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Comment on List animals until failure in ~games
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Comment on What are some of your recent "little" failures? in ~talk
unkz LinkI lost my glasses. No idea where. Fortunately-ish the prescription was getting a bit out of date so I was planing on getting some new ones but still inconvenient.I lost my glasses. No idea where. Fortunately-ish the prescription was getting a bit out of date so I was planing on getting some new ones but still inconvenient.
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Comment on More than 120 dead after multiple suicide and gun attacks in Pakistan, officials say in ~society
unkz LinkIf those numbers are accurate, it’s actually hard to believe that an operation with that many assailants could be simultaneously that organized yet so ineffective.33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants.
If those numbers are accurate, it’s actually hard to believe that an operation with that many assailants could be simultaneously that organized yet so ineffective.
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Comment on Ashes of Creation founder resigns as studio begins mass layoffs in ~games
unkz Link ParentFrom the top comment on that link, it sounds like that document doesn’t have to list all the directors. I’m no expert on the law in that state so I can’t vouch for its credibility but: Comment...From the top comment on that link, it sounds like that document doesn’t have to list all the directors. I’m no expert on the law in that state so I can’t vouch for its credibility but:
Comment copied below for convenience.
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For educational purposes only, and in no way defending Intrepid....
What you have posted is Corporation Statement of Information that lists the key officers of a company. States have a requirement that corporation disclose three key officers in a company:
-Chief Executive (CEO, Director, President, or whatever other title your company choose to use for the top of the food chain. This is the person who has the ultimate end say in a company (where the buck stops))
-Chief Financial Officer (Which can also be in states as the Treasurer title, the person who is charged with managing the money and turning the paper trail over to the Secretary)
-Secretary (Record Keeper, the person who is charged with producing documents upon request)
The board of directors (or investors) may be listed on this sheet [if they hold officer titles] however, they do not have to be. There will be (assuming Intrepid has follow the diligence) a listing of all sales of stock, however, that is not a public record as Intrepid is not a publicly traded company.
I know for certain that the Ya-Ya Legacy Trust with M. Caramanis acting as trustee has 9.7% of the preferred stock of Intrepid.
I know there are lien holders who have filed UCCs with the State of California, and given how Intrepid structured the loan from Caramanis, it makes sense these other two individuals received shares of stock in lieu of repayment for some or all of their loans. This is pure speculation, however, as I have not seen their specific loan agreements.
I have been told, but unable to confirm, that Steven has not been self-funding the game, but instead has been diluting his controlling interest of stock and selling that to investors (5.0% of the Ya-Ya 9.7% was a single stock sell transaction)
Again, just for educational purposes only of what this sheet is meant to disclose and not in defense of Intrepid. -
Comment on Syria's defiant Kurds vow to 'fight until last breath' despite government push in ~society
unkz Link ParentAh I confused them with the 40 britons in the next paragraph.Ah I confused them with the 40 britons in the next paragraph.
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Comment on Syria's defiant Kurds vow to 'fight until last breath' despite government push in ~society
unkz (edited )LinkI have difficulty feeling any sympathy for this position. It’s not like they walked from Britain to Syria. There were many points along the way that they could have changed this path, like at the...When challenged about the fact that they themselves came to join IS, her friend jumped in. "Firstly, I didn't join the organisation," she said. "My husband forced me to come here. He died, and my children and I are paying the price. Our children think the entire world is a camp behind a fence."
I have difficulty feeling any sympathy for this position. It’s not like they walked from Britain to Syria. There were many points along the way that they could have changed this path, like at the airport surrounded by security.
Edit: the specific people making those statements were from North Africa. My position still stands for the 40 Britons in the following paragraph:
Forty Britons remain trapped behind that fence – 25 children among them. We came across one of them – a polite boy speaking good English who we cannot identify. He shook hands with one of my BBC's colleagues, and asked, "How are you?"
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Comment on Danish government announces deportation reform to expel non-Danish citizens who have been sentenced to at least one year of imprisonment for serious crimes, like aggravated assault and rape in ~society
unkz LinkCanada tried to do this and judges sometimes subvert it by issuing sentences of a six months less a day, or two years less a day to avoid various collateral consequences....Canada tried to do this and judges sometimes subvert it by issuing sentences of a six months less a day, or two years less a day to avoid various collateral consequences.
It doesn’t always work.
https://macleans.ca/news/canada/foreign-convictions/
That one is egregious — a 3.5 year sentence reduced to 2 years less a day.
When asked, the Supreme Court permitted it
https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12904/index.do
I wonder if Denmark will end up in a similar outcome, where immigrants have a more lenient sentencing pattern.
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Comment on Resist and Unsubscribe in ~society
unkz Link ParentBy not consuming before it was cool, you are a hipster resister.By not consuming before it was cool, you are a hipster resister.
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Comment on I let my wife have an affair. Do I have to console her now that it’s over? in ~life
unkz (edited )Link ParentBut… isn’t that pretty much exactly what’s written? I’m having difficulty, perhaps due to my lack of imagination or experience in having affairs, in reading it any other way.They described it as ending due to the emotional load on both of them, that's often true, especially if both partners don't naturally feel comfortable with non-monogamy. I don't agree with the Ethicist necessarily framing it as the wife acquiescing to her spouse's emotions. That isn't what's written.
But… isn’t that pretty much exactly what’s written? I’m having difficulty, perhaps due to my lack of imagination or experience in having affairs, in reading it any other way.
