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benihana

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About benihana

Software developer in New York City. My opinions are most definitely my own.

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    Thank you for making this a partisan issue about Donald Trump instead of a human health issue. By pointing fingers at a person (who represents a different ideology) you basically g…

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    Comment #13459614

    This kind of pearl clutching nonsense is getting really old. It's really feeling like people think they have to signal that they're good and kind and not at all racist every opport…

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    Comment #13459559

    This is a man who authorized the murder of Yemeni civilians with drones, whose DOJ went after journalists who spoke out against him, whose DOJ went after conservative-leaning peopl…

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    Comment #10878741

    >babel was hard for me to set up, therefore all applications should be simple enough not to need to be configured Oh goodie. Another post where the author experiences some small, i…

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    Comment #10830368

    I was really on board and thought it would be insightful and interesting. It's just an article aggrandizing the author! It spends most of its time discussing how sensitive and uniq…

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    Comment #10821846

    Good for you champ! Thanks for sharing.

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    Comment #10820964

    It's less about the JavaScript and more about complaining and asserting uniqueness. Anytime an article mentions page weight, you can count on a swarm of people trying to casually m…

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    Comment #10734986

    Here's a different idea: Don't judge people's reasons for donating money. I'm happy to accept people's donations, regardless of their reason for giving it, because who am I to judg…

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    Comment #10721969

    > and everyone should be rewarded or penalized based on the number of issues found post-release. this sounds absolutely horrible. What a great way to remove all agency and ownershi…

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    Comment #10721949

    Yeah, I really could not care less that a file takes up 40 more megs when it's one format over the other. Efficiency lost the war to ease of use and throwing cheap resources at a p…

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    Comment #10701152

    > Here's why: I made well over 400K this year at my job. I am not jumping through hoops killing myself to learn new things I may not even need. My time away from work is too precio…

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    Comment #10680539

    > It makes me a little disappointed in the community and thinking that perhaps I should be hanging out somewhere else instead. Please go. Please go find that perfect place where yo…

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    Comment #10676000

    > Do you all just keep the system because it keeps so many people employed following the pointless bureaucracy of it all? No, the main reason we keep it around is to give arrogant …

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    Comment #10660114

    The post you're responding to never said this essay deserved criticism. It said it's good people aren't taking it at face value and are being critical of it. They are not the same …

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    Comment #10660078

    What point are you making? Are you saying that's a lot or a little? We all read the 99% number. Adding periods between the words puts emphasis on it sure (great job putting in the …

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    Comment #10605104

    Three years is all? It takes at least eighteen to raise a child. Shame on you for being proud of your country that doesn't care about children enough to see them raised properly. I…

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    Comment #10605064

    > Move to a state with family leave laws. Just move! Great and completely realistic solution to the problem of what to do about paternity leave within my company when a kid is on t…

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    Comment #10564337

    >You are trying to rationalize with people who are irrational. In my opinion, this is the most dangerous statement in this thread. Saying the actions of these people is irrational …

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    Comment #10564328

    Oh my god, that is so interesting and different. You must be a really unique and free thinking person to not own a TV or a phone. I bet you have really interesting opinions!

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    Comment #10499229

    Nope. Did you read the article? They're as effective as other diets over the long run.

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    Comment #10481379

    An upvote is preferable to a meaningless comment like "this" which adds very little value to the discussion.

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    Comment #10470503

    leave this kind of pointless platitude with no facts or sources to reddit please. they love that kind of shit over there.

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    Comment #10468992

    Thanks for breaking it down into simple terms professor. But just to play devil's advocate, what do you consider exercise? Is it an elevated heart rate for a certain amount of time…