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calcifer

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    Comment #49183666

    > I don’t need a stair-climbing wheelchair that costs $30,000 and requires a maintenance crew. I need better doorknobs and/or a ramp. But a ramp is boring. You can't make investors…

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    Comment #48888905

    Sorry yes, I meant the parliament.

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    Comment #48888757

    There are very few ways of becoming PM without also being an MP. The PM must be able to sit in the parliament, so he must either be an MP or a member of the Lords. In theory, the c…

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    Comment #48785374

    It's a Blade Runner reference [1]. [1] https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Voight-Kampff_test

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    Comment #48742977

    > Much as I hate to defend companies climbing to success and pulling up the ladder afterwards Based on your post, you don't sound like you hate it at all.

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    Comment #48717792

    You have freedom of speech to advocate for your politics. The rest of us have the freedom of association to not want to be involved with you in any way. These are not contradictory…

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    Comment #48704673

    The article has named sources for its quotes, whereas your comment relies entirely on "almost certainly" which sounds a lot less informed.

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    Comment #48501331

    Archive link https://archive.ph/T39aS

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    Comment #48463142

    > Things can be fun or interesting or worthwhile without being a harrowing battle of discovery! The quoted sentences used "correct", "right" and "wrong". Hardly the sensationalist …

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    Archive link https://archive.ph/8Ws7q

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    Comment #48459069

    > Can someone with DMA legal knowledge translate and separate the spin? The EU wants third-party providers to have access to the same features and UX that Siri has. When Apple says…

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    Comment #48424347

    > The SDK’s config ships a flag “use_netifs”: true. That flag triggers code in the SDK binary that constructs its NWConnection with a specific required interface: en0 (WiFi) or pdp…

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    Comment #48326092

    Your counterargument is basically just... vibes? It'd be a lot stronger if you could also back it up with studies, like the author has.

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    Comment #48291242

    Which protected characteristic does "personal relationships" fall under? It's vague enough to mean almost anything you want it to be, and I struggle to imagine any sort of successf…