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by minikites 5y ago
These are fabulous and really solidify a lot of concepts. I would have loved this when I was in school.
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by minikites 5y ago
That's what happens when a browser made by an advertising company becomes dominant.
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by minikites 5y ago
I have an HP Microserver N54L and it's been incredible. I use XigmaNAS (similar to FreeNAS) and it's been rock solid for many years.
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by minikites 5y ago
Why not blame both? Pharmaceutical companies did in fact knowingly take actions to increase abuse potential because it made them more money.
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by minikites 5y ago
You're omitting part of the story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Sicknick#D.C._m... >Diaz told the Washington Post that there was no evidence that Sicknick had an allergic reaction to chemicals o
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by minikites 5y ago
>All you are doing when you post something like this is causing a visceral reaction in the people that need to get vaccinated of "fuck you internet guy, I am not listening to you, I am not getting vaccinate!" This hypothetical
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by minikites 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_att... >Brian Sicknick, a 42-year-old responding Capitol Police officer, was pepper-sprayed during the riot, and had two thromboembolic strokes the next day,
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by minikites 5y ago
I would love it if the government required vaccination but the last time the government did something controversial, a bunch of looters and thugs stormed the US Capitol and killed several police officers.
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by minikites 5y ago
Is "vaccine refuser" a protected class or something inalienable about a person? Does everyone have the right to work anywhere they wish? Plenty of other vaccines are required to attend college and to participate in other parts of
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by minikites 5y ago
Why does the freedom to infect others outweigh the freedom to survive a preventable disease? You don't get to pick and choose which parts of the social compact to follow as it suits you.
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by minikites 5y ago
>Then you could say that the average person's 401k isn't being used either. But the average person has much more marginal utility for their amount of wealth. Going by the average 401k balances here ( https://www.inves
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by minikites 5y ago
>Most of the time that is not the "money" that we are talking about here and would not be subject to the utility and use being discussed. For example, the vast majority of Bezos' worth is tied up stock. It could be subject
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by minikites 5y ago
I agree with your assessment and reasoning. Unfortunately, a large portion of the public, who are disproportionately powerful because of the structure of state and federal governments, are against immigration. Remember the "crisis&quot
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by minikites 5y ago
>If you're giving billions away in a philanthropic organization that you run (ie Gates), then you've found new utility for that money. Billionaires give away far less of their money compared to the average person: https:/
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by minikites 5y ago
Your comment is very well put and reminds me of this quote from Boethius: >It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't
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by minikites 5y ago
The cost of living and costs of raising a child have both increased dramatically while wages are flat, of course people are having fewer kids. We could increase government childcare aid, but that involves taxing wealthy people, which isn&#x
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by minikites 5y ago
Does boundless optimism about every announcement drive innovation in the long run?
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by minikites 5y ago
Not everyone has the time to prepare healthy meals, that's why convenience foods are so popular in our overworked society. If the average person spent less time working, they would have more time to shop for and prepare healthy meals.
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by minikites 5y ago
Doesn't that mean the cause is related to car culture (drive-thru) and processed foods, not just overeating?
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by minikites 5y ago
>The problem is overeating. We've had a food surplus for a long time, why is obesity a relatively recent problem?
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by minikites 5y ago
>Windows is sort of the default computer choice for a lot of normal, non-technical people, so I can understand that Microsoft wants to simplify things for them by taking some inspiration from MacOS. That's a really good point and I
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by minikites 5y ago
This is too bad. Apple taking the "appliance" path with their computers makes me wish Microsoft would lean into power user features and customization options to play to the strengths and appeal of Windows. I don't think tryin
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by minikites 5y ago
So what happens when every economy becomes developed? What happens when we can't rely on the existence of low wage workers?
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by minikites 5y ago
>I'd rather be building complex medical instruments than toasters. Why? In what way is it better to have a handful of elite workers creating a handful of units sold to a handful of consumers instead of having many ordinary workers p
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by minikites 5y ago
Capitalism contains the seeds of its own destruction. The relentless drive to shave fractions of a cent off costs in the short term creates the conditions you describe in the long term. In other words, it's like being penny wise and po
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by minikites 5y ago
The German edition of Wikipedia is notable in many ways, it's arguably the second largest after English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Wikipedia#Characteristi...
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by minikites 5y ago
I like https://wiby.me/ (searches pages like this) and the "surprise me" link is a nice way to fill time.
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by minikites 5y ago
>may have almost nothing in common at all, except for having a darker shade of skin color That darker shade causes them to be mistreated in similar ways by American society.
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by minikites 5y ago
I can think of at least two possibilities: a privileged/sheltered upbringing or an intentional mis-framing of the issue to make something reasonable seem unreasonable.
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by minikites 5y ago
If it was tribalism, the dead posts would be extreme opinions from both sides. The dead posts here are only from one side.

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