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chucksta··on New Reformed Amish
They didn't come from England, English is generally a second language, and they isolate their communities from the rest of American English culture. Their use of "the English" is pretty fitting
chucksta··on S.F. police announce dozens of arrests in crackdown on retail theft
Gas station in philadelphia made local news for hiring armed security guards; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjQ3duaBKP0

Not saying its right or wrong, but its gotten to that point there.

chucksta··on The cyanide tooth is a cold war fairy-tale (2018)
Yeah I dont know what I was thinking, for some reason my mind went straight to snuff when I read the first part
chucksta··on Geodesic domes made simple
Everyone always seems to overlook you can just paint the parts for UV protection
chucksta··on The cyanide tooth is a cold war fairy-tale (2018)
What is this congestion powder? I've never seen anything like that?
chucksta··on South Dakota first to ban TikTok on state-owned devices
It's open policy, from the link; https://www.china-briefing.com/news/china-passes-sweeping-re... http://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-01/04/c_1642894606364259.htm
chucksta··on After violent robberies, some photographers opt to stay away from San Francisco
So which group is the original comment racist against? Is it just "anybody who isn't white" even though there are some included in the classification?

Also, afaik "Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Oceania, and Asia." are not races

chucksta··on After violent robberies, some photographers opt to stay away from San Francisco
How could it be racism if there is not a race or nationality referenced, or is every third world country the same race? Or do you just think of a certain race when "the third world" is mentioned?

No clue how you came up with white man savior from that, maybe some more casual racism?

chucksta··on After violent robberies, some photographers opt to stay away from San Francisco
Hm third world countries are the same race. Casual Racism.
chucksta··on CT scan shows there's still lots of toner left in an “empty” cartridge
I'm fairly certain its disclosed somewhere that light is just on a timer, there is no realistic way to monitor something like that otherwise.

Depends on your tank, see "how do I read and reset" https://www.brita.com/support/faqs/replacement-filters/

chucksta··on France's senate votes that large parking lots have to be covered by solar panels
Also the added benefit of reducing heat soak for the parking surface too
chucksta··on More than a third of US small businesses couldn’t pay all their rent in October
What's stopping all these businesses from building their own buildings and cutting out the middle man?
chucksta··on Forgetting the Asbestos – how we lose knowledge and technologies
Its a pretty big leap to say we would still use wood to build if it came out it caused cancer. Steel framing is becoming much more popular now, and is mandatory code for the reasons you listed in certain situations.

We (the US) still allow asbestos in certain scenarios in an attempt to keep the baby and the profits. https://www.maacenter.org/asbestos/products/. Talc especially has had a lot of attention in the last year or so.

I think there is also a pretty big difference between how people view a material with undesirable qualities such as electric causing fires, or wood being flammable, compared to asbestos damaging the individual.

chucksta··on Apparently you cannot have the Kanye interview on Google Drive now
Don't know the specifics, but it was antisemitic rant. https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/unpacking-kanye-wests-ant...
chucksta··on Blink-182 tickets are so expensive because Ticketmaster is a monopoly
Ticket Master charged you to print out your own tickets and you think it's unlikely they are keeping more profits? I'm sure the artist is getting more this way through their standard percentage so they see it as win too either way
chucksta··on What We’ve Lost Playing the Lottery
You think lotteries are only 100 years old?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery#Early_United_States_16...

>Lotteries in colonial America played a significant part in the financing of both private and public ventures. It has been recorded that more than 200 lotteries were sanctioned between 1744 and 1776, and played a major role in financing roads, libraries, churches, colleges, canals, bridges, etc.[5] In the 1740s, the foundation of Princeton and Columbia Universities was financed by lotteries, as was the University of Pennsylvania by the Academy Lottery in 1755.

chucksta··on That snapper might be 80 years old
There are certainly more recent records.. https://www.businessinsider.com/skulls-photo-american-bison-...

>In 1800, it was estimated there were forty million bison, by 1883, there were few wild bison in the United States - most were in Yellowstone National Park. By 1900, there were less than a thousand left in North America.

chucksta··on “Women are wonderful” effect
So its a bad argument you disagree with but don't present an alternative?

And doesn't women being viewed as more nurturing doesn't deny opportunities to nurturing men or men who would like to stay at home and raise their kids?

chucksta··on Even After $100B, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere
You are underestimating just how empty large swaths of the US are. As someone who's driven cross country a couple times, its just too vast for it to make sense in a lot of places.
chucksta··on Over 50% of CEOs say they’re considering cutting jobs over the next 6 months
As a millennial I appreciate the "cause of doom" distraction some
chucksta··on Walmart, CVS face trial for homeopathic products next to real meds
There is a one way incompatibility for them. You can't put a diesel nozzle in a gas port.

https://vehq.com/are-diesel-nozzles-bigger-than-gas/

chucksta··on NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles
There is the auto-fine thing in demolition man for swearing
chucksta··on We Are Not Adults Just Because We Say So
I've always wondered what the reasoning was, and now, still is they do have to be included tho. Besides "that's how it is"
chucksta··on To Save the Deep Ocean, We Should Mine the Moon
I dunno, I'd say its effect on earth's tide is a pretty "natural system". Seems odd you can assert such certainty of not having unintended consequences and miss that
chucksta··on How Bad Europe’s Energy Crisis Is
Seems like it should be even more of a focus than no? If North America is concerned _and_ has enough resources with teamwork, then it must be a pretty big deal. "Told you so" always feels cheap, even more so when it's right.
chucksta··on The Last Oyster Tongers of Apalachicola
I was on a tour in the Chesapeake bay, they said in the 1800s, they used to have to break up oyster beds because ships could beach on them, now (~10 years ago, hopefully it changed) they can't get a single one to grow there.
chucksta··on Ask HN: How to find a small town to relocate for remote work?
Lancaster would be a different place without F&M. I've always thought college town meant the college supported most if not all of the local population, something like West Chester, the town would still exist without WCU but it would be just like Downingtown then, nothing super special. I think lancaster would be in a very similar spot.
chucksta··on Microsoft finally admits Xbox One sales were less than half of the PS4
xbox is logo green, playstation is blue
chucksta··on The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
Thats' the point, its a trivial amount. Implying it's super easy and people should be worried.
chucksta··on Ask HN: Is there a bubble in the tech market? Is it about to explode?
More people and more money, but also respect the quip if it was just a setup.
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