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Comment on Donald Trump - Joe Biden US Presidential debates to take place on June 27th and September 10th in ~misc
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
public Link ParentThat’s true and also exactly why the US State Department should put out a travel advisory. Make an official statement of “we won’t stop you from traveling there and we can’t stop them from...That’s true and also exactly why the US State Department should put out a travel advisory. Make an official statement of “we won’t stop you from traveling there and we can’t stop them from enforcing their laws, but do be warned that they get unreasonable bees in their bonnet over <insert policies appropriate to the specific nation here>”
Something like that is almost more necessary for a Caribbean island nation than for warning against being gay in the middle east. The latter has permeated into public awareness, but Caribbean vacation destinations are often not thought of as fully independent nations—in fact, several even use the US Dollar as the de facto currency (though one would imagine driving on the British side would clue people in that they’ve left the USA).
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
public Link ParentConfiscating the bullets and denying entry would be both reasonable and not merely shrugging it off. It's like when nations go power-tripping over weed residue on the bottom of someone's shoes.Confiscating the bullets and denying entry would be both reasonable and not merely shrugging it off. It's like when nations go power-tripping over weed residue on the bottom of someone's shoes.
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
public Link ParentDid you not see the other discussion here on how many types of bullets easily can hide in folds in the fabric? Confiscating the bullets is the obvious course of action for security. Denying entry...I think it's pretty reasonable to expect people to check their luggage to make sure that they don't have any bullets before they go on holiday.
Did you not see the other discussion here on how many types of bullets easily can hide in folds in the fabric? Confiscating the bullets is the obvious course of action for security. Denying entry is also plenty reasonable. Jail time is not.
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
public LinkHow soon until the US State Department helps them secure their borders (and keep American citizens out of their prisons) by issuing a travel advisory? If these are all over one or two bullets, it...How soon until the US State Department helps them secure their borders (and keep American citizens out of their prisons) by issuing a travel advisory?
If these are all over one or two bullets, it absolutely is a petty power trip and not a legitimate attempt to stop the flow of ingredients for gun violence.
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Comment on How the US is destroying young people’s future | Scott Galloway in ~life
public Link ParentEven better than being a semi-voter, vote third-party. For whatever reason, it gets more attention if the margin of victory is smaller than the third-party vote than if it was merely a larger...Even better than being a semi-voter, vote third-party. For whatever reason, it gets more attention if the margin of victory is smaller than the third-party vote than if it was merely a larger delegation that decided to stay home this year. Probably because third-party votes are objectively measurable while people who stay home are not.
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Comment on Reddit shares soar 14% after company reports revenue pop in debut earnings report in ~tech
public Link ParentYou don’t need a current-gen LLM. Even GPT-2 was good enough to be better than the meatbags. -
Comment on Reddit shares soar 14% after company reports revenue pop in debut earnings report in ~tech
public Link ParentEven in the original GPT and GPT-2 days, the bots in /r/SubredditSimulator and /r/SubredditSimulatorGPT2 had more coherent conversations than the human redditors.Even in the original GPT and GPT-2 days, the bots in /r/SubredditSimulator and /r/SubredditSimulatorGPT2 had more coherent conversations than the human redditors.
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Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport
public Link ParentFinally, a solution to the “I’m not bothering biking to work if it makes me sweaty” problem that doesn’t involve every business installing showers.bikes are great for fitness but eBikes are the practical answer for commuting
Finally, a solution to the “I’m not bothering biking to work if it makes me sweaty” problem that doesn’t involve every business installing showers.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention in ~misc
public Link ParentPersonal observation. Not sure how you found that implication when I gave one of the examples of a non-leftist exit from the LP being by people who made it and wish to sandbag competition.Personal observation.
Not sure how you found that implication when I gave one of the examples of a non-leftist exit from the LP being by people who made it and wish to sandbag competition.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention in ~misc
public Link ParentYou do it by offering louder cheers when he says what you want than what he consistently said before.You do it by offering louder cheers when he says what you want than what he consistently said before.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention in ~misc
public Link ParentIf it were intentionally designed to attract them, the small-l libertarian philosophy would do considerably worse at attracting neurodivergent college boys than it currently does. That’s the time...If it were intentionally designed to attract them, the small-l libertarian philosophy would do considerably worse at attracting neurodivergent college boys than it currently does. That’s the time when they’re both old enough to vote and still in an environment where results at the stated objectives (think following the rubric on your term papers) closely align with success at larger goals (maximizing GPA). Structuring society in a meritocratic manner is the just thing to do.
