Arizhel

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by Arizhel 9y ago
>Bosses, Ignorant Managers, Salesmen, Estate Agents[0], Religious salesmen, etc, etc. >Almost all of those are people who prey on the weak, the meek, and the pitiful. Which one of those is the exception? Decent bosses?
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Why wouldn't you just change your outfit before coming in to work? It's not that hard to change in your car.
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by Arizhel 9y ago
You must have a really unique situation, or maybe things are really weird in Canada. Where I am, I live in a small town about an hour from a major metro area. The only shopping where I am is a super-Walmart. If I want to buy anything th
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by Arizhel 9y ago
You act like price and selection aren't that important. They really are. Electronic components? How can you even buy those locally? Radio Shack is dead, and never was that great anyway; if you want components, digikey.com and mouse
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by Arizhel 9y ago
>Yes, the manager still encourages everyone to wear tires , though it's no longer required. Wouldn't that be rather uncomfortable, especially when you try to sit in a chair with a back?
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Huh? Maybe some teens, but not all of them. When I was a teen, I had some peers who were like that, overachievers trying to be valedictorian and also involved in a ton of extracurricular activities. It was a total waste of time AFAICT: c
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Yes, but for now, at least in the more desirable locations, they seem to be doing just fine selling lots of expensive women's clothes, shoes, and luxury goods. In the crappy locations, if the rent goes really low, then it's more l
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by Arizhel 9y ago
>Maybe abandoning Windows is not easy. The best things in life don't come easy.
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Yeah, that's why I said "not as many"... I think there's a reduction, but it's not anywhere near a collapse. But more importantly, between Amazon, other online sellers (like Powell's), and e-books, this has le
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by Arizhel 9y ago
No, put them on a VLAN that doesn't have internet access.
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by Arizhel 9y ago
The idea of a mall as a social space is great; after all, lots of us spent a good portion of our teenage years hanging out at malls for a good reason, before they started kicking out the teens. The problem with this is that it's expens
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Yeah, malls really don't cater to teenage boys any more, and technology has changed greatly. So all the stores left are ones where online shopping has a much harder time competing, and that's clothing, because you can't try
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Yes, and I think it's a great thing. The masses need to be spied on, and I don't think it even needs to be a secret. But the funny part is that it's completely voluntary. You can opt-out any time you want, by simply abando
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by Arizhel 9y ago
The other problem with Pascal's wager is widespread disagreement about what you really have to do to satisfy the alleged deity. Many religions claim that if you aren't a member of that particular religion, then you go to hell. W
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by Arizhel 9y ago
>I don't believe that I limited my comment to cow leather. I did. Usually, when people talk about "leather", they're talking about cow leather, not goat leather, sheepskin, alligator skin, etc. Usually, those other
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by Arizhel 9y ago
>This sounds just like a religious argument. "What if we do the good things that some religious book says we should do, avoid the bad, be decent human beings, and help others, and there's no afterlife to be rewarded by?" T
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by Arizhel 9y ago
>what they are experiencing is now sea level rise as a result of climate change. The trend towards inundation is clear and accelerating. >Why then would you invest at Bay Area-level prices for a condo in a building which cannot keep i
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by Arizhel 9y ago
>If Facebook were suddenly gone tomorrow, I would feel devastated (so many memories of my kids, deceased father, mom, all would be gone). WTF? How would they be "gone"? Facebook does not control your memories. So what else w
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Yeah, so what's the problem with that? If lenders don't like it, they shouldn't be lending out easy money for degrees that aren't going to result in the student paying the loan back within 5 years. Also (you might like
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Anecdotes are the best you're going to get on that. Who's going to fund a serious scientific study on the effects of mechanical keyboards on RSI? The mechanical keyboard makers comprise a very small, niche industry these days. T
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Exactly. That's a great way to poison a relationship with a coworker.
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Mechanical keyboards are better for RSI and general comfort. If you don't like them, complain to your manager that you need walled offices.
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by Arizhel 9y ago
Paying people more isn't going to magically make them more productive. These stupid open-office environments are killing productivity, so the first thing employers need to do is get rid of them and build proper offices. After that, p
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by Arizhel 9y ago
If you're miserable in a marriage, just get a divorce. Why do people put themselves through that?
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by Arizhel 9y ago
You're arguing semantics. If the cinemas all die out, because everyone's renting movies at Redbox or Amazon Prime or using Netflix and watching movies at home, are you going to argue with someone who says "Movies have died!&q
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by Arizhel 9y ago
>I don't think anyone is suggesting walking away from the debt. Why not? This is exactly what should happen. Students should be able to discharge their student loans in bankruptcy. The problem is that lenders have little to no ris
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by Arizhel 9y ago
It seems to me the answer isn't all that difficult: colleges in other countries are much cheaper, or even free. So just move to someplace like Germany.
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by Arizhel 9y ago
I'm also divorced and have almost no friends. I'd rather work at home. The noise and distraction of the open-office environment makes it impossible to get much done at work.
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by Arizhel 9y ago
You're wrong about leather. Leather is a byproduct of the meat industry: no one kills cows for their skin. Cows are killed for their meat, and the hides are probably fairly worthless until they're processed into leather. If bee
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by Arizhel 9y ago
That's not a circus, it's a dance/art show.

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