gathly

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by gathly 5y ago
if the thing we have labeled "life" on this one planet, this one context on this one planet we use an example, exists anywhere else, and if this thing we can barely define in our own species as "intelligence", which we b
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by gathly 5y ago
I'm seeing things like this. I should have more specific. I have metabolic syndrome. With variants like Omicron that have higher ability to bypass vaccines, I'm not taking the risk. Covid of some sort will be with us, but hope
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by gathly 5y ago
I have diabetes, which makes it extremely dangerous to contract covid. I'm fully vaxxed and boosted, but Omicron breaks through vaccine protection. I also like my apartment and there's plenty to do here.
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by gathly 5y ago
Do you know where they don't charge? I'd be curious to see how it works there, how they fund that garbage pick up.
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by gathly 5y ago
My mask is N95 in public, but my main strategy is to almost never leave my apartment, which I live in alone. I think when people start talking about mask efficacy, it also depends on what you're doing with that mask. Are you only goi
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by gathly 5y ago
Judging by the number of times I've read something similar, A lot of people lately seem to be imagining a civil war is imminent, but it actually takes more than angry people who hate each other. The overwhelming majority of people scre
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by gathly 5y ago
Exactly. People here seem to be trying to apply the logic of a global capitalist system to a feudal one and assuming they work the same
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by gathly 5y ago
just was about to post that. that opening chapter horrified me. i had to put the book down and come back another time
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by gathly 5y ago
What did he mean garbage pickup is free at home? I've always paid for garbage pickup at home
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by gathly 5y ago
I never once heard nor thought the matrix sequels were planned from the beginning. The first movie is completely self-contained. The feel of the sequels is of someone stretching out a completed story, because of the money made from the fi
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by gathly 13y ago
It's like Merkel all over again. "what? you're spying on me too? well, that's wrong."
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by gathly 13y ago
does this service work for you? My feed never downloads anything.
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by gathly 13y ago
The internet was designed for free information exchange. If people struggle to turn it into E-commerce, I couldn't care less.
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by gathly 13y ago
this is shocking news back in July.
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by gathly 13y ago
blaming the poor countries for their poverty, because of "stupid policies" displays an overwhelming lack of historical knowledge.
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by gathly 14y ago
What "proven science" is there for matching potential roommates? If there is no such, perhaps Meyers-Briggs is the best available non-proven science.
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by gathly 14y ago
I like this. Living in America, I get bombarded with the Libertarian idea that one should focus on the self so much that I forget that there was a time when focusing on the progress of society was not heresy.
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by gathly 14y ago
These seem to be all points for the ADHD/OCD set, which does not include everyone. Clutter doesn't bother me, not in my sink, not on my desk, not on my desktop. I can't work, because I have too many things in my home that are more fun tha
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by gathly 14y ago
I agree with this. In order to be a citizen of a democracy, you need to be informed. Most things require research and listening to different points of view. They can't just be reasoned out. They require paying attention. Most of what y
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by gathly 14y ago
but your friend or acquaintance will have heard it from "the news", so it will be the same as watching it yourself as far as being informative, and without looking into the issue yourself, you'll be unable to offer counter-arguments to your
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by gathly 14y ago
That's what I said when I read this. Who cares? After I'm dead, I don't care what details people know about my life. In fact, I'm glad. I've been wondering how to get passwords to my next of kin at the moment of death. Turns out, I don
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by gathly 15y ago
This story took a long time to explain a simple concept.