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It's hard to tell anymore if the internet truly offers nothing of value to me or if I'm just dead inside.
  • Define "the internet" though...

    If you're expecting "the internet" to fill your cup with joy then sure, that's probably not going to work out.

    That said, there's plenty of good bits that make life a lot easier.

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    Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?
  • These are certificates that a company purchases to show it is buying renewable energy-generated electricity to match a portion of its electricity consumption – the catch, though, is that the renewable energy in question doesn’t need to be consumed by a company’s facilities. Rather, the site of production can be anywhere from one town over to an ocean away.

    If I understand this correctly, a tech firm with a data centre in Melbourne could buy RECs from Helsinki, pocket the certificate, and on-sell the energy to someone who needed it in Helsinki without the certificate?

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    China rams Philippine ship while 60 Minutes on board; South China Sea tensions could draw U.S. in
  • Ok kiddo, I'm just gonna tell you the brutal truth.

    Everyone likes the cheap stuff China makes, but we're not comfortable with how they run things, so every time we're reminded that they're going to be the dominant global super power by 2100 we freak out a bit.

    Conversely, Muslims killing Muslims in a country that doesn't make anything we want isn't that important.

    I'm not saying this is how things ought to be, but it is how things are.

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    When and why did democrats begin supporting fracking?
  • Any commentary I've heard is talking about Pennsylvania. It's critically important to a win, and fracking is critically important to voters there.

    That said, can't it be both?

    I'm sure both campaigns have accepted donations from loads of shady industries. Crypto is a salient example.

    Money wins elections, and the race being as close as it is I don't care where the dems are getting their money from.

    I find myself saying this a lot, but if the left was going to win a convincing victory, they would have some scope for more progressive policy. There isn't any room, and they don't have that mandate.

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    Do you ever get frustrated at your own creation?
  • I've never queried my parents intentions or motivations.

    They weren't great parents nor were they terrible. I think they did their best given their resources, knowledge, and societal norms.

    I have however managed various mental health issues most of my adult life, and I know that most issues which make me miserable, would not make me miserable if I were not already miserable. For example, when I'm stressed and miserable I tend to get fixated on things happening at work and stress about them a lot more than is really warranted.

    I can't say I can relate to how OP feels, but I feel as though, if my dad told me I was an accident and unwanted or whatever that might change how I feel about him, but it wouldn't really change how I feel about me.

    For any person alive today, if you followed your ancestry back even just a handful of generations I'm sure there are unwanted pregnancies.

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    Calls for J.D. Vance to resign after he admits that he created pet-eating story about immigrants
  • God this article is annoying to read.

    What did Vance actually say ?

    Did he say something analogous to "I admit that I created the pet-eating story about immigrants" ? Who knows?

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    Is Trump Made of Teflon?
  • The sad reality is, enough Americans are happy for him to do all of these things with impunity.

    What is the point of locking someone up if half the country wants them to be president?

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    German navy vessels sail through Taiwan Strait
  • No.

    My point is, their consistent claims of this territory over several decades will provide their allies a fig leaf when they ratify China's claim.

    Why else are freedom of navigation exercises like this one necessary?

    Why else would China make this big song and dance when this outcome was obvious and predictable?

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  • Just wondered how others promote threat awareness for friends, family, co-workers, and clients.

    Every few weeks I email a half dozen employees & family members explaining one or other phishing attempt I've seen, just to keep it in peoples minds.

    I heard someone else talking about a kind of email pen-testing service you can sign up for and they send scammy emails to see if the recipient falls for it. Seems like a great idea but only viable for me if it's very cheap.

    I could link to something on privacyguides.org in my email footer but I think that's just virtue signalling more than anything actually useful.

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