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Comment · 3 months ago
Of course, but the surpluses made possible by agriculture meant occasional starvation became a much rarer event
Comment · 3 months ago
Until winter.
Comment · 3 months ago
Sucks being out bush stargazing and then seeing a massive constellation to remind you of Musk's wealth and influence. It's no longer possible to totally escape visual reminders of civilisation
Comment · 6 months ago
As an amateur violinist and synth enthusiast it sounds tinny and dry
Comment · 6 months ago
How do you feel arriving at someone's house and there's no railings on the stairs? Even if it doesn't affect you (yet) it's unprofessional. We can do better
Comment · 7 months ago
It's not just mental, as you age you lose moisture in your skin and with that accuracy with touch devices.
Comment · 7 months ago
Likewise, and often the playwright skill will verify using DOM API instead of wasting tokens on screenshots
Comment · 9 months ago
Affordable home ownership, shorter work weeks, fund community activities, create more spaces where people can hang out without spending money, subsidise childcare.

Every facet of capitalism is trying to push individualism and consumption

Comment · 9 months ago
What additional hardware? If you're torrenting you have a PC or laptop, plug said device into your TV and you're good to go
Comment · 1 year ago
This is an insane take, show me a responsive button with hover state and a tooltip implemented in the canvas that outperforms a button rendered with React.
Comment · 1 year ago
I'm sorry but no this is fantasy, unless you plan on everything failing in under decade to actually look after your boat takes money. Even salvaging a boat that's sunk can be very expensive.

For example, a through-hull needs replacing. Sure you could find a secondhand one that fits, but you still need to have it hauled out to replace.

Comment · 1 year ago
Who needs explosives? Spring loaded pointy rod to the skull or razor to the neck
Comment · 1 year ago
I think a PC is a more apt comparison. Yes we learnt them in computer class but they weren't in the Math classroom. Hell learning software engineering I didn't use my laptop at all during lectures.

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