nicholas's recent activity
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Comment on Have you ever thought about suicide? How did you cope? in ~health.mental
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Comment on Aspartame may be declared a possible carcinogen by IARC in ~food
nicholas Link ParentI know this is true but I hate it. It just erodes public trust in institutions when it they play games like this. The public is not too stupid to make our own decisions. Just tell us the real...I know this is true but I hate it. It just erodes public trust in institutions when it they play games like this. The public is not too stupid to make our own decisions. Just tell us the real numbers and go away.
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Comment on How bad is it to live in San Francisco? in ~talk
nicholas Link Parentuhhh.... seeing how bad the area is right next to them can you really blame them? I would be the most NIMBY person on the planet if I lived in the suburbs outside of SF.they're also some of the most NIMBY regions of the country
uhhh.... seeing how bad the area is right next to them can you really blame them? I would be the most NIMBY person on the planet if I lived in the suburbs outside of SF.
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Comment on I’ve fallen into a deep gaming rut lately. What helped “get you back into” gaming and rediscover the magic of video games? in ~games
nicholas LinkI started a character on an official Blizzard Vanilla WoW server (Whitemane Era) and feel like I'm 12 years old again. Maybe it's nostalgia, maybe it's not. Regardless, the game is just as fun as...I started a character on an official Blizzard Vanilla WoW server (Whitemane Era) and feel like I'm 12 years old again. Maybe it's nostalgia, maybe it's not. Regardless, the game is just as fun as I remember.
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Comment on State data to be used to limit child gamers in China in ~games
nicholas LinkThis should definitely NOT be the job of any federal government.This should definitely NOT be the job of any federal government.
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Comment on Ajit Pai does ISPs’ bidding, pushes for tighter rules on Google and Facebook in ~tech
nicholas Link ParentSo he did not, in fact, lie in front of congress or commit any crime.So he did not, in fact, lie in front of congress or commit any crime.
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Comment on Ajit Pai does ISPs’ bidding, pushes for tighter rules on Google and Facebook in ~tech
nicholas Link ParentDo you have proof of any of these alleged offenses?Do you have proof of any of these alleged offenses?
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Comment on Ajit Pai does ISPs’ bidding, pushes for tighter rules on Google and Facebook in ~tech
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Comment on Ajit Pai does ISPs’ bidding, pushes for tighter rules on Google and Facebook in ~tech
nicholas (edited )Link ParentIn jail for having opinions that differ from your own?In jail for having opinions that differ from your own?
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Comment on Texas ex-officer is sentenced to 15 years for killing an unarmed teen in ~news
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Comment on Google and Mastercard cut a secret ad deal to track retail sales in ~tech
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Comment on Google and Mastercard cut a secret ad deal to track retail sales in ~tech
nicholas Link ParentThat doesn't take away from the fact that it's a terrible idea. I'm glad it hasn't been put to use. We have criminal proceedings for those executives who commit wrongdoings, it doesn't make any...That doesn't take away from the fact that it's a terrible idea. I'm glad it hasn't been put to use. We have criminal proceedings for those executives who commit wrongdoings, it doesn't make any sense to kill the corporation itself and kill jobs of innocent workers in the process.
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Comment on US police pulled fake ‘Antifa’ list from neo-Nazi site and used it to target random people who’d signed an anti-Donald Trump petition in ~misc
nicholas Link ParentI'm asking you, not a Rule of Law Index that doesn't track what we're talking about and that also doesn't provide their methodologies for each ranking (that I can see). That also doesn't take into...I'm asking you, not a Rule of Law Index that doesn't track what we're talking about and that also doesn't provide their methodologies for each ranking (that I can see). That also doesn't take into account the constitutional foundations behind each system, etc. etc.
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Comment on Google and Mastercard cut a secret ad deal to track retail sales in ~tech
nicholas Link ParentThis is a terrible idea and would be abused in a heartbeat.Let's just say that the shareholders shouldn't be the only ones with a seat at the table, and that any corporation that exploits workers or allows data breaches should be summarily dissolved.
