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Comment on If you could go into hibernation and wake up in the future, would you? in ~talk
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Comment on If you could go into hibernation and wake up in the future, would you? in ~talk
updawg Link ParentThat dude would make an absolute killing selling authentic 16th century handmade goods.That dude would make an absolute killing selling authentic 16th century handmade goods.
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Comment on If you could go into hibernation and wake up in the future, would you? in ~talk
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Comment on US President Donald Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act for the first time against Venezuelan criminal organization in ~society
updawg Link ParentWhere can I find info about these protests and proof that it's more than just 10 people per event? Saying that just reminds me of Trump's crowd size claims.Where can I find info about these protests and proof that it's more than just 10 people per event? Saying that just reminds me of Trump's crowd size claims.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act for the first time against Venezuelan criminal organization in ~society
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Comment on San Francisco jails are packed for the first time in decades in ~society
updawg Link ParentThat's rich coming from you—San Francisco's best detective. How many criminals have you personally put in prison, Mr. Monk?? All you ever wanted was to be a cop (and to solve your wife's murder, I...That's rich coming from you—San Francisco's best detective. How many criminals have you personally put in prison, Mr. Monk?? All you ever wanted was to be a cop (and to solve your wife's murder, I guess) and now you push back on the incarceration of criminals while neglecting to mention your own culpability in this crisis? Shame on you, Adrian. Shame on you.
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Comment on Determination: Foreign affairs functions of the United States in ~society
updawg Link ParentI think this confirms that the part I initially highlighted was the important part from a layman's perspective. Basically, they can make shitty rules, not ask anyone if they're shitty, and then...Public notice and comment gives interested parties a chance to weigh in on draft regulations, typically for a period of 30-60 days. For rules subject to that process, federal agencies are required to consider comments and respond to issues they raise in final regulations. Failing to adhere to those requirements can lead to a regulation later being tossed by a court.
I think this confirms that the part I initially highlighted was the important part from a layman's perspective. Basically, they can make shitty rules, not ask anyone if they're shitty, and then the rules can't be invalidated for being shitty.
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Comment on Determination: Foreign affairs functions of the United States in ~society
updawg Link ParentNot really because I still don't understand what labeling something as foreign/domestic actually does. I get that foreign affairs don't require public comment, but I don't even know what that is...Not really because I still don't understand what labeling something as foreign/domestic actually does. I get that foreign affairs don't require public comment, but I don't even know what that is in this context. This is a technical and obscure legal area where most of us have zero knowledge whatsoever, so we need a very simplified explanation of the practical effects.
That's not to say that you are obligated to be the one to provide the explanation, just that we don't understand the starting point of the explanation.
It would be like if I told you the below. You'd likely still have no clue what I was talking about:
To get a grasp on quantum chromodynamics, just know that QCD is like quantum electrodynamics but different because where QED says electric charge is conserved and mediated by photons, QCD says color charge is conserved and mediated by gluons, which themselves carry charge and interact with each other.
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Comment on Determination: Foreign affairs functions of the United States in ~society
updawg Link ParentThis does not help those of us who do not understand the implications. The rest of your first comment didn't really explain them either (at least not at a layman level). We don't understand why...The important part is the bolded portion of the first block quote. Hypothetical implications are numerous and their impacts are themselves hypothetical.
This does not help those of us who do not understand the implications. The rest of your first comment didn't really explain them either (at least not at a layman level).
We don't understand why foreign vs. domestic affairs matters.
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Comment on Determination: Foreign affairs functions of the United States in ~society
updawg Link ParentIs this the important part?If, however, one of the APA’s few exceptions to its rulemaking requirements applies, rules that would otherwise be reversed for not properly conducting public notice and comment can remain in force.
Is this the important part?
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 10 in ~society
updawg LinkPete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in MichiganPete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan
The former transportation secretary, who moved to Michigan from Indiana in 2022, had been seen as the most prominent potential candidate in next year’s marquee contest.
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Comment on Danish deposit system: 93% of bottles and cans are returned and of those, 99.7% recycled (translation in comment) in ~enviro
updawg LinkI've actually been seeing some Danish Coke cans here in Germany for some reason (not in the grocery stores). It surprises me that cans can't be returned in different countries. It seems like it...I've actually been seeing some Danish Coke cans here in Germany for some reason (not in the grocery stores). It surprises me that cans can't be returned in different countries. It seems like it would be simple to work a partnership together. I see that you can return a German can at a Danish machine—although you don't get the Pfand back. It would be nice if you could at least return Danish cans, even if you couldn't get the pant back.
