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phr4ts

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About phr4ts

...he who fears corruption fears life. -Saul Alinsky

There is no loyalty in business

The only way to get money out of politics is to get politics out of money-making. - Richard M. Salsman

The legal alternative to hard work is politics - Johnathan Gullible

Never interfere with your enemy when he is making a mistake.

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    >This is scary as hell. "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." If it looks like a conspiracy, it's probably one.

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    I hope consumers return these phones in droves like Windows RT and Windows 10 S. The issue is that sideloading isn’t an immediate concern—users would only realize the limitation la…

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    https://chatgpt.com/share/69be3eeb-4f78-8002-b1a1-c7a0462cd2... First - 7421 Second attempt - 1836

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    Comment #47452339

    The brain does optimization during sleep. Is that something llms can benefit from?

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    Comment #47364917

    For those who don't understand, Biden sold the Helium not Trump - he took office on Jan 20, 2025.

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    Comment #47306646

    List of terrorist groups sponsored by Iran Government 1. Hezbollah (Lebanon) 2. Hamas (Gaza Strip) 3. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Gaza Strip/West Bank) 4. The Houthis / Ansar Allah …

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    > It's not like relations between China and the West aren't already as hostile as the West can tolerate. It's just the US that's publicly wary of china, heck, it's just Trump

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    Comment #46903611

    Fela bled for Nigeria—literally. He carried scars on his back from police and soldier beatings meant to silence him for speaking against the government. His houses and estate were …

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    Comment #46798895

    >It's unfortunate but at the same time if enough people switch to Linux then they'll be forced to change their ways. Nope. Not Nadella. He'll kill windows in a heartbeat.

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    Idea: Using AI as a pre-processor to improve traditional TT

    I’ve been thinking about a way to make non-neural / traditional TTS sound much better without replacing the TTS engine itself. The core idea is to insert an AI text pre-processor b…

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    Comment #43611320

    Really? In my country, CNN is Coca cola and Fox is Dr. Pepper

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    Comment #43242098

    If this is target at developing nations, theft of the solar panels will be a major hindrance.

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    Comment #42144391

    I set my work android phone to go off 10pm and come on by 7am everyday. It's under settings -> system. It also has the ability to restart on any day/time you want.

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    > That'll wear out the battery quickly. Why does this happen? If it's about overcharging, is it impossible to stop charging once the battery is full?

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    Use this to automatically redirect to the old.reddit version https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-re…

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    The same happened to me. The negative review shows up when i'm signed in but it did not affect the rating (number of stars) of the business. Basically, it's just me and the owner o…

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    Jews in general are known to be special. But he's emphasizing on Ashkenazi Jews alone. A quick research shows that their history is quite complex. They were banned from most occupa…

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    Meaning of IQ Points 40 - 54 - Severely challenged 55 - 69 - Challenged (2.3% of test takers) 70 - 84 - Below average 85 - 114 - Average (68% of test takers) 115 - 129 - Above aver…

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    Comment #16036302

    Cast psychology aside and focus solely on the economic benefit. $50 (18k NGN) is nothing to most Americans. However, 18k NGN is the current monthly national wage in Nigeria. It cos…

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