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    Comment #49145280

    > The only thing we should be doing is tackling addictive algorithms for everyone Oh so you agree with me, that it should be banned, like cigarettes. Thank you. Why'd you call it "…

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    Comment #49145179

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    Comment #49136118

    > Those suckers are bizarrely addictive Caffeine and sugar, both are addictive. For me personally, I find sugar much harder to drop, than caffeine. I wonder how it is for other peo…

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    Comment #49108203

    Parents should take responsibility and not let their children smoke, and we still banned selling cigarets to children. Just because something should be some way, doesn't mean as a …

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    Comment #49099280

    It's not the only possible explanation. Fish can get sucked up by tornatos and get dropped later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_of_animals > Tornadoes and waterspouts may lift…

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    Comment #49073850

    > the UX of sending money to an email address > No account necessary and no private american conglomerates can delete that account. Who owns domain names (which emails require)? No…

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    Comment #49068025

    Blocked because I don't use cookies. Ok, I've always preferred mpv anyway.

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    Comment #49066402

    Wouldn't be surprised if they charge you with exposing yourself.

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    Comment #49059583

    How is this supposed to actually work? I'm at home, there's no bluetooth device in range, can I not send a message?

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    Comment #49051088

    Maybe more relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_salute > Although it originated during the 18th century in France, it is pseudohistorically associated with ancient Rome. >…

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    Comment #49035115

    Yes, it's telling that the "LLMs are bad a math" crow seem to thing that being good at math means doing ever bigger multiplications.

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    Comment #49035059

    LLMs are bad at math? Sorry, I'd rather take the opinion of Terrence Tao than that of some rando on the internet. https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/a-digestion-of-the... ht…

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    Comment #49033193

    I love KeepassXC, I use it for all my passwords. However, I won't give it things which are meant to represent devices. People who designed the 2FA model designed with the intention…

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    Comment #49011268

    I refuse to be part of an "ecosystem".

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    Comment #48955890

    It's super slow.

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    Comment #48945439

    I was told by economists that the invisible hand would solve this!

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    Comment #48844270

    So what you're saying is "the reason companies don't sell equity at these huge valuations is because investors wouldn't buy" (or wouldn't buy in the necessary amounts)? I wouldn't …

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    Comment #48844197

    "Slippery slope" does not by itself invalidate an argument, because slippery slopes do exist.

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    Comment #48834223

    Anyone else surprised that with record valuations these companies aren't selling equity instead?

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    Comment #48821556

    Can you connect CoMaps to your car's navigation, like you can with OsmAnd?

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    Comment #48783640

    Stupid Europoors, optimizing for making a good product, instead of optimizing for making as much money as possible /s

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    Comment #48774932

    I like this passage > Frames are made out of the details that seem important to you. The important details you haven’t noticed are invisible to you, and the details you have notice…

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    Comment #48774807

    What exactly is dangerous about this climb? What kills people specifically? I hear people talk about the weather, visibility, injuries, etc etc. But all of those, if you stay put t…

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    Comment #48774783

    Reading this for the N-th time inspired in me the observation that one difference betweent software engineers and carpenters is that software engineers tend to spend most of their …

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    Comment #48773021

    Please check out the investigation in 3 parts (linked from OP's link) where they explain all of it. Fascinating reading in my opinion. https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/hatching-a…