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Comment on What are the best truly unbeatable E2EE, presumably P2P messaging apps? in ~tech
updawg Link ParentI'm just going to say you really don't know what my threat model is but it's not just simple privacy protection or paranoia. I generally operate on the assumption that if thing x breaks, I'll be...I'm just going to say you really don't know what my threat model is but it's not just simple privacy protection or paranoia. I generally operate on the assumption that if thing x breaks, I'll be worried about something else much more, but some things still need to be protected even when everything else is broken.
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Comment on What are the best truly unbeatable E2EE, presumably P2P messaging apps? in ~tech
updawg Link ParentWe could always make a Tildes messaging app designed solely with simplicity, confidentiality, and integrity in mind while externalizing availability. Given that my knowledge is me (mis)reading...We could always make a Tildes messaging app designed solely with simplicity, confidentiality, and integrity in mind while externalizing availability.
Given that my knowledge of the one-time pad is derived primarily from casual reading science fiction, then I should not be surprised if there were gaps in my understanding.
Given that my knowledge is me (mis)reading your comment, saying "I think I've heard of that," reading the Wikipedia page and remembering that I'd learned about it before but forgotten much of what I'd learned, I'd trust you over me.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
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Comment on What are the best truly unbeatable E2EE, presumably P2P messaging apps? in ~tech
updawg Link ParentAppreciate it. I've already set up chats with disappearing messages in Signal with certain people. Signal gets bonus points for being quantum resistant, so in a worst case scenario with no...Appreciate it. I've already set up chats with disappearing messages in Signal with certain people. Signal gets bonus points for being quantum resistant, so in a worst case scenario with no "insider threats" ruining things, that should provide at least 25 years of privacy, according to current estimates (which I don't trust given that I don't trust any estimated tech timelines).
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Comment on What are the best truly unbeatable E2EE, presumably P2P messaging apps? in ~tech
updawg Link ParentActually, I was mistaken. For some reason, I was thinking that being longer than the plaintext would be a security issue, but that's only because I was inferring that you were suggesting to use a...Actually, I was mistaken. For some reason, I was thinking that being longer than the plaintext would be a security issue, but that's only because I was inferring that you were suggesting to use a one-time pad more than once, which, I highly suspect, you were not saying.
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Comment on US Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests in ~society
updawg LinkObviously, all of this is important, but I think the end is the most important stuff to know about this:Obviously, all of this is important, but I think the end is the most important stuff to know about this:
The university’s allegations against Khalil focused on his involvement in the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group. He faced sanctions for potentially helping to organize an “unauthorized marching event” in which participants glorified Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack and playing a “substantial role” in the circulation of social media posts criticizing Zionism, among other acts of alleged discrimination.
“I have around 13 allegations against me, most of them are social media posts that I had nothing to do with,” Khalil told the AP last week.
“They just want to show Congress and right-wing politicians that they’re doing something, regardless of the stakes for students,” he added. “It’s mainly an office to chill pro-Palestine speech.”
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Comment on US Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests in ~society
updawg Link ParentIncredible how she can be such a piece of shit while standing up for what's right.“There’s almost no one I don’t want to deport, but unless they’ve committed a crime, isn’t this a violation of the First Amendment?” Coulter said on the social platform X in response to a report from the New York Post.
Incredible how she can be such a piece of shit while standing up for what's right.
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Comment on Syria merges Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into state institutions in ~society
updawg Link ParentThis seems like great news. Sad that all I can think about is looking back on these hopeful moments in a few years when everything goes to shit. I don't like this pessimistic outlook and I hope...This seems like great news. Sad that all I can think about is looking back on these hopeful moments in a few years when everything goes to shit. I don't like this pessimistic outlook and I hope I'm very wrong.
Does anyone (reading this comment) know where the Orthodox tradition that Simeon was 360 years old came from? Seems strange to me that he would get a whole backstory if the story is false, and it seems strange that the Bible wouldn't mention that part if it's true.