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    Comment #22359708

    People dying of starvation and homelessness doesn't matter to many people but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a negative impact on society or shouldn't be solved

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    Comment #22359685

    How many of those companies business models relies on getting you hooked so they can continue to perform mass surveillance and being careless with the personal info of users and no…

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    Comment #22359665

    Except it did.... smoking is at a record low

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    Comment #22359658

    So very effective?

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    Comment #22359647

    As usual the Facebookers are coming out in mass to defend their cash cow, despite it's major negative impact on society. Par for the course on this site

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    Comment #22359544

    It's incorrect, not new

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    Comment #22359512

    I have near 0 trust in the major tech companies (Facebook/Google/Apple/etc.) but amazingly I trust the US government even less. I have absolutely no faith that the US government di…

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    Comment #21805586

    Don't buy a new mid-sized jet then...? You can certainly afford a small, used private jet if you have $100 million. Not to mention a lot of people that own private jets rent/lease …

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    Comment #21805443

    Those lists are alphabetical, not by size...

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    Comment #21805388

    To support creators and avoid youtube/google

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    Comment #21805382

    You must pass on a lot of services then, considering how prevalent similar arbitration clauses are in ToS

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    Comment #21805317

    The Netflix library is awful, and continues to get worse and more limited. There are multiple channels I follow that I get more watch time and utility out of than Netflix

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    Comment #21804908

    You said you feel bad, in what way did that cause permanent damage? I stubbed my toe this morning and it felt bad but no permanent damage was caused

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    Comment #21804890

    >I believe that wine tastings are primarily for the social value You have apparently never tasted wine with a sommelier or wine enthusiast, because I can assure you it is 100% abou…

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    Comment #21804855

    I remember thinking this... as an 18 year old in college

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    Comment #21804721

    I knew this crazy kid in college who purchased pure methamphetamine off the dark web to use as a study aid. He is currently pursuing his doctorate at one of the best medical school…

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    Comment #21804523

    You must be using some awful services because my experience has been that piracy, and pirate streaming services, are better, easier, and more available than ever

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    Comment #21804491

    >Instead they go in the spreadsheet for the next round of layoffs, which are mechanical and depersonalized. I've never worked at a company where anyone was fired that way

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    Comment #21804462

    >I know analysing social interactions is seen as a rather, if you will forgive the term, "autistic" That may be your perception of autism, but this statement is more akin to using …

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    Comment #21804347

    None of the examples of the "sensitive" questions I've read are anything that HR would discipline someone for (at least where I work). If the environment was so toxic that people w…

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    Comment #21804053

    Nowhere in OPs comment did he state, or even imply, that he got urine on his hands... The point he was making, which you seem to have missed entirely, is that he ISN'T in fact tryi…

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    Comment #21649524

    >Increasingly, if you want to be in infosec, you have to learn how to code on the level of a SWE I think this depends on what kind of infosec work you plan to be doing. I have been…

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    Comment #21649401

    >I would also like to add signing up for an AWS Gov account was at least 12 months ago...a completely automated process where I was approved in no more than 15 mins. The account ha…

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