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Comment #27162094
I don't know how to bridge the gap here. I think I understand what you're saying. You're saying it's not okay because society has said it isn't. You agree with that. The question i…
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Comment #27158118
This is a terminological problem then, because many, many people argue "we" are neither civilized nor ruled by law. Furthermore, you could just write a law that says experimenting …
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Comment #27158034
I had the same thought! Dang repeats the mantra, "bring curiosity" and here is a very curious post being downvoted. Also, the whole point of the downvote is to "disagree" but it do…
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Comment #27157206
How would a scenario exist where Trump would say take it, but professionals wouldn't be also saying it? How would it even exist? Professionals invented it .
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Comment #27157183
These are just analogies, so let's just accept that first and foremost. Words are just a way for us to make sense of it, which we can't really do. Even math itself is just an appro…
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Comment #27151797
Do you actually remember this in real time? Do you remember at the beginning when everyone was wondering what to do and they said wear a mask and then they said not wear a mask and…
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Comment #27151746
Okay dang, here's what I'm curious about. People walking around without a mask. How are they going to know who is vaccinated and who isn't? Say someone who isn't vaccinated is walk…
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Comment #27151725
It is a scientific fact that there will be more of it. It's called operant conditioning. If you reward behavior, you get more of it. If you think it's about the ransom though, thin…
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Comment #27151645
You need time to differentiate, but the universe does not. The one and the one and the two of them are always here in the universe. You just need time to speak it. You need time to…
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Comment #27151617
I'm not sure the title is accurate. We've known about fires like this for well over a century. The military wondered if it could weaponize them to destroy the enemy. The first real…
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Comment #27148809
I'm really surprised a Notifications as a Service company would suggest you shouldn't build notifications yourself. Shawking.
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Comment #27144247
Stop using them too, then. I already did.
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Comment #27139703
Not using them. A cab. Your own car. A rental car. That other ride sharing company. Or the other one. Or the other one. Your buddy with a car. The next door neighbor with a car. Wa…
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Comment #27138442
It wasn't the leaders it was the followers. Or rather, those who refused to follow. No one followed up on the US leader's claim that it came from a lab. No, they said, "He said it …
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Comment #27138392
Yeah, just don't do GoF research. Or don't let it escape from a lab. Or, don't lie about it when it does. Or, contain it if it does. Or shut down travel outside the country if it d…
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Comment #27137734
Honest question: Who here will stop using Uber because of this? Anyone?
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Comment #27137248
> Musk smartly decided he did not want to risk his half a trillion dollar company on random bitcoin fluctuations. Except that's actually what he did, so if it was smart, then he di…
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Comment #27136937
I have no judgement either way about misanthrope, but I think it's become clear that Elon Musk is one. He laughs when his words harm people. He intentionally causes suffering in th…
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Comment #27136808
It was absolutely his intention. Everyone who owns bitcoin wants it to go up. This is exactly a pump and dump strategy. He went on SNL to make a broader market aware of it, then in…
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Comment #27136727
Are you suggesting Elon Musk isn't honest? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-sold-bitcoin-q1-proceed...
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Comment #27134924
How many transactions happen in the world?
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Comment #27132463
We can start by thinking of software as the tool, rather than the product. We tend to pride ourselves on the software we create, rather than priding ourselves on the problem we hav…
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Comment #27131772
To be fair, it breaks the forward button too. Tip: Hold the long click the back button, select prior page from list.* * depends on your browser, of course.