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efa

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    Comment #43849671

    Thank you. Read the whole quote. He's just listing everyday things most people take for granted. Pointing out that these people won't be able to do them. Stupid to zero in on "writ…

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    Comment #43237415

    Yeah, I'm not sure why it's a hedge against AI. How about a hedge against the fact that we still need to build stuff, cool spaces, plumb buildings, provide electricity and fewer pe…

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    Comment #43106018

    I guess no more Operation Flagship (well maybe since this is just lying to kids). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Flagship

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    Comment #40957239

    Comedians should have no fear of AI taking their jobs.

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    Comment #40348679

    There are butchers in the supermarkets (at least the one I go to)

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    Comment #39349250

    Finding out how great things are just before the election. Thanks!

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    Comment #36448348

    >Prescribed burns are generally focused mainly on acreage and reducing the amount of fuel available for wildfires; cultural burns are focused on what needs burned to revitalize woo…

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    Comment #36448285

    And what the hell are "cultural burns"??

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    Comment #36448210

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    Comment #34535262

    Aren't bars similar to dating sites? A forum for men to compete with other men for women. I would think they'd have better luck with group activities (rec sports, craft/hobby stuff…

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    Comment #33643822

    Me too. And they last forever and are still good and crisp.

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    Comment #32930007

    Fascism!? Do you believe any book is okay in a CHILDREN'S library?? Of course the books need to be reviewed and decided if they are appropriate.

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    Comment #32929941

    Because it's for children. Surely you don't think anything goes in a children's library?

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    Comment #32929911

    History curriculum is routinely modified to match the modern ethics. They don't call this banning, but it really is. Out with an old version, in with a new.

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    Comment #32607894

    1.6 mil a year. That's not too shabby.

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    Comment #32347884

    It's is 2022! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green#Plot

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    Comment #32319164

    You're still too young. Wait til you've worked five years and you know everything. ;-) That's what I've seen. Young folks learn latest language/framework/tool/etc and decide the ol…

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    Comment #32228249

    >>People abstract before an abstraction is necessary. This!

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    Comment #31170722

    I find it hard to believe his degree was a hinderance to him getting a shelf stocker job. Seems like a little exaggeration to make a more colorful story.

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    Comment #31027682

    >>I struggle to make the connection between those kinds of business apps and advertising. I'm starting a restaurant. I put together a doc about items I need. All the sudden I'm get…

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    Comment #29566915

    I assume he means the right to not have a substance injected into your body if you don't want it.

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    Comment #29070378

    I like the night you get an extra hour sleep!

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    Comment #29070356

    Wow, perfectly stated. Thank you.

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    Comment #28934793

    I thought this has been known for awhile. I visited the site in Newfoundland like 15 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Anse_aux_Meadows

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    Comment #28301616

    Yep. Also a right can't be guaranteed if there is a limited resource needed to provide it. If healthcare is a human right, and half the country dies due to some plague, who will pr…