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contrarianmop

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    @dang any specific guidelines being violated here, or is this acceptable?

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    Comment #24087270

    Dang! They’ll take are jobs now and move them over to their low density, high speed internet cities.

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    Comment #24080794

    The internet is the new TV. It stopped being a paradise for freedoms and ideas once it became popular and commercial. It’s rife with propaganda, politics, conspiracy theories, scam…

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    Comment #24023335

    I am in a similar financial position but in Europe. I considered buying a property, expecting prices to collapse, but instead prices are going slightly up - the EU overall has a 10…

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    Comment #24008559

    Could also be due to cheaper labor and easier immigration.

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    Comment #24000251

    Here is a feature i would like to suggest: a mechanism for change reviews, so that any non tech person can make DB changes, but have them reviewed by peers (much like a github revi…

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    Comment #23969709

    We already have automated railways - metro trains in copenhagen have been self driving for over a decade now. While I am not personally sure about airplanes, automated trains shoul…

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    Comment #23963754

    That’s strange. I always had issues with DHL ranging from stolen items, open packages to delays and blunt rudeness from drivers.

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    Comment #23957835

    I prefer this over having data stolen. Also as a rule of thumb never ever expose anything but port 80 and 443 if hosting a webapp. If you must expose services other than http/s the…

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    Comment #23943736

    I do but please read my reply to op to understand the context.

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    Comment #23943126

    Those comments i replied to ticked me off. I just cant understand how such a great country has been revealed to be a fraud. I simply can’t. Also I didnt call America a shithole. I …

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    Comment #23943082

    Well they wouldn't be homeless if their government (and by extension society) would have taken care of them during a pandemic the likes of which we havent seen since the early 1900…

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    Comment #23942430

    A planet colonised and dependent solely on high tech for its own survival is a potential catalyst for radical innovation and trade. We could turn it into a place free or our earthl…

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    Comment #23942123

    Given many will be made homeless and denied basic human rights such as health care, the EU should seriously consider welcoming American economic refugees. With population ageing in…

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    Comment #23941765

    I am not sure how such posts make it in here, but if the author thinks the writer of a complex API should posses the skills of a CSS and usability guru then the writer is simply wr…

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    Comment #23939521

    In the United States, much like in similar authoritarian countries, the police appears to be able to arrest journalists without probable cause. Happened live where journalists repo…

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    Comment #23938832

    Yeah in the freeworld we dont kidnap people for damaging wall paint. Anyway enjoy your erosion of rights - they already deny you plenty.

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    Comment #23938674

    Oh please, we are now debating which country is less authoritarian. Any Russian or Chinese government troll will launch similar comparisons in defence of Putin or Xi: but at least …

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    Comment #23937615

    Temporarily? Let’s face it - the US is not what we were lead to believe. Had it been any other country, the UN would have condemned it long ago for being an authoritarian country. …