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New comment by TheBigSalad in "Scott Adams has died"

TheBigSalad — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:18:48 +0000

I think he means that it was like family in the sense that he was there. You didn't choose him, Dilbert was just everywhere. And back in the day everyone loved Scott Adams, but then thing started to go bad over time and we all realized what was happening. It's similar to what a lot of families face - you love someone when you're younger but realize how messed up things are later. Or the person changes in negative ways. I don't see this as justifying anything.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo"

TheBigSalad — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:59:26 +0000

This is the equivalent of Blockbuster rejecting Netflix.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Covid-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality"

TheBigSalad — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:52:52 +0000

Could it mean that lots of Covid deaths are being attributed to other things?

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Hi, it's me, Wikipedia, and I am ready for your apology"

TheBigSalad — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:27:45 +0000

You had me in the first half.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Duke Nukem: Zero Hour N64 ROM Reverse-Engineering Project Hits 100%"

TheBigSalad — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:43:43 +0000

We do. Don't worry about it.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah"

TheBigSalad — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:07:39 +0000

We like the added sense of danger.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Pontevedra, Spain declares its entire urban area a "reduced traffic zone""

TheBigSalad — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:47:49 +0000

Those darn Leftists! Imagine the paradise if we made protesting illegal and just let corporations and government have full control over our lives.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year"

TheBigSalad — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:54:29 +0000

How is it not efficient?

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Developer's block"

TheBigSalad — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:58:15 +0000

This was me but it happened 2s after the interview.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Online Safety Act: What went wrong?"

TheBigSalad — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:08:37 +0000

The test is whether or not the desired outcome is being achieved.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Online Safety Act: What went wrong?"

TheBigSalad — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:06:43 +0000

The test is whether or not the desired outcome is being achieved.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Online Safety Act: What went wrong?"

TheBigSalad — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:05:43 +0000

Is this HAL from space odyssey?

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysis finds"

TheBigSalad — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:55:20 +0000

And this encourages the people with integrity to quit.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Online Safety Act: What went wrong?"

TheBigSalad — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:58:36 +0000

Maybe I'm being pedantic, but I really hate this statement: Until we start thinking about the true test of any policy: implementation and enforcement.

The true test of policy should be the desired outcome behind that policy.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Never write your own date parsing library"

TheBigSalad — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:19:55 +0000

I couldn't agree more. I have no idea why the moment devs are trying to kill moment.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "NASA's Voyager Found a 30k-50k Kelvin "Wall" at the Edge of Solar System"

TheBigSalad — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:58:29 +0000

It did, but I still didn't understand it. Sorry, not a physics major. And I understand that heat radiates through empty space. Sounds like it's not actually that hot where voyager is, but instead filled with random particles that are that hot.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "NASA's Voyager Found a 30k-50k Kelvin "Wall" at the Edge of Solar System"

TheBigSalad — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:36:12 +0000

Can someone explain to me why this isn't melting Voyager?

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests"

TheBigSalad — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:51:08 +0000

"Half the people cheering this on will probably be unemployed in a few months." Why? California has a huge economy, a 1B deficit isn't that big of a problem. For context, they contribute 700B in federal taxes.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "The child-like role of dogs in Western societies"

TheBigSalad — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:09:27 +0000

That's an interesting perspective. As an adult who has both human children and many pets, I disagree that your premise that pets are only valuable for children. We come from cave people who live in big family groups. Modern humans are more isolated and live in relatively small houses, without their extended families. I think it's only natural for us to want to care for animals. And just because a dog isn't as smart, and can't talk doesn't mean it can't be a real friend.

New comment by TheBigSalad in "Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral"

TheBigSalad — Thu, 29 May 2025 12:48:51 +0000

"On average, respondents assigned a 77% probability to a zoonosis, 21% to the lab-leak scenario"

While most scientists generally favor the natural origin theory, an alternative theory with a 21% chance is not something that should be dismissed or suppressed.