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vjjsejj··on EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors
I meant the policemen of course. They were never tried for manslaughter or even fired(?). So at least in this case the lack of accountability is similar what is regularly happening in the US.
vjjsejj··on EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors
Well no.. just handcuffed and left to die after being stabbed (while the perpetrators face no consequences).
vjjsejj··on Middle schooler finds coin from Troy in Berlin
Define tourism, though. Even quit a bit before 300 BC Herodotus did go to Egypt for not particularly practical reasons
vjjsejj··on Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
It’s not like those scientific definitions are particularly consistent or stable, though. In a large part it’s still a matter of convention when it comes to non human species as well
vjjsejj··on Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
Probably less than 40k? Since it took a while for modern humans to leave Africa.
vjjsejj··on Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
> it's around a hundred thousand years.

So not that far away since modern humans began splitting up into separate subgroups outside of Africa? Of course there have been quite a bit of intermixing since then (more so in Eurasia than the more isolated parts of the world before the modern times, though)

vjjsejj··on Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
Well humans and chimpanzees share almost 99% of their DNA despite being quite distant relative so that number is somewhat deceptive. Not disagreeing with the overall point of course
vjjsejj··on ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
> So was Kimmel engaged in defamation?

Not anymore than you are now? There is a reasonably clear precedent established on what is defamation and what is not.

> it's a very important concept in a free society.

That repeating something all the time regardless of whether it makes sense or not somehow makes it true? Well.. you are free to hold that opinion.

vjjsejj··on ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
Well school shootings are a trend too. The guy who was murdered openly and explicitly supported doing absolutely nothing about it (and gun violence in general).

Regardless of this specific case the “right” ignores, supports or even encourages political violence on a much bigger scale than anyone else.

So why is it only a problem in some specific cases but not in general?

vjjsejj··on ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
I know time flies by.. but 2016 was almost 10 years ago.

Also, lets ignore the fact that there is a difference between consumers boycotting something and a government agency outright threatening a private company.

vjjsejj··on ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
> next to someone who thinks that it's ok to commit acts of violence against others just because we don't share the same views.

But that still only includes a subset of views?

I mean what you are saying is right. But these people were perfectly fine with ignoring or sometimes outright endorsing political violence until one of their own was the target. That does not seem extremely hypocritical?

vjjsejj··on ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
Certainly not more creative compared to painting someone who openly supports school shootings as some sort of a martyr.
vjjsejj··on FDA approves first medication to reduce allergic reactions to multiple foods
> Heck, in the US, most of the places aren't even paying their staff a decent wage.

Getting > 20% of the total revenue in a restaurant seems like a pretty good deal though. I doubt most servers would prefer getting the 2-3x Federal minimum wage and no tips.

And in some states like CA, WA, NYC it’s a (relatively) very well paid job.

vjjsejj··on The EU Wants Its Own DNS Resolver That Can Block 'Unlawful' Traffic,TorrentFreak
It really can’t be this hard to understand such basic sarcasm?

Or I’m actually the one doing that here (and your comment is sarcastic as well)?

vjjsejj··on A800 40GB Active Graphics Card
r/iamveryrich leaking?
vjjsejj··on The United States is producing more oil than any country in history
No, we just let non-populists like Schröder (a former German chancellor who literally became an official Russian agent after he left office..) and Merkel get in the way
vjjsejj··on The failure of self-checkout technology
> Trust like in Switzerland is a very rare thing in most countries

I’m in an Eastern European country and have the same machines in some supermarkets, no scales, no gates just scan the stuff and go.

That would’ve been unimaginable 15-30 years ago. Theft and violent crime rates were sky high. Having your home broken into or even getting mugged in broad daylight wasn’t that special (these days you have a high chance of getting a story in a national newspaper at least if you get mugged).

Of course it’s far from perfect and there are other issues that need to be solved. However under the right circumstances significant change is possible even during relatively short timeframes.

vjjsejj··on Germany hits 80 GW milestone
Is battery storage cheaper than nuclear though?

> annoying

Wasn’t nuclear supposed to be the “moonshot” of the 50s and 60s? I guess another problem is that they would’ve had to solve both solar panel and the battery issue at the same time.

vjjsejj··on Polish trains lock up when serviced in third-party workshops
> and generally not allowing free media

To be fair not something Britain can be particularly proud of considering its libel laws.

vjjsejj··on Tesla Cybertruck's Race Against a Porsche 911 Was Apparently an 1/8-Mile Run
> Your battery life doesn't match the manufacturer claims

They are still measuring that in a defined standardized way. It might be very different from real world conditions but that doesn’t mean that they are explicitly lying.

vjjsejj··on Tesla Cybertruck's Race Against a Porsche 911 Was Apparently an 1/8-Mile Run
It’s not like they are selling or planning to sell it in the UK to be fair
vjjsejj··on Tesla Cybertruck's Race Against a Porsche 911 Was Apparently an 1/8-Mile Run
They say that it was 1/4 in the video
vjjsejj··on The hunt for life in Alpha Centauri
> but isn't using this definition extremely limiting?

So instead for searching something specific (we sort of understand) we should spend time and resources looking literally for nothing in particular?

Also I don’t non-carbon/water lifeforms are at all compatible with our understanding of biology and chemistry?

vjjsejj··on The US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the US is now nearly 2X
> I’m not twelve

Not yet, anyway.

vjjsejj··on Sao Paulo: A city with no outdoor advertisements (2013)
To be fair you definitely do sound like an “artist”
vjjsejj··on Tell HN: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
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