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MrZongle2
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About MrZongle2
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For some, democracy is all well and good until their favorite cause loses.
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Comment #45998257
The cynic in me believes that this only took place after numerous meetings during which the question "is there any way we can still make money from this" was repeatedly answered wi…
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Comment #44526334
Well done. No notes.
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Comment #44185150
benevolent, competent dictator Choose one.
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Comment #41323647
Interesting. In the past few years, I heard about how expanding the US Supreme Court was a reasonable approach to take. I wonder if proponents were aware of this case in Venezuela.…
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Comment #40162873
Funny how they seem to rack up most of these high-profile accomplishments in election years....
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Comment #40160661
Exactly this. Regardless of the winners of said election, expect a return to business as usual afterward.
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Comment #37770939
That we know of.
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Comment #35347832
No. But certainly one of the best science fiction series in the last 25 years.
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Comment #33631111
I switched to Joplin a couple of years back and don't regret the move. Was able to import all my Evernote stuff as well, which was one deciding factor.
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Comment #32998703
That's an unnecessary large brush. There are 300 million of us. Are we all the same?
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Comment #32184462
"...we should probably do something, but in terms of priority which everyone here should understand, it's lower on the list" Spoiler alert: nothing on the list will get addressed. …
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Comment #32154168
Go read up on the Soviet Almaz station from the 1970s, and reconcile that with the Space Force from the 2020s.
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Comment #32154155
Go read up on the Almaz. The Soviets mounted a 23mm cannon on one of their early stations. Long before the Space Force.
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Comment #31728953
And that is, of course, to put kittens to sleep. (I joke, your point is well taken)
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Comment #31672215
It's always worse in (US) election years, and I think it's inevitable for all online discussion sites. When people conflate their identity with their political beliefs, everything …
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Comment #31100515
Gnomes , if you're on a budget. But elves ? That's just nonsense.
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Comment #30794275
The important takeaway from the article: "Please never use this in any production code. The less we have to think about a piece of code, the better it is. It's a fun thought experi…
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Comment #30756847
"...or whatever dictator follows him." This phrase saddens me, but it seems the most likely outcome. When the power brokers in Moscow acknowledge that Putin has become a liability,…
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Comment #30689425
I can understand the concern of other posters about going to DST as opposed to standard time... but at this point, I just want the switching to end. It is such an unnecessary disru…
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Comment #30001265
And millions of Americans will gleefully comply, "because of the convenience".
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Comment #29846701
Wait, how is anybody using technical documentation to support their position a bad thing? As opposed, say, to simply faith ? Doesn't this mean that such positions can be more readi…
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Comment #29628418
A 40-hour workweek doesn't bother me. Shitty healthcare and the rising cost of everything , does.
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Comment #29190237
I was disappointed that Joplin ( https://joplinapp.org/ ) wasn't included in the app list. Having used both Evernote and OneNote, I've found Joplin to be a better choice, especiall…
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Comment #28880376
The real head-scratcher is how, up until now, paying $16,000 a year to a cosplayer was considered a responsible use of taxpayer funds.
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Comment #28791445
You're not the only one. I have absolutely no proof to counter taking everything at face value. But my gut tells me that there's something not quite right with this whole thing, an…