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whatthesmack

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    Comment #49253110

    I know it’s cool with the kids to talk down Texas and its folks, but you might be surprised that Texas… - produces more electricity from wind generation than any other US state. - …

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    Comment #49082180

    I see a fake image with a fake narrative.

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    Comment #48704256

    I had the same issue with Zepbound (tirzepatide) 10mg/0.5ml when they wanted to push me to Wegovy (semaglutide), even though Zepbound was already working and helping. Zepbound isn'…

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    Comment #48702393

    Buc-ee's (another from-Texas staple) also offers fresh, daily-made tortillas :)

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    Comment #48549658

    I get where you're coming from, but I think the part you're missing is that caching is not optional (per the "with the cache disabled" comment). If you're running a service like th…

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    Comment #48547966

    There's no plurality on "the right" that holds the perspectives you're attributing to them. What you've stated is the pristine modern example of propaganda and is exactly why there…

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    Comment #48345761

    Hasn't everything DeepSeek and Alibaba created thus far been distilled from the results of many, many accounts logging into Claude and ChatGPT? And that's why there's so much bot d…

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    Comment #48338912

    It's refreshing to see there actually be positive movement on accountability from the bureaucracy of the US federal government. I work very hard for almost four months every year t…

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    Comment #48053193

    Iran did, by killing over 1000 Americans over the last 47 years.

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    Comment #48042615

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    Comment #48038924

    We used it for several years after our needs outgrew IRC. From the cloud version starting in 2013, we migrated to the hosted version in 2016, and it was a pretty painless migration…

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    Comment #47998407

    > I lost a three-month contract because of the current war involving Iran. I’m sorry for your loss of work. It’s very difficult in the current economic environment. I’ve been laid …

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    Comment #47863086

    What does he do that convinces you he is “a madman”? What would the ideal leader—from your perspective—be doing instead?

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    Comment #47863070

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    Comment #47764250

    Why would IBM even be permitted to deny this in such an agreement? The CEO is literally on recorded video advocating for discrimination against certain races of people. That’s disg…

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    Comment #47470074

    It’s as if doctors and the whole western medical industry has completely lost the trust of patients. I wonder what could have led to so many people losing their faith in that indus…

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    Comment #47202785

    I can't believe I had to scroll this far down to see something slightly critical of this conspiratorial post and collection of HN comments. Everyone here needs to take a deep breat…

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    Comment #46638418

    > 1. You don't deport millions of undocumented people, you find a way integrate those who are willing to work (most of them) into your society. How is that currently working out fo…

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    Comment #46565355

    Likely because it mentions JD Vance and the current US administration in a positive light, since they have rightly shone a bright light on the active decline of free speech in Euro…

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    Comment #46173199

    > Why can't we classify a level or something? For example "Autistic level 1" for Asperger's, "Autistic level 2" for barely verbal, "Autistic level 3" for non-verbel... Something li…

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    Comment #45788297

    > At least Grokipedia tries to look like it was written with the intent to inform, not spoonfeed an opinion. In addition, Grokipedia isn't encumbered by a Perennial Sources List[0]…

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    Comment #45034522

    This predictable response to people doing what they think is best is so incredibly demeaning, infantilizing, and small-minded. Just because _you_ think somebody is voting against t…