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flocial

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    Comment #27915786

    Don’t forget the supplement that begins with N. Not to mention government essentially denying their own research demonstrating the efficacy of these cheap and safe treatment option…

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    Comment #27915724

    We have an environment of fear and denial about these adverse effects. Many people like you are afraid or weary of sharing experiences because of personal attacks, gaslighting, and…

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    Comment #27915643

    The vaccine is now a political issue just like mask wearing and lockdowns or any other aspect of this pandemic. Rational discussions that deviate from the accepted narrative are at…

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    Comment #27915588

    It’s crazy how we’re expected to cope with myocarditis, blood clots, other mystery symptoms and even death by participating in a large scale clinical trial for experimental gene th…

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    Comment #27409247

    "We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society." Yet they see no irony in being …

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    Comment #27409183

    So deliberate censorship of political groups, manipulating elections, suppression of dissenting opinions on experimental gene therapy aka covid vaccines, is all naivete? This pande…

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    Comment #24395440

    I suspect the majority of programmers who say this have internalized the core api features they depend on (function calls, syntax, common algorithms, etc.) that make them super pro…

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    Comment #24303696

    You just can't falsify a medical diagnosis and would you rather have a Prime Minister leading the country despite deteriorating health? Japan's COVID-19 situation is still way bett…

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    Comment #24303651

    He is the longest serving Prime Minister in the history of Japan just shy of 8 years. Before COVID-19 he was under constant attack for a school funding scandal, manipulating a cher…

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    Comment #24104450

    COVID will eventually pass even with unnecessary fatalities in its wake. E2e encryption and loss of rights will stay around much longer.

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    Comment #24104170

    You can try for a student visa for Japanese language school for two years. If you're willing to pay for a plane ticket to a nearby Asian country, you could probably renew it in per…

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    Comment #23985696

    This is probably one of my favorite developments coming from the quarantine. Maciej Ceglowski is a keeper of the torch reminding us of what the web used to be: a weird place filled…

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    Comment #23896025

    Seed word: Donald Trump “If only stupidity wasn’t the key to Donald Trump’s plans.” Seed word: Trump “The best way to educate yourself about Donald Trump's incompetence is to spend…

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    Comment #23755891

    On average it depends on your family size and if you live in a big city. If you're a double income household with no kids, you still might not have enough room to carve out office …

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    Comment #23736669

    Guilty as charged but I thought it was a reasonable jump to speculate on how there might be a cumulative effect of being in the "shallows" where critical thinking skills are atroph…

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    Comment #23730671

    It generated $15 billion last year not including 20 million Premium subscribers. https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/3/21121207/youtube-google-al...

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    Comment #23730636

    One thing that surprised me about this pandemic is how vulnerable people are to misinformation and conspiracy theories on social media. For many people their idea of authority or "…

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    Comment #23650119

    "You always seem to play the vulture @Kvogt — we all know the @cruise Origin’s origin is @zoox . While flattered, you do make a valid point in seeking the best: Zoox engineers are …

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    Comment #23647671

    I had this and solved it by clearing the cache and cookies for Quora (and maybe facebook) several times. If it works in private browser mode it's definitely corrupt data.

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    Comment #23325383

    Anytime I have sleep-related kernel panic issues I delete the sleep image: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/326807/removing-th...

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    Comment #23318551

    Very valid counterpoint. It could by HN's latent bias against marketing types (in the dismissive sense) as the GP is the top comment (as of now). There's a difference between click…

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    Comment #23308550

    I saw her interview and she was just so awesome and confident. She grew up in China, graduated with a degree in Chemistry, learned to speak fluent English, and then somehow ended u…

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    Comment #23306483

    Also, considering the source's long history it would be a huge break for stylistic reasons.

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    Comment #23306440

    Well, her github profile pic is "I ️ 35000 lines in gc.cpp". She's been working on it successfully for 15 years so I guess she's untouchable even within the org (I can't imagine th…

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    Comment #23296550

    > backend engineers get paid more than front end I'm not surprised having setup a hosted GL instance. It's actually quite amazing how it mostly just works but when things go wrong …