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the-chitmonger

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About the-chitmonger

I have no idea how this site works.

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    Comment #45647649

    I'm not sure if this is directly related, but I've noticed my Apple Music app has stopped working (getting connection error messages). Didn't realize the data for Music was also ho…

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    Comment #45503101

    https://archive.ph/6dfLp

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    Comment #43704729

    Let's pray that his health suffers, in that case. I am so unbelievably tired of reading the news and seeing another pillar of civilization dismantled.

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    Comment #43508702

    In addition to what the other commenter said, my main gripe with it was that it felt a tad bit racially discriminatory (only speaking from my own experience). I'm not a white man, …

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    Comment #43474010

    Hey, I'm also a former civil engineer-turned SWE in the NJ/NYC area! Nice to know that there are more of us out there. I already spend hours looking through Wikipedia articles, so …

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    Comment #43387385

    It may be boring but we should continue to hold companies to a higher standard than excusing sexual harassment and social irresponsibility at global scale

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    Comment #43269425

    How about Gumdog Millionaire?

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    Comment #43013004

    Hey, I agree that he probably would never identify as a neo-Nazi. I think he thought he was being really cool and edgy throwing out the salute that was co-opted/adjusted by the Naz…

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    Comment #43012990

    Here's an example of Elon Musk agreeing with a man who repeated an antisemitic belief that the Jewish community is inviting immigrants to further racism against the white populatio…

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    Comment #42841969

    I'd love to know as well - I found some documentation on the Racket site, but I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking at here. https://docs.racket-lang.org/inside/ios-cross-compilat…

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    Comment #42700575

    I'm glad you clarified - I was expecting NYT!

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    Comment #42624812

    Speaking as US citizen, what policies/legislation could Trudeau have reasonably enacted to alleviate the housing/job market? It's been pretty rough stateside as far as real estate …

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    Comment #42614308

    Minor (in terms of how relevant this is to your comment, not in importance) correction: the author is a woman (actually prefers they/them according to their GitHub ( https://github…

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    Comment #42614306

    Minor (in terms of how relevant this is to your comment, not in importance) correction: the author is a woman (actually prefers they/them according to their GitHub ( https://github…

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    Comment #42559600

    I've seen his story across various sources - has he ever elaborated on specific quantities/ratios? I haven't seen anyone reproduce his regimen for his cats, and I'd love to see som…

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    Comment #42558925

    There's nothing inherently negative about going rogue and hacking - I think few would deny that that's what Snowden did.

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    Comment #42494550

    As someone whose favorite book was Brave New World growing up, I've found that it's unfortunately become a catchall for any technological breakthrough with (ostensibly) chilling ra…

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    Comment #42451871

    I tried looking up what Mengzi might mean in Brazil (or alternatively, in Portuguese) and couldn't find anything. Would you mind elaborating?

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    Comment #42442025

    For what it's worth, I watched the show while working/cleaning and the later seasons felt pretty decent. Its seventh and (I believe) final season is premiering in two days. I can d…

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    Comment #42296880

    Fully agree. In my college ecology course, my professor stressed that sequestration/capture, while not ideal, will likely be crucial as our production of greenhouse gases outpaces …

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    Comment #42236943

    I'm nowhere near an expert on this subject, but I've heard that E. coli can be a serious issue with uncooked flour. Not sure if anyone else was concerned about these flour nano-noo…

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    Comment #42236023

    I wasn't around for this specific era, but the way users of BlueSky are able to dive deep into technological waters reminds me of how people talk about learning HTML for the first …

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    Comment #41112849

    I've been eyeing quant dev as a career path for quite some time, but it's always felt like a longshot given my background (non-CS degree). As someone with frontend experience (Vue.…

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    Comment #40788138

    As much as there is a deluge of brainrot, some fairly well-spoken experts do exist on the platform and have disseminated more up-to-date information about their specialty, so I'm i…