localplume

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by localplume 3y ago
you should look at the r/palestine if you want see manifestation of hatred. or any heavily left leaning subs.
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by localplume 3y ago
because lockdowns destroyed a lot of political goodwill and have ruined a generation of children? climate change is overblown and we wont see any actual major effects for another century. climate change believers really are just an apocalyp
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by localplume 3y ago
except prepping mostly isn't "I got mine, screw you" but "I need to protect myself and my family". even then, US society isn't even "I got mine, screw you". I don't understand where that even cam
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by localplume 3y ago
nope. the US doesn't have the same military-civilian fusion that China has, given the latter is an authoritarian one party state.
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by localplume 3y ago
exactly. every single one of these cases is an absolute stretch and diminishes the work of the people who actually developed it. its historical revisionism at best at worst its offensive to the person because it suggests they were so small
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by localplume 3y ago
The article doesn't even mention his religion/beliefs which is odd despite saying > They are shamelessly moralistic, written on the basis of exhaustive literary theory, linguistics, geography and world-building, and quite devoi
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by localplume 3y ago
have you read the article? youth unemployment rate is far higher with many, even in STEM degrees, struggling to get any jobs. social pressure to succeed academically is far higher in China and there is nothing equivalent in the US. 996 cult
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by localplume 3y ago
more accurately, it was a synagogue in Amsterdam that excommunicated him and the current Rabbi upholds this. But many in the Jewish community have called for it to be reversed. Excommunication is different in Judaism and Catholicism though,
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by localplume 3y ago
as a counterargument, every single aerospace engineer I know (a few dozen), mainly in socal, has no plans of ever leaving. in fact, aerospace engineers I know from the UK and europe are dying to move to the US. I buy that people they spoke
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by localplume 3y ago
it definitely screws with incentives. the success of a military or superpower is ultimately in deterrence, but lack of direct conflict makes people think less of or think the military is useless. its like people thinking their door locks ar
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by localplume 3y ago
some nice extra info and an amusing story from reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/15mrqoc/us_nav...
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by localplume 3y ago
influencers are either spreading propaganda or trying to sell a product. its literally in the name: they influence. pretty disgusting how normalized it is
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by localplume 3y ago
this doomerism is insane. look at the 20th century and what happend, yet we made it through. and you have some people thinking somehow life is worse and its actually going downhill? life is better than it has ever been. the only way humanit
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by localplume 3y ago
not really. just because Qualcomm is pursuing RISC-V doesn't mean their customer service isn't absolute dogshit, which is what geohot was talking about.
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by localplume 3y ago
no I won't eat less meat. another classic case of shifting the blame onto the individual instead of the hugely inefficient and wasteful processes and industries; its just carbon footprint BS 2.0. shaming people into believing their hab
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by localplume 3y ago
> First, the argument that electric vehicles are more expensive than comparable combustion cars is somewhat exaggerated. The issue large stems from the decision to electrify only the most profitable and physically largest models. For For
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by localplume 3y ago
It allows for even more targeted phishing/scams and lowers the bar of entry required to do this and the difficulty of doing this at scale. the human element is a pretty common entry point.
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by localplume 3y ago
when making fun of a man's penis size for whatever reason becomes normalized, it isn't surprising body dysmorphia becomes more prevalent. double standards galore. mens issues just don't matter.
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by localplume 3y ago
sure. support for ukraine, minority rights, democracy, freedom. china is pushing propaganda to cover up their genocide. thinking the US is even remotely equivalent to china regarding propaganda is frankly insane; maybe you should read http
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by localplume 3y ago
do you think the same for fish tanks? that when kids see fish tanks they think its OK to capture animals for their own amusement? What an insanely biased POV. zoos are fantastic for conservation and giving kids a view into a world beyond th
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by localplume 3y ago
I mean, no. it should be state-by-state thing but if all states implement it then great. but it shouldn't be federally mandated. maximizing state autonomy is a good thing.
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by localplume 3y ago
if you think about it, its actual insanity. The fears are all from science fiction with absolutely no grounding in reality. There are legitimate concerns about the unethical mass harvesting of data but if you think about "AI safety&quo
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by localplume 3y ago
I imagine they made numerous visits to Israel because they were Jewish, just as Einstein did. Although Oppenheimer is said to have been ashamed of his Jewishness and tried to hide it, he still was a supporter of Israel and of course this me
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by localplume 3y ago
one of my favorites is the rainbow serpent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Serpent in australian aboriginal culture. pretty crazy how snakes and serpents are so pervasive in mythology globally. > The Rainbow S
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by localplume 3y ago
other cars should start using countermeasures. then maybe we can finally enter the electronic warfare era of formula racing which would be pretty interesting
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by localplume 3y ago
depends on the type of job program TBH. if its a job program of consultants and subcontractors and its corruption all the way down, its terrible. But NASA programs are an absolutely massive jobs program throughout the country for a variety
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by localplume 3y ago
I'd recommend binary ninja if you're serious about reversing. Not that expensive for a personal license. Ghidra is nice, but being FOSS it will always be slightly worse then paid. It's fantastic for free, but not perfect. If
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by localplume 3y ago
You touched on a disturbing point. People like to imagine that some govt will wield to indoctrinate the populace, but it is more likely this kind of tool would be used for marketing or advertisement. look at how many people gladly work for
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by localplume 3y ago
agree. the technology is exceptionally useful and banning it doesn't stop already corrupt LEO from fudging evidence. they should be removed entirely. individually, many forms of evidence in forensic science are complete BS but as part
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by localplume 3y ago
except people need food to survive? you don't need gambling. thats why its fine to ban. you're jsut engaging in a very bad faith argument since they aren't even close to equivalent.

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