dark_glass

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by dark_glass 2y ago
Congress does not mint coins, and this order does not coin new currency. They are separate concerns.
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by dark_glass 2y ago
>(a) The Secretary of the Treasury—(1) shall mint and issue coins described in section 5112 of this title in amounts the Secretary decides are necessary to meet the needs of the United States; The secretary decides the amount necessary i
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by dark_glass 2y ago
This could be seen as technical debt, inherited by the current administration. These changes should have never taken place.
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by dark_glass 2y ago
"We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us"
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by dark_glass 2y ago
Yes. Corporations are made of people, and they produce goods and services for other people. The people that compose that corporation pay the tax, or the people they sell to.
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by dark_glass 2y ago
I live here, so I want it to be the best.
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by dark_glass 2y ago
The $100B check is already cut, and they are currently building 10 new data centers in Texas.
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by dark_glass 2y ago
People in the culture that they live in have a vested interest in it.
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by dark_glass 2y ago
This was also said about slavery and the economy prospered post-slavery. The US economy is absolutely sustainable by paying citizens legal wages. In fact, it is unsustainable to encourage illegal labor and immigration.
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by dark_glass 2y ago
This is the problem.
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by dark_glass 2y ago
That's what the left is saying illegal immigrants are for
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by dark_glass 2y ago
There was no video
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by dark_glass 4y ago
Does a big strong man have more of a right to self defense than a little woman? A gun makes for effective self defense.
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by dark_glass 4y ago
The Youtube channel Engineering Explained went over the Tesla Semi, and the weight of the EV cab should be pretty similar to an ICE cab. Also EV trucks are allowed another 2k pounds. https://youtu.be/Uv44W7xa4IU
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by dark_glass 4y ago
Good thing we have people developing technology towards terraforming, then.
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by dark_glass 4y ago
This change will have fewer people use Signal. One reason I was able to convince friends and family to start using it is because it is so seamless. I fear that with this change, Signal for most users will simply become unused, resulting in
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by dark_glass 5y ago
Your project looks amazing. I am in the same situation where I am learning Cantonese because my partner and her family speak it (actually Taishanese, but Cantonese is close enough). Love the Yale romanization for your included Cantonese fla
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by dark_glass 6y ago
To add to the sibling comments, Christopher Hitchens literally yelled "Fire" in a crowded room [0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2uzEM0ugY
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by dark_glass 7y ago
Do you want a cabin in the woods, or a house? I think most people think very little amenities when thinking of a cabin in the woods, but maybe I am biased.
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by dark_glass 7y ago
Why not roll physical dice?
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by dark_glass 7y ago
I was guessing that the OP meant literally looking over your shoulder. If you fill out the ballot at home, it is feasible you could be coerced to vote a particular way. I don't think this is currently happening, so I don't think i
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by dark_glass 7y ago
I don't think that is a major problem, unless I am misunderstanding. Oregon for instance is all vote by mail, outside the watchful eye of any government authority.
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by dark_glass 7y ago
Here's a recent 0-day involving Macs and Zoom (or RingCentral): https://medium.com/@jonathan.leitschuh/zoom-zero-day-4-milli...
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by dark_glass 8y ago
If you want to pay more taxes, just donate to the government. Donate to the US Treasury: https://fiscal.treasury.gov/public/gifts-to-government.html
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by dark_glass 8y ago
This seems very similar to Freenet. The only difference I see at a glance is that Cloudflare is running gateways so that everyone does not have to run a node.
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by dark_glass 8y ago
To be a firearm dealer you need an FFL license, but there are no federal laws against making your own firearm (as long as it is not restricted by the ATF, such as select fire, or destructive device or something). States may have their own l