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New comment by splitstud in "I decided to pay off a school’s lunch debt"

splitstud — Tue, 06 May 2025 21:18:15 +0000

This right here. This is the problem. Faulty logic like this is why we are stuck with underperforming schools.

No, no, no. If you want better schools then vote for school choice.

New comment by splitstud in "What is a pig butchering scam? (2023)"

splitstud — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:08:11 +0000

This weird drive to compel the speech of others is the thing that needs to be discredited.

New comment by splitstud in "How to deal with receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Big Tech"

splitstud — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 22:19:06 +0000

2 days later 1000 people would be subscribed to r/C&Dfarming

New comment by splitstud in "New data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI"

splitstud — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:47:35 +0000

They're literally equal as classes for this subject matter.

New comment by splitstud in "IPCC climate crisis report delivers ‘final warning on 1.5C’"

splitstud — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:11:41 +0000

Well, you could for comparison's sake look back from now to when these same warnings were issued 5, 10 or 20 years ago

New comment by splitstud in "Florida lawyer argues pregnant inmate’s fetus is being illegally detained"

splitstud — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:31:21 +0000

What could possibly be more hypocritical than your attempt at a rights-based argument while reserving rights to only some living beings? The lack of self-awareness is breathtaking.

New comment by splitstud in "Microsoft is forcibly removing internet explorer from PCs"

splitstud — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 16:27:05 +0000

The warnings started how long ago? The compatability mode is available and works.

New comment by splitstud in "In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome (2001)"

splitstud — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:56:57 +0000

Adding value propositions:

Find a cheaper way to do something Find a better way to market something

He wasn't wrong. End of the day, these kind of 'businesses' are merely exploiting a market inefficiency that won't last forever.

New comment by splitstud in "Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academic hiring"

splitstud — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:25:38 +0000

The fuss? Discrimination is not ok.

New comment by splitstud in "Want anonymity? Make a persona not a mystery"

splitstud — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:30:01 +0000

Hence the name Skimmington

New comment by splitstud in "Which one of these will be the biggest “unicorn” failure ever?"

splitstud — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:40:16 +0000

Say you received 1,000 when graduating high school. You then got a job making 100/month, signed a lease and moved out of the house. You have expenses of 180/month. How long before you are destitute?

New comment by splitstud in "Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats"

splitstud — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 20:25:23 +0000

I suppose one man's regulatory capture is balanced by another man's monopolistic behemoth pushing out a competitor that doesn't have an alternate revenue stream.

New comment by splitstud in "Eve Online fans cheer Microsoft Excel features at annual Fanfest"

splitstud — Tue, 10 May 2022 20:55:40 +0000

This is the beauty of Eve. Suck rocks for ore while watching movies. Solo/team hunting pvp. Venture capitalist. Space Trucker. Honest Questor or other PVE solo/team player. Absolute troll who creates a roleplay justification to being the worst of bastards to newbies (but just inside the rules). So many playstyles.

I liked the stealth game as well. Work your way in a stealthy ship deep into Nullsec and do your thing - whether that thing is a bunny rabbit of a frigate designed to find and steal cookies and outwit the fox, or a stealth bomber that hides near the cookie jar to squash the unsuspecting. And both of these have to find a way to get back to civilization with the lootz.

New comment by splitstud in "Knitters got knotted in a purity spiral (2020)"

splitstud — Mon, 09 May 2022 19:26:33 +0000

Controlling thought by controlling speech is nothing new, and it IS a historically ignored problem

New comment by splitstud in "I got a computer science degree in 3 months for less than $5000 (2020)"

splitstud — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:21:54 +0000

I have hired several WGU grads, and will again. You made a good choice.

New comment by splitstud in "Though new to some tea drinkers, Yaupon is steeped in history"

splitstud — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:33:19 +0000

I let it grow as interior fencing. It provides a nice environment for wild dewberries as well. And, of course, it is a never-ending fight to keep it from taking over the entire ranch. Love/hate.

New comment by splitstud in "Apple’s Mistake (2009)"

splitstud — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:24:04 +0000

It only matters if Apple doesn't care how many people develop for their platform. You say 'People will do whatever...'. Sure, some will. Some won't. Some have to. Would you want your platform to be skewed in any way towards those that 'have to'?

The libertarian and bog standard answers agree in this case = you don't need to know how, we don't need you to be the decision maker.

New comment by splitstud in "Apple’s Mistake (2009)"

splitstud — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:19:28 +0000

It's actually surprising how good it is

New comment by splitstud in "Intel apologises in China over Xinjiang supplier statement"

splitstud — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 17:26:49 +0000

Why would I ever import from a supplier whose only positive is price, if I have to go to extra effort and expense - making them no longer competitive in any respect?

New comment by splitstud in "Intel apologises in China over Xinjiang supplier statement"

splitstud — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:44:50 +0000

Supply chains are already moving from China as fast as possible. Access to western markets will disappear. No amount of rhetoric will change this.