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shaggerty | 6 years ago | on: OK Soda

I wouldn’t be surprised if someone is reviving it, I’ve seen it mentioned a few places recently.

shaggerty | 6 years ago | on: On me, and the Media Lab

I never accused you of defending Epstein, I was responding to the second paragraph of your comment.

You seemed to be arguing there that we shouldn’t make negative judgments of those who choose to be friends with others who have committed “extreme wrong” which I assume includes crimes like those committed by Epstein.

That is specifically what I take issue with, and I stand by my assertion that any defense of that position in the context of pedophila constitutes pedophilic apologetics.

The mandate to “love thy neighbor as yourself” does not require Christians to refrain from making negative moral judgements of others based on who they choose to associate with.

shaggerty | 6 years ago | on: On me, and the Media Lab

I find your apologetics for those who associate with known pedophiles deeply disturbing.

Pedophiles require a network of enablers to operate, much more so for high-profile cases like Epstein. If someone you know chooses to associate with a known pedophile, you should cut all ties with them. If you don’t, then you are potentially complicit in the crime insofar as you could potentially provide assistance to someone who is enabling a known pedophile.

This is why anyone with a functioning moral system will negatively judge associates of known pedophiles. I’m not sure why this needs to be spelled out for you.

shaggerty | 6 years ago | on: U.S. is behind on 5G rules and deployment

I’m not sure if it’s accurate but I’ve heard that 5g (or at least some form of next generation physical infrastructure) will be required for the transition to autonomous vehicles. I think you’re right about media consumption however, I don’t see how most users could justify upgrading to a 5g mobile plan.

shaggerty | 7 years ago | on: Mac mini Late 2018 Teardown

Yes, if the soldered-on SSD has failed you can boot from an external drive by holding down the alt/option key while the system powers on to bring up the boot selection menu.

shaggerty | 7 years ago | on: The Coders of Kentucky

Do you mind sharing the name of the out-of-state bootcamp? I've been researching programs to apply to.

shaggerty | 7 years ago | on: Top geneticist loses 3.5M grant in first test of landmark bullying policy

The article links to another article discussing Wellcome's policy.

"The policy defines bullying as a misuse of power that can make people feel vulnerable, upset, humiliated, undermined or threatened. It says harassment is unwanted physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct that has the purpose or effect of violating someone else’s dignity, or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them."

shaggerty | 7 years ago | on: Half of all adults in the world have less than $2,300 in wealth (2016)

Even if your house ends up being less than you bought it for you still have a house. Assuming you want to live in the same area long term it seems wiser to finish a mortgage and be left with a house that's worth less than you paid for it versus paying rent for the same amount of time and ending up with nothing.

shaggerty | 7 years ago | on: First LED cinema screen in the U.S.A. officially opened

The only Apple device with an OLED screen is the iPhone X; the built-in displays on the 2012-2015 retina MacBook Pros as well as the ones made after the 2016 redesign are IPS with a 60hz refresh rate. There were issues with the graphics on the mid 2012 to early 2013 retina MacBook Pros - perhaps the parent got one of the defective models.

shaggerty | 8 years ago | on: The reason Facebook won’t ever change

I don't think we will see another Facebook-scale social media service until the shift to AR wearables. However, at that point I think Facebook's disruption will be almost inevitable.
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