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  • The world should not have crime. And in such a world, guns would not be needed (excluding for sport).

    To play devil’s advocate and get the conversation going (please don’t down vote), the idea is primarily coming from US citizens whose constitutional amendment states that the right of citizens to keep and bear arms should not be infringed. The idea behind it is self preservation (the right to live and defend yourself) and fight against government tyranny. Which, given the origin of the US, that last one is of valid concern. It’s not about the love of guns (though many do), but upholding that amendment.

    The oppositional approach as I understand is if guns are illegal, there will be no mass shootings.

    I don’t have an answer. I don’t have any guns, and I hate hearing about shootings. So here’s some questions to consider:

    • Will laws banning firearms work against criminals? If not, who now has all the guns?
    • How would we handle cases of tyranny where the government controls all militia?
    • Those who intend to kill, assuming that can’t illegally obtain a gun, will they still kill? (Homemade explosives, mass stabbings, probably more) If killing people is already illegal, then how will making guns illegal make things any different long-term?
    • Given the high percentage of shootings being gang on gang violence, which is illegal by the way, will new laws help?
    • Statistics is complicated. Cars kill way more people, do we outlaw them? Knives kill people, do we outlaw those too? How do we measure statistically what laws will work and what won’t?
    • How do you outlaw and then remove 400,000,000 guns in the US?

    It’s complicated, genuinely. But people argue about it so vehemently that no ground is ever gained in the conversation. I think both sides are in favor of not killing people, but want to go about it in different ways.









  • This is my own conjecture, but I’m willing to bet that playing nicely with Pres. Trump somehow saves Apple billions more in lost revenue to tariffs and legislation because Trump rewards those who are on his good side. I’m also willing to bet Tim / Apple is pressured to do this and has a very different attitude behind closed doors. Not that this excuses anybody for their actions, but it’s clear they’re trying to game the system the best they can in the name of “business”.






  • I’ve done endless hours of research through studies and whatever else I could find, as well as visits to dermatologists. The following four things reversed my hair loss:

    • Finasteride (this is the biggest one). I take it topically, but you can take it orally too. Prevents balding from getting worse.
    • Minoxidil
    • Derma Roller, 1.5mm. “Wounding”. This may be placebo, but it hasn’t made things worse.
    • Seeing a good dermatologist to get a proper diagnosis and proper prescriptions for the first two things.



  • That’s a hard one to answer without losing anonymity. It’s with contextual searching, like X business in Y town, or looking up specific or niche software tools. I occasionally give Mojeek a fair shot, then switch away when I can’t find what I’m looking for. If you’d like, I’ll keep track of those instances and email you with examples, is that helpful?


  • I tried it out after getting a referral code from somebody I know granting a 3 month trial. I’ve been hooked. It’s the first search engine that has rivaled Google search, it’s so good. I’m often disappointed with DDG (switching to Google later to find what I need), and Mojeek never finds anything. SearXNG has been very close, but is essentially an aggregator, not exactly a Google replacement.

    Kudos to Kagi for getting it right.