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  1. Comment on Florida is the first state to ban lab grown meat - Ron DeSantis in ~food

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    I'm only surprised that he omitted the word "woke" before "ideology."

    I'm only surprised that he omitted the word "woke" before "ideology."

    19 votes

  2. Comment on The youth need your help in ~life

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    Is the intention to influence Israel directly? Perhaps, for them, knowing that they can attend a university that does not profit from military conflict is enough.

    Is the intention to influence Israel directly? Perhaps, for them, knowing that they can attend a university that does not profit from military conflict is enough.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on The youth need your help in ~life

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    From what I can tell, at least some of the protests are about convincing the universities to divest from companies that profit off of the current conflict in Gaza. In that case, it seems very...

    From what I can tell, at least some of the protests are about convincing the universities to divest from companies that profit off of the current conflict in Gaza. In that case, it seems very reasonable to have an on-campus protest about that.

    10 votes

  4. Comment on Mufasa: The Lion King | Teaser trailer in ~movies

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    They still made a lot of money on the remake, and they probably want to reuse all those 3D assets they created. Sadly, it appears to make good business sense.

    They still made a lot of money on the remake, and they probably want to reuse all those 3D assets they created. Sadly, it appears to make good business sense.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Tales of the Shire | Official announcement trailer in ~games

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    Have they made any full games before, or just art assets? It's hard to tell from their website.

    Have they made any full games before, or just art assets? It's hard to tell from their website.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Women Who Code shutting down in ~comp

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    It's odd that they tweeted an invitation to their conference just before making this announcement.

    It's odd that they tweeted an invitation to their conference just before making this announcement.

    17 votes

  7. Comment on Did grave robbers plunder battlefields? Bones went to fertilizer and sugar processing, book argues. in ~humanities.history

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    So now I know that my sugar has been filtered with bone char. I wonder if vegetarian/vegan people have any idea about this.

    So now I know that my sugar has been filtered with bone char. I wonder if vegetarian/vegan people have any idea about this.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on How do country-based "Access Denied" pages work? in ~tech

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    For example, some non-EU websites that don't profit from EU visitors don't think it's worth the money to comply with GDPR, so they just block any connections from there. At least I remember some...

    laws in the blocked country somehow prevent or make unprofitable business dealings between the two regions

    For example, some non-EU websites that don't profit from EU visitors don't think it's worth the money to comply with GDPR, so they just block any connections from there. At least I remember some US news sites doing that when GDPR first came out.

    7 votes

  9. Comment on How do country-based "Access Denied" pages work? in ~tech

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    Generally, they block based on the IP address of the incoming request. Different IP ranges are assigned to particular geographical regions, and then to individual ISPs, so they can usually guess...

    Generally, they block based on the IP address of the incoming request. Different IP ranges are assigned to particular geographical regions, and then to individual ISPs, so they can usually guess what city you are in or near. That's also how those "Hot girls in (your city) need YOU" ads work.

    In addition to geographical restrictions, sometimes an IP range is temporarily blocked if a large number of suspicious connections have come out of it recently.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Canadian pet DNA company sends back dog breed results from human sample a second time in ~life.pets

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    You have misattributed that quote, which originated from a different dog breed analysis company. In the second test, they sent the sample to three different companies. The first two said they were...

    You have misattributed that quote, which originated from a different dog breed analysis company. In the second test, they sent the sample to three different companies. The first two said they were unable to detect a dog breed, while DNA My Dog said it was a mix of breeds without mentioning anything about the sample being difficult to analyse.

    If the other two companies were able to figure out that there wasn't enough dog DNA in the sample to get a reliable result, why couldn't DNA My Dog?

    12 votes

  11. Comment on How do you even find quality appliances anymore? in ~life.home_improvement

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    I don't know what the inside of the machine looked like, but if there was only one gear made of plastic, it was likely what's called a sacrificial part. It's like an electrical fuse for mechanical...

    I don't know what the inside of the machine looked like, but if there was only one gear made of plastic, it was likely what's called a sacrificial part. It's like an electrical fuse for mechanical parts -- when too much load is put on the system, that gear will break first, preventing all the other more expensive parts from getting damaged. It's then much cheaper to replace that single part than the whole machine.

  12. Comment on A Louisiana teen traveled to the West Bank to learn about his roots. He was shot dead. in ~news

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    How did we get from "someone was throwing rocks in the area" to "this person was trying to kill another person with a rock?"

    How did we get from "someone was throwing rocks in the area" to "this person was trying to kill another person with a rock?"

    20 votes

  13. Comment on Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels in ~enviro

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    I suppose the reasoning is that if the USA can afford to blow 8 trillion dollars on nonsense, then surely they can afford to invest 2/3 of that into something beneficial and it won't be any worse...

    I suppose the reasoning is that if the USA can afford to blow 8 trillion dollars on nonsense, then surely they can afford to invest 2/3 of that into something beneficial and it won't be any worse on the economy than the campaigns in the Middle East were.

    17 votes

  14. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    You mean a game like The Incredible Machine?

    You mean a game like The Incredible Machine?

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Gaza reports more than 11,100 killed. That’s one out of every 200 people. in ~misc

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    If you know that Hamas has forced civilians to stay in an area you plan to bomb, and then you bomb that area anyway, you are intentionally bombing civilians. If a terrorist takes a hostage, you...

    If you know that Hamas has forced civilians to stay in an area you plan to bomb, and then you bomb that area anyway, you are intentionally bombing civilians. If a terrorist takes a hostage, you don't get to shoot the hostage to get to the terrorist.

    This is even presupposing that it is okay to tell people you're going to bomb their home and it's their fault if they don't get out of the way of your bombs.

    15 votes

  16. Comment on If you use ChatGPT or other LLM, how do you use it? in ~tech

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    What is the purpose of instructing it to adhere to Crocker's rules? Does it get combative in your mock interviews?

    What is the purpose of instructing it to adhere to Crocker's rules? Does it get combative in your mock interviews?

    1 vote

  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life

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    To which part of blindmikey's post are you referring? I don't see any part of it that says you are "to blame for the actions of a country not [your] own."

    To which part of blindmikey's post are you referring? I don't see any part of it that says you are "to blame for the actions of a country not [your] own."

    9 votes

  18. Comment on Looney Tunes movie ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ launching at AFM from Warner Bros. Animation, GFM Animation in ~movies

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    I'm surprised it they haven't done it before.

    I'm surprised it they haven't done it before.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Peace, a forgotten word, renews its claim in the Holy Land in ~misc

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    Why would they delete the denial?

    Why would they delete the denial?

  20. Comment on Donald Trump trials - Georgia election interference state court case - Megathread in ~misc

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    Thanks for continuing to post updates! I'm surprised there isn't any discussion about it here on Tildes.

    Thanks for continuing to post updates! I'm surprised there isn't any discussion about it here on Tildes.

    3 votes