paulfromatlanta's recent activity

  1. Comment on Russia has developed a missile system capable of moving more than 20 times the speed of sound. in ~news

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    Russia has long had the ability to destroy most human life - what they don't have is the ability to so completely hit American forces so that Russia will not also be destroyed. A faster missile is...

    Russia has long had the ability to destroy most human life - what they don't have is the ability to so completely hit American forces so that Russia will not also be destroyed. A faster missile is troubling but doesn't change the basic mutual assured destruction equation.

    6 votes

  2. Comment on Andy Ngo was assaulted with milkshakes that contain quick-drying cement at the Antifa rally he was covering. in ~news

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    Yep - how to make a nazi rally worse? Have Antifa on the other side.

    reason for antifa to be added to the list of hate groups

    Yep - how to make a nazi rally worse? Have Antifa on the other side.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on A short history of manly beauty products for masculine men in ~life.men

  4. Comment on One day of paid work a week is all we need to get mental health benefits of employment in ~life

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    Hopefully that will be a comfort when the robots take over...

    Yet researchers found no evidence that working any more than eight hours provided further boosts to wellbeing

    Hopefully that will be a comfort when the robots take over...

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Reddit is testing a paid monthly membership on a per subreddit basis for core features. in ~tech

    paulfromatlanta
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    I should have made that sound more speculative since its just an inferences from the Admin thread in r/ethtrader

    I should have made that sound more speculative since its just an inferences from the Admin thread in r/ethtrader

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Reddit is testing a paid monthly membership on a per subreddit basis for core features. in ~tech

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    Reddit's argument seems to be that mods are being paid under the table now with Ehereum so this is simply using an existing method.

    Reddit's argument seems to be that mods are being paid under the table now with Ehereum so this is simply using an existing method.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Reddit is testing a paid monthly membership on a per subreddit basis for core features. in ~tech

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    That sounds like a way to pay moderators.

    This sub membership, the weird karma to crypto thing,

    That sounds like a way to pay moderators.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on I’m a journalist but didn't fully realize the terrible power of US border officials until they violated my rights and privacy in ~life

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    The U.S. males so much money from trade an tourism that if this effect is intentional, its sure not very smart,

    The U.S. males so much money from trade an tourism that if this effect is intentional, its sure not very smart,

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Is having a business line worth it? in ~tech

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    That's what I've found - better support and its easier to train employees to remote access,

    That's what I've found - better support and its easier to train employees to remote access,

  10. Comment on I’m a journalist but didn't fully realize the terrible power of US border officials until they violated my rights and privacy in ~life

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    Really powerful article - with an environment like that I have a hard time understanding why anyone would try to go in or out of the United States.

    Really powerful article - with an environment like that I have a hard time understanding why anyone would try to go in or out of the United States.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on GE's smart light bulb reset process is a masterpiece... of modern techno-insanity in ~tech

  12. Comment on Oregon governor sends police to find missing Republicans, bring them to Capitol in ~news

  13. Comment on GE's smart light bulb reset process is a masterpiece... of modern techno-insanity in ~tech

    paulfromatlanta
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    Presumably, you'd unscrew the bulb first...

    Even if you did manage to fit a hole at the top of the base, you're going to ask people to jam a metal paperclip centimeters away from a live 120V AC socket?

    Presumably, you'd unscrew the bulb first...