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tchalla
32,740karma·5,338submissions·November 17, 2011
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The root cause of the problem is that parents and children need to raise funds for cancer treatment in the first place.
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I understand your expectation. That said, I think it's ok to add detail in commentary when the article doesn't mention it explicitly. So continuing to go upon the point that the article didn…
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Avian flu exists with or without farming birds.
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The amount of times I have Signal dunked on for confusing confidentiality versus anonymity is just too high.
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Founder mode.
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I won't be surprised if they do the Washington's bid. A few years ago, they wouldn't even consider it. By the time we all die, may be they will.
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> “We’ll discuss with industry what we can do, not only to make ourselves independent from China, but also for example independent from the USA, independent from the big tech companies,” Merz said.…
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It’s a well studied psychological phenomena too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_effect …
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Slippery slopes have existed in all western parts of the world disguised as freedom since eternity. This isn’t something new.
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Are you saying that a computer should be trusted without human intervention? If so, I have a computer right now that says you should be banned on the Internet.
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> You are aware the rest of the world exists right? I wish this was posted on every comment thread with that reminder.
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> Were I the CEO of a company like that I'd reduce headcount in the legacy orgs, transition them to maintenance mode, and start new orgs within the company that are as insulated from legacy as…
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> Prominent startup investor Ron Conway, who backed companies including Google, Airbnb and Stripe, resigned from the board of the Salesforce Foundation on Thursday. According to the New York Times,…
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Many other countries also have complicated taxes and are able to provide a better user example to non accountants. The US isn’t special.
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It’s always interesting to see that consumption tax is pretty much levied on all purchases at all levels. But consumption is rarely considered as a criteria for decision making on benefits.
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Your personal opinions and conclusions aren’t facts, you cite the “basic metrics” from a reputable source and Wikipedia will accept it. It doesn’t have to be a news article. Many of examples that you…
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Wikipedias aim is to collect information not tell us the truth. It’s a mirror not a light. News articles are a source of information because they can be verified. For every claim where news articles …
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> The western companies aren't using the business as a strategic tool to destabilise the host country. Do western governments use other methods to destabilise the host countries? What should b…
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I’m all for level playing fields if they are level. Everyone flex their muscle in different ways. What unfair advantages do you think the USA and EU have but China doesn’t?
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Yes and the conclusion is pretty clear that most people believe the article not your comment.
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Off topic but I spot another one of those forcibly made acronyms > Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2010
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There are noise restrictions and quiet time periods in Zurich https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/de/stadtleben/veranstaltungen-u... …
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“The Taj Mahal probably doesn’t exist because I haven’t seen or experienced it”.
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Another mind boggling aspect of Amazon’s review system is that it categorises multiple products / variations under one. So if you want to buy products X with variations X1, X2 and X3- the review…
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Start here, you can use a translator https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2025/02/chialo-einsparu... …