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splitstud··on SpaceX's IPO is a disaster waiting to happen for your pension fund
This is like a pea buried under 7 mattresses of delusion. If you dont like Musk, fine, but cmon man.
splitstud··on I decided to pay off a school’s lunch debt
This right here. This is the problem. Faulty logic like this is why we are stuck with underperforming schools.

No, no, no. If you want better schools then vote for school choice.

splitstud··on What is a pig butchering scam? (2023)
This weird drive to compel the speech of others is the thing that needs to be discredited.
splitstud··on How to deal with receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Big Tech
2 days later 1000 people would be subscribed to r/C&Dfarming
splitstud··on New data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI
They're literally equal as classes for this subject matter.
splitstud··on IPCC climate crisis report delivers ‘final warning on 1.5C’
Well, you could for comparison's sake look back from now to when these same warnings were issued 5, 10 or 20 years ago
splitstud··on Florida lawyer argues pregnant inmate’s fetus is being illegally detained
What could possibly be more hypocritical than your attempt at a rights-based argument while reserving rights to only some living beings? The lack of self-awareness is breathtaking.
splitstud··on Microsoft is forcibly removing internet explorer from PCs
The warnings started how long ago? The compatability mode is available and works.
splitstud··on In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome (2001)
Adding value propositions:

Find a cheaper way to do something Find a better way to market something

He wasn't wrong. End of the day, these kind of 'businesses' are merely exploiting a market inefficiency that won't last forever.

splitstud··on Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academic hiring
The fuss? Discrimination is not ok.
splitstud··on Want anonymity? Make a persona not a mystery
Hence the name Skimmington
splitstud··on Which one of these will be the biggest “unicorn” failure ever?
Say you received 1,000 when graduating high school. You then got a job making 100/month, signed a lease and moved out of the house. You have expenses of 180/month. How long before you are destitute?
splitstud··on Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats
I suppose one man's regulatory capture is balanced by another man's monopolistic behemoth pushing out a competitor that doesn't have an alternate revenue stream.
splitstud··on Eve Online fans cheer Microsoft Excel features at annual Fanfest
This is the beauty of Eve. Suck rocks for ore while watching movies. Solo/team hunting pvp. Venture capitalist. Space Trucker. Honest Questor or other PVE solo/team player. Absolute troll who creates a roleplay justification to being the worst of bastards to newbies (but just inside the rules). So many playstyles.

I liked the stealth game as well. Work your way in a stealthy ship deep into Nullsec and do your thing - whether that thing is a bunny rabbit of a frigate designed to find and steal cookies and outwit the fox, or a stealth bomber that hides near the cookie jar to squash the unsuspecting. And both of these have to find a way to get back to civilization with the lootz.

splitstud··on Knitters got knotted in a purity spiral (2020)
Controlling thought by controlling speech is nothing new, and it IS a historically ignored problem
splitstud··on I got a computer science degree in 3 months for less than $5000 (2020)
I have hired several WGU grads, and will again. You made a good choice.
splitstud··on Though new to some tea drinkers, Yaupon is steeped in history
I let it grow as interior fencing. It provides a nice environment for wild dewberries as well. And, of course, it is a never-ending fight to keep it from taking over the entire ranch. Love/hate.
splitstud··on Apple’s Mistake (2009)
It only matters if Apple doesn't care how many people develop for their platform. You say 'People will do whatever...'. Sure, some will. Some won't. Some have to. Would you want your platform to be skewed in any way towards those that 'have to'?

The libertarian and bog standard answers agree in this case = you don't need to know how, we don't need you to be the decision maker.

splitstud··on Apple’s Mistake (2009)
It's actually surprising how good it is
splitstud··on Intel apologises in China over Xinjiang supplier statement
Why would I ever import from a supplier whose only positive is price, if I have to go to extra effort and expense - making them no longer competitive in any respect?
splitstud··on Intel apologises in China over Xinjiang supplier statement
Supply chains are already moving from China as fast as possible. Access to western markets will disappear. No amount of rhetoric will change this.
splitstud··on Intel apologises in China over Xinjiang supplier statement
Everything you just said is meaningless evasion. Glow more.
splitstud··on President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment
Also a good lesson for students: avoid trouble when it is easy to do so.
splitstud··on President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment
No its literally about avoiding the morass of legal compliance as best you can, whenever and wherever.
splitstud··on President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment
These are good points, but this isn't a case of discrimination.

What is it about Purdue that makes them unlikely to take this seriously?

splitstud··on President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment
Two giant paragraphs that are largely irrelevant as well as inaccurate. Purdue has a framework to work with to adjudicate situations regarding the student experience. We will see how it plays out. Your emotional response to some trigger doesn't have anything to do with what is being discussed.
splitstud··on Saule Omarova says banks sank her chance to become a key regulator
No. Someone needs to come up with a compelling reason to change our practices first.
splitstud··on Saule Omarova says banks sank her chance to become a key regulator
Which is silly without evidence I agree. So, with no experience what value does she have? There's nothing in her academic work that shows some outstanding quality. Is she in ideologue? If so, of what type?
splitstud··on Saule Omarova says banks sank her chance to become a key regulator
Maybe that's it, thanks
splitstud··on Saule Omarova says banks sank her chance to become a key regulator
What no one seems to be asking is why was she nominated in the first place? The list of more qualified candidates numbers in the thousands.
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