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  • If he's really dosing ketamine, it feels odd that he can't seem to develop any sense of oneness with the universe, awareness of the innate value of other people, empathy for them, and self-humility. I guess it affects people differently, but what's it actually doing for him?

  • Why does Planned Parenthood contract with Raytheon?
  • No one is denying Raytheon makes things for the military, that can only be used by the military, and test those things in conjunction with the military in military bases, and get special dispensation to sell them to allied militaries, but they are not part of the military and also make many things that are sold commercially. And, some of the things they invented and used to be sold only to the military have resulted in civilian applications and are sold to normal people.

    An example: they spun off their air conditioning business to a separate company years back, it was huge news. Maybe you have heard of them: Amana? Later owned by Maytag and now Whirlpool? Are those part of the military? You can't enlist to be a Raytheon employee just like you can't enlist to be an Amana employee.

    You know who else makes many things for the military? Lighthouse for the Blind, an organization that employs and trains many vision- and hearing-impaired people. But they're also not part of the military. And same thing with many other companies that bid for and win military contracts to provide many different items that are also sold to civilians.

  • Trump Sounds Alarm For Americans Paying Off Porn Stars: ‘IF THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ME, IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE!’
  • The evangelicals were outraged that Clinton did it, and equally outraged that he lied about it. They made a huge stink about how he had no decorum and was sullying the office. Of course, he was a Democrat who wanted to reduce the national deficit with the budget surplus, but they still hated him and wouldn't vote for him. Consistent with the most cherished doctrine of evangelicalism - hypocrisy - they had and still have no problem with Trump's inability to do anything honest, just like they had no problem with the other Republicans.

  • Wait, its all autism?
  • Really interesting! It makes me want to get scanned now bc I share a number of the same character traits that you mentioned. But, who knows how much that is just looking for a pattern/explanation or whether it's even a common thing. Having some idea of the cost and maintenance of NMR and MRI machines, I don't imagine many places offer walk-in elective scans for bargain prices.

  • Wait, its all autism?
  • If you don't mind my asking, what were the circumstances that led to you getting an MRI, to even notice that?

    If you do mind my asking, please let me know and I will continue to wonder.

  • Why does Planned Parenthood contract with Raytheon?
  • They are not military, but they have had many huge military contracts over the years and work closely with the military. They also invented the microwave oven and many other commercial non-military electronics.

  • X considers "cisgender" a slur, and moderates it over actual slurs
  • People who are offended by "cis" are offended because they already think about "trans" as a negative thing. If they just considered "trans" a neutral descriptor of someone instead of part of a lesser/greater hierarchy, they would see "cis" as a neutral descriptor as well, which it is.

  • Justice Department sues to break up Live Nation, parent of Ticketmaster
  • Not sure how to feel about TS; on the one hand she can bring positive change on small economic issues related to entertainment like this, on the other hand her carbon footprint is inexcusable and she's as much if not more of a blight on the environment as any other billionaire I can think of.

  • Damning report details ‘utter chaos’ at Maine mass shooting
  • Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said in an earlier statement that an internal investigation had cleared his officers and that no one was determined to be intoxicated at the scene. He said any report of intoxicated officers should have been raised at the time, not six months afterwards.

    There it is, the cops drunk driving an armored vehicle and nearly crashing into another emergency vehicle are cleared of all wrongdoing because they said they weren't intoxicated. 'K.

  • Do you organize the order of your groceries in the checkout line?

    I'm just wondering what the title asks: do you organize your groceries in the order you will check them out, if doing self-checkout, or arrange them on the belt/counter in a standard checkout line, in the hope that they'll be bagged in a specific way?

    I didn't know there was any other way people do it, but just learned some people prefer to checkout/bag without pre-arranging things. I'm kind of curious to see what's more common, or if there's some other options I haven't considered?

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    C++ creator rebuts White House warning
    www.infoworld.com C++ creator rebuts White House warning

    Biden administration seems oblivious of the strengths of contemporary C++ and the efforts to provide strong safety guarantees, Bjarne Stroustrup said.

    C++ creator rebuts White House warning

    Python is memory safe? Can't you access/address memory with C bindings?

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    Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura on RFK Jr vice-presidential shortlist
    www.bbc.com Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura on RFK Jr vice-presidential shortlist

    The independent candidate's campaign says Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura are on the shortlist for the role.

    Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura on RFK Jr vice-presidential shortlist

    Celebrity conspiracy theorists and pseudoscience promoters with ties to Russian state-run media outlets. In case there weren't already enough of those candidates.

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