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Comment on China executes eleven members of Myanmar scam mafia in ~news
unkz LinkThere are some parallels in here to what we've got going on in North America and the Mexican government's involvement in the cartels. The major difference being Mexican cartels keep their...There are some parallels in here to what we've got going on in North America and the Mexican government's involvement in the cartels. The major difference being Mexican cartels keep their kidnappings of Americans and Canadians to a minimum, which would otherwise probably lead to an intervention like this ala Kiki Camerena.
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Comment on Why there's no European Google? in ~tech
unkz Link ParentPlease keep the government's regulatory fingers out of my tech stack. This would be terrible for innovation.I also think it's a problem that the services are not standardized making it hard to move from one provider to another, I think that should reasonably be caught by antitrust laws.
Please keep the government's regulatory fingers out of my tech stack. This would be terrible for innovation.
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Comment on Will your AI teammate bring bagels to standup? in ~tech
unkz LinkThe author would have benefitted from an AI coworker giving this a brief review.The author would have benefitted from an AI coworker giving this a brief review.
But the framing also obscures important questions about control, accuracy, and trust. A teammate who “hallucinates,” who “fails at 70% of basic tasks”—that’s not quite the collaborative partner the marketing suggests.
While many vendors are sanguine, it’s reasonable to be suspicious of this horizontal framing because for all it’s descriptive potential it also obscures important questions about control, accuracy, and trust. A teammate who “hallucinates,” who “fails at 70% of basic tasks”—that’s not quite the collaborative partner the marketing suggests.
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Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society
unkz Link ParentYeah, I'm pretty sure that's what it was too.Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what it was too.
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Comment on Federal officers kill another citizen in Minneapolis, National Guard activated in ~society
unkz Link ParentI don’t think they pistol whipped him exactly, it looked like something else. But they did disarm him by taking the gun from his holster, which is extra damning because he was definitely not armed...I don’t think they pistol whipped him exactly, it looked like something else. But they did disarm him by taking the gun from his holster, which is extra damning because he was definitely not armed when they killed him, and also if the gun was in his holster the entire time there was no reason to suspect he was a danger.
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Comment on US immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says in ~society
unkz (edited )Link ParentYou are putting words in my mouth. I haven’t said anything of the sort. In fact, this is what I said: I think you are judging me to be some form of Trump apologist, but how many of those are there...You are putting words in my mouth. I haven’t said anything of the sort.
In fact, this is what I said:
I'm not advocating for warrantless invasions of private space, and I certainly agree that many, possibly most, of the people being snatched by ICE do not fit the category of people who have been already given a final order of removal.
I think you are judging me to be some form of Trump apologist, but how many of those are there here?
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Comment on US immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says in ~society
unkz Link ParentI think you're conflating two groups of people. I'm speaking specifically about people who have, prior to arrest, been given a "final order of removal". Are these people not at the end of their...The fact that they're detaining people who are here on valid asylum claims, or at their regularly scheduled immigration hearings should make that clear.
I think you're conflating two groups of people. I'm speaking specifically about people who have, prior to arrest, been given a "final order of removal". Are these people not at the end of their legal process to try to stay in the country?
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Comment on US immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says in ~society
unkz Link ParentI'm not advocating for warrantless invasions of private space, and I certainly agree that many, possibly most, of the people being snatched by ICE do not fit the category of people who have been...I'm not advocating for warrantless invasions of private space, and I certainly agree that many, possibly most, of the people being snatched by ICE do not fit the category of people who have been already given a final order of removal. However, if someone has been ordered to leave, I'm at a loss as to why we wouldn't want to effect that removal immediately, by issuing such a judicial warrant. Are there remaining appeals even though they have been given a "final order" or are they just ignoring the law?
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Comment on US immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says in ~society
unkz Link ParentI will say though, that if there is an issue with not being able to easily process an “administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal” then there is something wrong with...I will say though, that if there is an issue with not being able to easily process an “administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal” then there is something wrong with the system. I’m all for due process, but these people are just using procedural tactics to evade capture. A final order of removal should be just that.
What is stopping the judicial warrants from being readily available? Lack of judges? Something else?
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Comment on US immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says in ~society
unkz Link ParentThat last option opens a few cans of worms though. who is legally and financially responsible for these children? this doesn’t address cases where the fetus has severe abnormalities — do we want...That last option opens a few cans of worms though.
- who is legally and financially responsible for these children?
- this doesn’t address cases where the fetus has severe abnormalities — do we want to force the birth of a child with fragile X, angelman, rett syndrome, or other non terminal but horrific conditions?
- what about cases of rape? There’s something severely traumatic about having your rapist’s child exist at all
- and last but not least, I don’t think this even addresses the underlying bodily autonomy issue. This still demands that a woman undergo a specific medical procedure. Even if it’s safe, you already mentioned vaccines which are not just safe but near universally beneficial — choice is choice, I’m loathe to compromise in the slightest.
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Comment on "Tax us more". Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich. in ~society
unkz Link ParentFalse dichotomy. Those are separate actions. They can and do donate to charity, and lobbying for more equitable taxes on other rich people is even more beneficial to society than personal...False dichotomy. Those are separate actions. They can and do donate to charity, and lobbying for more equitable taxes on other rich people is even more beneficial to society than personal charitable contributions.
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Sidewinder is amusing