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by maxlybbert 29d ago
Many wars are simply what you’d expect from violent leaders who realize they can order other people into combat for them. But some wars really are for the greater good. There are definitely militaries that I want to see win, and militaries
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by maxlybbert 1mo ago
I’m saying the US won’t implement anything like what other countries implement. I honestly think Philip Greenspun’s proposal ( https://philip.greenspun.com/politics/health-care-reform ) makes sense but has no chance of
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by maxlybbert 1mo ago
> 1. A number of other developed countries have UHC while also allowing a private system as well - what is unique about the US that other countries' existing approach couldn't work here? Mainly, expectations. I understand that
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by maxlybbert 1mo ago
In the US, hard bread is often called hardtack. The National Park Service publishes a simple recipe: https://www.nps.gov/mana/learn/kidsyouth/hardtack-during-the... . Here's another one from Australia:
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by maxlybbert 1mo ago
I've seen plenty of restaurants with a disclaimer that they have (often unspecified) allergens in the kitchen, and even if the allergen isn't in the ingredient list, it's possible they came in contact with anything in the res
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by maxlybbert 1mo ago
When I make, say, meat loaf, at home, I know that I use ground beef, Panko, egg, onion, ketchup, vinegar, oregano, and garlic. If somebody asks whether there's ground beef, wheat, onion, tomato, vinegar, oregano, or garlic in the food,
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by maxlybbert 1mo ago
I think so. Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year#Annunciation_Style : “Despite the unification of the Scottish and English royal crowns with the accession of King James VI and I in 1603, and even the union of
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by maxlybbert 1mo ago
This is an interesting detail to learn about history. However, like the article mentions near the end, the Gregorian calendar was adopted at different times in different countries. The Anglican Church didn’t trust the Catholics, so Great Br
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
I remember seeing advice, years ago, to let lettuce sit in a weak bleach solution before use. But I doubt that’s ever been followed by many people. Current advice (at least at home) seems to be to rinse lettuce to remove dirt ( https:&#x2F
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
I was actually thinking at a different level. When I drive on the freeway, any time a police car gets behind me and turns on its lights, I have to stop. If I don't stop, I can ultimately be charged with evading arrest, or fleeing polic
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
That’s a valid concern. Of course, the example chosen for the article didn’t involve anybody abusing their authority. It involved police doing what I’d expect them to do. But I’ll acknowledge that if all of the relevant details were differe
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
Yes, it is true that police have powers that can be abused, and police have abused them. It’s also true that they have those powers because we’ve decided the alternative is worse. The example used in the article was a case where police did
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
Police drive around in patrol cars. They don’t call judges every time they look at other cars. There may be problems with this system, but adding drones hasn’t created a new loophole.
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
I don’t understand the problem. Police saw something they thought was suspicious, took a closer look, and then decided there was nothing illegal happening. I don’t think there’s a constitutional right to know when you’re being tailed. Or to
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
This is a very common position. But I’ve never understood the argument that police should have to do some amount of busywork for things to be fair. Warrants aren’t required so the police are sportsmanlike. Warrants are required because inte
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
For the record, most states have publicity rights (with exceptions) so that publishing a photo may still require somebody’s permission. But the police don’t need a warrant to follow me in public, and even take pictures that they have no int
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
The Supreme Court mentioned your question in 2012 in US v. Jones ( https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/565/400/ ), without giving an actual answer: “This Court has to date not deviated from
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by maxlybbert 2mo ago
I really hope this doesn’t turn into yet another case of judges looking at irrelevant facts when making decisions. The fourth amendment does not say “private conversations,” so when police started tapping phones, the courts focused on wheth
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by maxlybbert 3mo ago
In 2012, Windows 8 stopped booting on computers without UEFI secure boot. Hardware companies weren’t enthusiastic, but they couldn’t ignore Microsoft’s demand. Microsoft published the spec for how Windows 8 would handle secure boot, and tha
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by maxlybbert 3mo ago
It's definitely possible. And common, at least in some projects. The only real drawback is that sloppiness will lead to multiple slightly different nonstandard string types in the same project.
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by maxlybbert 3mo ago
You would think so. Strangely, even though warrants have to be specific, police are allowed to seize things they come across during the search, even if those things aren’t on the warrant ( https://supreme.justia.com/cases&#x
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by maxlybbert 6mo ago
The US can be very creative about when its jurisdiction applies ( https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/94-166 ). Manuel Noriega and “el Chapo” Guzman were both convicted of crimes they committed outside the US but tha
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by maxlybbert 7mo ago
Well, they made a big deal about saying that while they sold their software to the Defense Department, it wasn't actually being used to kill people. Except for well-known military contractors (e.g., Raytheon), who have sold plenty of s
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by maxlybbert 7mo ago
I'm sure it was meant as "kills the wrong people." People are always worried about getting rid of humans in decision-making. Not that humans are perfect, but because we worry that buggy software will be worse.
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by maxlybbert 7mo ago
It's easy to say "I will never let the Department of Defense use my search engine for evil!" Or "the more money they spend on me, the less they have for weapons!" ( https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki&#x2F
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by maxlybbert 7mo ago
You asked: "Yes, but it only has two senators. The 39.5 million people in California have the same Senatorial representation as the less than 600 thousand people in Wyoming. "In what world is that fair or remotely democratic?&quot
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by maxlybbert 7mo ago
Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Las Vegas Raiders? Do you think the LA Rams have that name to claim ancestry?
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by maxlybbert 7mo ago
If somebody has a really stupid proposal -- such as "make all 3D printers refuse to print guns" -- I don't see why I have any obligation to "compromise" with them. Or to talk with them at all. Other than, perhaps, e
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by maxlybbert 7mo ago
It is, in fact, legal (but very expensive) to own a tank ( https://www.drivetanks.com/ , yes, that's a company, but a rich enough motivated person could fill out the same paperwork). Apparently each exploding shell is
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by maxlybbert 7mo ago
The gun manufacturer's trade association has consistently said that 3D-printed "ghost guns" are more fantasy than reality, and that legal designs don't cause any more trouble than other legal guns: https://www

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