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When a military force puts its assets under civilian infrastructure, that forces your enemy to flirt with near-genocide in order to protect themselves. There is no good guy nor bad…

It seems like your take on this statement from Google is highly subjective.

Reading into these statements is a mistake. It's full of soft language, which in context can be twisted to fit anyone's perception. I'm not defending Google; I am defending the ter…

You're partly correct. Our economy runs on consumption. Housing is a consumable, of sorts. Then you consume home appliances, furniture, textiles, etc. People consume more when they…

Really? The reasons you gave are perpetual. Don't you think that the real reason, in this moment in history, is that landlords are colluding on rents? If we enforced anti-competiti…

> the nature of working for a company is that you need to align yourself with the company's mission and methods This is correct for any business. If you ran a business, would you t…

So glad I don't use either MS or GOOG browsers so I don't have to witness this childish behavior myself.

This only applies to the gov't

I smell sarcasm! :) But seriously, riding the subway is not a right. They make rules for the subway and enforce them at their own leisure. But it's 100% legal to turn someone away …

I would define a "bad" company as one that puts profits over people. People includes customers (incl b2b) and employees. A "good" company is one that realizes treating people with …

I found an audio tape single from the mid 90s last week and played it on an old tape deck. Sounded great, but I may have nostalgia-bias.

From the article (buried in the middle): But its decision to pull back across the Dnipro river was treated with caution by Ukrainian officials. "Actions speak louder than words," s…

Also: burpies

Yes, absolutely agree

Assuming you're using A440. I do not see a way to change it to my preferred reference frequency A432.

I would like to know more about this exciting income opportunity.

Cons of cryptocurrency outweigh the Pros. Yet these apps are on the app store.

Happiness = Reality - Expectations Try a gratitude journal.

What's the environmental impact for adding more cheap plastic to all of the things? Serious question. The onus should be placed on the producer to ensure they are sustainable (the …

Late to the party but: Bose noise canceling headphones and Instrumental music: Mostly techno (jungle/house), jazz sometimes. Random thoughts go on a list (pen and paper--no context…

Any chance you can share the topic of the FB group? I'm curious to know if it was politically motivated (even non-political topics can have their own, internal politics, too). Mayb…

Just saw this. When will you be around to discuss?

I used to feel that same way. But after reading HN for a while I got used to ignoring the items that don't interest me. But I've always been drawn to things outside my area of expe…

I can't wait to see one and punch the hood and yell "I'm walkin' here!"

Thermal energy is heat. Not cold. Heat is being transferred from the retail cellar to the coolant. The prosecution is right, they are paying to cool the retail cellar. But you can'…