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2 Kings 2:23-24: A story about what happens when you make fun of bald dudes

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Anyone who tells you that gaming on Linux isn't somewhat experimental is lying. I think it's getting there, though.

BaldProphet ,
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Yeah, OP definitely played hard mode lol

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I wouldn't have even gone to college if I didn't have access to a privately subsidized university. That said, $40k of debt for four years of education doesn't actually seem so bad, considering living expenses. Being able to live on $10k a year (or less) is impressive.

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You're describing the median, not the average.

BaldProphet ,
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Jacobin is a strongly biased source and unlikely to be trustworthy or accurate in it's "reporting".

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I haven't used Google Search in years (DuckDuckGo ftw). I do use Copilot from time to time, and it's alright.

BaldProphet ,
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This kind of "checking that I'm still orthodox" post makes my skin crawl. Who is "we"?

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Technically every JSON file is a single line, with line break characters here and there

Next steps after the bear

As has been discussed already here in this community, the key takeaway from the bear hypothetical is that it is an opportunity to truly listen to the lived experiences of women under patriarchal systems. I encourage "first response" to the bear discussion to head back to this post, as I am looking for discussion kind of after...

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If the question was “Would you rather encounter a bear or a man at a board game café?”, you’d find a lot fewer women hoping to encounter a bear.

This is why I think the bear question is useless at best and harmful at worst. It's unproductive and doesn't serve the purpose that some people wish it would.

I doubt it originated as a good-faith attempt to have a good discussion about some hard topics. I truly believe the bear question has misandry at its roots and should discarded like the sexist garbage that it is.

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Of course, anyone who has been watching Hamas for the last decade knows that they routinely lie about civilian casualties while simultaneously using them as meat shields.

Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians ( www.nytimes.com )

The Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in Gaza that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians and built files on young people, journalists and those who questioned the government, according to intelligence officials and a trove of internal documents reviewed by The New York Times....

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Everyday Palestinians = Hamas' meat shields.

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They're also victims of Hamas' war crimes, because using civilians as shields and conducting military operations from civilian locations are also war crimes. If Hamas can even be accused of such, being a terror organization rather than a legitimate government.

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The accusations have been demonstrated to be true for nearly two decades. What are you smoking?

BaldProphet ,
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https://stratcomcoe.org/publications/hybrid-threats-hamas-use-of-human-shields-in-gaza/87
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A560311950/CSIC?u=byuidaho&sid=ebsco&xid=32fe104d

That second link probably requires you to have an academic subscription, so here's the ISBN: 9780190602932

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That quote doesn't support you like you think it does. Israel uses US-provided precision munitions to strike only its intended targets. Hamas, on the other hand, uses unguided rockets that cannot be legally fired towards a city. Its rockets are so unreliable, in fact, that they frequently cause casualties in Gaza.

Anyway, I've got better things to do than keep arguing with a supporter of Islamist terror groups.

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Social good more than for economic reasons, since we know definitively that more education isn't required to do work that currently is high-paying.

BaldProphet ,
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"New York Considers More Legislation that will Expand Gun Rights After Litigation"

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For some reason, referring to a computer or VM that runs Linux as a "Linux box" triggers me.

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It's not just Highway 1, too. There are many towns on the coast with roads that are right over the eroding coastal cliffs. Time to not live along those roads anymore.

FTC Non-compete rule published in Federal Register ( www.govinfo.gov )

This goes into effect September 4, 2024. Employers with existing non-compete agreements must post the notice on page 163 (38504). After that date you may accept a job offer from anybody, including a direct competitor, and not worry about violating any non-compete agreement.

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Now there is one fewer reason to work in California if you're in the tech industry.

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Where were these taken?

BaldProphet ,
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Wow, I had no idea stellers jays lived outside California. Great photos!

BaldProphet ,
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It's disappointing that the effects of discrimination against childless men are downplayed in the article, which focuses on discrimination against mothers.

BaldProphet ,
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OP posted an article that focuses on women in a community for men. Now, I'm not saying that's a problem. What is a problem is the fact that the article barely mentions the way society discriminates against men who are childless. In fact, the only significant mention is this little quote:

“Employers read fathers as more stable and committed to their work; they have a family to provide for, so they’re less likely to be flaky,” Ms. Budig said.

