peeters · HackerTrans

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The fact that they're spelling this Earendil, not Earendel, makes me think this is a direct reference to Tolkien's work. It's pretty weird for dystopian industrial initiatives to be named after characters in a work whose most unambiguous message was that rampant industrialization was ruining the world.

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This comment made a lot more sense to me once I realized we weren't talking about an aggressively marketed weight loss drug.

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I don't think you're understanding what OP actually said. They didn't cite the Libya example as an example of bad behaviour; there wasn't any value statement on it at all. They were saying the fact that they intervened in Libya but not elsewhere was an example of the US intervening when it suits them.

I'm not an expert in US foreign policy so I'll refrain from entering the debate itself, I just think you're not arguing against what the OP is actually saying.

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Yeah Taskmaster (which I adore) came to my mind too. I think it's more common when the food in question is an animal product, but still it just seems a bit contrived when behind the scenes the catering company is probably chucking tons of food the talent didn't feel like eating on a given day anyway.

It's entertainment, it has an environmental cost, sometimes a big cost. I don't think you need to signal that it's unacceptable for that cost to be paid solely for entertainment's sake. What's the difference between some food waste and burning fuel to drive a boulder out of town for a laugh.

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Answering my own question - I think generated, because (took me WAY too long to notice) the dude has three arms.

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Haha I was secretly hoping someone would, thanks! Is this your artwork or generated? Either way I'm impressed!

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> Wait, maybe the punchline is something like: "We don’t have any fish in the tea, but we do have a lot of krill."

Shucks, it was so close to coming up with a good punchline it could work back from.

I'm thinking set it in a single-cell comic. A downtrodden young man or woman sitting alone at a table, a pelican in the background clearly making drinks in its voluminous beak, and the walrus waiter places a cup in front of the person, consolingly saying "there's plenty of fish in the tea".

peeters

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This isn't at all unusual when someone is quitting on bad terms, is it?

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há 9 anosdiscuss

> they have you explicitly waive your right to a class action

Almost certainly not going to be upheld by a court if there is evidence of fraud.

> Also the terms of service makes it very clear that the speeds they quote on their ads are essentially entirely theoretical.

Completely irrelevant if you can prove that they purposefully implemented a scheme to throttle your speeds.

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