bitwank

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by bitwank 5mo ago
Thanks. It seems a bit more complicated than I’d assumed. I probably should spend more time researching these things. I’d seen a BBC prince on the Christian section of Tyre and extrapolated. I had previously heard about the priest. I think
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by bitwank 5mo ago
That’s absurd. It is the only game I’ve ever played other than chess. Maybe it’s not popular with FPS gamers, but a lot of people don’t like FPS.
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Is Israel firing into Christian neighborhoods? I think I saw something saying they were not. That seems consistent with Israel’s strikes being intended to target Hezbollah specifically (because Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel at the
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by bitwank 6mo ago
He is well known to be morally troubled— his postings here over the years gave off that vibe for most who paid attention— but even if he were a hypersexual psychopath or something like that, it doesn’t prove he molested his little sister
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by bitwank 6mo ago
You protest too much. If I were a betting man, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”
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by bitwank 6mo ago
We don’t need to. We already won at least a half dozen times already. We’ll have won a few more times before it’s over in two or three more weeks.
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Good to know. Where were the places you worked at?
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Even if there was a 29 style crash, assuming you can hold for 20 or so years, less than the length of most home mortgages, you would still come out ahead. Not that it wouldn’t be painful for seniors and those who are middle age and not well
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Yeah, the fact they announced it proves it’s nothing. I saw a picture of him smoking a cigar. We’ve already seen him drinking beer and acting foolish; probably enough to get you executed in Isfahan, but a giant nothining in the USA.
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Nope. It’s like thinking you can overthrow the government by littering. It’s just being lame. If you’re going to be lame to other people, don’t gloat about your lameness online. “If everybody littered, they’d have to do something about it!”
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by bitwank 6mo ago
I’ve watched YouTube daily for nearly 20 years. The majority of the content as well as the algorithm have changed substantially over that period of time. I’m not the only one to notice this btw. There is even a word to describe the phenomen
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by bitwank 6mo ago
I never made that claim, and in fact believe the opposite. I simply disagree that heroin is a drop in replacement as a mental model. The differences between the heroin trade and YouTube are meaningful. For example, one is a physically addic
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Heroin is a different business model than advertising. Respectfully, you are wrong.
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by bitwank 6mo ago
I will never pay a subscription for the current clickbaity slop. I might if the algorithm were better, closer to YouTube of 10 years ago, when it would suggest lectures, artfully done film shorts, and overall more interesting, high quality
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Certainly not. People don’t want the slop they push, the anxiety provoking, salacious, clickbaity spam that it has devolved into. Anybody that used YouTube before the last few years can tell you the difference is pretty major. This is not c
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Everybody seems to want a drawn out conflict. There was going to be a blue wave in the midterms anyway, now Trump can blame the Iran conflict so it’s a win for him. A long drawn out war is in Israel’s interest so it’s a win for them too. Ir
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by bitwank 6mo ago
>But does anyone believe for a second that YouTube is responsible for a person's internet / video watching addiction? Yes? Is there an algorithm or not?
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Only the good die young.
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by bitwank 6mo ago
There are no beds in most bars and nightclubs.
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Can the world get its supply of oil by bypassing the Strait of Hormuz?(firstpost.com)
31 points by bitwank 6mo ago|37 comments
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by bitwank 6mo ago
I always do it under the table; something I instinctively do without ever being told to. Now I wonder if I might have picked up on nonverbal cues at some point in the past. If I were someplace where chopsticks were the norm, I would probab
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by bitwank 6mo ago
Neck planks, reading while laying on your stomach helps, raise your monitor.
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by bitwank 6mo ago
I totally get how much more convenient home viewing is, but there’s something about going out and watching something in a group that is special, like we do with opera or theater, sporting events or concerts.