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a_ba

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    Comment #49159954

    "What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense." (…

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    Comment #49102240

    That seems crazy expensive. In Germany small-self install kits are quite popular. Hitting up amazon.de shows kits for around € 0.3/watt

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    Comment #48643188

    I have used neither in quite a while now but there is an alternative from jetbrains that i started using because it shares the same ergonomics and had better (?) documentation. htt…

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    Comment #48245542

    While I don’t think you’re wrong with respect to the mechanics of the algorithm favoring „engaging“ content. However at the same time I do think that they have the finger on the sc…

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    Comment #48113656

    Related: How is it possible for Google in 2026 to get away without a cookie banner that allows you to manage your tracking preferences? The cookie notification only links to a "Lea…

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    Comment #47700268

    Russia and China would likely disagree as they count their gains: - yet another massive blow to their trust and reputation among allies - again massively undermining NATO thereby f…

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    Comment #47580710

    I don’t think it’s misleading (at all) when you take into account that the index is volume weighted. If you held two different stocks: 1 from megacorp worth 90; 1 from smallcorp wo…

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    Comment #47494982

    Just because it's a binary choice doesn't make it a 50/50 chance. Flipping a fair coin (50/50) is different from flipping a weighted coin (say 80/20) even though the possible outco…

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    Comment #47314381

    The light is a mere technicality. Zuck himself was smart enough to cover his laptop cam/camera with tape 10 years ago[0]. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36596070

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    Comment #47101115

    care to take your vile racism elsewhere?

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    Comment #46928170

    I see - thanks for taking the time by writing this up and adding a little more texture to the debate

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    Comment #46927934

    would you care to clarify on this? are you saying the current administration has been corrupted by foreign adverseries? or has the administration been outsmarted by foreign adverse…

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    Comment #46900361

    Can someone enlighten me what people actually use this for? The article mentions „managing your calendar, responding to emails, file your taxes“ The bottleneck for emails and my ca…

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    Comment #46758002

    I wouldn’t worry too much about those threats. This administration is so erratic that you may see those same threats made against you for any other reason down the line even if you…

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    Comment #46704231

    Maybe the implementation will be challenging in one aspect or another but are there any reasons why you would you rather keep the current patchwork?

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    Comment #46685385

    What kind of ridiculous stupidity is it to endanger the greatest military alliance in history? You give up the credible deterrent that all member states enjoy and contribute for wh…

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    Comment #46652474

    One reason you may want to care about this "fake money" is the buy, borrow, die tax avoidance scheme you can run if you're asset rich [1] [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyBorrowDieE…

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    Comment #46564676

    You may call them pathetic or hysterical but that doesn’t change the fact that the sentiment is real. The pace at which the current administration is burning through political capi…

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    Comment #45888372

    Wasn‘t Borat wearing one of those like 20years ago?

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    Comment #45685832

    It's high time the Republicans embrace their new leadership with a re-branding of their outfit's name and henceforth call themselves The Banana Republicans

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    Comment #45674650

    You‘re in luck BMW recently presented their vision CE. https://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/en/experience/stories/urban-m...

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    Comment #45667298

    I‘d draw a different conclusion namely that it’s decidedly pro republican via omission. There is not a single reference to the current administration‘s role (which Vance is obvious…

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    Comment #45426404

    But then again the oldest trick in the authoritarian‘s playbook is to abandon the path of democracy by tilting the scales in their party’s favor. which is why you want strong indep…

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    Comment #45312690

    L'État, c'est moi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tat,_c%27est_moi

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    Comment #45138788

    This administration is not standing up for the principles of free speech. It has violated this principle numerous times in action and in spirit.