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oxide··on Overstock Has Had a Wild Week
What is ordinary about them is a better question. The burden of proof is absolutely in your ballpark here.

Can you prove these aren't just crackpot theories? Do you have any primary sources or tangible evidence to support your claims?

oxide··on Socialist Rifle Association
That's hilariously hypocritical. I'd bet the NRA would like it if people simply forgot about that.
oxide··on What wartime ‘munitionettes’ teach us about burnout
I disagree wholeheartedly, this kind of sentiment is what results in sickening concepts like 'stress casualties' becoming commonplace and even an accepted norm.

The concept of a work life balance exists for a reason, because people need downtime.

oxide··on What a tweet tells us about spy satellites [video]
That's the genius of compartmentalization IMO. You can always simply add more compartments.
oxide··on Magic mushrooms should be decriminalised
Yes. I get about 9 tablets a month covered by insurance. 9 tablets willl last me maybe 4 or 5 days. My doctor prescribes two different triptans as well as fioricet to help bridge the gap.

Imitrex has largely the same effect on my migraines as psilocybin.

oxide··on Marijuana Damages Young Brains
Smoking anything will give you lung cancer. That is a risk one should be aware of and accept if you so choose to inhale.

There are smokeless consumption alternatives, which anyone mindful of their lung health should choose instead.

No one is saying smoke doesn't cause lung cancer. What is being said is that cannabis consumption will not kill you via overdose.

oxide··on Magic mushrooms should be decriminalised
I suffer from chronic migraines.

Psilocybin mushrooms, and other psychedelics are one of the few things that truly alleviate the suffering, which for me is now over 25 days a month. With my prescriptions covering half of that timeframe on a good month.

I might have shot myself if it wasn't for discovering this application for psychedelics after developing the condition.

For my sake, and for the sake of others suffering migraines, please educate yourself on this use case. Regardless of your opinion on psychedlic decriminalization, I absolutely implore you.

oxide··on FCC accused of colluding with Big Cable to game 5G legal challenge
The swamp is overflowing and the drain is not only clogged, but non-functional. If you really believe Trump is part of the solution and not another cog in the problem machine, I'd appreciate if you elaborate why.
oxide··on Rappers, sorted by the size of their vocabulary (Updated January 16, 2019)
He is likely a part of Three Six Mafia's entry in the list.

It is a pleasure, however, to see Canibus ranked among the top. That man is a true legend IMO.

oxide··on Government Shutdown to Affect Some Programming at CES 2019
I have no clue if he is active or not, and I'm only going off his venting session, but I do believe him and doubt he would fib.
oxide··on Government Shutdown to Affect Some Programming at CES 2019
Anecdotally, a security guard at the casino where I work is unable to finish moving until his National Guard paycheck is cleared. That's hardly surprising, but the shutdown definitely has a wide berth in terms of collateral damage.

Because the landlord needs someone in the home, he may lose the opportunity. A damned shame.

oxide··on Gaming worth more than video and music combined
Also only one Hidetaka Miyazaki. the impact these people have is not entirely reflective by their salary, rather it is their status and reputation among the game purchasing public that tends to reflect their contributions to any given game development project
oxide··on Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube
There is a ton of quality on YouTube, some of my favorites are Redlettermedia, Baz Battles (focused on historical battles) and Lemmino, his short form documentaries are extremely well edited.

Historia Civils is one of my favorite channels as well. Excellent content.

oxide··on Making Penicillin at Home
Site is 503'd, unfortunately.
oxide··on Ketamine might help prevent suicide
It is not an opiate, even if it has an affinity for the mu receptor (it may or may not) it is absolutely classified as an NMDA antagonist.
oxide··on Sweden's cashless society is no longer a utopia
I've never heard of a street level dealer in the US take anything but cash to my knowledge.

If you do, you're a good dealer and probably an outlier. Also, the further you go up the chain of command the less likely you'd be to run into someone accepting these types of payments as well.

I.e. the middleman might let you Zelle him the money, but he is probably paying with physical currency on your behalf to the actual dealer. The dealer might do the same, but the supplier is being paid with physical currency. The dealer supplier allows it, but his suppliers are accepting cash only. Etc.

