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Overtonwindow
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About Overtonwindow
Note: My username was literally something cool I thought of in 2015 while bored in a cubicle farm. Fascinating concept, but please consider it just a username.
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Comment #43609616
I think will be OK unless it starts getting down to where it was from 2020-2023.
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Comment #42471492
Cameras have been everywhere for quite some time. Every time you use self check out, at the grocery store or even the post office, a camera is watching you. As you walk around stor…
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Comment #42122756
It should always be opt in. Maybe the new congress can pass a law that opt in is legally required, or opt outs are illegal.
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Comment #42118092
It’s dead. Republicans will not allow democrats to get a lame duck win, and vice versa, and I don’t see a compromise anywhere.
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Comment #42118080
Do you think it’s time for a specific federal regulation?
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Comment #41938727
Affordable - made cheaply - is equated in this article heavily as “better” but that is not always the case. I would still hesitate to buy a Chinese vehicle over safety and quality.…
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Comment #41924430
You’re neglecting to consider immigration.
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Comment #41924415
To add to that point, universities piling on as many classes as they can to maximize the financial returns from those students. Classes they don’t need or want. The “well rounded” …
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Comment #41698894
I don’t think they meant it was supposed to work. It’s an election gift is probably what they meant. Politicians run on certain promises they have no intentions of filling, or they…
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Comment #41698857
I don’t think that’s a question We can answer at the moment, ask after November 5th.
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Comment #41660968
It always has. With rent control there is no incentive for landlords to rent, repair, or improve. Which actually reduces the amount of available properties, and dissuades building …
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Comment #41660943
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Comment #41660925
Myth Busters missed a good one. Could a bullet do a 180 passed an mri machine.
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Comment #41660910
Very stereotypical aggressive police behavior. The “warrior cop” hero syndrome. This is utterly and disgustingly not surprising. From civil forfeiture to qualified immunity, the po…
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Comment #41660744
Being a medical device he should file a complaint with the FDA. It won’t help his situation but the company will be forced to take notice. Absolutely despicable behavior by a compa…
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Comment #41280365
Any expansion of government power is wrong.
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Comment #40868516
Hrmm. A Philly steak is a hoagie so I’m going with that. Not a sandwich, but it is definitely NOT a taco.
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Comment #40781974
Now I want to manually override it!!
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Comment #40781956
I had to go into the registry to break Microsoft Word from constantly wanting to save my documents to the cloud. It’s absolutely awful.
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Comment #40601341
Democracy dies in darkness….
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Comment #40601329
I think it depends on what you’re looking for in journalism. I think America is divided into three groups: those who want news that only speaks to their political values, those who…
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Comment #40576229
This sounds a little dystopian. Almost like arranged marriages. Instead of creating an app for dating, I think the Japanese government needs to undergo severe reforms of employment…
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Comment #40576187
https://archive.is/irvmc
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Comment #40215708
But.. why did you have to wait so long? Politicians should have been making material changes to improve your life without it being an election year. We should demand better of publ…
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Comment #40215665
I think it dovetails with the Administration's recent pausing of outlawing menthol cigarettes which has been reported as adversely effecting African Americans. It's blatantly polit…