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undersuiton TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users

Why don't you detail why you believe only the Chinese government operates that way. It's MY government, the US government, not the Chinese government that is the subject of these bribes and flattery. It's a human trait not a trait of the nation of China.

undersuiton TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users

I still object to this being a trait of Chinese people or citizens of China.

undersuiton TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users

Yeah you can choose to use Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, or Threads freely. /s

undersuiton TikTok goes dark in the US

There must be other options than banning Tiktok or losing to "the enemy".

undersuiton TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users

Tiktok has been working for the last 40 minutes for me after going dark last night.

Some thoughts from Donald Trump: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1138556168486...

undersuiton TikTok goes dark in the US

Yep, there are no rules in the US, anyone can own a company and do anything they want. There is no evil government pulling the stings from behind the curtain.

https://www.fcc.gov/proceedings-actions/mergers-transactions...

https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/biden-admin-delays-enf...

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21168079/grindr-sold-chine...

Are you even aware of the context of the reasons why Tiktok went dark? Did they do it with no provocation? By accepting the US's arguments for the Tiktok ban we're just aligning ourselves with the same ideology of "the enemy" you're trying to malign.

undersuiton TikTok goes dark in the US

Especially with our billionaires openly declaring they are working with the oncoming administration because other powers like the EU trying to enforce their laws within their borders. China is just on top of the game since they are a provider instead of a consumer.

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

Right back at ya.

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

I'm not worried, there's enough gun wackos with actual malice in their hearts making a living off of selling these targets.

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

You're free to ignore the context of a person saying "the CEO must die" after years railing against capitalism. I'm just going to call you out for it.

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

the CEO must die.

And now we wait.

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

Who is "the CEO"? Is it all 52? So you have decided from the start to take the uncharitable take.

undersuiton Raspberry Pi's RP2350 Hacking Challenge Results Announced

Four winners are each awarded the full $20K prize.

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

Maybe you should apply HN comment etiquette outside of HN.

>Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

The strongest good faith interpretation of "the CEO must die" is that it is not a call to action for murdering "the CEO". But we'll let the author clarify:

>“The CEO is more than an individual it is a figurehead of the capitalist order,” he wrote. “When we say the ceo must die, we mean the structure of capitalism must be broken.”

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

Nah, even the wedding cake was an issue. The city of Lakewood set aside that area of the market for commercial business. The citizens of Lakewood financially support the government. The government grants them access and ensures that the cakes are safe for everyone to eat not just straight people.

Make all the cakes you want for a limited clientele out of your house.

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

As a freelancer you are not a government backed legal entity. Companies shouldn't have as much freedom as you do.

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

So when is it contextually OK to print a shooting target with a US President's face on them?

undersuiton Platforms systematically removed a user because he made "most wanted CEO" cards

What do YOU think they wanted to do to them?

undersuiton Making an intersection unsafe for pedestrians to save seconds for drivers

Any time you grant vehicles a shared path with pedestrians is dangerous.

I was in the middle of a long line of cars taking a left from a left turn lane. The green arrow light turned to a yellow arrow light for a brief second before turning full green. I was at the front of the line at the time so I slowed down and waited for the car in front of me to clear the intersection before I turned so that I could see that there if was oncoming traffic who light just turned green. No oncoming traffic, start turning, notice when I'm way to far into the intersection that a pedestrian is trying to cross the 90 feet of crosswalk as well. I violate their right of way and get myself out of oncoming traffic lanes. In the rear view mirror I see the pedestrian waiting in the middle of the crosswalk for the rest of the line of traffic behind me to finish their left turns. The corner is a 120 degree turn, definitely my fault for not being aware of my surroundings but also... 120 degree turn on two 4 lane 40mph roads... the pedestrian needs a dedicated time to cross free of vehicles.

undersuiton The Origins of Wokeness

>Indigenous Americans generally prefer being called Indian, not Native American

Enforcing this false dilemma is what leads us to this situation. Even this CCP Grey guy is arguing for the false dilemma. Actually referring to Native Americans or Indians as a monolithic group is the problem. The many peoples forced to live in the Indian Territories(Oklahoma) have different needs than the peoples forced to live along the US-Canadian border(like Ojibway, Blackfoot, and Mohawk) and different needs than the Apache... another overloaded name[1].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache#Difficulties_in_naming

undersuiton 43K fewer drivers on Manhattan roads after congestion pricing turned on

I don't think anyone literally likes driving. Some people like racing, some people like drifting. But who the heck likes getting in their car, waiting at stop signs and lights, staring down a road for hours, and wondering whether the oncoming vehicle veering left is going to turn on their turn signal or straighten their path.

undersuiton 43K fewer drivers on Manhattan roads after congestion pricing turned on

I hate driving but every time I get on my bicycle I remember how fun it is... until a car starts driving behind me impatient to get somewhere a few seconds faster. I can bike to many places in my town faster than the drivers can drive if I put some effort into pedaling.

undersuiton When a winter storm trapped a luxury passenger train near Donner Pass

The density is a function of our travel system. Putting dedicated passenger train routes into the US to connect the biggest cities would lead to the smaller cities along the routes receiving increased immigration. Every city has a road through it to do the same thing.

>In the USA, for passengers, it makes much more sense to fly than trains

You don't live in the midwest I take it. It makes more sense to drive than to take a flight that passes you through one of the airline hubs for most every trip that is less than 400 miles.

undersuiton World's darkest and clearest skies at risk from industrial megaproject

Unless the article has been updated there is no omission.

undersuiton Adobe Lightroom's AI Remove feature added a Bitcoin to bird in flight photo

Gotta find out the vulnerabilities of the paperclip maximizer, disguising ourselves as a crypto currency could be our only hope.

undersuiton Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs

https://merchants.ubereats.com/us/en/black-owned-restaurants...

Not bizarre, capitalism. Uber Eats should expand their offerings else someone else will take that market segment.

undersuiton Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs

We're obviously not putting the master branch in charge of exploiting a bunch of slave branches.

And "a man" doesn't refer to mankind/humankind.

undersuiton Consumer-grade routers on puny power supplies (2024)

Cool, I was going to research what a 16GB ram OrangePi would cost but their website is down for me.

undersuiton Cracking a 512-bit DKIM key for less than $8 in the cloud

My Chromebook all of the sudden needs compute to serve ads. RIP uBlock.

undersuiton All clocks are 30 seconds late

Analog Clock movements with second hands! The seconds hand is rarely smooth, we want the tick, but the minute hand and hour hands are smooth.