p_j_w

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by p_j_w 5d ago
Their god has literally ordered them to genocide people because they had a war 400 years previous.
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by p_j_w 7d ago
> Apple these days has completely lost touch with what people actually want. Did you see how well the base iPhone 17 sold? Macbook Neo?
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by p_j_w 8d ago
Skin cancer may be less deadly than other types of cancer, but it is still far more deadly than not having cancer. Rattlesnake bites in the US have a lower mortality rate than skin cancer, are you gonna go trying to handle rattlesnakes with
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by p_j_w 9d ago
Maybe we’re just getting older.
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by p_j_w 15d ago
ECT is a very specific subset of electrical shocks. Just because ECT can have adverse effects doesn't mean all electric shocks will.
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by p_j_w 17d ago
I’ve got a 10 year old Ikea bed that has passed this test twice now, even though I’ve lost some pieces.
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by p_j_w 17d ago
Didn’t read the article, huh?
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by p_j_w 18d ago
You want them to be able to snoop on journalists and unions without showing any sort of criminal behavior? Definitely checking those Republican boxes.
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by p_j_w 18d ago
If what you say is true it doesn’t sound hard to say at all, it seems clear that the cameras didn’t reduce the thefts at all.
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by p_j_w 20d ago
Brian Thompson killed more people than Luigi.
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by p_j_w 20d ago
This is a common misrepresentation that deniers use to rationalize their unscientific position. The vast majority of the science, even in the 70s, stated that global warming was our future, not global cooling.
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by p_j_w 23d ago
>People need connection, they need to feel important and that they have agency. Feeling "smart", better than, a member of... feels good. Doesn't sound much different from the Abrahamic religions.
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by p_j_w 25d ago
Do you think people on hackernews should embrace every use of technology?
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by p_j_w 26d ago
That you think it’s valid for the South to break away so they could continue to treat black people as property says a lot of things, none of them good.
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by p_j_w 27d ago
I try to give people a little leeway here, even if I get annoyed in the moment. I know that I myself have dropped a question in chat and continued to look elsewhere for the answer. It’s always a good idea to see if someone else has a quick
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by p_j_w 28d ago
You’re welcome to do your own scientific study. “Lived experience in Canada” doesn’t cut it.
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by p_j_w 29d ago
The paper does not say this.
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by p_j_w 1mo ago
People have tried. Any time the government tries to do anything a substantial portion of the electorate throws a childish hissy fit and tries to make out that the Bolsheviks are coming to make their fries less tasty for no good reason.
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by p_j_w 1mo ago
Are those Teslas the 2016 Model 3?
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by p_j_w 1mo ago
Some people are just resistant to change and will bitch and moan even if it’s better. Professionals can’t afford to do so.
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by p_j_w 1mo ago
GP’s point is that the havok being wreaked isn’t being attributed to climate in instances where it should be. The Syria civil war, for example. There’s a case to be made that it started in large part due to climate change, but does anyone c
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by p_j_w 2mo ago
>Consoles have been riding on their momentum of their brands This is entirely wrong. Consoles have been riding consistency and ease of use. Sure, if you look just at the spec sheet consoles make no sense. But when you look at the whole e
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by p_j_w 2mo ago
Ohioans need to elect better reps then, don't they?
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by p_j_w 2mo ago
I'm not sure I understand the question.
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by p_j_w 2mo ago
> In some states you have to click into the listing before learning that there's an extra $500 cleaning fee on top of the nightly rate :) And the “house rules” still require you to clean the place before you leave.
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by p_j_w 2mo ago
First line in the article: > Each figure is the shareholder wealth a founder’s company created, now held by index funds, pensions, employees and co-founders, minus what the founder kept.
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by p_j_w 2mo ago
>What's wrong with unpasteurized milk A substantially increased risk of disease. >What's wrong with [...] beef tallow? A substantially increased risk of heart disease.
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by p_j_w 3mo ago
> telling people it's all "black magic" and "wizardry" (and worst of all, saying "even RF engineers don't understand RF") makes it seem like it's not worth studying. I think the opposite is tr
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by p_j_w 3mo ago
> Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95. I wish I could say such behavior was shocking. Everything Springer touches turns to shit.
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by p_j_w 3mo ago
That’s a pittance compared to their revenue.

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