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assa123
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I wish this comment had more upvotes.
In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be called a paradox. There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, “I don’t see the use of this; let us clear it away.” To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: "If you don’t see the use of it, I certainly won’t let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it.
However it is a one sided approach. Sometimes there must also be an answer to “If you don’t see the use of keeping it, I won’t let you”, e.g. radical mastectomy, conservatism.
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Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml•If programming languages were weapons. Old but gold.
3·2 years agoand perl is orders of magnitude faster than python for document parsing
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Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Thanks, I hate it! (image description inside)English
2·3 years agoYes, I had read that, hence the “I was”. Anyway, the wayback machine is still worth a try since it can go back pretty far back in time (if you are ever in that situation again, that is).
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Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Thanks, I hate it! (image description inside)English
71·3 years agoIt’s infuriating, and even more when you start looking for that profit pattern in companies that range from “philanthropic” foundations leeching from volunteers while buying their own companies stock, to academic journals with CEO’s earning ridiculous amounts of money over research that someone else paid.
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Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Thanks, I hate it! (image description inside)English
10·3 years agoI was under the assumption that it was removed bc of the migration/protests. Would that be the case, I wouldn’t mind the info being lost. I’ve been trying to avoid clicking on (live) reddit links even if there’s the answer I’m looking for. Also, maybe using the wayback machine does the trick?
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Privacy Guides@lemmy.one•YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockersEnglish
9·3 years agoI’ve tried changing to odysee and peertube. I just wished more creators would upload their videos to other platforms and not just YT.
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Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•[Final Update] My insurance won't cover UTIs for males. Yes, I'm in the US.English
0·3 years agoThat sounds expensive. So when you don’t have an income source they charge you a tax for it?

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