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  1. Comment on I have a spondylolisthesis diagnosis in ~health

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    You've got this! Spondylolisthesis is usually symptomless. It's typically just one of those things that happens. Just like how nobody's perfect, no body's perfect. This is a very common condition...

    You've got this!

    Spondylolisthesis is usually symptomless. It's typically just one of those things that happens. Just like how nobody's perfect, no body's perfect. This is a very common condition (about 5% of adults have it) and, as I said, it's usually symptomless. I hope you feel better though!

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  3. Comment on What's the longest place name in continental Europe? in ~humanities.languages

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    But it's secretly at least his second time going to Y!

    But it's secretly at least his second time going to Y!

    1 vote

  4. Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport

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    I really don't want to claim bad faith, but this feels like a deliberate misreading of what @Eji1700 said. None of those (with the partial exception of luxury goods) are about the products lasting...

    I'm not even sure I agree with this philosophically. If customer's only wanted the cheapest goods, entire industries would collapse overnight. No dessert industry, no indoor dining experiences, no diet supplement industry, no luxury industry.

    I really don't want to claim bad faith, but this feels like a deliberate misreading of what @Eji1700 said.

    None of those (with the partial exception of luxury goods) are about the products lasting longer. Just because humans have other animal desires (sweet/fat, convenience, convenience, status) doesn't mean that they don't prioritize cheap goods over durable goods.

    I'd like to go on, but there's really nothing more to say because you simply didn't respond to their claim.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport

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    Sounds like more points of failure and more friction, particularly compared to just pressing a button on a remote. How trivial is trivial in this case?

    Sounds like more points of failure and more friction, particularly compared to just pressing a button on a remote. How trivial is trivial in this case?

    1 vote

  6. Comment on How Google’s Sergey Brin helped fuel a political war in California in ~society

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    I wonder if they even think about the fact that they are willing to spend hundreds of millions to get something that's good for them and bad for everyone else.

    I wonder if they even think about the fact that they are willing to spend hundreds of millions to get something that's good for them and bad for everyone else.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on California billionaire tax has signatures needed for ballot, backers say in ~society

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    Isn't this basically extortion?

    Isn't this basically extortion?

    5 votes

  8. Comment on US regulator to review Disney broadcast licences after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump in ~tv

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    To be clear, he posted a picture with seashells spelling out 86 47, with 86 meaning to get rid of someone. Not necessarily to kill them, though.

    To be clear, he posted a picture with seashells spelling out 86 47, with 86 meaning to get rid of someone. Not necessarily to kill them, though.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on NHTSA tells US Congress: advanced impaired driving detection tech isn't ready in ~transport

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    Do we know that or do we know that it worked for Singapore? Different cultures value different things.

    We know from Singapore's experiences that the most important factor to getting people to follow laws is consistent enforcement. It matters more than what the punishment is. If people know that they'll get caught, and face any kind of punishment, they will stop doing the activity.

    Do we know that or do we know that it worked for Singapore? Different cultures value different things.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on The oldest recipe in history - Hammurabi's Kanasu stew in ~food

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    I think I'm going to avoid watching or reading about this so that I can continue to imagine that his code was just a long, SEO-friendly article about his stew.

    I think I'm going to avoid watching or reading about this so that I can continue to imagine that his code was just a long, SEO-friendly article about his stew.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel in ~finance

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    O! Woe to he who shall see the gradual decline of OPEC+!

    O! Woe to he who shall see the gradual decline of OPEC+!

    5 votes

  12. Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport

  13. Comment on USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 in ~transport

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    And in 10 years, you should be able to find a used car that's in better shape than if you had driven it every day for the past decade.

    And in 10 years, you should be able to find a used car that's in better shape than if you had driven it every day for the past decade.

  14. Comment on Robot dogs with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg heads roam around Berlin museum in Beeple’s new exhibit in ~arts

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    Great recommendation. That really is uncanny.

    Great recommendation. That really is uncanny.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on What’s the best 3D-printed thing you have? in ~talk

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    Is using screws not a bad idea given the fact that they're constantly vibrating? Are you securing them in any way?

    Is using screws not a bad idea given the fact that they're constantly vibrating? Are you securing them in any way?

  16. Comment on Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys in ~society

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    He didn't even actually publish the Silmarillion 😉 and you could very easily argue it wasn't even his latest version when he died, so there really isn't any "canon" or official version of the...

    The Silmarillion he published, the rest is less clear and is sometimes contradictory as it was a work in progress and ever edited.

    He didn't even actually publish the Silmarillion 😉 and you could very easily argue it wasn't even his latest version when he died, so there really isn't any "canon" or official version of the story, unless you want to say LotR and the Hobbit were canon, an idea he probably never even thought about (and a word he definitely didn't use).

    2 votes

  17. Comment on AP witnessed how NATO keeps Russia in check in the Baltic skies in ~society

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    My title was the text of the notification from the AP app, not the official headline.

    My title was the text of the notification from the AP app, not the official headline.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on You are being lied to. And there's only one man who knows the truth. Jim Haggerty returns. in ~society

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    Quite possibly the most highly-anticipated event in news media history? I thought it was over following his pork tour, but he's back at long last.

    Quite possibly the most highly-anticipated event in news media history? I thought it was over following his pork tour, but he's back at long last.

    3 votes