argvargc

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by argvargc 5y ago
Assuming this is an advanced civilisation, this seems highly unlikely. Our capabilities can be well enough assessed from the comfortable safety of billions of kilometres away simply from watching our relentless broadcasting of them in all d
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by argvargc 5y ago
Why should a peaceful demonstration of technical superiority terrify anyone? It's clear whomever, or whatever, possesses this superior technology could fly circles around and/or obliterate us on a whim, but has expressly decided n
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by argvargc 5y ago
Sure, but then the fact that specific, detailed postulates made in her paper have turned out to be independently confirmed empirically kind of renders that "analysis" moot.
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by argvargc 5y ago
Not the OP, but since publication, serious concerns detailed in this paper by the MIT researcher (who played a major role in early determination of the risks of glyphosate), have since been indepedently verified: https://ijvtpr.c
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by argvargc 5y ago
In several places it's been restricted from being used in certain age groups - due to safety - after being previously recommended for those age groups. I believe in at least one or two countries it's been withdrawn entirely. Certa
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by argvargc 5y ago
Do not accuse me of defending this/these persons actions. I am not "defending", and did not, "defend" the actions of this person or persons. It's a completely abhorrent and utterly stupid and harmful action w
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by argvargc 5y ago
Almost three straight weeks of multiple livestreamers documenting every aspect of the protest non-stop for hours unedited all day and all night, of thousands of highly-skilled resourceful people with a deep knowledge of logistics and shippi
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by argvargc 5y ago
"A mob of thugs"? Really? Type ottawa livestream into youtube, filter by Live and watch. You won't see "a mob of thugs" or even the remotest resemblance, even if you watch for hours. These are ordinary people and th
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by argvargc 5y ago
Your original comment relayed anecdotal evidence. Are you now saying it doesn't prove anything? Violence does occur in cities, and it will continue to. I've seen no evidence protestors or attendees are violent or even aggressive,
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by argvargc 5y ago
I kind of agree with some of this - but not the conclusion you seem to have drawn. The most nefarious weapon invented previously has been around for 75+ years and was developed as far as to reach the capability of completely destroying all
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by argvargc 5y ago
I believe you're shooting the messenger. Tyrannical, greedy, and well-resourced psychopaths have been using technology to lead us into an Orwellian hell-hole. Without them, all of this tech is a fantastic opportunity to empower and c
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by argvargc 5y ago
From a developers perspective the size of a tweet is typically greater than the character count of its text: https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/data-dicti...
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by argvargc 5y ago
If we won't see it coming, and as many commenters have pointed out, it will indeed comprise personally-identifiable information - despite the (absurd?) claims - how does this all fit with the GDPR right to be forgotten?
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by argvargc 5y ago
Some of us are already living an authoritarian nightmare. One that we weren't living two years ago, regardless of politics. It's not up for debate, it's up for acknowledgement.
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by argvargc 5y ago
As I understand it, battery performance can be somewhat configurable on these, eg by adjusting BIOS settings for thermal controls to keep the CPU throttled. If you don't mind the lack of gaming controls, they have some Pentium N6000-ba
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by argvargc 5y ago
Doesn't basing your conclusion on the two countries that support it, out of a pool of ~200 that exist, seem a bit tentative? It's at about the same level as the counter argument regarding Sweden (which is one reason I made it). Ha
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by argvargc 5y ago
No, I didn't. I said: > Here is a summary of over 400 studies demonstrating lockdowns are ineffective or harmful: You're welcome to present studies demonstrating the opposite, but even if you can find 400 of them (and I doubt y
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by argvargc 5y ago
Sweden is 62nd on a list of 180 countries on deaths per capita. We can argue back and forth like this but why bother? If you don't care what the studies say, your mind is made up, making discussion with you valueless - for you.
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by argvargc 5y ago
Won't even examine 400 counter-claims? That's "denialism". Lockdowns working/not-working and/or causing collateral damage potentially eliminating other gains is not even remotely on par with astrology. Lockdown
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by argvargc 5y ago
COVID what-ists? You mean all manner of people who have all manner of opinions and reasons for them that just so happen to differ from the views presented as scientific consensus by government, media and celebrities? Here is a summary of ov
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by argvargc 5y ago
...of lockdowns?
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by argvargc 5y ago
Even if this were true, it's irrelevant. If a government initiates action that sparks a backlash, the government is responsible. If the government didn't also anticipate that backlash, it's incompetent in its duty to its citi
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by argvargc 5y ago
Yes. If the way they treat a new customer is to arrest control of my browsing experience and prevent me from leaving their site, I have zero trust in them. And trust is everything.
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by argvargc 5y ago
So, the quine-stion we're all asking now - is there a valid image, that also happens to be a valid executable, that when run, outputs the image? And/or what about an interpret or compile step in there?
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by argvargc 5y ago
In my case, the back button didn't go back past the root page of the site. It trapped me where I did not want to be. I didn't know about holding the back button down, and I appreciate the tip, but I don't want to need to know
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by argvargc 5y ago
Sort of. If someone figures out the right UV lamp will reveal remnants of the marker pen, you'll have to make UV lamps illegal. Or if someone took a photo of the key before it was erased and uploaded it, you'll have to make camera
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by argvargc 5y ago
By the same, uh, token, could you find a bunch of commits from a large github repo that each form successive parts of the key, post an issue referencing them, and then make that repo - or even all github - illegal in the USA? If Bitcoin&#x2
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by argvargc 5y ago
Even the CEO of Pfizer recently stated 1 or 2 shots "offer very limited protection, if any " (my emphasis), whilst saying the booster offers good protection. But the booster is the same substance... the formulation hasn't ch
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by argvargc 5y ago
This depends on which definition of the vaccine you've chosen to adopt. As the product has not changed, only the manufacturers claims about it, the original definition is the most applicable in terms of its success or failure. What&#x2
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by argvargc 5y ago
So if someone was permanently disabled it's a success? What about in hospital 8 weeks but eventually recovered? It's hard to understand why this needs to be debated. Why is it so bad to simply admit it failed to protect? Even

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