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> In Myanmar, both monks and laypersons twisted the faith into a shield for ethnic violence, targeting the Rohingya minority under the guise of protecting Buddhism from an “Islamic…

In retrospect, it seems like it was a bad idea for Western countries to assume that things were going to remain peaceful after the fall of the USSR. Glad to see the threat of war b…

I'm down with Blind Guardian, they're fun!

> Modern metal is amazing compared to the stuff from the 90s though. I know what you mean but Metallica, Pantera, and Emperor (black metal) are still all-time classic staples in my…

Solid selection - I respectfully submit "Hypersleep" as another classic 90s DnB tune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrR82XLCKq8

This is awesome. Cool to see the history told this way. I would also encourage folks to seek out photos/footage of the concentration camps in Europe as well as the aftermath of the…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_(Animal_Farm) "I will work harder!"

My prediction is that C will still be in active use 100 years from now.

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The first link you put gives me a security warning so I didn't click through. But the medium article would suggest that this is the one!

I can't remember the name of it, but over a decade ago I saw something like this - it was a single Linux server shared by (I think) hundreds of people. Really trying to do the mult…

If I have to, I have to - if it's going to persist for days, I don't want that noise.

Email filters me son.

+1 to this - what Europeans consider "the basics" for most Americans is filed under "luxury" or "bougie."

This is all I ever had heard about Tata consulting as well so I have to say it's been an education seeing how sad everyone is to see Ratan Tata pass away. It does make a kind of se…

Movie theater is an interesting analogy because they make zero money on ticket sales. Usually ticket revenue pays for the cost of the movie (theaters pay the studio for the movie).…

I'm a little about myself that I understood this plus the deep cuts. Well done.

> In some places USPS is unreliable I can live with USPS but what made me actually cancel my Prime account was their use of On-Trac shipping in California. They literally missed ev…

It's a funny expression and it is rooted in advertising: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Perdue

> Remember: The powers that be forbid progress, as progress might disrupt the powers that be. Mostly agree but would amend - what is actually forbidden is change. And since all pro…

> You can absolutely start a company and make lots of money without compromising your values. Here's the thing though, and I say this from personal experience...if you're willing t…

> I wonder how Meta employees can keep a straight face lying their faces off. Did you see that Social Dilemma documentary? People only find their conscience after they've checked a…

Notice how there's a very consistent winner in all this :)

> some people even deny it happened at all. In my experience it's one of those slippery slope things. I've had friends over the years tell me that yes, they believe people eventual…