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Amazon does not claim to be “pro-consumer “ Instead they claim to be “customer-obsessed “ Obsession is rarely a net-positive for the target of the obsesser.

Caregiving is an amazing opportunity. It is life-changing for the person receiving the care. It is fulfilling and soul-affirming for the person delivering the care.

Imagine a world where Joseph Smith had chosen to lean into his undeniable skills as a writer of historical fiction. Instead he chose the path of religious charlatan, and western li…

Imagine a world where Joseph Smith had chosen to lean into his undeniable skills as a writer of historical fiction. Instead he chose the path of religious huckster, and western lit…

I can’t believe someone wrote an article about Neopets without mentioning the founder, Doug Dohring’s, ties with Scientology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Dohring

Please enlighten us. What do you mean by "clean up"? Keep in mind, we're all engineers here, so details matter. I'll wait.

Let's leave aside the atrocities committed by British Colonialism. In fairness, those crimes are far bigger than any one person. Instead, focus on the individual. This is a woman w…

A lot more. Despite the fact that the US already imprisons a disproportionate percentage of its populate, AG Barr is a vocal advocate of vastly increasing the use of detention. htt…

I have enough in my todo list without adding “learn emacs” to it.

Where can I send donations to the political party that proposes a license to breed?

Check the fine print. Even with the self-hosted version, Atlassian is scraping the chat data for analytic purposes. This was confirmed by Atlassian support via a HIPPA audit at my …