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This whole thread proves that free speech isn't possible in any society. The only question is who gets to decide what is verboten.

Do you think Jeffrey Epstein killed himself? If the answer is no, then congratulations, you're a conspiracy theorist. Do you feel poorly educated now?

> It was like I possessed secret insider knowledge they all craved. I suspect people who believe in conspiracy theories feel the same way.

Then why are they always trying to spread their theories far and wide? Why wouldn't they do what you did and be "positively gleeful knowing that I knew more than them?"

How common are conspiracies throughout written human history? Why would modern history be any different?

> But a person who does PCR analysis and knows the ins and outs of PCR tests that maintains that there is no such thing as COVID-19 is on another level for me. That’s the kind of purposeful refusal of the world as it exists all around us that I can not get my head wrapped around.

A person who specializes in analyzing viruses tells the author something counterintuitive and instead of re-assessing his own assumptions, he labels the specialist delusional. That last sentence, "That’s the kind of purposeful refusal of the world as it exists all around us that I can not get my head wrapped around", could easily apply to the author.

> I'd 100% recommend having stimulants in your toolkit, and chances are you're already supplementing with worse stimulants (like mountains of coffee or soda), so do give them a try, but be careful.

Have you heard of anybody managing their condition with caffeine pills or nicotine lozenges?

Is that still happening? It looks like it's been on the back burner for a few years now.

> I've got an old friend and former coworker who clearly has serious ADHD and self medicates with tons of coffee/soda/cigarettes. He's killing himself and he knows it, but hates doctors and has a negative view of shrinks.

This describes me to a T. I will not take amphetamines of any kind, so what's the point?

> Anec-data: I cut out carbs and only eat during certain windows and that has done wonders for focus and stick-to-itiveness. Coffee and alcohol hit me extra hard, and I've cut back on them.

I've heard other people say this. I really need to try it.

Corporate cancer[0] strikes again. Mozilla took on a lot of social justice projects over the years. They hung around their ankles like a boat anchor. Good on them for jettisoning that excess baggage and refocusing on their primary business.

[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Corporate-Cancer-Miracles-Millions-Co...

From TFA:

> Black Lives Matter Chicago organized the rally after overnight unrest throughout the city, with police saying that more than 100 individuals were taken into custody for a variety of offenses, including looting.

> “That is reparations,” Atkins said. “Anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance.”

The lowest estimate of the annual cost of crime in the United States is $690 billion. Blacks account for 37.6 percent of all robberies and burglaries. If Atkins and BLM are to be taken seriously, then reparations to US blacks are being paid at an annual rate of $259.4 billion.

How much does the USA owe Blacks in reparations again? It looks to me like we've paid it and more.

This is funny. HN's general consensus on any political issue is that, regardless of context, the right is the true evil.

And you can even test this. Support communism in a comment and see how fast you get upvoted. Support Trump in a comment and see how fast you get banned.

"What color is the sun?" "Bright."

What's your interest? edit: it's an honest question.

> I honestly would have been fine with a $2500 Mac Pro

The cheapest mac pro you can get with modern hardware is $6000. My hackintosh is $1500 because I do like a fast machine that I can play games on every now and then.

That's fair.

Hackintosh: because Apple doesn't offer a $1000 Mac Pro.

Clover was stable. OpenCore isn't. It'll take a few years yet before it gets to the same level of ease of use and stability Clover achieved.

Source: I installed Catalina via OpenCore on a new machine last weekend. It's very similar to installing Arch Linux for the first time.

> "You're still on the computer all day, you might as well get paid for it".

I took a year off a while back and pretty much did the same thing. If I ever take that much time off again, I'm going to go someplace that has no internet.

> I was working on military prototypes and aerospace projects.

How does one get into that? And is the money better or worse than software? I've been looking at switching to welding and machining for a while now, but the pay in my area isn't great.

The rest doesn't bother me. I even hear my local pastor is a racist now[0]!

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zkL91LzCMc