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equivocates··on GnuCash 5.9
I would argue xml is more complex, but to each his own. :)
equivocates··on Meta to pay Texas $1.4B for using facial recognition without users' permission
when someone steals your tv, the restitution is paid to the victims.
equivocates··on Fed court rules for retired engineer told by state to not talk about math
Lawyer here. Tbh, legal services is a lot of talking about words.
equivocates··on [dead]
I read the post and didn’t see where in it he tells us how he turned 1k into 700MM.
equivocates··on I bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print
My parents had a set of encyclopedia Britannica from 1987. Problem is they got it for me in 1997.
equivocates··on Why Perl?
PACER -- the system that runs electronic dockets and service for all federal courts runs on perl.
equivocates··on Ken Thompson's 75 year project: A century of popular music in a jukebox [video]
Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I prefer my OS put several hurdles in front of a key logging app.
equivocates··on Show HN: Zelda Breath of The Wild Street View
Cool. Now do it with Elden Ring.
equivocates··on U.S. News pulls Columbia University from its 2022 rankings
Cool, now do all the Ivys.
equivocates··on If OpenSSL were a GUI
Let me introduce you to a little app called FFMPEG
equivocates··on The Constitutionality of Civil Forfeiture (2016)
This is what passes as legal scholarship these days thanks to the Federalist Society.
equivocates··on US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent
Is daylight savings time such a hassle? All my clocks update themselves. I hardly ever notice the difference.
equivocates··on Controlling the nuclear fusion plasma in a tokamak with reinforcement learning
Pretty sure this was the plot of Spider-Man 2 (Raimi Trilogy).
equivocates··on Why isn't there a universal data format for résumés?
Because in certain fields, the design of the resume is just as important as the content of the resume.
equivocates··on The Google home page is 500K
Don’t really want to login to search.
equivocates··on Becoming a Chess Grandmaster
> It is sad that I have to mention it, but it has absolutely nothing to do with their race, but with opportunities.

As if access to opportunities has nothing to do with race.

equivocates··on PACER Fetch APIs
The RECAP project is a great project, and highly recommend its use.

But PACER charges 10 cents per page for access and I don't have a problem with that. These fees keep the federal courts open to do vital business when Congress decides it's a good time for a shutdown. Any complaints re: PACER fees should be directed to Congress.

equivocates··on The IRS has granted nonprofit status to a daily newspaper
The Texas Tribune is a non-profit[1] and has been so for 10 years.[2]

[1]: https://www.texastribune.org/about/

[2]: https://www.texastribune.org/series/10th-anniversary/

equivocates··on Should lawyers learn to code? Arguments for and against
I'm a lawyer who can code. Here's how I have used that skill:

* MS VB Macros for automating how my documents look and what they do

* Basic sync scripts that sync folders locally > server and vice versa

* An app to keep track of the my frequently used rules: trial rules dot com

* A website to keep track of various developments in my area law [internal to my firm]

* A PDF app that automates basic tasks [batestamping, adding exhibit stickers, etc]

Edit for spelling/formatting.

equivocates··on Minnesota court decision means doctors can be sued by patients they don't treat
Medical malpractice lawyer here:

Setting aside the sensational headline, this seems a reasonable result. According to the article, the hospitalist who did not see the patient decided to (a) opine that her symptoms were due to some other, incorrect cause; and (b) override the decision of the doctor who actually saw the patient. Why shouldn't this individual have accountability for the harm that he caused? He wants to make life or death decisions without so much as examining the patient and he doesn't want to be held responsible for those decisions. How is that fair?

equivocates··on A Camera Lens Made from an Iceberg
The lens is not very sharp.
equivocates··on Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect
I like the Touch Bar. I use it all the time contextually in whatever app I am using. For regular, non-tech users, I've noticed that they use it too. It allows those folks to quickly access options that were previously keyboard shortcuts.

As an aside, I also enjoy the quick access to emojis.‍

equivocates··on iPhones may shut down in cold weather
That's common knowledge even in Texas.
equivocates··on macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty password
So — if you log out and log in as root without a password (EEK!), you can set your own password as root. Once you do, Mac os will no longer bypass the password.
equivocates··on The Best Podcasting Equipment for a New Podcaster
My co-host wrote a better guide.[1] Can say there's some overlap, but I definitely think my co-hosts pick of mic is way better, after having experience with both.

[1]: http://smull.net/podcasting-equipment/

equivocates··on How Fear and Outrage Are Sold for Profit
Is this article not an example of the very thing it complains of?
equivocates··on Replacing My Kid’s College Fund with a “Start Something” Fund
Serious question: what do your kids know about running a company?
equivocates··on Reddit Is Being Manipulated by Professional Shills [video]
next week: hacker news is being manipulated by professional shills every day.
equivocates··on Let's start using DuckDuckGo more often
I have duckduckgo set on my phone. Recently, I started discovering that when I clicked a google search result link on my phone, google would mask that link and wouldn't actually take me to the webpage. Annoying. DDGo doesn't do this.
equivocates··on GIMP development - What’s the point?
the point of developing gimp is to eventually change its name.
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