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It's often a better place to have real, open discussion than HN.

You only hear the malcontents.

> Just to be clear, witness testimony, including testimony FROM THE VICTIM, is evidence of the crime. Just for some reason, in rape cases, we go all wonky with this principle. Peop…

Perhaps we should abolish the NIH then. They seem to have a repeated history of failing to grapple with pandemics.

I read the headline. I feel the same about both virii.

I wear two masks. Why can't those irresponsible men double bag it? (I do feel bad for the hemophiliacs and Haitians, however)

Based on the influx of license plates in my once idyllic community, far too many.

> Very good news. I have known many people that have died of the virus. Unfortunate what happens when people engage in unnecessary social interaction during a pandemic.

The Census was conducted for 2020 - how many have fled in light of the egregious lockdowns?

I suppose destroying revenue streams is a way of phrasing the “issue,” but at the end of the day we’re just further democratizing content. If consumers don’t want $REAL_AUTHOR and …

How did it destroy revenue streams exactly? I’ve just never understood that to be the case. (Disclosure, I worked with and attended university on the dime of the folks who built Am…

In the age of Amazon print-on-demand, social media, and Patreon, if you cannot make money writing I sincerely question your promise as a writer.

No.

If punishment for murder was sitting in a luxury European prison with a vintage PS3[0] and not death or life, I’d have whacked my former con-artist business partner years ago and l…

Worked for a company with a similar approach (circa 2010) and we got rejected and had to just use the one. Can’t say I feel Apple is wrong for fighting app spam, however.

I suppose that’s the best metaphor for the war. Political decisions creating military problems.

Is this intentional, desired policy on their part or more of a "means to an end?" I understood it that, historically, the Taliban were anti-opium. I suppose if Western nations purs…

> This is a very ironic comment considering that the soviets, not the US liberated Europe from Germany. You're responding to another human, such that its a locality sensitive senti…

> If only they has actually a definite goal We did have a goal. The building of the nation of Afghanistan into a functioning liberal democracy. Of course Afghanistan barely qualifi…

I do believe the thing you’re missing with Western forces is that the events listed were aberrations rather than the norm. Also, should you not like “Delta,” and frankly I don’t se…

> but anyone involved in illicit trade with Pakistan is, as a side effect, funding terrorist groups like Taliban. I'm not particularly educated or opinionated on the topic. With th…

Sadly, many an erstwhile reputable organization have devolved to engage in this practice.

Then one can update to provide a prominent note of clarification, rather than rewriting history. This deprives conspiracists of the ability to go "See, they rewrite history" while …

Don’t forget that COVID isn’t a threat and to head on down to all the nice restaurants in Chinatown!

It’s all in the eye of the beholder. I once had a friend trick me into running barefoot through a few cactus patches. We’re still great friends to this day.