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bendigedig

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About bendigedig

You've all gone mad, and now I'm mad and I'm off to tend my vegetables.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #45674243

    Yeah, but then the comment was making sweepingly generalised statements based off personal experiences.

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    Comment #45674111

    [flagged]

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    Comment #45635923

    In my view a superabundance of irrelevant choices blinds most folks to the lack of more politically important choices which are denied to most. Perhaps the contemporary fight back …

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    Comment #45584205

    > America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy America is Sliding Towards Autocracy - FTFY

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    Comment #45572709

    > There is strong precedent for the US defending the 1st amendment against foreign interests. How does this ruling affect the company's right to free speech in the US? It's a fine …

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    Comment #45572626

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    Comment #45542256

    I think that's just Americans tbh.

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    Comment #45425597

    Just because they've blocked UK users doesn't mean they aren't making revenue from advertising operating via the UK.

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    Comment #45413073

    He's the ultimate product of a dysfunctional civil service; what else could be expected other than dis-empowering people, ignoring democracy, and increasing bureaucratic power?

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    Comment #45413039

    Don't banks demand your National Insurance number already in order to open an account?

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    Comment #45406047

    If nanny state keep bailing comapnies out, how will they learn to stand on their own two feet? /s

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    Comment #45358220

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    Comment #45326218

    I like the fact that it attempts to provide an alternative narrative to the artificial medicalisation of 'mental illness'. Maybe it isn't totally factually accurate but it has enou…

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    Comment #45240330

    If you're well off economically, then maybe. But outside of the freedom in how you spend whatever money you are able to 'earn', I'd argue that the Western model of life (i.e. work)…

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    Comment #45125496

    Vibe correlations

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    Comment #45066874

    If the broader economic system wasn't based on what is essentially theft, security wouldn't be as necessary as it is.

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    Comment #44952132

    > This wasn't an "Apple only" law -- it would have affected all platforms with data on customers that live outside the UK. Yeah, the law still exists. Apple just successfully manag…

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    Comment #44866458

    What I'm saying is that people in certain regions actually say "should of" instead of "should've". And yes, there can be and often is a difference between saying "should've" and "s…

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    Comment #44857590

    > Do you mean "should've"? That's a common contraction of "should" and "have." In many American accents, the difference between "should've" and "should have" is negligible, and wil…

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    Comment #44857559

    I think "Try and X" means "Try to X and do X" which means to my mind means to attempt and, upon success of the trial, to complete X. "I’ll try and eat the salad." could be expresse…

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    Comment #44838007

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    Comment #44786750

    Can I let my AI chat bot do the interview for me? I want to filter out all of the crap companies before I commit my time to actually talking to them.

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    Comment #44766623

    All ass, zero class?

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    Comment #44766459

    > Keep up the good work! Sounds a little tone deaf/hollow to me. I'd encourage people to find ways to look after themself so that they don't feel like they have to keep stubbornly …

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    Comment #44715552

    And is it going to harvest the free blackberries I'm enjoying when I go on a walk? I don't think so.