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penguin_booze

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    Comment #49216001

    > make stupider and stupider decisions on ever larger scales They found the right man for it. Cometh the hour, cometh the man.

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    Comment #49193350

    I'm all for using a Linux phone. The caveats thereof are mentioned in this thread. I've a wish list of one, though: make the Web the primary GUI front end. Essentially, apps are a …

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    Comment #49187489

    It's chuckle-worthy that Axios webiste reads: > ... independent publicity [sic] benefit corporation in which Google ... A Freudian slip? https://archive.is/SxFjr .

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    Comment #49171280

    Palantir: The Japanese Knot Weed of technology.

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    Comment #49171210

    All mixed up in a bucket for monsieur.

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    Comment #49157742

    Unless ICE was also collecting young children, it should say: "... including that of young children".

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    Comment #49151958

    We have america to thank for that.

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    Comment #49122281

    > for whoever Whomever.

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    Comment #49112446

    Fear? The American circus went to Hungary to prop-up Orban. Thankfully, the people of Hungary gave the clowns an emphatic whack across the face, and kept them in their place.

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    Comment #49087637

    "you could have..." is among the top insulting phrases used by maths-adjacent people. Others in that league are "it should now be obvious...", "it's abundantly clear...", "it can b…

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    Comment #49045615

    Got needs? Call 1800-CORRUPT right now.

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    Comment #49039036

    No-one in their right mind wants to support IRGC. But, to see an egotistic, deranged, clown and the entire circus getting slapped in the face, is very satisfying to watch.

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    Comment #49036275

    A garden needs a gardener. It's the end when people stop caring or when starts chasing superficial metrics and tawdry toys.

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    Comment #49019054

    Does anyone know of a good hands-on introductory and practical tutorial on SIMD? I know that SIMD doesn't imply particular instruction set but a pattern of concurrent data transfor…

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    Comment #49002466

    So, continuing to profit--forever--from someone's else work, at scale, without their prior consent, is fair use? It's funny that crimes can be settled in cash. IOW, everything has …

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    Comment #48994887

    > couple rationalist events Was this run by match.com?

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    Comment #48949007

    I can't imagine anything worse that could happen to an animal than getting discovered by humans. Dear monkey, please run, and run far!

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    Comment #48948999

    Imagine how it'd be if BigConcrete were to make concrete. Every year at ConcreteCon, yet another release that lasts for... one year!

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    Comment #48948949

    The grift that keeps on grifting. To put it poetically, everyday discovering something brand new.

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    Comment #48944204

    > Who is this article for WHOM

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    Comment #48903086

    I'm wondering if anyone's attempting to revitalise the old Minix. Minix started out an educational software, from which, Torvalds admitted, he drew inspiration. Since then, they ha…

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    Comment #48903058

    Might as well go back to the tar.gz days, eh?