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someguy5344523··on The Onion defends right to parody in Supreme Court brief
> it appears that they really do believe that Biden supporters are literally murdering Trump voters in the streets

They are: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/us/north-dakota-teenager-vehi...

someguy5344523··on RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreaking LG webOS smart TVs
You can also just buy a Sceptre tv, which doesn't even have network connectivity.
someguy5344523··on Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, test finds
Really? That sounds like the worst of both worlds to me; you still have to look at the screen to see what you're selecting, but you also can't just click the thing you want directly.
someguy5344523··on Show HN: Killer Crossword - A crossword puzzle variation with no clues
This is a very neat idea! My problem is with the layout: why is there a black area below the crossword, where if I drag the crossword there the crossword disappears? That area should be a lot smaller
someguy5344523··on StackOverflow Is Down
> We need crawlers and scrapers to download EVERYTHING out of the SE platforms, and they need to do so on a daily basis. All content on SE must be mirrored across the world, and if they don't want to do it then we'll do the scraping for them.

I think that's already the case. Whenever I look up a technical issue, the first result is usually from SO; the next results are usually from websites that copied that first SO page

someguy5344523··on In defence of garlic in a jar
I started using garlic crushers when I learned that you don't need to peel the cloves to use it. Plus, if you don't peel them, clean up is actually pretty easy. As for leaving garlic behind; yes, that's true, but garlic is also cheap, so you can just crush more.
someguy5344523··on The new and upgraded Framework Laptop
Umm, right now, the pre-built page takes you to the diy page instead, even if you click on "Or check out pre-built options"
someguy5344523··on The growing discontent behind Nintendo’s fun facade
Since when is Mario Odyssey a failure? From wikipedia:

In the United States and Europe, it became Nintendo's fastest-selling Super Mario game ever, with 1.1 million copies sold in the US within five days.[120][121] According to the NPD Group, the game was the best-selling video game of October 2017,[122] and was listed by Amazon as the online retailer's highest-selling game of the year.[123]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Odyssey#Sales

someguy5344523··on Heart-disease risk soars after Covid, even with a mild case
On the other hand, if you're vaccinated, you're less likely to have symptoms, so you're less likely to notice that you're infected.
someguy5344523··on Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out over Joe Rogan
What evidence do you have that Rogan does not believe the things he is saying?
someguy5344523··on Pfizer board member suggests end to mask, vaccine mandates
If the system is overwhelmed, then hospitals shouldn't have fired workers who didn't want to get vaccinated.
someguy5344523··on Pfizer board member suggests end to mask, vaccine mandates
But it looks like the vaccines don't stop the spread of covid: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8481107/
someguy5344523··on Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm kids and democracy
I don't really like this paradox, since censorship is always justified in the name of protecting society. "We have to censor criticism of the king/the church/communism/etc, since they hold our country together". Plus, its very easy to say "My ideology is very tolerant, therefore by definition anyone who disagrees with me is intolerant".
someguy5344523··on Non-native English speakers, I want to hear from you
One tool you can use is the English language stack exchange: https://english.stackexchange.com/. Its a shoot off of Stack Overflow specifically for questions about word and phrase usage.