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  1. Comment on Thank You Scientist - Need More Input (2016) in ~music

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    I saw these guys last year in Richmond, Virginia. Really fun show to go to, and as far as I'm aware, the only time I've seen a theremin played in person.

    I saw these guys last year in Richmond, Virginia. Really fun show to go to, and as far as I'm aware, the only time I've seen a theremin played in person.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on What was your educational experience like? in ~talk

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    Private Christian education preschool-12th, private Christian university 4 years. I'll focus more on my pre-12 experience. I don't think I ever had a class with more than 15 people in it. I...

    Private Christian education preschool-12th, private Christian university 4 years. I'll focus more on my pre-12 experience.

    I don't think I ever had a class with more than 15 people in it. I graduated in a class of 11 people. I loved how you would get to intimately know everyone in the school. It was like a family. If someone had a family die, for example, we felt it as one.

    There was the "Christian bubble" thing going on, but not to a huge degree. We were influenced by so many other sources than just school that we still became cultured. Even in the early internet days, this was inevitable. This really came down to the individual, and how each student's parents had them live outside of school. People came and went. Typically the "lifers" stayed out of trouble and went on to higher education.

    We had a dress code that gradually got more lax over time. Some people made a big fuss over it, but I felt pretty indifferent about the whole thing.

    Overall, I really enjoyed it. I'm really glad/thankful my parents put my through it. I actually keep up with more people from high school than I do university.

    As for what I'd change, I'm at a bit of a loss. I suppose it would be nice if by some paradox our teachers were paid more without tuition rising.

    I'm definitely open to answering questions about my education, as I understand it was a relatively uncommon approach.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Reddit’s /r/Piracy is deleting almost ten years of history to avoid ban in ~tech

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    It's very interesting to see the actual content for which reddit received DMCA notices. IANAL (or a pirate) but it seems like these requests are totally bogus, and it seems unfortunate that reddit...

    It's very interesting to see the actual content for which reddit received DMCA notices. IANAL (or a pirate) but it seems like these requests are totally bogus, and it seems unfortunate that reddit does not [perhaps can not realistically] fight these notices.

    17 votes

  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    All of the cars you've mentioned are awesome! I have trouble comparing them, to be honest. They're all totally unique creatures. I love my 86 - I want to keep it forever. I got a 6MT '15 FR-S, and...

    All of the cars you've mentioned are awesome! I have trouble comparing them, to be honest. They're all totally unique creatures.

    I love my 86 - I want to keep it forever. I got a 6MT '15 FR-S, and I love the more raw nature of it. I just want a simple car that I feel comfortable working on that's fun to drive, not something with an auto-leveling LED illuminated massaging dual-climate horn.

    There's a decent 86 community - the FT86Club forums leave a little to be desired, but /r/ft86 and the Discord server are pretty great.

    So far, they've proven to be pretty reliable too.

    I could go on forever. If you're interested, here's my little build thread that needs an update: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109027

    1 vote

  6. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    Installing the Jackson Racing Dual Radiator/Oil Cooler on my car. First time taking the bumper off, which I heard never goes on correctly, so wish me luck.

    Installing the Jackson Racing Dual Radiator/Oil Cooler on my car. First time taking the bumper off, which I heard never goes on correctly, so wish me luck.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Facebook announces a ban on praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism on Facebook and Instagram in ~tech

  8. Comment on Appl still hasn’t fixd its MacBook kyboad problm in ~tech

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    https://i.imgur.com/ApKn0um.png My output with DDG/uBlock off. I'm definitely not an expert here!

    https://i.imgur.com/ApKn0um.png

    My output with DDG/uBlock off. I'm definitely not an expert here!

  9. Comment on Appl still hasn’t fixd its MacBook kyboad problm in ~tech

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    Mine just says Loading interactive content..., even after turning off uBlock.

    Mine just says Loading interactive content..., even after turning off uBlock.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Google is rolling out AMP for Gmail to let you shop and fill out forms without leaving your inbox in ~tech

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    Friendly reminder that while not free, LavaBit is back.

    Friendly reminder that while not free, LavaBit is back.

  11. Comment on What are you an "expert" on? in ~talk

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    Similarly interested as the others - I just spent the weekend working at VIR. Can't wait until June when I get back on track (Summit Point). I'm unsure what I want to pursue in that direction...

