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Is it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?
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Don't engage with them. It's a troll account.
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Is it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?
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Don't engage with them. It's a troll account.
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Is it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?
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I generally agree with you, however your argument does add some subjectivity to the maybe and no sections. I'd add that while not every situation can accommodate a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle, in 2026 the vast majority of people have the capability to change to a non-meat diet without any detriment to their health or lifestyle besides social ostracism of unaccepting peers depending on where they live.
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Is it morally wrong to be non-vegetarian?
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Good point. Why should we treat animals like slaves then?
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Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor
Here's a link to the actual Trendmicro article: https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/i/earth-lusca-employs-new-linux-backdoor.html.
Not sure why OP's article linked the version from 2 years ago.
Also an article with more info: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-sprysocks-linux-malware-used-in-cyber-espionage-attacks/.
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My understanding of these articles is that there is a hacking group that is targeting public facing servers that are exploitable using other methods and utilizing this sprysocks software to create an opening for them to remotely access the server. If that's the case then this shouldn't affect most Linux desktops or isolated systems. Let me know if anyone has more info.
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This is all dumb. If you're worried about kids surfing porn sites then the legal guardian should act accordingly. There are so many methods to blocking porn sites that it's almost hilarious. Web filtering; most ISPs are able to support website filtering on their supplied gateway or DNS. Parental controls on device; most devices come with opyional locks built-in at this point especially if it's aimed towards children.
Sure, it's not perfect but it's better than removing yet another layer of web anonymity. We see how well browser fingerprinting is going, let's not make it easier to track who is browsing where than it already is. But that's the real point behind these bills, isn't it?
Edit: I guess I was ranting mainly about the porn, but honestly, these are all things that parents should be aware of their children doing. If it's an awareness issue, then that should be the next step. The government going straight from "oh there's a problem" to "let's make it illegal" without trying to raise awareness is extremely heavy handed.
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I'm in danger!
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He embraced Trumps inauguration by performing at the MAGA "Crypto Ball" in celebration of him.
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Itch.io games site taken down
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Good. If a registrar causes issues because of their own non-response during their own investigation then it's useless.
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Kids Online Safety Act will allow Attorney Generals to Censor the News.
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It's not different for the Internet. We've always had people that have been opposed to ideologies separate from their own. Book bans aren't anything new and neither are restrictions to free speech. Nazi book burnings and the US Red Scare are extreme examples of this. It's all a symptom of nationalism and ethnocentrism, just a different place/time/media. What really sucks is that the nationalists have a lot of power now all over the world, and we're slowly seeing the results of that.
This isn't about saving the kids. This is about controlling the populous.
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Systemd v261-rc1 is out with the 'birth date field'
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A surprising amount of people in the open source community lean alt-right including the lead dev of systemd, some of FUTO, and others like hyprland, etc. Others like the actual dev that committed the age field code to systemd state they are apolitical but in reality are actually enabling those that want to do harm.
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AI-screened eye pics diagnose childhood autism with 100% accuracy
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For real.
It looks like the actual number of candidates were 958 and only 15% of that number were reserved for testing, the rest were used in AI training data. So in reality only 144 people were tested with the AI and there's no information from the article on how many people were formally diagnosed of this subset.
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Tesla’s Cybertruck Is a Bust
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Biggest takeaway; the media is still in denial.
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Transgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former name
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So, what you're saying is... the law actually doesn't make sense. It should be that if they were a convicted felon, then that should be disclosed along with their old name. All of the other conditions here seem unnecessary unless we want to include name changes in general, which then they need to add a space on the actual form to include this.
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Vaccine data shows rates for latest COVID-19 booster is 'abysmal', only 7 percent of U.S. adults with shot
I think everyone needs to remember that we have essentially turned this virus into the new flu. We'll probably settle to pushes for yearly vaccines to reduce symptoms and the chance of passing it on, like the flu. And if you're not immunocompromised or elderly, then think of those around you who might be. They are the ones you're affecting as well as yourself if you get this vaccine.
Here's an article on vaccine immunity timelength and how it compares to the flu: Time.
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High-speed rail construction since 2008
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Looks like it's because it's labeled as a Higher-Speed Rail rather than High-speed.
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The Internet Archive is under a DDoS attack
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It might be that someone wanted to change something that was on a website before the archive could get to it too.
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Democrat John Fetterman Says Trump Holds ‘Special Kind of Place’ In PA After Butler Shooting, Hits His Party For ‘Felon’ Attacks
He hasn't even tried redemption. Hell, he hasn't even begun to pay for his previous crimes and is looking to commit more crimes. Redemption is when people try to make things right. How can you say this is about giving second chances when all he's done is try the same shit the second time around. What a disappointment.
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Cloudflare blocking Pale Moon and other browsers with smaller user bases
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That's a shit take. What's the point of having user-agents if it's just a race to the bottom for only supporting a smaller list arbitrarily? It's not like the bots aren't going to just spoof as Chrome on Windows 11 anyways.
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Trump expected to surrender to Fulton County jail on Thursday or Friday next week
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For real. Can anyone say that they guessed this would actually be a headline 7 years ago?
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Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources
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Working for the pedophiles like they always have.
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[Mental Outlaw] YouTube Accidentally Made Ad Blockers More Powerful
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For real. I didn't realize how bad all of the YouTube alternatives are. They are just flooded with neo-nazis and bigots. It just sucks with how we really don't have much choice other than to use something like newpipe.