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by _vdpp 4y ago
DDG results are a little “different” than Google’s but no worse. Like somebody else said, usually when DDG can’t find the answer neither can Google.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I’ll continue to use my critical faculties and exercise my own judgment as I see fit.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Downvote away, but the fearmongering is so tiresome (and has been for 30 years). The carbon emitters they want to eliminate are people. On geologic time scales the CO2 level has been way way higher than it is today and the planet was still
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I don't know that they've accepted the harmlessness of it as much as raised the white flag on the fact that it's too widespread to be shut down, even if they wanted to.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Maybe I'm cynical, but I see "increase competition," but then see "put stronger safeguards in place" and assume that the regulations will be written in such a way that no upstart competitors can possibly abide by th
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Is there a Biff Tannen copycat crime spree I wasn’t aware of?
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Anarcho-tyranny. The only crime is self-defense.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Is that any less reason to think this isn’t a good idea? How many latent, otherwise-benign disorders might become manifest if people experiment with these drugs?
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by _vdpp 4y ago
It’s not just you. The first time I turned them on it was like “whoa, neat!” But they grew tiresome fairly quickly.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
“Harmonic Donkey Transfer” would be a good band name or album title.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Vetted custodial staff with security clearances exist! As far as custodial pay goes, having a TS/SCI is probably going to put you in the top tier, it pays to stay out of trouble sometimes. The security risk is a good reason to follow t
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I’ve long suspected that currencies are really just units of measurement convertible to the joule (or calorie).
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by _vdpp 4y ago
George Floyd’s toxicology report taken after his death indicated fentanyl (and methamphetamine, and THC). https://famous-trials.com/george-floyd/2648-george-floyd-the...
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I find a lot of the criticism of healthcare today to be misguided. Why would healthcare be inexpensive? Go into a clinic today and there’s a legion of professionals who attend to each patient. Each of them has years of training, even the cl
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by _vdpp 4y ago
DC generators work essentially the same as an AC alternator (motor in reverse). You can get AC-DC conversion by hooking these up to one another, just connect the rotors together.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I think English is generally under-rated but the phonetics are a mess, something I appreciate more now that I’m teaching my sons to read. This poem is a classic example: https://icaltefl.com/dearest-creature-in-creation&#x2F
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Why not bring back Latin? The alphabet is already in wide use, many languages evolved from it making it easy-ish for them to learn, and Latin was already in wide use as the lingua franca for academia and the church up until the 1700s.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I’ve wondered if it would be useful to have formatting/highlighting be part of the language rather than something determined after the fact, for example italicized vars could be immutable, bold for shared, have literal “function colors
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Dave Ramsey talks a lot about that - to have a good credit score you’ve got to take on debt, which is counterproductive for a lot of people.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
There’s a difference between people who have problems and people who cause problems for themselves and others. A good neighbor who has fallen on hard times will have plenty of sympathy.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Can only patch so many buffer overflows, off-by-one errors, format string vulnerabilities, integer overflows, race conditions, use-after-free errors, etc, before it gets to be a bit tiring. Safer alternatives exist.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I was kind of curious about this as well, though I suppose if a politician’s account was compromised it could cause some pretty major embarrassment or maybe even conflict. Are DMs a thing on Twitter? Having those compromised might be pretty
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by _vdpp 4y ago
This is a bit hyperbolic - unless you mean excess deaths caused by obesity, heart disease and diabetes because of how abundant food has gotten. But starvation is less of a problem anymore, largely because of agricultural advances like ferti
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I’ve had great luck with a mixture of high-concentrate vinegar, a little dish soap, and some salt. It absolutely puts Roundup to shame. This mix is non-selective though so be careful around the plants/grass you want to keep. Using this
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I think hardware SSH keys using FIDO2 are a lot more convenient to set up than GPG as well.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
I think the move to Intel was critical for the revival of the Mac because it gave Windows users an off-ramp if they wanted to try out the Mac hardware without going all-in with OSX. Boot Camp made it safe for Windows users to switch, and ma
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by _vdpp 4y ago
In that time I think we see a pretty big decline in the ratio of boys:girls graduating college too, no?
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by _vdpp 4y ago
Why are differentiated classes such a taboo? I feel like a more trades-oriented approach with kids who don’t have the desire, motivation or aptitude for college would lead to more engagement and give those kids a better chance at success.
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by _vdpp 4y ago
That’s valid, there are different kinds of disruptive kids. A good friend of mine at high school was very bright, kind of a troublemaker, diagnosed with ADHD, took prescription Ritalin, was a bit of a pain in the ass with his teachers, but
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by _vdpp 4y ago
There are some very good public schools out there too - but you’re going to pay tuition in the form of housing costs in expensive neighborhoods.

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