ago
~6% of users, 38% of bug reports, and: > says that very few of those bugs were specific to Linux, being clear that "This 5.8% of players found 38% of all the bugs that affected everyone." You're welcome. [0] https:/&
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by xethos 3y ago
Once upon a time Lineage OS had Privacy Guard settings. You could feed an app fake data for things like location and contacts, leaving you with the best of both worlds: apps that "require" location will open, but you remain anonym
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by xethos 3y ago
I can accept that this is the state, not the city, but come on - this proposal is specifically for New York, home to one of the very few functional transit networks in America. Let's not pretend that New York (even the areas outside NY
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by xethos 3y ago
To butcher a perfectly good quote: It is hard to get a man to understand something when his personality and all of his social connections depend on his not understanding it. In other words, I wouldn't hold my breath.
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by xethos 3y ago
> we’re aiming for better-than-telegram UX and perf) Oh thank god - my (admittedly not-brand-new) phone doesn't have quite enough RAM to keep Element fed and happy. 300 meg doesn't sound like much till all apps are limited to t
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by xethos 3y ago
> While Amtrak is supposed to have the right of way it’s often impossible for a freight train to [pull in to a siding] Sounds like the system is working as designed for the shipping companies - they no longer have to pull aside, wait for
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by xethos 3y ago
>> *Plenty of Android handsets just randomly start crashing as the battery's internal resistance goes up.* I had one. A Google Nexus 6. > What they did was chase thinness and so they didn't include an adequate power sourc
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by xethos 3y ago
> I really believe that is the main reason this town is thriving. Well yeah - Walmart (or any major corporation) is extractive. Profits from your small town will not stay in the small town. But where else will the coffee shop owner inves
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by xethos 3y ago
Nazis are more likely to have unwilling victims though - quitting applies to smoking (difficult though it may be), not being a target for Nazis
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by xethos 3y ago
> potential for being more insidious and more passive. Im thinking of sound beacons I have some bad news for you - what you describe as a dystopian future hellscape was up and running by 2015. If you want to so much as slow it down, stic
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by xethos 3y ago
> Android phones are superior in hardware At least regarding choice in hardware. I'm tapping this out from the last BlackBerry handset ever produced (albeit by a third party), and I can hang on to it indefinitely because I can rep
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by xethos 3y ago
Sure, unless it's lobotomized. Feel free to write your own joke about the current cellphone-addicted state of the world compared to a lobotomized population.

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