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0 pointssliverstorm14y ago0 comments

The only devices I am aware of that are regulated to the point of "you must assemble them yourself" are hand grenades and fully automatic weapons.

It may just be me, but I don't think our society views general purpose computers as quite that dangerous.

0 pointssliverstorm14y ago0 comments

The only devices I am aware of that are regulated to the point of "you must assemble them yourself" are hand grenades and fully automatic weapons.

It may just be me, but I don't think our society views general purpose computers as quite that dangerous.

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waqf14y ago· 3 in thread

I wouldn't say that society views industrial quantities of fertilizer as dangerous, but the FBI keeps track of who's buying it.

Industrial quantities of fertilizer IS dangerous. The Oslo bombing wasn't even that long ago, have you forgotten?

waqf14y ago

You missed my point. Of course it's dangerous if you want it to be, but so is a kitchen knife.

The point is, stuff eventually gets regulated because of how it might be used, not because of how it's normally used.

99.9% (and probably a few more 9's) of Fertilizer sold in Industrial Quantities is used on farms and not really all that dangerous.

lisper14y ago

Yet.

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