A lot of them who exit left do so because they’ve been hit with situations where the nominal medium goals don’t make a difference at the larger objectives. Most of those scenarios involve dating or job hunting where the stated requirements are both absurd and ignored—their entire purpose is to pretend to be objective when cutting the applicant pile down to something manageable.
The non-left exits (they’re not necessarily to the right) are by those who found early success (regardless of it was earned, luck, or nepotism). It is no longer in their material interests to foster an environment where someone can beat them by being objectively better. Their exact destination depends on all kinds of factors, personality and industry where they “won” being the top two.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention in ~misc
public Link ParentI became blackpilled on the LP sometime between 2017 & 2020. As you said, a bunch of their base were happy to ride the Trump train. Unprincipled losers who have a compulsive desire to be part of...I became blackpilled on the LP sometime between 2017 & 2020. As you said, a bunch of their base were happy to ride the Trump train. Unprincipled losers who have a compulsive desire to be part of the winning team once it’s clear the perpetual underdog stays marginalized for a reason. It’s clear many of them want small government so they can by tyrants of their petty kingdoms, be the family or SMBs. Absolutely not lovers of liberty.
The true believers are deeply unserious about realpolitik and electoral strategy. I have mixed feelings about them, depending on which area of government overreach has a been in their bonnets. Some days, it’s clear they’re insane. Others (more by outside events than any action of the LP core), you can’t help but agree that drivers licenses are fascism (or perhaps a Soviet database, depending on who has the microphone).
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Comment on Google lays off hundreds of ‘Core’ employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico in ~tech
public Link ParentThey’ll have cashed out long before then. Their ownership stakes only vest in the immediate short term (or they have enough from the early returns that the potential increase in long term wealth...They’ll have cashed out long before then. Their ownership stakes only vest in the immediate short term (or they have enough from the early returns that the potential increase in long term wealth doesn’t mean much as front loading a smaller golden parachute)
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Comment on I made a mistake, I started using Reddit again in ~talk
public LinkSounds like you have a good excuse to do some actual ban evasion.Sounds like you have a good excuse to do some actual ban evasion.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Second nominations thread in ~books
public Link ParentIt’s available on the Kindle store, among other places. I don’t know how faithful it is in the special bits. However, those parts are nowhere as pervasive and central as in the House.It’s available on the Kindle store, among other places. I don’t know how faithful it is in the special bits. However, those parts are nowhere as pervasive and central as in the House.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Second nominations thread in ~books
public Link ParentIt’s available on the Kindle store, among other places. I don’t know how faithful it is in the special bits. However, those parts are nowhere as pervasive and central as in the House. Why did this...It’s available on the Kindle store, among other places. I don’t know how faithful it is in the special bits. However, those parts are nowhere as pervasive and central as in the House.
Why did this post here instead of your other comment? Surfboard must’ve acted up (or I didn’t notice which reply I clicked)
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Second nominations thread in ~books
public LinkSince I saw House of Leaves floated as a suggestion, may I suggest The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall? It's 425 pages long but……50 of those pages are a flipbook of a shark swimming in to attack....Since I saw House of Leaves floated as a suggestion, may I suggest The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall?
It's 425 pages long but…
…50 of those pages are a flipbook of a shark swimming in to attack.It's all about words, erased memories, and climbing through adult-size book forts with multiple cavernous chambers in hidden backrooms. Places the shark can't find you.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Second nominations thread in ~books
public Link ParentReplying here instead of as a top-level since it's not an actual book recommendation: is nonfiction welcome in this batch, or is this to solicit fiction only and nonfiction may be considered in a...Replying here instead of as a top-level since it's not an actual book recommendation: is nonfiction welcome in this batch, or is this to solicit fiction only and nonfiction may be considered in a future book club suggestion thread.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Second nominations thread in ~books
public Link ParentHouse of Leaves is quite possibly my favourite book. I'm certain someone has made an eBook out of scanned PDFs of the pages, but this is a book that cannot have the usual eBook experenice (let...House of Leaves is quite possibly my favourite book. I'm certain someone has made an eBook out of scanned PDFs of the pages, but this is a book that cannot have the usual eBook experenice (let alone an audiobook). It'd also be nice for laziness b/c I wouldn't have to read it for the first time. That takes a lot of work compared to pretty much all other books.
Without the CoPD in the way, I’ll actually watch the debates if they let RFK, Jill Stein, and whatever nutjob the Libertarians run this year on stage. Can you imagine how great it would be to watch the Libertarian guy derail the Donald into a discussion on whether or not drivers licenses are fascism (the original question was about monetary policy)?