    Similarly interested as the others - I just spent the weekend working at VIR. Can't wait until June when I get back on track (Summit Point). I'm unsure what I want to pursue in that direction since I'm just a beginner, but I'd like to get into racing in some fashion.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Gov. Gavin Newsom will halt executions in California in ~society

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    This is about where I land, too. I believe that some crimes are absolutely worth the death penalty. I believe that if we had captured Seung-Hui Cho (Virginia Tech massacre), his crimes earned him...

    This is about where I land, too.

    I believe that some crimes are absolutely worth the death penalty. I believe that if we had captured Seung-Hui Cho (Virginia Tech massacre), his crimes earned him the death penalty. I believe that Robert Bowers (Pittsburgh synagogue shooting) earned the death penalty. I believe that if Stephen Paddock (Las Vegas shooting) was found alive, he'd have earned it too.

    While these cases are (to me) obvious examples, it quickly becomes a race on where to draw the line - on both how bad a crime must be to earn capital punishment, and how certain we are in the accuracy of the arrest. I don't trust government to be able to make these value/accuracy judgments. With that in mind, I typically land on not supporting capital punishment, even if I believe some certainly deserve it.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Why 'ji32k7au4a83' is a remarkably common password in ~tech

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    Related HN Discussion The discussion surrounding why fckgwrhqq2 is such a popular password is about as good as the story behind ji32k7au4a83.

    Related HN Discussion

    The discussion surrounding why fckgwrhqq2 is such a popular password is about as good as the story behind ji32k7au4a83.

    21 votes

  14. Comment on Apple lays off 200 employees working on self-driving cars in ~transport

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    It's not cheap but I could probably throw together a human from scratch in 9 months or so that can efficiently do all of those things.

    It's not cheap but I could probably throw together a human from scratch in 9 months or so that can efficiently do all of those things.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Cheeto's Magazine's new album Amazingous. They're a prog rock band from Spain. It's very interesting.

    Cheeto's Magazine's new album Amazingous. They're a prog rock band from Spain. It's very interesting.

  16. Comment on Pakistan shoots down two Indian fighter jets: Military in ~news

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    In case anyone else is wondering, Pulwama is a district in India, but in a location (Jammu and Kashmir) whose land rights are disuputed amongst Pakistan, India, and China.

    In case anyone else is wondering, Pulwama is a district in India, but in a location (Jammu and Kashmir) whose land rights are disuputed amongst Pakistan, India, and China.

    6 votes

  17. Comment on Bernie Sanders announces run for presidency in 2020 in ~news

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    I've never heard of Tulsi Gabbard before this comment chain, but can we please stop using items like this in our evaluations? The credibility of your entire assessment goes out the window because...

    I've never heard of Tulsi Gabbard before this comment chain, but can we please stop using items like this in our evaluations?

    Infamous KKK grand wizard David Duke endorsed her run for President.

    The credibility of your entire assessment goes out the window because you've thrown something in the middle that quite literally means nothing. The world has plenty of terrible people endorsing pretty much any candidate.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Tildes should not use hard line breaks for line endings in ~tildes

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    I can relate. I swore off mobile Apple products because they don't have native Dvorak support - definitely an edge case situation.

    I can relate. I swore off mobile Apple products because they don't have native Dvorak support - definitely an edge case situation.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on What products do you absolutely love? in ~talk

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    I used to use Linux full time until 2012 or so, and became particularly attached to using lightweight window managers like Openbox. Is Ubuntu pretty married to GNOME? I would assume it would be a...

    I used to use Linux full time until 2012 or so, and became particularly attached to using lightweight window managers like Openbox. Is Ubuntu pretty married to GNOME? I would assume it would be a better idea to start with Xubuntu. Arch Linux was fun back in the day but I don't think I have that kind of commitment to maintaining my OS anymore.

    If I do return to Linux it would be wise for me to test out a few distributions to see what the new possibilities are.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on What programming language do you use for work and what's your favorite language? in ~comp

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    That's how I felt about Ruby on Rails. Every other language seemed to stick well and stick fast. I can tell Ruby on Rails is a wonderful, powerful language, but I really struggled to use it, which...

    That's how I felt about Ruby on Rails. Every other language seemed to stick well and stick fast. I can tell Ruby on Rails is a wonderful, powerful language, but I really struggled to use it, which was humbling.

    1 vote