xkcd1963

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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Y just wait until I get 500rep Ive ur name now :p Edit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34501173#34504508
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Safari is way faster than Chrome on iOS
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Uh, where? Manaos?
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Don't pay tips. The employer should pay normal wages.
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Yes, this is the typical reinvention of the wheel, where junior devs (all for the right purposes) want to learn by implementing their own version. But mixed with the hipster culture of everything new is automatically better and you get disc
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
They will eventually run out though.
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Or we go for the competition
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
There are many flaws with airbnb customer services. Most obvious problem that they give hosts much more leverage than clients.
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
That should be obvious. It doesn't matter if you smile while robbing me.
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Well in ancient and medieval times many cities were built in easy to defend locations. UK got invaded on several occasions historically speaking. USA/Canada are relatively new countries and had not enough time to diversivy in order to
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Yes, it is a common misconception nowadays that there is a causal link between language and society. For example, in languages such as Spanish and German, feminists are seeking to introduce gender-neutral words in an attempt to facilitate e
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
If you feel offended by referring to the two landmasses as "America", then rest assured there is no malice intended. Northern and Southern America are connected landmasses .. why not simply use the term "America" to refe
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
By taking this approach, the individual showed his willingness to think outside of the box and take initiative without involving his superiors. It demonstrates his resourcefulness, determination, and capability to make decisions independent
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Laws that require people to policy themselves do not work. It is frustrating and wasteful that people often have to follow systems or norms that lack logic or reason. Stanford hiding their page indicates that they understand their approach
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
So I read the text until "Checks and balances" and found a mistake in the text which makes me believe now this was written by AI and maybe audited by a human.
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Well yes but we don't know what other synergetic technologies will enable making fission profitable in the future. Very few people predicted smartphones to hit the market in 2010, drones in 2020 etc.
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Does it evaporate?
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
IQ is not considered scientific because it is not an accurate measure of intelligence. IQ tests measure a person's ability to answer certain questions, but they do not measure a person's overall intelligence or potential. Addition
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
https://xkcd.com/386/ > Well, I can keep going. One possible definition of culture is "stories that we have in common". Ukraine has its own literature (in the Ukrainian language, but not only), its own mus
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
I'm going to argue with you because I'd say culture is a very abstract and complex thing and is not, lets say, as simple as culture in a civ game. Looking at your example.. a German can go to Austria and will understand 95% of the
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
The fact that Holodomor was causing collateral damage as you call it means that it was not specifically targeted at Ukranians. The target must have been something else that might even not have to do with nationality
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
I've already stated that in my opinion everyone can chose their own nationality, I don't get why your response is contrary in conclusion to what I just had written.
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
No facists are something entirely else. Facist Germany/Italy/Japan did worse things by multiple magnitutes
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Could you elaborate on the big cultural differences please you seem to be proficient on this topic
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
If Ukranians cannot be Russians then all Russians are Ukranians. It's as simple as that to me. But I accept now that people have the freedom to choose whatever nationality they want to be, even if it appears irrational. Similarly restr
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
Rostov-on-Don. It was kind of founded 1749 on decree of the Empress Elizabeth so it couldn't get even more Russian. But we have many different ethnicities there https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TWD2Kkrd_bo (german filmmak
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
You gotta google a bit more my friend
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
I've to step in here, because also native Russians starved during the Holodomor. My grandmother saw half-starved people and corpses as a child in the city
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
hi
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by xkcd1963 4y ago
All chats should be auto-encrypted. That would be a useful feature.

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