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Author chose a brand based on loyalty instead of doing research. Leverage the web indeed - Google Search would have quickly revealed Electrolux is mediocre. Plus, the manufacturer …

I've never used Perl and I am not confused. It's just an eyeroll-inducing referential joke, and ironically a perfect example of OP's point. See also: $BIGCORP, Day_Job, etc They co…

Not everyone "misses" the point. People can take what they want and choose to discard the rest. Consider, for example, watching beach volleyball not for the thrill of the sport but…

> Karoline Leavitt: “This alleged assessment is flat-out wrong and was classified as ‘top secret’ but was still leaked to CNN by an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence c…

How can burning 150 kg of mass create 750 kg of mass?

"Don't let a shallow first impression affect your deeper judgement, but expect others to let it affect theirs."

If piano lessons is what trained you not to abandon a crying baby, I'm not sure to say.

Not very upbeat actually. The episode drops several reminders that the simulated people can't die, by accident or choice. After they tire of life, they are trapped in an eternity o…

You fundamentally misunderstand the concepts. The other poster is correct. Given two orbits, it takes just as much energy to get "up" as it does to get "down".

Any additional capability will be quickly filled with bloat, especially in the video game industry, where optimization is for post-release. Expect a lot of creatively bankrupt tech…

Not quite "never": e.g. Napster

> 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level). From the link.

Satisfying the desire for retribution has to be one of the system's goals, otherwise people would take matters into their own hands. However, you are correct that it shouldn't be t…

Ruby, and Rails in particular, has a lackluster dev experience with any editor that isn't RubyMine. That's been a huge obstacle for me personally.

The extent to which an individual or group has "rights" is defined by its ability to remove value. This can come in the form of physical violence, economic boycott, legal attacks, …

Care to elaborate?

Not sure what kind of maniac would "consume" porn openly at school. In contrast, I doubt most kids will have any such misgivings about social media, especially if not enforced.

> It's hard to understand why people care so much about someone's personal political opinions. People care because he has power and money, which he uses to shape the world in align…

Cost of living

I wish more people had the ability to daily-drive an iOS device and an Android, to more clearly see the positives and negatives of both. Having long ago switched to iOS as my prima…

Like your son, I was once a teen in a CS program. I was "good at computers" and my parents expected me to go, but I had no direction, no interest in the courses, and no hobbies out…

Do this if you hate your child and just want them gone, but keep in mind it's a great way to permanently destroy your relationship.

Thank you for providing this context. It sounds like everyone involved - Amazon, the DOJ, the supposed victim - all have deep pockets and are deeply unethical. It turns the origina…