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dontcare007··on Illegally placed concrete blocks have taken over public parking in Seattle
But they aren't failing - this is the result of liberal policies being voted in by citizens. Unintended consequences maybe, but not a failure.
dontcare007··on Standard Ebooks
Another good place for free books: https://www.baen.com/catalog/category/view/s/free-library/id...
dontcare007··on South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion
Abolition? No, just a relinquishing of power from the Federal to the State.
dontcare007··on South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion
Depends almost wholly on how the state Constitution was written. As long as it doesn't fall afoul of the US Constitution.

And it's hardly trying to be North Korea. Hysterics don't help, and actually hurt any rational discussion.

dontcare007··on Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected
The war on domestic oil production dramatically increased any existing inflation.
dontcare007··on Homeland security workers indicted in scheme to silence China critics in U.S.
How so?
dontcare007··on Are You Ready to Be Surveilled Like a Sex Worker?
8th Amendment.
dontcare007··on Are You Ready to Be Surveilled Like a Sex Worker?
Just abiding by the 9th would eliminate a lot of the Federal gov bloat we are currently experiencing.
dontcare007··on Police Can Trace Cameras Thanks to Sensor Imperfection ‘Fingerprints’
Seems like an opportunity for an anonymous service. Post calorie editing if photos to remove identifying fingerprints...
dontcare007··on How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public
Thanks again President Trump!
dontcare007··on Earth moves far under our feet: Study shows Earth’s inner core oscillates
Nikola Tesla is not surprised.
dontcare007··on Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health care
And cut your service with no warning and no way back...
dontcare007··on The brain has a ‘low-power mode’ that blunts our senses
More like running in neutral,.
dontcare007··on The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted education programs (2021)
Heck, why even memorize the names of the quantities...
dontcare007··on EPA raises amount of ethanol that must be blended with gas
Replaced all my 2 stroke engines with electric last year. It's been awesome.
dontcare007··on NASA just bought the rest of the space station crew flights from SpaceX
As an Atlanta native, the token was better... fwiw.
dontcare007··on Building the most inaccessible site with a perfect Lighthouse score (2019)
Some people abandon all traditional social contracts only to embrace totally new social co tracts and then demand that everyone else embrace then too.
dontcare007··on Success determined by ability to speak, ability to write, and quality of ideas
"Chance favors the prepared mind" - one of my favorite quotes. The point being, chances come your way every day, and you need to be prepared to grab them.
dontcare007··on Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms (2015)
4000 people were killed due to the threat of box cutters... over 100 people were killed by a fertilizer bomb. People die due to knives, hammers and fists. It's a people problem.
dontcare007··on Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms (2015)
100000 people die every year due to infections contracted while under medical care.
dontcare007··on The benefits of “low tech” user interfaces
"Fail fast" in action, to the detriment of drivers everywhere.
dontcare007··on The benefits of “low tech” user interfaces
License agreement screens to use a vehicle you have purchased. I despair that our profession has brought this to fruition. Plus, 'features' locked behind pay walls. Crazy town.
dontcare007··on Town Seized Building, Offered to Return It If Owners Bought Two Cars for Police
Nah, well related militia was not a restriction on the right, it was a reason for everyone to have the right. You have to remember that the Constitution doesn't give the people rights, it delineates the governments rights. The 1st 10 amendment's were added because the anti- federalists were (rightly) worried that the government would misappropriated all powers and eventually the people would no longer be free. They were basically a list of rights for a minimum viable free society.
dontcare007··on Town Seized Building, Offered to Return It If Owners Bought Two Cars for Police
I'm sure all the Jan 6 protestor have waved their right to a speedy trial...
dontcare007··on Scientists devise method to prevent hospital infections without antibiotics
Wow, 100,000 a year die of infections contracted during treatment!
dontcare007··on Misperceptions of the opponent fringe and miscalibration of political contempt
So there is your problem: you don't see the right as being people, yet want the right to see you as a person.
dontcare007··on No Damned Computer Is Going to Tell Me What to Do – Story of Naval Data System
Think bell curve distribution and population size. That's a big difference, all other things being equal. The US just has quantitatively more individuals to the far right of the curve, just based on population size. Then cultural differences- US highly prizes individualism (or used to, at least). Japan prized homogeneity, conformance, and Zen style perfection.
dontcare007··on Everything with a battery should have an off switch
And get rid of the bright external, useless leds! My room looks like a planetarium at night, since every device has to have a status light...
dontcare007··on What happens if Twitter gets encrypted DMs?
You mean like leaking the collusion between certain parties to down-rate certain other parties using a secret algorithm?

It would only take a couple of people I'm key positions to accomplish it.

dontcare007··on Equality is prevented by the misperception that it harms advantaged groups
History is a vector. If you think of it that way, it makes sense that some groups end up with relatively more negative outcomes than others. Our moral obligation is to provide everyone with the tools to overcome whatever disadvantages their ancestral vector has placed on them.
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