Meanwhile you can use BTC to have those same drugs shipped to your door, through an onion based marketplace or whatever, or even the clearnet if you arent buying specifically controlled substances.

oxide··on RPCS3 Progress Report: September 2018
I absolutely love these. I look forward to each new dolphin update for the progress reports.
oxide··on John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ Bitfi wallet got hacked again
I'm pretty sure access to the p keys and salt means you CAN steal the coins. Simply send the stolen keys to your own wallet, and coins are stolen.
oxide··on U.S. states reconsider confidential deals in workplace harassment
"No?"
oxide··on NYU Makes Tuition Free for All Medical Students
Why does a socio-economic background disqualify someone from having drive? How about dreams? Should poor kids flush those for the good of the class? Because they MIGHT have bad apples in their social circle? For circumstances they don't control- we ought to prevent them from being able to change those circumstances via opportunity and hard work?

How common do you think this is? I would bet it is no more common than other shitty circumstances regardless of socio-economic status.

This entire sentiment is nonsenical IMO.

oxide··on Twitter sysadmin: “I’m deleting the Twitter app from all my devices”
How does it intermingle?

I'm sorry, but social media and even internet access are not rights nor are they provided to you by the government.

The reason you can say whatever you want on the internet is tolerance. Not because its an inalienable right.

A corporation should be held accountable similar to the federal government? That is a nonsensical sentiment. How would that even be enforced? Corporations are accountable to shareholders, not the citizens of any nation.

Please think critically for a moment about what you're suggesting, keeping in mind you clearly are only suggesting this for one specific company, out of all social media companies. it's blatantly out of spite.

oxide··on Whistleblower makes shocking IRS, insider trading allegations
Fair enough. I don't put a lot of stock in the SEC anyway, a 'who watches the watchers' lack of ironclad faith in these regulatory agencies tends to afflict me. That said, all credit to them when they do enforce.
oxide··on Twitter sysadmin: “I’m deleting the Twitter app from all my devices”
It is going to fly as long as the First Amendment is worded to protect you from the government.

Do you really think a Twitter ban is equal to the US government muzzling you? Or do you simply see the alternatives as not good enough and feel like folks are entitled to posting tweets?

Regardless of your (or my) opinion, Twitter is not and will never be a public service provided to you by the US government. you have no right to free speech on their platform. you are welcome to create your own centralized rival service and allow all the hate speech and abuse you want. Twitter and the like are simply not obligated to tolerate you or anyone else being a prick, just like a private message board is not obligated to tolerate the same thing.

So, yeah, I can tell you that. It's not an arguement, facts rarely are. Thems the breaks.

oxide··on Advocates say paper ballots are safest
Is it good quality vodka?
oxide··on Burying ‘One Child’ Limits, China Pushes Women to Have More Babies
I think the point is to not criticize in bad faith.

You are meant to use common sense and be the judge of what is and is not a bad faith criticism or arguement.

oxide··on For women on Twitch, appearing single has become a minefield
I exclusively watch e-sports and other competitve gaming on Twitch, for the same reasons someone might tune into the World Cup or the MLB playoffs. You said it better than I could:

>there is something not only interesting but inspiring watching certain people that are the best at what they do compete against others

Does that make me someone to be pitied, in your opinion? Do you question my morality, or the way I was raised?

oxide··on The US Is the Lowest Taxed Large Developed Economy in the World
So, the problem is a prevented, or maybe just a repeatedly delayed, World War III.
oxide··on YouTube, Apple and Facebook Ban InfoWars, Which Decries 'Mega Purge'
I doubt they are concerned.
oxide··on 3M Knew About the Dangers of PFOA and PFOS Decades Ago, Internal Documents Show
I would like to read more about this if you wouldn't mind sourcing your facts.
oxide··on GE Engineer Linked to China Stole Power Plant Technology, FBI Says
If my IP is my lifeblood, you better believe it pal.

Is that your fault? Nope. But my intellectual property is more valuable than your personal feelings being hurt.

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