Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
03-29-2023, 01:50 PM
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Cory Doctorow published an article to Wired...
Cory Doctorow published an article to Wired earlier this year on the "ensh*ttification" of all digital platforms. It's well worth reading for an arresting perspective on the fate which befalls every...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
03-25-2023, 09:41 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
02-15-2023, 01:26 PM
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That shooting was practically walking distance...
That shooting was practically walking distance from my home. Along with the Snowvember and bomb cyclone Winter Storm Elliott my fair city has made national and global news more frequently than I'd...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-11-2023, 11:19 AM
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US news headlines of the week include these two...
US news headlines of the week include these two stories:
This week, a 6-year-old first grader shot his teacher in Virginia with his mother's firearm. He is among the youngest school shooters in US...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
08-06-2022, 03:50 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
03-17-2022, 05:23 PM
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The $8.5bn Amazon MGM merger...
The $8.5bn Amazon MGM merger (https://www.npr.org/2022/03/17/1087268067/amazon-mgm-deal) is absolutely terrifying, though in no way unexpected. And Amazon paid $0 in taxes last year. I vote with my...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-09-2018, 09:13 AM
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I hear you 100%, OH. Particularly how non-FB...
I hear you 100%, OH. Particularly how non-FB users are viewed as pariahs or suspicious. I do use FB, and have met some critically-important people in my life there, (ironically through groups of...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-09-2018, 08:01 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
11-04-2017, 05:30 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
04-26-2017, 01:37 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
04-09-2017, 07:09 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
04-09-2017, 12:54 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
03-28-2017, 05:02 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
03-11-2017, 10:22 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
02-21-2017, 09:07 PM
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Likely common knowledge to some, but this was...
Likely common knowledge to some, but this was novel and fascinating to me.
A feature about Zipf’s law, the Pareto Principle, the Principle of least effort, self-organized criticality, Hapax...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
02-14-2017, 09:22 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
02-03-2017, 09:12 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-22-2017, 10:37 AM
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Yep - the video fails to work for half of the...
Yep - the video fails to work for half of the people I've shared this with.
There is what appears to be a shi**y proprietary stylus sticking out of the thing. You control it with your cell phone,...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-22-2017, 04:55 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-22-2017, 04:53 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-22-2017, 12:24 AM
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Okay - Right at the outset - horrible site...
Okay - Right at the outset - horrible site design, both in the mobile and desktop experience. The fullscreen icon is non-functional, so you literally have to watch the product demo as a thumbnail...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-21-2017, 11:46 PM
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WHAT THE HELL IS THIS GARBAGE?!
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WHAT THE HELL IS THIS GARBAGE?!
http://i.imgur.com/QqmC7Uml.jpg
Ultra-portable "intelligent" turntable named "LOVE" lets you control record playback from your smartphone.
And it's all...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-21-2017, 05:15 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-21-2017, 05:03 PM
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Been tuned into the live feed of the march in...
Been tuned into the live feed of the march in Washington and in 59 other countries for most of the day. Currently watching the culmination of the march surrounding Trump Tower.
Reportedly as many...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-21-2017, 12:13 PM
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