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[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (7 children)

I've read several books in the Objectivists library, including Atlas shrugged, the fountainhead, and the virtue of selfishness.

For a certain kind of person, I do think they have value in showing a different ethical/moral framework. To wit, if you have been raised on the principal that you must always sacrifice your own happiness for others, then Onjectivist philosophy is quite novel and can actually be helpful in moving towards a more self-actualized thought mode.

For most others, however, it can turn you into a raging a-hole.

In terms of how tenable the overall principles are in practice, just remember that Rand herself went on social security.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Service guarantees citizenship! Would you like to know more?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I also believe that student loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Medicine too.

An instrument in my lab is running jdk 1_8_131....and this is a recent/newish piece of equipment.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Creation of embryos should happen entirely outside the body of the female, followed by decapitation of the male as God intended.

Sincerely,

P. Mantis, esq

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That's pretty much it. There was a WSJ article about this very thing: frequent flyer miles are more based on spending with the airline CC then by actually flying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Its-an-older-code-sir-but-checks-out.jpg

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ha ha. Yes of course. Corrected.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Windows is like the corner prostitute: pay some money, usually get what you want although not the best, occasionally get some horrible disease

Linux is like the sweet SO: has its quirks but you love them for it. let's you grow in your skills but that can be challenging at times. Surprises you in good and bad ways.

Edit: for grammar

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Can confirm that with pihole you still get these. I browse with vanilla chrome on my phone at home and use a pihole, and I get these messages.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"they won't be able to just stop anyone, the 4th amendment still would exist."

Oh my sweet summer child...

Off the top of my head: -DWB (driving while black) -Stop and frisk -"I thought I saw drugs" probable cause abuses -probably 10 others that I missing

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