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skidd0··on Don't Fire People for Making Pornography in Their Free Time
Yes, without naming it, because people (as you demonstrate) immediately presume anarchy === bad/chaos/disorder. All Anarchy means is No Kings, not No Order. In fact, anarchy allows for a type of emergent, bottom up order that cannot ever happen by top-down fiat mandate. It permits all (consensual, private property respecting) beliefs.

It does Not prevent someone else from disapproving of your actions (making porn), but it Does ensure that their response is limited only to their property/sphere of influence.

skidd0··on Don't Fire People for Making Pornography in Their Free Time
You imposing penalties IS restricting individual freedom like a tyrant. See?
skidd0··on Don't Fire People for Making Pornography in Their Free Time
Sounds like you want to impose your beliefs on others through threats of ruining lives and careers via the prison system... seems hypocritical to your otherwise live and let live (fuck and let fuck?) position.
skidd0··on California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics
Agreed. I would guess that mushrooms in particular might be a helpful option for those self-medicators willing to pursue it. It is not a cure-all, and it doesn't work for everyone that tries it, but it has shown to help people sort of zoom out, reset, and gain a new perspective on their own psychological "baggage".
skidd0··on California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics
A degree doesn't mean you're somehow less susceptible to addiction. The risk of addiction shouldn't prevent anyone else from choosing what they put in their own body.
skidd0··on California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics
Seriously? So someone who is poor can't get legal access to some potential life altering drug just because they're not affluent enough? And that'll somehow have an impact on homelessness?

Many people in the open-air drug encampments are there because they aren't getting real help. Your proposed plan would do nothing to help those that might just be assisted by the new perspective psychedelic therapy can give. It would only let the rich keep living the untouchable life they already live.

skidd0··on California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics
Ah, that's not as bad. Still, I'd prefer full legalization. Commercial sale as well. The less risk, the better. Risk from still being illegal, from bad sources, from bad product.
skidd0··on California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics
So because of 'idiots', anyone looking to experience the therapeutic effects should continue to carry the risk of jail time and a permanent record?
skidd0··on Google Maps is a critical dependency for nutrition facts on mcdonalds.com
I have seen your comments elsewhere on HN. It's refreshing to see some like-minded opinions. Do you have any other online presence or some way I might contact you? My email is in my profile here, if you're open to that.
skidd0··on Maui residents who disobeyed barricades survived fires
Tragic events like this can be a reminder that the only person responsible for your safety is You. You Cannot rely on "officials" or rules to care more about you than you do. Trust your gut, maintain awareness. Do not be lulled into complacency by safety theatre.
skidd0··on Spotify looked to ban white noise podcasts to become more profitable
Vulfpeck's Sleepify album. The tracks were silent so you could play them in the background. They used the proceeds to fund a free tour for their fans.
skidd0··on AI for developers and Google Workspace
As a client, using the self-checkout is (usually) a choice I get to make. I choose to use the self-checkout because it is often faster than waiting in a line. I am thankful for the opportunity to put in my own effort in exchange for faster completion and reduced prices.
skidd0··on “Forbidden-word” lists are a symptom of administrative bloat
Policing language changes the world and it does so in a double-plus-ungood way.
skidd0··on Former Coinbase PM charged in cryptocurrency insider trading tipping scheme
Knowing privileged info and acting on it as an individual is not he same as intentionally misleading another person.
skidd0··on Is the Saudi Government Plotting Against Another U.S.-Based Critic?
Betteridge's law of headlines

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headli...

skidd0··on How to disable the built-in Windows 10 ads
Pinta is the software I use for quick little edits (like adding a red arrow!)
skidd0··on One-quarter of the world’s pigs died in a year due to swine fever in China
I have a few questions about the kind of work you do. Mostly just about how you got started and what sort of activities you perform. If you have the time, could you please contact me at skidd0 [at] skidd0 [dot] com?
skidd0··on What Gets to Be a 'Burger'? States Restrict Labels on Plant-Based Meat
Not disagreeing, but providing a different perspective. By maintaining labels that associate lab-grown or plant-based with the "real-deal" (not a "fake" or new/different) meats, perhaps more people would be willing to try the alternatives. People are resistant to change and many stick to what they "know". It's part of why the milk industry is fighting for nut-milks to not be labeled as "real" milk. If the alternative has that "other"/"outsider" label, there's more resistance from the customers.
skidd0··on System76 Thelio: A Review
I want to chime in a contrasting opinion here. I had an old Galago that I adored. Came with Ubuntu, swapped that to Arch then stayed happy with it for years! It was a plastic frame, but it was tough enough to shove in a backpack and take longboarding. After 3 years, the Ethernet port's spring clip finally snapped off (user error), but still worked. I also accidentally bent the audio jack, but it still worked. It finally "died" when my pup knocked it off the couch with the charger still plugged in. The charger plug, still in the port, hit the floor at just the right angle to snap the port's inner prong off making it impossible to charge. I didn't notice until the next day when the battery used it's last bits of juice then shut down.

Very happy with my System76 purchase. But! I've only ever used the one device.

skidd0··on Create your own game engine but don't use it (2017)
What resources did you use to guide the creation of your engine?
skidd0··on What Minimum-Wage Foes Got Wrong About Seattle
A minimum wage isn't one coffee shop with expensive beans. It means Every shop has expensive beans.
skidd0··on When Telecom Companies Search Your Home for Piracy
>If you mean that the individuals in such a scheme would agree to pay each to have a "private court/police" enforce their contracts etc, then that's the same as government, just one without voting

Actually, there is voting. Those individuals are voting with their money. But, this is more direct market signaling rather than being relayed to a "representative" in our "republic".

skidd0··on The life and death of a laptop battery (2015)
I know when I was interested in a similar question several months ago, the advice I found was that laptop batteries like to stay at a higher charge level. Depleting the charge and allowing the cells to remain empty should damage the battery's capacity.
skidd0··on Poll: Would you prefer no copyright to current copyright laws?
No Copyright. Knowledge isn't a property. Copying is not theft.
skidd0··on Qutebrowser – A keyboard-driven, Vim-like browser based on PyQt5
I saw this in the qutebrowser quick start page:

Run :adblock-update to download adblock lists and activate adblocking

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