haskellandrust

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   by haskellandrust 9mo ago

   Proven ads? The dirty not-so-secret is that proven ads don’t exist. That’s why these companies employ PHDs to think of new and interesting ways to modify your behavior and influence your future. This is just another step in that evolution
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   by haskellandrust 9mo ago

   What do you mean by “the economics” here? I barely drive but I have a toll transponder, I set it up once and haven’t thought about it since.
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   by haskellandrust 9mo ago

   The gas tax hasn’t kept up with inflation, EVs are only a secondary contributor to the shortfall. Most states have been leeching from their general funds to keep up with highway maintenance. California has raised theres fair aggressively, t
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   by haskellandrust 9mo ago

   We have not been “drifting.” People who benefit from the consolidation of power have been pushing the US towards oligarchy.
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   by haskellandrust 9mo ago

   This post is essentially the premise of the Adam Curtis series “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace.”
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   by haskellandrust 9mo ago

   Okay, I’ll bite. Tell me the linux laptop to get, and the distro to use. Cost is no issue, but suspend/hibernate has to work and so does fractional scaling. Also WiFi.
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   by haskellandrust 9mo ago

   Nothing. Both are exploitative. An economic system that does not maximize human flourishing by enhacing an individual’s ability to choose how they spend their time and energy is at its foundation inequitable and exploitative. Homelessness p