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youngNed··on When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor person?
I thought this a little odd, as I know Australia is no stranger to Meth, so I googgled.

Lol, tweaker has a completely different meaning in Oz https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/spin-or-substance-shoul...

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3314826/kuhnemann-turns-to-v...

youngNed··on [dead]
I know nothing about this guy, but in this tweet, its pretty clear why: https://twitter.com/CraigMurrayOrg/status/171333500612114051...

"If that is a crime, send me back to jail."

Well, yes, its been made pretty clear [1] that, this is indeed a crime in the UK. Now whether that is right or wrong, is for a million other people to argue about, but it is a crime.

And, in the replies, many were quick to tag police and cpsuk to let them know.

[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hamas-suella-braverman...

youngNed··on A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes
It was a huge cultural moment. If you look at the impact of the 88 euros and subsequent world cups, we had songs, books, movies. And then, it all just died because someone never put the cones out for training, on a field in japan

I don't think we've ever processed that as a nation. Sure we struggled to process a civil war, we have no chance with saipan.

youngNed··on Most Americans comfortable with solar panels, turbines in their communities
I'm not american, but I do live near quite a few. I have no problem with them.

In fact as someone who has walked up scafell pike, the highest point in England to be greeted with a view of Windscale, I would say I bloody love them, compared to the alternative.

The rural landscapes round these parts bear the scars of man, these are less deep than previous

youngNed··on Phone thieves in Brazil have an easy target: Gig workers
Gig workers are an easy target, in Brazil, in Ireland, in the UK, wherever.

Whether they are being attacked for their phone, for their bike, because racism, whatever. It doesn't change that they are an easy target. This is a gig worker problem, not a Brazil problem.

youngNed··on Phone thieves in Brazil have an easy target: Gig workers
Sadly, no: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/foreign-delive...
youngNed··on The Age of the Clever Fool
he's one of the first i turn to when i have a physical copy of the FT (every weekend)
youngNed··on Pure Bash Bible (2018)
as someone who is late to this party, can you tell me how you are using it? In an IDE? what sort of way are you using it to learn rather than just give answers? thx.
youngNed··on Isn’t London Hell?
It was a link to the london review of books.

You felt scammed by a link pertaining to be about London, that was in fact a review of books?

I'm gonna be honest i'm not sure what to say to you here.

youngNed··on Isn’t London Hell?
Dear Commenters,

Tempting as it may be, to read the headline and wade in to add you point of anecdata from the time you spent in London, and found it terrible/ wonderful, i really urge you to click the link.

Spoiler: its about the release of 5 books by Evelyn Waugh, not about the pro's and cons of a city that you may love, or hate.

youngNed··on Plastics are poisoning us
Lead Paint
youngNed··on Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless cries', emails show
Hey! It looks like you are trying to shoehorn <recent story> into your culture war narrative! Don't you think this is tedious yet?
youngNed··on Humans aren’t mentally ready for an AI-saturated ‘post-truth world’
> Skeptics can be convinced, they just need evidence

The past couple of years has convinced me this is 100% untrue.

People are very capable of ignoring evidence, in favour of something that:

a) reinforces previously held beliefs

b) allows them to remain in a social group

youngNed··on Man who spends $2M a year to look 18 is swapping blood with his father and son
> I think most people are critical of him because he's richer and/or fitter than they are

> hey're missing out: his self-experimentation is fascinating.

Sorry, I have to ask again, did you miss the bit where HE IS HARVESTING HIS OWN SON?

youngNed··on Man who spends $2M a year to look 18 is swapping blood with his father and son
I mean.... i have read all the responses so far, and i'm pausing here to write this, because, i don't think anyone else has:

Article: THIS MAN IS HARVESTING HIS OWN SON.

HN: look at his VO2!, i wonder what he benches?

insert principle skinner 'the kids who are wrong".jpeg here - but seriously HN? this isn't peak 'Weird AF' to anyone else?

youngNed··on Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59
Its really not difficult at all. Especially in Manchester.
youngNed··on Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59
Thats just not true. In fact until very recently Unitedwere by far the more popular team in this city, the meme came about as they have so many fans from outside the city as well.

Also, to the poster who mentioned Stone Roses, No, they are united fans.

In fact until Oasis the only celebrity city fans were bernard manning and curly watts from corrie

youngNed··on The proto-fascism of Elon Musk
Fuck me, but you lot are hard work.

Out.

youngNed··on The proto-fascism of Elon Musk
I asked if you could read the article? Literally thats all i did?

A while back I made a decision to stay well clear of any Musk related discourse as it generally attracts... not the best people. I kinda wish I had remembered that advice to myself now

youngNed··on The proto-fascism of Elon Musk
> He's pro free speech

Is he, aye? https://twitter.com/GlobalAffairs/status/1658208072215437314

youngNed··on The proto-fascism of Elon Musk
Can you read the article?
youngNed··on The Speed Project: A Race Between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
> you are suggesting running is bad for you? Analogous to drugs and alcohol?

No, not in the slightest.

> I dont think that is typically why people run

Nor do i, i think some people have this as a reason to run, and this, i believe, increases as the type of running becomes more extreme

youngNed··on The Speed Project: A Race Between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
I laughed out loud at this line:

> At a glance, Arend's journey from organising underground raves in Hamburg to heading up an ultra-endurance race in Los Angeles might seem an unlikely one.

I guess it might not be obvious, but as someone who enjoys running, I quite often get the 'euphoria' that I once got at raves - it is ecstacy. While I am a runner, albeit not an ultra runner, I absolutely get how people from the rave scene would be attracted to it, I also see regularly people running whom I used to know from rave scene, or I can tell from their tattoos (hello plastikman logo!)

Those who ask the question 'what harm are they doing to themselves?' are often missing the point, Drugs / Alcohol / Running are all ways in which we 'run' from our demons - the question of 'what harm is this doing to me?' is often weighted against alternatives.

youngNed··on I don't have ADHD, but three private clinics say I do, and offered me medication
i don't follow your logic here, at all.

The NHS doctor told him, he didn't have ADHD, 3 private clinics told him he did

and your reply is 'The NHS is not fit for purpose' ?

youngNed··on YouTuber who staged plane crash faces up to 20 years jail
You are right, he is clearly a fucking clown.
youngNed··on Google Pixel Fold
I use one (fold 4) its actually a game changer, and i could see me not going back.

I think google has correctly called the direction of travel here

youngNed··on The last days of a 350-year-old family farm
An open secret is something which is widely known to be true amongst people, but which is denied officially, for that very reason, providing sources is more usually than not possible for an open secret.

I have no idea if an open secret is like the open mystery of Ephesians 3:9,10.

youngNed··on New York to ban natural gas, including stoves, in new buildings
> I tried this and a neighbor called CalFire

> I have about 20 gallons of gas in my garage

I'm with your neighbor on this one

youngNed··on How to Subvert a Democracy, Stage 2: Condition the Masses
It's a well written path in those trying: "Lock her up" certainly was attempting it
youngNed··on Peru's Great Urban Experiment
I mean, its basically Vegas, city built in the desert, no one knows why it exists, enormous social differences, and it had a different architectural style to other areas.

Most importantly, it had a strict code 'what happens in Chan Chan stays in Chan Chan'

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