This is a terrible idea and would be abused in a heartbeat.
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Comment on Google and Mastercard cut a secret ad deal to track retail sales in ~tech
nicholas Link ParentI'm not very educated on this topic, but isn't that essentially the premise of the blockchain technology?I'm not very educated on this topic, but isn't that essentially the premise of the blockchain technology?
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Comment on US police pulled fake ‘Antifa’ list from neo-Nazi site and used it to target random people who’d signed an anti-Donald Trump petition in ~misc
nicholas Link ParentAll true. But that's doesn't refute my statement that we have the best judicial system in the world. Where in the world has a better system, if you're disagreeing?All true. But that's doesn't refute my statement that we have the best judicial system in the world.
Where in the world has a better system, if you're disagreeing?
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Comment on US police pulled fake ‘Antifa’ list from neo-Nazi site and used it to target random people who’d signed an anti-Donald Trump petition in ~misc
nicholas Link ParentSpot on. No matter where you are politically, it sucks to not have a voice. We have Paul, Cruz, and Lee... but that's basically it. And putting Cruz in there is very lenient. Populism kills...which tells me that fiscal conservatives such as yourself have considerably declined in number and no longer really have a home anywhere.
Spot on. No matter where you are politically, it sucks to not have a voice. We have Paul, Cruz, and Lee... but that's basically it. And putting Cruz in there is very lenient. Populism kills parties, and we are seeing this on both sides of the aisle, unfortunately moreso on the right because we just so happened to win in 2016.
I would like to say that I support the Libertarian party, because I do in theory, but they're such a joke in reality that I cannot get myself to donate or volunteer for them.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~news
nicholas LinkThe Catholic Church is such a disgrace. They care more about their (small) reputation than the lives of the children being abused. For shame. I hope Hell is real for all of these priests.The Catholic Church is such a disgrace. They care more about their (small) reputation than the lives of the children being abused. For shame. I hope Hell is real for all of these priests.
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Comment on US police pulled fake ‘Antifa’ list from neo-Nazi site and used it to target random people who’d signed an anti-Donald Trump petition in ~misc
nicholas Link ParentOkay, I apologize for my wording. I just wanted to have a disclaimer of where I was politically so you knew coming into the conversation. I would answer my conscious, I was not a Trump voter. I...Okay, I apologize for my wording. I just wanted to have a disclaimer of where I was politically so you knew coming into the conversation. I would answer my conscious, I was not a Trump voter. I voted for Paul in the primary and abstained in the general election. If I was asked I would say "HELL NO" because it was fucking atrocious and the budget/deficit is one of my main rallying points.
I just wanted to refute his claim that:
There are no "regular conservatives" in America
Because it's just simply not true at all.
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Comment on US police pulled fake ‘Antifa’ list from neo-Nazi site and used it to target random people who’d signed an anti-Donald Trump petition in ~misc
nicholas Link ParentLet me quote me again because you seemed to have missed it... And a third time... All I'm simply doing is explaining what's going on with those poll questions with the other thousands of people...Let me quote me again because you seemed to have missed it...
I agree with you
And a third time...
I agree with you
All I'm simply doing is explaining what's going on with those poll questions with the other thousands of people answering them. Most people (on both sides) don't think ahead about the consequences of their actions. They just see the immediate punch and take it.
My wife worked the hotline for about a year. I think I can speak for her and say CALL THE HOTLINE! They get a lot of BS calls - and I mean actual BS calls. They had one person who figured out that the hotline is nationally available to anyone regardless if they pay for cell service so he would call in and claim that he was going to hurt himself unless he could speak with someone specific so they would route his call. They came to find out that he was using the hotline as a workaround to essentially get free cell service. Unfortunately there's lots of stories like that. As long as you’re not intentionally wasting their time they would encourage you to call.
Most people don't realize that the vast majority of people aren't actually suicidal in the moment when they call. That's okay. If you need to speak to someone CALL THE HOTLINE. It's there for a reason.