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rumpelstinkin

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    Comment #33330618

    > The way I think of it: I have experienced non-existence for billions of years, I will experience it again after my death. sorry but that's extremely silly. Go read up Parmenides …

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    Comment #33300557

    anything is worse than death as the dead don't suffer, by all currently available evidence. but yeah, this one is definitely the absolute worse thing that could happen to someone, …

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    Comment #33286632

    it can't be that easy, there's plenty of groups that would routinely use something like that for terrorism etc. It hasn't happened yet, so it must be more difficult than it looks?

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    Comment #33275641

    information doesn't "want" anything... let's not forget that what matters is people. Copyright today is grossly abused by corps, but it was created for good reason, as plenty of au…

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    Comment #33275434

    honestly though, public toilets are usually so dirty in my area (unless there are entry fees) that I rather use a shop's toilet instead. This is not about failed states, but a larg…

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    Comment #33272425

    it was also meant, like the army and later tv, to create a uniform national culture and erode local communities in favor of the newborn unnatural countries.

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    Comment #33262794

    Think that it might be bad for yourself, but good for your kids because you didn't force them to enter this fucked up world for your own benefit. Speaking as someone who hates bein…

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    Comment #33232408

    it's not like you're forced to make them...

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    Comment #33225618

    and yet most humans continue pursuing a lifestyle that is simple not sustainable at an 8 billion people scale, and don't want to give it up. Doesn't sound like they care much about…

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    Comment #33224707

    but what about all this obsession about ensuring that there are still humans in say 200 years, when anyone who might exist is a complete stranger to us?

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    Comment #33224480

    honest question, is it so bad if we go extinct? why bother going through all this effort and anxiety for someone we'll never even meet? taking an honest look at my own life, I'm ju…

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    Comment #33110821

    well, there are plenty of dumb shits who would say that plenty of his drawings are the mark of the devil...

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    Comment #32763145

    thanks, this is a type I never tried before

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    Comment #32762652

    Thanks. Unfortunately I've already moved once with noise as the priority and it didn't work out. About the silicon ones, were they the ones which are custom made?

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    Comment #32762643

    honestly, you are being very arrogant. Loudspeakers pumped out at 120db are far too loud. A dog barking at 100db is far too loud. A motorbike revving at 115db is far too loud. If i…

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    Ask HN: Earplugs as Powerful as Fingers?

    Noise pollution is driving me to suicide. I tried all sorts of earplugs and earmuffs, but they don't do anything against dogs, loud music, bikes, etc. However, if I stick my little…