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Comment · 5 years ago
> Honestly is it any less "baked in" than the pre-eminent Western powers?

Because it's _less_ "baked-in". Germany just recognized their part in a genocide, China has yet to acknowledge the Tiananmen massacre.

Comment · 5 years ago
So don't have those fraudulent solutions?
Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
> Just off the top of my head: - 2001 raid on Armando Diaz.

That's 20 years ago, if there is widespread abuse, you'd have something in mind more recent.

Comment · 5 years ago
> Personally I don’t understand why violent horror as a genre exists, and literally cannot empathise with people who enjoy it.

What's wrong with it as entertainment?

Comment · 5 years ago
> How do you understand something like 'withdraw, with conversion' or 'withdraw, let your bank handle the conversion', without language? Is there an obvious image or button shape that'd signify this without prior knowledge?

Let's say you're in Europe and and have a card in dollars:

[] 1000€

[] 1000€ (1€/1.2$ -> 1200$)

Comment · 5 years ago
So we should throw away public spending because people can't be bothered to check on their politicians once in a while?
Comment · 5 years ago
But what if something important but unseen is broken? You can't look for that and it's dangerous
Comment · 6 years ago
> As far as I know, I can't personally sue these companies for this, and if the ICO does nothing then what's the law is meaningless.

Couldn't you sue ICO then?

Comment · 6 years ago
I think the OP is referring to negative studies involving cannabis that receives funding from opposing groups. Alternatively, you have all the suspect studies describing miraculous plant properties paid by food company that put them in yogurt or health supplements.
Comment · 6 years ago
> The reason it's important is because it would be the end of the gaming console model if they were forced to accept anything onto their app stores. Which would have pretty broad implications.

Which implications precisely? Because consoles not being sold at a loss seem like a positive outcome.

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Comment · 6 years ago
Thank you for your work, some of those are amazing!
Comment · 6 years ago

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