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troncjb

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    Comment #17569215

    I see a lot of "this is the same as my experience with x" where x is CEOs, Academic paper authors, musicians. Is it time that we own up to the fact that nobody exists in a vacuum? …

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    Comment #17286519

    Ostensibly you're using that aforementioned power-only cable from battery -> device.

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    Comment #16869433

    This is the game they talk at every single company in the bay area bar none. The meetings will still happen it's just posturing.

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    Comment #16853935

    One thing missing from this entire conversation: I personally signed up for Facebook at the age of 14. In fact, my friend made it for me and I took it over after he successfully ha…

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    Comment #16777923

    Good to know , thanks

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    Comment #16777759

    Same -- Netflix, craigslist as well

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    Comment #16777446

    > my Chromecast showed weather data for the vpn endpoint That is pretty awesome. I feel your pain and that is why I haven't gone and flashed my router even though I finally bought …

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    Comment #16777433

    I am the same as you, but I worry the opposite. Using an encrypted VPN in a sea of unencrypted traffic paints a big target on you that says "Im doing things I don't want you to see…

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    Comment #16777330

    This is wrong. SESTA-FOSTA has dramatically lowered the bar. Some quotes: "The new bill holds website owners legally liable for criminal prosecution for any sex trafficking discuss…

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    Comment #16777153

    This is important and most people don't realize this. This is the sex work equivalent of banning drug reagent kits.

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    Comment #16777141

    > My sense is that, in most cases, sex workers do not act as their own agents Your sense is totally wrong. Sites like craigslist and backpage make it easier for sex workers to pre …

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    Comment #16746579

    > despite the massive history proving they can Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, HSBC, LIBOR for christ sake. If anything the private sector has proven that they will do their best to fl…

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    Comment #16737177

    > We have an entire generation of young people entering the workforce who cannot go 30 minutes without taking a vape break outside This is the most absurd hyperbole I've heard so f…

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    Comment #16702997

    No he is correct -- it is spelled like so: Free Palestine.

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    Comment #16631556

    Suboxone is the one you are thinking of. Naloxone is used to reverse the effects of an OD. Unless they are functionally similar and I am misinformed.

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    Comment #16422035

    > so the helmet gain is only a small marginal difference This is such, such flawed logic. If you are a cyclist getting hit by a car, the averages and statistics don't matter at all…

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    Comment #16421982

    I really don't need to cite anything to tell you that if you get in an accident you are better off wearing more protective gear. I don't care that very few cyclists get in bad acci…

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    Comment #16421961

    > Helmet proponents are right about one thing: If you're in a serious accident, then wearing a helmet makes the odds of a head injury significantly lower — by somewhere between 15 …

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    Comment #16421887

    > If you don't wear a helmet, don't worry about it, it doesn't mitigate that much risk. The exercise benefits of biking do way more to increase your life expectancy than skipping a…

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    Comment #16344094

    What do you mean by "game network servers tick the network"? Like data going server -> client ?