SlickNixon

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by SlickNixon 3y ago
Not terribly useful to assume supersonic airflows are occuring at sea level.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
"Every person using technology will make every other person's life easier" is not the correct interpretation of the original statement.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
Can't imagine willingly using a tool that I assess makes my life more difficult.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
Upvoted. I'd hazard that-- "LERS is a system in which a verified law enforcement agent can securely submit a legal request for user data, view the status of the submitted request, and download the response submitted by Google. If
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
This appears to be for private citizens to report illegal content?
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
>they have websites That's interesting, can you link to one?
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
>One I don't accept without some strong backing. I need to see some data on this.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
Maybe she likes the way eating raw salt makes her feel.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
>when you're comparing it to a library that literally burned down There have been significant improvements in structure fireproofing and firefighting in the past 2071 years.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
Is there another noteworthy rocket strike in the vicinity of Al Shifa hospital that the comment you replied to might have been referencing?
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
>an angst that could otherwise be channeled more appropriately Sincerely, you might be on to something here.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
> I've never had one crack and fail on me. Well, I can't argue with that.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
Soldering crimp connectors (that are not otherwise designed for it) will reduce the flexibility of the wire and introduce stress concentrations. Those stress concentrations will reduce the fatigue life of the harness.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
Well-ventilated area, non-flammable container, lighter/matches. Liquor, cigarette, thousand-yard stare optional.
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by SlickNixon 3y ago
>or (strangely) pulling the charging handle every reload AK or AR or ?
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
The Pentagon was completed in 1943. There may be some relation between your "farmboys and factory works" and the organization that occupies it now.
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
>They don't have to tolerate anything with China or Russia. Of course, China and Russia are such bit players that contracts can be broken with them at will.
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
A machined feature could be either.
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
Remember that you asked this question... >That and the cartel can just straight up roll up with guns and take all your shit, why wouldn't they just do that if they wanted your money? ...and I gave you this answer (paraphrased)... &g
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
The point is that a police uniform gives a veneer of respectability to robbery (they even call it something different--a bribe!) that a mugging does not posses, and presents as a routine matter instead of an assault or threat of violence (t
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
> What you are describing... by making it less profitable. Absolutely correct and totally irrelevant to the original point, which was that the administrative overhead for the cartel is vanishingly small. >Hard disagree It was palatabl
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
You're making a number of assumptions for what's required in this process beyond "shake down any tourists you like and give us a cut when you do (or we'll kill you)". >That and the cartel can just straight up rol
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
Has it occurred to you that the police and cartels might not be operating as separate entities when it comes to shaking down tourists for cash?
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
I was referring of course to the hypothetical of the United States making deals to purchase minerals, paying in advance, then subjecting the countries in question to humiliating financial consequences when they can't deliver.
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
What if they paid in advance?
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
>You sign a deal to trade them X amount of minerals. The sharp end here is what happens if you don't come up with the minerals.
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
>or the legacy PC can't be kept behind a firewall that only lets data out Only because I had the same thought and I feel like you might know more, is there an example of software that does this securely?
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
In the future, code beyond all human comprehension will be rated for reliability by the number of layers of garbage unit tests it's buried under. Tests for the code, then tests for the tests, then tests for those te-...
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
>Erdogan wasn’t aware of it in its infancy, and decided to allow it to go through It's not impossible, but when you go through the details (e.g. how much everything, including Erdogan's early morning nationally broadcast FaceTi
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by SlickNixon 4y ago
They weren't sure it was him. Puts it in perspective that the military pilots would be averse to shooting down a civilian passenger jet. See here: >TC-ATA [Erdogan's jet] used a callsign THY 8456 to disguise as a Turkish Airlin

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