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The paper card 2FA seems better than SMS 2FA or an app 2FA if you're relatively sure your physical security is good. The card shouldn't cost money or could cost 50 yen which would …

I can think of a better analogy than littering for pirating an item at more than 1 place. When you litter, you add to the trash. If everyone littered, it would be awful. But if eve…

Except for schools or where kids are likely to be like hotels it's a nanny state solution that forces unnecessary spending, unnecessary licenses and inspections and, most of all, p…

tpb.party works without JS. It's the main mirror I use.

Don't give up hope, though. I've had torrents complete after a few years. I've long lost anything from 2010, though. Try other protocols/services (listed in other comments in the t…

SoulSeek was also pretty good for finding obscure music. I like collecting everything that was released (not live performances, though) and SoulSeek filled some, but not all gaps I…

But the people in each house would suffer from from asbestos in their own house. [0] If I bought a house in such a neighborhood, I'd have it checked from cracks or deterioration. I…

The bunny suit for a child is the parents, teachers and social workers. Like I said in another comment - if a parent is working 3 jobs and doesn't have time for their children, cha…

I am worried about this and completely oppose these subpoenas. In an ideal world all communications would be over a censorship/subpoena-resistant protocol and the government wouldn…

I get what you're saying but installing asbestos correctly is much easier than writing an app that could have security implications in C, is more easily detectable where things go …

But this solution has several negatives that likely make it net negative. It normalizes age verification online which will likely lead to a less free internet. We could wait for de…

Wouldn't the correct solution be to empower those parents with subsidies or free child care? If you have to work 3 jobs, parent or not, there is something wrong with how we've stru…

From what I know, asbestos is bad when it gets airborne. If it's installed correctly, if workers wear PPE when handling it and if there are periodic checks for cracks, leaks and so…

In the middle of season 2 now, I love it. Thanks again. :) There were a few similar movies, most of which take place in 1 location. Exam (2009) The Belko Experiment (2016) I forget…

My point was different. I was just trying to compare China to other countries. If you just say "4000 dead per year", it seems awful. And it is - I agree. But in a country with 14 m…

Here we are, but let's think of ways to change it. I hope that even if some people start thinking differently, in terms of changing the status quo, we could reach a better future.

Centralized controls are better if we assume the user is either technologically dumb (or uneducated, or naive, if you prefer other terms) or strapped for time. Current users might …

> From my perspective, the more roadblocks the platforms put between unnecessary notifications and my phone, the better. I know lots of apps behave badly when it comes to notificat…

I think that stems from the format. It has to be video so they must show something. Better than a stock footage of a fire or, as South Park did, an "imagine if that school was full…

About suffering, it's everywhere, sadly. I think most of life is suffering. Our own life is likely a mix of suffering and pleasure but if we view all life (not only humans but othe…

When someone says "7/10", what do they mean? It could be "it's pretty good but not spectacular" or "it's barely usable but I've seen much, much worse". I agree that we need a new s…

I'd love to read even 10 minutes of that rant.

There are many things I could rant about, and have (on other forums), but I don't want to hijack the thread with my rants. By rant, I generally mean a few paragraphs of something t…

For the tools, I had a friend years ago who worked part time as a repairman and he said he always buys cheap as even expensive tools break. He viewed his tools as consumables, almo…

> Where I live (Texas), there is no state income tax. They make it up by having high property taxes. I guess that makes some calculations quite different, like what rent should be,…