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  1. Comment on The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars in ~transport

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    I like the 1900s trucks, not the modern boats. Wish they still made them, but this is why they don't. I will say, the boats are super handy for moving without having to rent moving trucks though,...

    I like the 1900s trucks, not the modern boats. Wish they still made them, but this is why they don't.

    I will say, the boats are super handy for moving without having to rent moving trucks though, so someone in your near family having one you can use is great since I've had to move like 4 times in the past 5 years.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say in ~society

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    Hopefully this will lead to federal legalization, since some federal docs will still ask if you're a marijuana user as a disqualifier, and I believe lying on them is a criminal offense, if not a...

    Hopefully this will lead to federal legalization, since some federal docs will still ask if you're a marijuana user as a disqualifier, and I believe lying on them is a criminal offense, if not a felony itself.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on The UN agency that aids Palestinians fired several workers and is investigating charges of their involvement in the 7 October attacks in ~news

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    You're right, sorry. I was just in a bad mood then and made a dumb snarky comment that didn't contribute anything, and was also inaccurately worded.

    You're right, sorry.

    I was just in a bad mood then and made a dumb snarky comment that didn't contribute anything, and was also inaccurately worded.

  4. Comment on The UN agency that aids Palestinians fired several workers and is investigating charges of their involvement in the 7 October attacks in ~news

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    The Peace Corps spreading "peace" as usual.

    The Peace Corps spreading "peace" as usual.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Is there a markdown editor which let me open .md files from Windows? in ~tech

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    Markdown is kinda explicitly not WYSIWYG

    Markdown is kinda explicitly not WYSIWYG

    10 votes

  6. Comment on Capitalism is dead. '[Technofeudalism is] something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism and the tyranny of big tech in ~humanities

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    A rental property is different because the supply of housing and space to put houses is limited and you deprive others of a place to buy if you rent it out instead. You can set up a server in your...

    A rental property is different because the supply of housing and space to put houses is limited and you deprive others of a place to buy if you rent it out instead.

    You can set up a server in your basement if need be, you don't have to rent, the parts aren't hard-limited.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on How much does a creator's worldview influence whether you use their tech or consume their media? in ~talk

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    Unless it affects their work or their work is tied into themselves as a person I don't really care much.

    Unless it affects their work or their work is tied into themselves as a person I don't really care much.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Advice for returning to a frozen car at long term airport parking in ~travel

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    This is a reminder I should pack a blanket or sleeping bag in my car in case I get stuck in like a snowstorm or something similar and have to wait it out and don't want to waste gas

    This is a reminder I should pack a blanket or sleeping bag in my car in case I get stuck in like a snowstorm or something similar and have to wait it out and don't want to waste gas

    8 votes

  9. Comment on Food scientists at Finnish startup SuperGround have found a way to make chicken nuggets and fish cakes out of otherwise discarded bones and hard tissues in ~food

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    Yeah it's literally made out of the leftover trash parts of meat already. But it sure does taste good.

    Yeah it's literally made out of the leftover trash parts of meat already.

    But it sure does taste good.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Food scientists at Finnish startup SuperGround have found a way to make chicken nuggets and fish cakes out of otherwise discarded bones and hard tissues in ~food

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    Because most people still want the real thing, me included. The alternatives don't taste or feel right.

    Because most people still want the real thing, me included.

    The alternatives don't taste or feel right.

    5 votes

  11. 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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    Yes, but only one ideal produces an actually functional system of government in practice, flawed or not.

    Communism and socialism, as its been attempted is not true to the form it's supposed to be. Corruption has warped these systems into authoritarian nightmares on more than one occasion.

    but....the same applies for capitalism and democracies. There are all sorts of examples in modern capitalism societies of things NOT being a free market or corruption and regulatory capture screwing with things (say, ISP providers, big tech, farm equipment, etc), BUT some of them are working.

    Yes, but only one ideal produces an actually functional system of government in practice, flawed or not.

  12. Comment on Tachiyomi development officially ends in ~anime

  13. Comment on US FDA recommends easing restrictions on marijuana in ~society

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    Or he could just not do it and promise to do it as part of his reelection campaign.

    Or he could just not do it and promise to do it as part of his reelection campaign.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Hertz is selling 20,000 electric vehicles to buy gasoline cars instead in ~transport

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    Yes they must suffer for the greater good

    Yes they must suffer for the greater good

    1 vote

  15. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    And if you use Vi/RiMusic you get a better experience than ytm premium but for free.

    And if you use Vi/RiMusic you get a better experience than ytm premium but for free.

  16. Comment on US FDA recommends easing restrictions on marijuana in ~society

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    Little late to the party, but maybe we can stop treating law abiding citizens at the state level as felons at the federal now, you think?

    Little late to the party, but maybe we can stop treating law abiding citizens at the state level as felons at the federal now, you think?

    9 votes

  17. Comment on West Virginia bill would mandate "curing" trans people under 21 in ~lgbt

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    I operate on the principles of personal freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Let people happy and let them do what they want so long as they aren't hurting others. Religion is supposed to be...

    I operate on the principles of personal freedom and the pursuit of happiness.

    Let people happy and let them do what they want so long as they aren't hurting others.

    Religion is supposed to be about loving your fellow man... unless they're gay/trans, don't follow your specific brand of religion, or just generally don't share your beliefs.

    As a side note, Christians judging gay people who aren't Christian is the dumbest shit ever. If we just take it as fact that the bible says in no uncertain terms that being gay is bad (it probably does but anyways) what the fuck does that have to do with a non Christian? Like mind your own damn business and let them go to hell or whatever in the afterlife without making their current lives harder for no reason. The world isn't built just to suit you.

    I also don't get how there are millions of religions all around the world and most people are totally convinced that they were magically born into the only correct one. Even as a kid that fact was enough to keep me from being able to "trust and obey" in blind faith.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Substack is removing some publications that express support for Nazis, the company said today in ~tech

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    And this is why I'm glad the first amendment protects the speech of these people in the US, as horrible as they are. Because it demonstrates that it will also protect me.

    And this is why I'm glad the first amendment protects the speech of these people in the US, as horrible as they are.

    Because it demonstrates that it will also protect me.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Steam has cut support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in ~games

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    I don't run windows at all anymore, just linux mint. About the only thing I can't do on it that I could before is play SPTarkov (or normal for that matter but I don't want to anyways). Only other...

    I don't run windows at all anymore, just linux mint.

    About the only thing I can't do on it that I could before is play SPTarkov (or normal for that matter but I don't want to anyways).

    Only other thing I have an issue with is the rpath crap while programming and trying to test a .so, on windows you can just drop the executable in the same directory as the dll and it'll find it, not so on linux unfortunately.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on 50 Algorithms Every Programmer Should Know (Second Edition) in ~comp

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    Trolling? More like mental terrorism lol

    Trolling? More like mental terrorism lol