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Born_Again

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    Comment #29740093

    Let's follow another guideline [0]: > Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. Barrin92 brought up Ame…

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    Comment #29738566

    Hi anigbrowl, I really enjoy this community. I don't think anyone likes to read things like: > The sad reality is you tried to > While you're moaning about Let's follow the guideli…

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    Comment #25786658

    I agree. I am also not cut out to be a philosopher.

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    Comment #25750108

    > What does "inseparable" mean? That the sensation occurs at the same time that the neurons fire? That may be true, but it doesn't make them equivalent. Can a sensation exist witho…

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    Comment #25743652

    > A sequence of neurons firing is not equivalent to the sensation of red. Have you seen videos where people perform experiments on people's brains while they're awake? The subjects…

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    Comment #25743277

    This idea boils down to if you believe the human brain exists purely in physical space. Let's assume it does. There is no free will. Every thought, every neuron, every sense can be…

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    Comment #25685354

    >>Bitcoin's narrative has had to morph from "digital currency" to "digital gold" I wholeheartedly agree with this. Let's look at some Reddit /r/bitcoin posts in January 2014: https…

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    Comment #18312652

    I would recommend reading the Wikipedia article for a blockchain [0]. It's agreed that a blockchain is decentralized and resistant to change from bad actors. If a system doesn't me…

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    Comment #18093552

    Wow, I had no clue about the space bar shortcut in htop. Thanks!

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    Comment #18071832

    You're right, I haven't seen it used outside of a religious context before.

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    Comment #18071724

    Great write-up and those two graphs are interesting. It's cool to learn how different companies treat their beta users. I wish this article touched upon more of the technically dif…

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    Comment #17944659

    It saddens me that people are more comfortable watching videos of gore than a person suffering from a mental illness. It saddens me that America lacks mental health awareness. > I …

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    Comment #17385189

    Fantastic article. It reminds me of the story of Paul Le Roux, a man who also took his love of programming too far. Although he had more malicious intentions. https://magazine.atav…

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    Comment #16963505

    Draw.io is also great for working in groups.

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    Comment #16945879

    It's definitely because of the Referer header. It has only happened to me when I am linked to a tweet from somewhere else and refreshing always solves the problem. I think Twitter …

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    Comment #16857890

    Is it OK for a business to collect and sell their customers' personal information if their customers didn't knowingly agree to it? These tech companies are hiding their intentions …

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    Comment #16854088

    I'm glad to hear that you aren't influenced by these tech giants, but the problem is that most people are. When these tech companies can greatly influence elections and popular opi…

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    Comment #16775129

    Thanks. I'll definitely invite them out more.

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    Comment #16767874

    Thank you for sharing this. I have a few college friends that seem to be in the same situation as your WoW buddies that haven't managed to fill in the social gaps. Is there anythin…

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    Comment #16629052

    What's the advantage of this over a private or incognito window?