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by zahma 5y ago
The tendency by FIFA and especially UEFA to prioritize money for its partners and for its officials above principles and sport has turned me away from organized football. I find it repugnant that when BBC and The Guardian (among others) rep
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by zahma 5y ago
It is a good thing that France is building more reactors. I for one am glad that Macron has reversed his position on this. It is good for the country’s climate goals as well as energy independence.
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by zahma 5y ago
What really frustrates me in this whole debate is the question asked so to dismiss nuclear by asking about what to do with nuclear waste. As if it’s insurmountable or somehow worse than fossil fuel pollution. For decades we’ve been kicking
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by zahma 5y ago
I always tried to time this so that I didn’t oversleep and disrupt my sleep pattern for later when I actually want to sleep through the night. I never really noticed a difference in my creativity, but maybe I need to try some specific activ
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by zahma 5y ago
Sounds like it’s not working. There is always particulate matter to be detected, so even if you are fortunate enough to live in a low-pollution area, there should be some PM readings. The AQI is just an estimation of how healthy it is to br
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by zahma 5y ago
Because it’s a voluntary community. They aren’t pulling data from other sources to aggregate onto the map. What you see on the map is a collection of individuals who have built their own sensor and keep it online.
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by zahma 5y ago
I think I’ve plugged this here before. Sensor is an open community trying to track pollution. You can build your own sensor by ordering a dozen or so parts for 50-100 USD off AliExpress or Amazon (or wherever else you’d prefer because there
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by zahma 5y ago
Fortunately this is even easier: https://sensor.community/en/sensors/
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by zahma 5y ago
I’m very happy to see WTA take it directly to the Olympic level and also threaten to recall WTA tournaments in China. Note the third para that describes the censorship. How despicably efficient is the Chinese censorship apparatus that they
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by zahma 5y ago
The worst is when some forms set rules but prevent the user from pasting a string into the duplicate field for verification. If this is meant to prevent user error in case of a typo in the first field, then it also thwarts many of us using
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by zahma 5y ago
Thanks for the link. I also suggest reading Rory Stewart’s book about his public service in this region of Iraq as part of the invading armies’ custodial government, the CPA. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational
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by zahma 5y ago
This phrasing in the article’s summary is problematic: “Several of them renounce the anonymity of the petition and at the same time reveal their Semitic nationality.” Asserting “Semitic nationality” is part of an old trope that Jews are the
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by zahma 5y ago
Setting aside the morality of the death penalty, the methods used by prisons have been grotesquely mismanaged. I’m not surprised state-sanctioned homicide, as it was characterized in the article, has left an indelible mark on anyone willing
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by zahma 5y ago
This resonates with me as someone going back to get an MD. I’m early thirties and a new father. Working through undergrad science classes is kicking my ass, so I’m really impressed that this guy’s brain was plastic enough to handle the rigo
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by zahma 5y ago
Responsibility and who pays are certainly important, but isn’t it equally concerning that there isn’t an investigation initiated directly to determine if there’s malfunctioning technology?
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by zahma 5y ago
I don't doubt that virtual reality or some combination of virtual and augmented will arise, but I just don't see this strategy as a viable short-term escape. I'm also uninterested in the future virtual reality that Meta seeks
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by zahma 5y ago
You’re correct that there isn’t enough diversification of wrongdoing covered by the press. However, it’s not enough to just conclude the chapter on social media. This is a watershed moment that has been utterly necessary ever since Facebook
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by zahma 5y ago
When I disagree as a matter of opinion, I don’t have an urge to downvote. Sometimes I respond when I’m moved to, otherwise, like you, I just keep perusing. Fortunately I don’t see many comments that are so wrong that I can say they are in f
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by zahma 5y ago
One thing I’ve never understood is I can only upvote, but some comments are greyed out as if they’ve been downvoted. How does this work?
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by zahma 5y ago
No, you misunderstand. The argument is against Facebook’s existence and not how it operates.
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by zahma 5y ago
Yes I am biased. I loathe Facebook and all it stands for. I don’t have a problem with the metaverse even if it’s probably going to be the thing that ages me. My problem is that Facebook will inevitably use it to colonize more data that they
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by zahma 5y ago
You make good points. It is also notable that he made fun of just about everyone in that special — from blacks, to whites, to Jews — just to a lesser extent. And I think he did that on purpose. Nobody and nothing is off limits. We all can f
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by zahma 5y ago
That’s the point. They’re focusing on the metaverse now. People who finally realized Facebook is no good will fall right back into their hands for the next shiny object used to extract data about their being.
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by zahma 5y ago
It's not usually obvious how shaving off one hour of travel time impacts cities. Several years ago, the TGV line was completed between Paris and Bordeaux — reducing the trip from three hours to two. The arrival of the TGV meant that Bo
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by zahma 5y ago
I saw face-scan boarding an international flight at Atlanta last year. The reps for Delta did make it clear we could opt out by saying so, which meant them having to swipe my boarding pass. What was shocking is how few people bothered to qu
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by zahma 5y ago
What about other TLDs like .fun (libgen’s latest)? There are so many others now.
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by zahma 5y ago
It doesn't have to be by default. Like many other preferences Apple asks when it pushes a new version of iOS or macOS, why couldn't this be a choice for users?
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by zahma 5y ago
And that about sums up the argument why Apple isn't really serious about privacy. Your data is always up for sale if someone bids high enough. And $15 billion is easy to part with when Google considers Apple's market share, especi
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by zahma 5y ago
There are water filters for this. I don’t know what your situation is, but a BWT water filter in a carafe is perfectly capable of removing most adjuncts and making water taste like water again. I use these filters to brew coffee, and when I
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by zahma 5y ago
That’s not the point of vernacular architecture. Read or skim the wiki. The beauty of it is adapting to the surroundings to maximize environmental benefits as a way of preventing environmental externalities or other damages — at least in th

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