ExtravagantEnzyme

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Sounds more like a parasite than a heterotropic organism. If you were in the GI tract, it'd be a heterotroph, which means you'd be a one time use. But since it's consistently exposing you to situations where it's the main beneficiary, seems like it's parasitic and just taking you for all it can without much care for the repercussions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You're a reactant in the internets catabolic reactions used to power it's anabolic reactions?! I mean, I hope you're okay, but at least the internet is moving to renewables!

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

New Zealand would be a fun place to relocate. While it does suck they're part of the 5 eyes as their government loves snuggling up to the US, the life outlook of the citizens is admirable. The money someone has or doesn't have isn't a consideration regarding how someone is viewed. A millionaire and a home-free individual are seen similarly when first met thanks to this mindset. Both mountain towns and island towns have a laid back approach to each day, which would be a nice change of pace. New Zealand is also both, as it's an island with a couple huge mountains. Snowboarding and surfing are a ton of fun, especially when the travel time is minimal. So ya, New Zealand would be a solid choice in my book!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nice! Glad you're digging KDE. After Plasma 6 was released, there were internal discussions at Fedora about KDE becoming the new default DE. I'd have to think a lot of folks went through your experience, I know I did when starting with Fedora.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

As someone who works in academia and has researched STEM education, wanting to do this is despicable! You have a quarter million dollars saved, yet you want money intended for low-income students. Like, what the actual hell?! I hope you attempt this and get caught, ideally they'll then fine you $250K and ensure you're unable to ever receive any financial aid. Screw you and you're comfortably committing fraud which will impact those who actually need the funding!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Marburg virus is no joke!! Fatality rate upwards of 88% due to it causing hemorrhagic fever. While monkey pox is no joke, I'd be exponentially more terrified if I had a Marburg virus infection.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It depends on your moral stance about working with the cops in this fashion. In many circles, becoming a CI will get you immediately ostracized and could lead to being physically assaulted. Alternatively you could tell the judge about your financial situation and hopefully work it off via community service. Also, fines can often be reduced by providing documentation demonstrating your income meets specific conditions. But to each their own, I mean based on your citation, what CI work would they have you do? I've only ever heard about CI's in the drug world.

 

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I2P could be a solid option over TOR then, no?

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