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by zahrc 4y ago
> Instead, it seems everyone wants to live in a comfortable echo chamber, parroting the apparent consensus opinions Isn’t exactly this happening on the other side of the fence as well?
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by zahrc 4y ago
Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi[0] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quod_licet_Iovi,_non_licet_b...
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by zahrc 4y ago
The CLION terminates in Rostock which is quite hit and near a river, called Warnow. https://www.submarinecablemap.com/submarine-cable/c-lion1
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by zahrc 4y ago
How is the UK falling apart? Inflation rates are lower than in Germany.[0] The pound is 3ct weaker than it was last year and just as strong as 2019. [1] I’m not an economist, so I am genuinely curious how you measure that. [0] https:/
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by zahrc 4y ago
I pay £8 for a 13 mile (~20 minute) train ride, 3 days a week. Quick maths: 8*3 = £24 per week 24*4 = £96 per month 96*12 = £1152 per year Which is about 4% of my annual income. If I would take the train everyday, it would be about 6%. On t
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by zahrc 4y ago
The author seems to be British (mentioning GCSEs) and I always thought that cover letters are not really used anymore. Anywhere I applied, about 3 years back, most of the recruitment agencies and job listings used those janky auto-fill CV f
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by zahrc 5y ago
If you look at the building from above, looks like a swastika. Took me a while to get it
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by zahrc 5y ago
Great, now I have to trust this wonderful algorithm.
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by zahrc 5y ago
Probably not. Don’t know much about TikTok, but if I click a link on YouTube, barely watching the video, my recommendations will be spammed with similar filth forever - and it seems to be pushing certain channels or types of videos. Educate
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by zahrc 5y ago
Which is usually only when it appears - when I specifically request the app to do something which requires to scan for local devices. Tiktok doesn’t support chrome cast (I think)
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by zahrc 5y ago
Exactly. And as a developing country, they (hard guess) do not have the widespread pre-existing infrastructure like developed countries; and therefore can easier to adopt to it. Another factor - mobile has a way greater market share in Indi
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by zahrc 5y ago
> only 14 seconds of the hour and 48 minute presentation were animated. Useless PR gimmick, which did not impress me at all.
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by zahrc 5y ago
They’re depressing to me because they are a chore - I don’t think much about them, just as I fail to see the beauty in washing up plates.
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by zahrc 5y ago
Yes. Especially with the release of WoW cataclysm
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by zahrc 5y ago
I’ll give them that one, as people have been demanding the re-releases, especially classic and Diablo
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by zahrc 5y ago
Blizzards reputation has been going downhill since the merge with Activision. Some of my veteran WoW friends returned with the release of classic and TBC classic, but no one stayed for long. Blizzard has been destroying all of their franchi
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by zahrc 5y ago
Stop motion animation is still animation and as far as I can remember (born in 1994) it also had smaller cartoon animation clips.
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by zahrc 5y ago
The article is talking about radio channels and those are indeed free and available world wide, hence they’ve been “blocked” as they would be broadcasting olympics for free outside of the Uk. I’ve realised that I wrote “free television and
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by zahrc 5y ago
Long story short: broadcasting rights have been awarded to premium channels across Europe and the globe, therefore local radio stations of the BBC are restricted there, as the BBC is a free television and radio network in the uk.
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by zahrc 5y ago
Discord definitely falls under the “social networking” category, but can definitely used as a social media platform. The rest is certainly social media. The difference essentially, Social media: broadcast a message, share news, showcase you
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by zahrc 5y ago
Does marijuana cause schizophrenia? Probably not. Does long term self-medication of it for mental health disorders boosts their symptoms? Probably. Paranoia is a common side effect and I don’t think that’s very beneficial for someone who is
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by zahrc 5y ago
I think there is not just one problem, people have different needs and holes to fill. The social media platforms attract different demographics, because they fit in different niches. The reason why people are drawn to Facebook, differs from
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by zahrc 5y ago
Social media nowadays is not just Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. There is Discord, Reddit, LinkedIn, Twitch, YouTube… I’d even count HN. There a many people, possibly still the minority, but very solid amount of people way to inve
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by zahrc 5y ago
When using free products, I don’t mind ads, I do mind being tracked. The problem nowadays is that tracking and ads are pretty much a mutual thing today. And the worst about it is, to this day I still have to find an ad which seems relevant
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by zahrc 5y ago
While I agree that OnlyFans and their creators are certainly abusing this, people need to be educated. We can’t be talking about toxic masculinity, predators and other very valid issues, without naming and shaming the enablers and abusers o
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by zahrc 5y ago
> These sad lonely sexless men spend all their money on this shit. It consumes them, until they are out of money, then it destroys them. It warps their expectations of relationships further impacting their datability, driving them even m
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by zahrc 5y ago
Note: please bear with my ignorance when it comes to anything medial. I can walk for hours and miles, but standing for even short durations is unbearable for me, due to pain & discomfort in my back and shoulders. I’ve got “diagnosed” wi
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by zahrc 5y ago
Nice piece, made me chuckle but then think “there probably is someone thinking like that.” Then I thought about my old job where the CEO hasn’t been seen since the beginning of the pandemic, while people had to go in the office because of “
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by zahrc 5y ago
Cool idea, awesome tool, maybe helpful for some, but hearing google and some third party in context of my bank account makes me want to wrap up in tin foil.
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by zahrc 5y ago
Ah yes, another shitcoin, another scam story. Any parent which gives their kids any access to money without supervision or teaching the value of it, doesn’t deserve any better.

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