jfindper

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by jfindper 9mo ago
> You can have the book at school, but the school library won't have it. False.
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by jfindper 9mo ago
The books on this list are not considered banned because of decisions made by a librarian figuring out how to fill their limited space. Even if the librarian (or in some cases, even if the school district) wants to place the book on the she
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> The school won't kick you out for having the book, but they won't buy it. You keep saying this all over this thread, can you please tell me how you are reaching this conclusion? I have linked you to at least one entire state
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> You can have it with you, but it won't be available in the school library. No, they are "prohibited in the school setting". You cannot bring it with you.
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> Yeah this is a strange way to define "banned books". Pen clearly defines what they consider a ban. Hustler would not meet the definition (hint: it's not because its a magazine).
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by jfindper 9mo ago
We're talking about an article titled "The Most Banned Books _in U.S. Schools_", I thought the "in U.S. schools" part provided the context, but I suppose not.
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> There's state-level law saying it's illegal to own or read some books on this list? Sorry, I'll edit my comment to be more clear. It is illegal for school libraries to stock it, even if they (teachers, the district, the
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> Which books and which law? The one I was referring to: https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/08/02/utah-book-b... " The law, which went into effect July 1, requires that a book be re
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> I find the dishonesty really off-putting. None of these books are "banned". School libraries don't stock them, they might be removed from curricula, but they are not "banned" You can look into it, if you'
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> A ‘banned book’ is one that you are not allowed to own by the State. > Your school not stocking books you want is not a ban. It’s the prerogative of the institution to choose how it shapes minds. At least some of these books are
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> There is a part of me seriously considering making a bookshelf dedicated to all of these banned books. My local bookstore proudly features a table of "banned books" right at the entrance. It's a pretty good advertisemen
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by jfindper 9mo ago
The fun thing about the computer fraud and abuse act is that just about anything can be made into a federal crime with it!
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by jfindper 9mo ago
You say your mornings are sacred now; before you made the change did you treat your nights as sacred? Do you think you were always a "morning person", but didn't/couldn't realize it? Not specific to your comment her
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by jfindper 9mo ago
I'm just pointing out that it's weird to say you changed it for length reasons if you make the new title the same length.
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by jfindper 9mo ago
Super weird to call me out and make a strawman of my comment in a place I'm less likely to see it. > wanted to have a more positive framing showing the original post really did make decent points I didn't even criticize this a
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by jfindper 9mo ago
The thing is, you can do the same statistics without including the user's email address or otherwise directly linking a data point to a specific person. They may need to retain certain information for laws, but they aren't obligat
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> Both for length reasons The original title is 75 characters. Your title is 74 characters. If it was edited for length reasons, I'm not sure saving 1 character is worth it.
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by jfindper 9mo ago
tomhow is the other one, and evidently the one who changed the title. apparently for "clickbait" and "length".
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> ShinyHunters I had an inkling! They've been on a roll this past year or so. > This data includes a PornHub Premium member's email address, activity type, location, video URL, video name, keywords associated with the video
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> No, it's a calculated marketing, not them being honest. It's obviously marketing. But their marketing strategy appears to be being unashamed about ripping off content and creating bot farms. What are you suggesting they are
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by jfindper 9mo ago
Same, but it wasn't made in reply to my comment for some reason, so I want to be sure!
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> Attempts to characterize the above as hyperbolic probably stem from a mismatch in culture. Before I respond, can I confirm whether this supposed to be addressed at my comment?
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> "never pay a human again." > "Take proven content and spawn variation." It's almost refreshing how unashamed they are. I hate it, obviously, but I kind of like it better than companies that say something d
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by jfindper 9mo ago
Genuinely, it's nice that Mozilla's user base is so passionate! There's three multi-hundred-comment submissions in the top 50 posts of HN in just the last 24 hours. I just wish some of the conversation wasn't so hyperbol
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by jfindper 9mo ago
I don’t need a media literacy class to recognize that he didn’t say the thing that you said he did. If your first comment wasn’t a lie, and instead talked about how you think that he’s putting out feelers, I wouldn’t have commented. But ins
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> But I don't understand the huge backlash in all the comments yesterday. Well, it was an excuse to get the pitchforks out! We love to do that around here. Especially if I can say "AI", "slop", "crypto&quot
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by jfindper 9mo ago
> [...] said in an interview that he'd consider blocking uBlock Origin [...] God, people are so weird. Why make stuff up? No, in fact, he said the opposite. He said he doesn't want to do that because it feels "off-missi
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by jfindper 9mo ago
Thanks for sharing, that's something I can probably draw some inspiration from. I never really thought about how often I reach to youtube to kill time, including putting something on when heading to sleep.
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by jfindper 9mo ago
What are some examples of thin desires you've removed?
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by jfindper 9mo ago
Don't need to be rational all the time for your whole life. Sometimes you just want an extra sandwich. Many of my most memorable moments stem from from a bout of irrationality.

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