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octopusRex

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    Comment #44235707

    They haven't said anything. But I realized that quite a few submissions in a short amount of time were posted. AI bot scraping sounds like a good explanation. Funny, we take it for…

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    Comment #44234964

    So many posts today referring to articles on the site brought it down. I suppose we should keep this in mind when posting. I assume it wasn't intentional. :-)

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    Comment #42657163

    The US chooses not to end homelessness. We have the highest GDP in the world. We could end it if we wanted to. I was in Japan recently. A choice was made there as well.

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    Comment #42387333

    wlonkly on Oct 24, 2023 | root | parent | next [–] The article talks about the specification and it's more... specific than that: > “In 1973, the government mandated through a cabi…

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    Comment #42387321

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37982495#:~:text=%3E%20... .

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    Comment #42366821

    I was thinking of the patriarchy and oppression.

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    Comment #42357226

    It's a place where there's no good guys to root for. I fear for its citizens, and especially for women.

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    Comment #42357134

    Reading through comments on living paycheck to paycheck was brutal as it sounds like many people here have no clue what really living paycheck to paycheck is like. No, it doesn't m…

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    Comment #42357042

    It definitely does not mean lotto tickets and restaurants. People living paycheck to paycheck do not go to restaurants. If you are going to restaurants it means you have funds AFTE…

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    Comment #42357019

    You were absolutely experiencing privilege. I know you recognize it now, but hearing this is scary. This is why folks often vote Republican - they have no idea what life is like fo…

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    Comment #42316720

    Does anyone else cringe at the grifter vibes?

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    Comment #42316630

    So much for people who voted for Trump because he would let RFK clean up the environment. Such naivete.

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    Comment #41934161

    Grifters who get to have their names on a lot of papers in order to fool an Oprah audience.

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    Comment #41850101

    Editable Tibetan Language Dictionary which will retrieve definition on search and on copy . created 2011 https://github.com/nekogaijin/DagYigTibetanDictionary

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    Comment #41849029

    I'm disappointed. I was actually expecting lovely ascii art pictures of mermaids.

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    Comment #41726145

    Sorry for your loss. Not that saying it makes it better, but I am. Financially, you can retire. one less thing to add to the destruction.

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    Comment #40903036

    Lynx browser. Text only. Them as images were added, you'd see the word image in brackets.

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    Comment #40903021

    I think I created the first digital shop and download site. Ez-legal software ( be your own lawyer, do your own divorce!) did not want to spend money mailing out disks. I looked ar…

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    Comment #40313155

    I remember an awards occasion where the employees who received the recognition for actually heroically fixing a mess could not make it to the stage because they had been laid off. …

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    Comment #40143600

    I'm waiting for folks to implement a Reverse Google Search.

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    Comment #40143563

    We need a Reverse Google search that will weed out the garbage.

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    Comment #40097277

    Would like to see responses from the Alzheimer's years. He got pretty bad towards the end. Biden sounds like a 20 year old in comparison. Trump is still off in cofeve land.

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    Comment #40097209

    Kudos to you. But I don't think it was open mindedness. I think he wanted you on his show so he could use you as a foil. Took a lot of bravery for you to do that.

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    Comment #39990219

    Top for me as well. It may have to do with what Google has learned from observing your search history?