I don't see the value of this article in this particular community. It's well-known that women with children are commonly discriminated against. I've never heard anyone dispute that. We need more commentary about how this type of discrimination harms men.

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Your work hasn't upgraded to Windows 11 yet, I see.

BaldProphet ,
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There's a difference between a peaceful protest and camping on the quad. These protesters aren't being arrested for protesting, they're being arrested for setting up their encampments and disrupting the other students who are simply trying to get an education.

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Not sure what you are asking. The university told them to leave, and they didn't. They are now trespassing.

If they simply left the private campus property and continued their protest in a legal manner (i.e. not camping on private property) they wouldn't have been arrested.

Where can I buy ebooks that will actually be mine for life?

I'm looking to change my reading and buying habits away from Amazon and need an alternate source for my ebooks. Where can I buy ebooks that won't expire or have their licence revoked and will allow me to download a copy of that ebook I can store on my own system regardless of the websites status?

BaldProphet ,
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Humble Bundle and storybundle.com sell DRM-free ebooks.

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My jaw dropped when I heard this self-identified business owner say that suppressing wages is a bad thing.

We need more business owners like him.

Looking for pocket knife direction for my wife

Hello, I am just learning more about pocket knives as I suddenly developed an interest in them recently after trying to get one and finding it fell very short of expectations (some cheap Gerber?). I replaced it with a civivi element 2 and have been loving it, but the original buy was meant for my wife and I don't think that the...

BaldProphet ,
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Maybe a folding box cutter. The blades are very short and disposable, so you won't need to worry about sharpening them.

BaldProphet ,
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Yeah, exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about.

BaldProphet ,
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While you're at it, write an executive order dissolving Congress and establishing the President as a dictator. It's an "official act" so it should be fine, right?

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I don't know any men who would choose a career-focused woman over a family-focused one. I don't think this is as much ESH as you make it out to be.

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Nice to meet you, Mare. 🙂

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You’re just discounting the entire portion of people who don’t want families.

No, I'm simply saying I don't know any men like that personally. I know they exist, of course. It's just that in my circle of influence I only know family-focused men. My whole point was that such men aren't necessarily a rarity, but now I'm starting to think that was the point all along.

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Forget about making a fortune, I just want to be able to afford to move out of my parents' house.

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First of all, congrats on being able to sell a used UV-5R. They're worth literally nothing used, so you must have some mad salesmanship skills.

But since you had to sell your 'Feng to make ends meet, you might want to just sit back a bit before getting back into the hobby. It can be done very inexpensively, but that's relative, and someone who is hurting enough for an extra $5-10 to sell their Baofeng definitely can't afford what it would take to get more active in amateur radio.

I know this probably isn't what you were hoping to hear, but other than showing up to club meetings there isn't much you can do that won't cost more than the $20 to buy another UV-5R. Even homebrew projects like building antennas for your SDR will cost at least that much.

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I'm so glad to be an online-only student.

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Well, of course. Conservatism (and authoritarianism) at least pays lip service to addressing their concerns. From their perspective, the Left have ignored and devalued them for years.

When a man is disadvantaged but is constantly told he is the beneficiary of the patriarchal system, he feels dismissed and unsupported, and his actual needs aren't met.

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Except while the USSR was crumbling, the capitalistic United States wasn't. Not really a convincing example of a "successful" system.

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Check your facts: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248540/us-ussr-life-expectancy-at-birth-cold-war/

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China does have a higher life expectancy than the US, but still a lower one than most other capitalist nations. You are wrong about Cuba, it still has a lower life expectancy.

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IPv6 is great, but NAT is quite functional and is prolonging the demise of IPv4.

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We should definitely be switching to the specification in RFC 6214. IPoACv6 is the latest standard.

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ZeroTier is pretty easy to set up, but at the point where you're worrying about "barriers to sharing" you should probably using a cloud service anyway.

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Plenty of people like NAT.

Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off. ( mashable.com )

Well, Microsoft is getting ready to annoy its faithful Windows 10 user base with yet another prompt. This time, Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to switch from using a local account to their online Microsoft account.

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