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midev
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Comment #29338003
> How do you know I wasn't born blind and retrofitted with a silicon eye that gives me both the ability to see and record/duplicate more easily than other humans? Because this tech…
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Comment #29103346
> I really don't understand how you jumped to this condescending conclusion. If you believe that financial regulations are the "nanny", you probably only have a child-like understa…
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Comment #29076540
> I can protect my own money, thank you. I do not need a nanny I love when people out themselves as having never worked on anything significant. Yeah, sure, for your pocket change,…
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Comment #29076503
> They failed, by definition That's not what "by definition" means... This article is nonsense, and typical of intellectually dishonest right-wingers. They always claim that it was…
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Comment #29075351
It's kind of a dumb question, to be fair. It should be fairly obvious that I'm trying to sway the people reading the comment.
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Comment #29075326
> that were wrong about crypto years ago No, they were exactly right. In ten years, cryptocurrencies have produced nothing of value except speculation. This is like saying the Dutc…
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Comment #29075259
The part where they said 10 years later there is still no actual applications or use, and someone responded with https://defipulse.com/ I think if a self-proclaimed crypto expert g…
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Comment #29054514
So you're saying he betrayed the United States for a far worse, criminally oppressive regime? Everything in your comment makes him out to be a far bigger piece of shit. He betrayed…
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Comment #29054351
Oh yeah I forgot how revered he is. Which is why he's hiding in oppressive regimes, lol. Even in the tech community, the most sympathetic group possible, half the people revile him…
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Comment #29054048
I love it. He leaves for one of the most repressive countries in the world, but gets a pass because he's critical of the United States. This is why nobody takes him or his supporte…
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Comment #29054046
Fortune cookies are rarely good advice. Him aligning himself with actual evil diminishes anything he has to say.
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Comment #29054039
It makes him a self-serving hypocrite.
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Comment #29054033
The parent didn't say anything close to this. You need to calm down and read what's actually written, otherwise you're going to make liberals look like uneducated, unhinged, lunati…
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Comment #28939311
> The computer is supposed to make our lives better, we should not be required to make the computer’s (or programmers’) life better Yes... The computer is at fault for not supporti…
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Comment #28938766
This is not true. It doesn't even make sense. Pithy comments generally don't describe the real world. "We are in development and do not yet have a working product" - Not a lie "We …
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Comment #28938654
No it's not. It's not even remotely victim blaming. At no point did anyone even remotely hint it was their fault. People have taken this to a ridiculous level. Giving practical adv…
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Comment #28806582
> Something tells me the amount of drugs purchased with fiat currency is exponentially more than the amount purchased with cryptocurrency. In raw numbers? Sure. Everyone uses fiat …
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Comment #28780611
> I still don't get it. You cancel the account, it should be gone like it never happened As long as that change cascades to every single site that the user could have registered wi…
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Comment #28780586
If you think requiring the ability to delete your account is "developer hostile", you're exactly why this provision needs to exist. Apple is giving you six months to stop fucking y…
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Comment #28780555
There are no known quantum attacks, so it's pretty pointless for most people to consider it in their threat models. If you're a nation state that needs to protect information for 3…
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Comment #28768325
I don't think that's what the OP means, though. It's not "decent" people doing evil things. It's great people doing great things, within an organization that also does bad things. …
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Comment #28677142
They explained why they felt it was a bad comparison. Why did you ignore that part? If an analogy is bad, it's bad. The parent explained why they felt it was bad. If you want to "e…
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Comment #28676382
> You're assuming there's some benevolent God who can arbitrate who's right and who's wrong Literally nobody assumes this. Please don't invent strawmen. The point is, even with all…
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Comment #28600789
> you are an unpleasant person to talk with I'm glad you picked up on my tone. I'd suggest not writing pointless criticism. Them: "Hey, we wanted to build an API!" You: "What if yo…
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Comment #28598847
> it wasn't meant to be condescending, it was meant to be a serious technical critique of what appears to be a publicly advertised product Oh, I think everyone was confused because…