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  1. Comment on Tariffs do not in general help trade deficits in ~finance

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    I appreciate people like you

    I appreciate people like you

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Texas officials report that an unvaccinated child has died of measles in ~health

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    You know my dad?

    Many people genuinely hold a belief they aren't meaningfully impaired

    You know my dad?

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11billion investor-state dispute settlement. in ~enviro

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    How long before drug dealers start suing for not being allowed to deal drugs?

    How long before drug dealers start suing for not being allowed to deal drugs?

    2 votes

  4. Comment on What low-stakes drama is going on in your circles right now? in ~talk

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    I'm not even sure what the drama is because I tend to not bother with that stuff, but my aunt sent us really uncomfortable clothes early February as Christmas gifts and then blocked all of us so...

    I'm not even sure what the drama is because I tend to not bother with that stuff, but my aunt sent us really uncomfortable clothes early February as Christmas gifts and then blocked all of us so when I called to say thank you it went straight to voicemail and I haven't heard anything since.

    Also apparently my aunt's wife told my mom that she's always hated her, but I don't see what that has to do with the rest of us

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Firefox's new Terms of Use grants Mozilla complete data "processing" rights of all user interactions in ~tech

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    My parents grew up under Apartheid, and even being white they and all their friends had their phones bugged for daring to be university students advocating for a better (non-Apartheid) world. And...

    My parents grew up under Apartheid, and even being white they and all their friends had their phones bugged for daring to be university students advocating for a better (non-Apartheid) world.
    And it was an open secret that some of their fellow students were employed as spies for the government.

    So even if this does turn out to be a major nothingburger I don't like anything that erodes or seems to erode privacy.

    13 votes

  6. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    A totally legally acquired don't worry about it collection of Ciaphas Cain epubs. Averaging around 2 days per book, and then I forget to start the next one for like a week at a time.

    A totally legally acquired don't worry about it collection of Ciaphas Cain epubs.
    Averaging around 2 days per book, and then I forget to start the next one for like a week at a time.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Why don't we help each other? in ~talk

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    I could say things like I don't have a car or don't know where to start, but actually I'm just afraid to start new things and sometimes get overwhelmed by the presense of other people. I try to do...

    I could say things like I don't have a car or don't know where to start, but actually I'm just afraid to start new things and sometimes get overwhelmed by the presense of other people.

    I try to do what I'm comfortable with, buying people food when they ask for it, covering people's bus fares when they're short, reaching for the high shelves

    For the rest I don't exactly "trust" the government to use my taxes to help other people, but without the free psychiatric clinic I don't know how I would've been able to get to the point where I earn enough money to pay taxes and buy my own ADHD meds.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Unpopular opinion: Capitalism is a better ideology than socialism or communism because greed is a more tolerable emotion than fear/envy in ~talk

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    We've found the remains of early humans with skeletal deformities and injuries that mean they would not have been able to fend for themselves, either temporarily or ever. I don't think human...

    We've found the remains of early humans with skeletal deformities and injuries that mean they would not have been able to fend for themselves, either temporarily or ever.

    I don't think human nature is any one thing, but empathy has evidently been with us for a very long time.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Unpopular opinion: Capitalism is a better ideology than socialism or communism because greed is a more tolerable emotion than fear/envy in ~talk

  10. Comment on Your year in games in ~games

  11. Comment on If you came into a lot of money, what would be the indulgent thing you would buy? in ~talk

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    Steering wheel controller. I don't even like racing sims, and barely use my HOTAS, but for some reason I want a steering wheel controller

    Steering wheel controller.

    I don't even like racing sims, and barely use my HOTAS, but for some reason I want a steering wheel controller

    11 votes

  12. Comment on Do you ever "self filter" before making a post or comment and what is it based on? in ~talk

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    - atrributed to multiple people If someone's beliefs aren't based on logic, reason, internal consistency, etc. then you can't challenge that person's beliefs on those grounds because they've...

    You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into

    - atrributed to multiple people

    If someone's beliefs aren't based on logic, reason, internal consistency, etc. then you can't challenge that person's beliefs on those grounds because they've already shown that those things don't matter to them.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on We techies are responsible for "You'll own nothing, and you'll enjoy it." in ~talk

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    My point was just that not working can work in certain situations, especially if organized

    My point was just that not working can work in certain situations, especially if organized

    1 vote

  14. Comment on We techies are responsible for "You'll own nothing, and you'll enjoy it." in ~talk

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    It might work, unions manage to exist after all. I wouldn't necessarily count on it though.

    It might work, unions manage to exist after all.

    I wouldn't necessarily count on it though.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on Largest dataset powering AI images removed after discovery of Child Sexual Abuse Materials in ~tech

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    "Move fast and break things" is a very specific mindset, not a fundamental aspect of progress.

    That's how all progress goes. Both in capitalist and socialists systems.

    "Move fast and break things" is a very specific mindset, not a fundamental aspect of progress.

    6 votes

  16. Comment on Why do so many developers provide only 64-bit or x64 builds of their software these days? in ~comp

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    Yea, I was more thinking FOSS. If, like in my hypothetical, you're targeting a poorer userbase then you're probably not looking to make much of a profit.

    Yea, I was more thinking FOSS.
    If, like in my hypothetical, you're targeting a poorer userbase then you're probably not looking to make much of a profit.

  17. Comment on Why do so many developers provide only 64-bit or x64 builds of their software these days? in ~comp

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    It's not about what the userbase expects, it's about what you're trying to achieve. My high school was still using xp around a decade ago so you're definitely not wrong though.

    It's not about what the userbase expects, it's about what you're trying to achieve.

    My high school was still using xp around a decade ago so you're definitely not wrong though.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Why do so many developers provide only 64-bit or x64 builds of their software these days? in ~comp

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    Maybe not no sense, if your targeted userbase is poor or doesn't have easy access to newer components (eg. my high school IT lab or people in countries like mine where everything tech related is...

    Maybe not no sense, if your targeted userbase is poor or doesn't have easy access to newer components (eg. my high school IT lab or people in countries like mine where everything tech related is just twice MSRP for some reason and people don't make that much money to begin with. Could be capitalism, or import duties, or both) then it might be a worthwhile tradeoff.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on The Escapist magazine's entire video team has either been fired or resigned in ~games

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    Back in high school there was a gaming magazine that came with a dvd filled with demos, game trailers, and Zero Punctuation videos. Not having home internet those, and the miscellaneous youtube...

    Back in high school there was a gaming magazine that came with a dvd filled with demos, game trailers, and Zero Punctuation videos. Not having home internet those, and the miscellaneous youtube videos my friend would give me on a flash drive from time to time, are what I watched.

    When I did get home internet eventually I subscribed to their youtube channel specifically for Yahtzee. I've watched and enjoyed 2 or 3 of the "Stuff of Legends" videos, but I was really just there for Zero Punctuation.

    7 votes

  20. Comment on Why do so many developers provide only 64-bit or x64 builds of their software these days? in ~comp

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    One reason is that 32 bits only provides enough address space to use use 4 gigabytes of RAM. If your program is likely to need more than 4 gigs of ram at any point then going 64 bit is the logical...

    One reason is that 32 bits only provides enough address space to use use 4 gigabytes of RAM. If your program is likely to need more than 4 gigs of ram at any point then going 64 bit is the logical thing to do.

    53 votes