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Bobbcatt

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    Comment #24273338

    >I truly wish the Kindle had more competition. I have a kobo and libgen. They are pretty good alternatives imo.

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    Comment #24273026

    >Second order thinking is not obvious, and requires a complex systematic thought process. Hence the observations are more profound, well-reasoned, and unique. What a terrrible non-…

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    Comment #24232054

    Why don't you donate 21%? You are immoral by your own standard. What's the point of having insanely lofty standard that you yourself cannot and will not meet, just so you can go on…

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    Comment #24231772

    >Caring about certain groups of people more than others is clearly immoral. This can't be true. You have no control over your emotions. You can't be held responsible for things you…

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    Comment #24197872

    >But then again maybe someone was just getting into photography after having a baby, and their precious first photos were lost! Or photos from a special date, or first (god forbid …

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    Comment #24107948

    It could. But like any floss projects, anybody can fork at anytime. If people have different visions they can either settle the difference or fork.

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    Comment #24107939

    It's a tree with people near the top being all experienced devs. It's actually quite amazing how the whole thing works to produce high quality software.

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    Comment #24047641

    >Parasite load explains 67% of the worldwide variation in intelligence: Or the reverse, those more intelligent are more likely to build a society which is more hygienic and have lo…

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    Comment #24036012

    >Whilst paying the ransom is often advisable in specific cases like these, it’s absolutely a bad thing for society as a whole. If your family member was ever kidnapped by a group o…

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    Comment #24005919

    You could do the exact same thing with an online catalogue... Although the physicality of it is lost.

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    Comment #23998056

    >"extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" And yet most people accept climate change as fact, even though the claim itself is so extraordinary that we as a species are …

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    Comment #23997992

    Should have asked them for 5k/hour consultant fee. You have them by the balls, with their entire warehouse system down, and you don't work for them anymore.

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    Comment #23954145

    He does blogging and stuff. So this seems like a combination of unboxing, business expense tax deduction and simple expensive toys. An honest setup could be had for much less. I th…

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    Comment #23954110

    He way overspent. A threadripper build would be 2k max.

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    Comment #23924891

    >Now any health insurer could use this data to identify high risk genetic defects... Why shouldn't they be able to? To not allow them is to force others more fit individuals to sub…

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    Comment #23924886

    I wouldn't consider DNA to be secret information. Given that you leave them every where you go.

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    Comment #23903824

    Doesn't he have CEO things to do?

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    Comment #23903813

    Will this work as armor?

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    Comment #23878774

    >Mexican military has the 17th most active duty personnel in the world Most of whom are regular conscripts who are not worth anything in anti-insurgency, urban guerrilla style of w…

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    Comment #23868527

    nitrogen gas

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    Comment #23868506

    > leaving early by any amount of time is a lot worse than leaving late) So if you have a connecting flight and you miss it because you leave late, that's better than leaving 1 seco…

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    Comment #23856907

    Wasn't BTC supposed to stop centralised authorities from controlling who can send money to whom?

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    Comment #23831689

    Why is it surprising that as interpreted language are used more for code, they are also used more for malicious codes. The same reasons apply to both.

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    Comment #23809331

    All of this is extremely wrong. First of all, there's no guarantee that you will be able to use BVR. A stealth fighter using its radar is the same as a man in a camouflage at night…