Declanomous

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by Declanomous 8y ago
I guess this means we must be mortal enemies! Honestly though, as William Wrigley Jr once wrote, "When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary." I have one friend that I disagree with about literally everything , and I r
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> boulder selections Would that mean more rock and less bluegrass? (I'm kidding, of course) In all seriousness though, the problem probably is the data set to a certain extent. I am pretty adventurous, true, but at the same time I t
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It's entirely possible that Facebook found that your comments caused less engagement for other people on Facebook, and therefore doesn't want you to comment. It's also possible that Facebook determined that this person has su
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I can't stand the fact that organizations hide behind "algorithms" as an excuse for every unintended side-effect. It's no surprise that algorithms create an information bubble for us. I like to use music as an example: t
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In context, I believe that OP was arguing for eliminating capital gains from our current system, not totally rewriting the way our taxes work such that capital gains was eliminated but we recovered those taxes in another manner. My argument
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My topic statement was thus: > Economic theories that only looks to maximize economic productivity while ignoring philosophical or ethical concerns are idiotic. I did not claim that economic theories cannot address philosophical or ethic
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I never said that less efficient resource allocation would result in more utility. That's a straw man. My claim is the argument that more efficient resource allocation would result in greater utility is almost certainly false in a hy
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I'm familiar with the theory, but I think economic theories that only looks to maximize economic productivity while ignoring philosophical or ethical concerns are idiotic. If you don't take into account what is being produced an
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The only point that seems unfair is point 3, which can be mollified by adjusting for inflation. If we reduce points 1 and 2 to their logical conclusion, capital gains should not be taxed at all. This is idiotic. Due to the structural advant
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I got a Kindle for Christmas, and I've been reading through Discworld chronologically. I'm on Raising Steam right now, and I already feel like I'm going to have to reread the series with a list of references open. There wer
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The island natives in the pacific got a lot of fantastic things from the servicemen who visited their islands during WWII. In an effort to bring them back, they emulated everything they saw the servicemen doing. In effect, they were just go
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Windows actually are used for visual inspection in flight in a number of cases. You can actually see markings above certain rows where a pilot or a flight attendant could look out and inspect something. I think the types of things they woul
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I think there are a lot of ways to make the rules explicit that don't require formal reviews. A formal review process can be equally biased by incentivizing people to game the system by targeting easy wins rather than tackling harder,
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My dad managed to kill a 2 year old Samsung SSD; it wouldn't even show up on the bios. Tech support was so incredulous they actually had an Electrical Engineer on their staff call him. I didn't believe him either. I was like &quot
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From my understanding, wage scale is often a point that is negotiated, so it varies from union to union. Some unions have rules where you can get more pay based on performance, holding certain certifications, or experience. Other unions hav
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The difference is he basically figured out that sometimes you should knock the bone crud off, and sometimes you should drill a hole in the skull. According to other sources he did a bunch of research on novel ways to access the inside of th
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To understand what is going on, you need to understand the anatomy of the ear. Normally the eardrum vibrates, which moves the little bones in the ear, which transfer the vibrations to the cochlea, which sends sound to the brain. The issue a
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Shkreli messed up by continually taunting US law enforcement. He probably wouldn't have had the book thrown at him if he wasn't constantly talking about how great it was to be an evil capitalist, and instead gave the mealy-mouthed
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by Declanomous 8y ago
Ah, I saw that the Dell XPS came with Linux and had a touch screen, and I was kind of wondering about that. I guess I'll have to try Linux with a touchscreen again. My Surface Pro 1 is the only computer I have with a touchscreen right
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I bought the original Surface Pro the week it came out. I actually really like the interface and thought that it was great. I didn't really understand why so many people hated Windows 8 until I tried to use in on a desktop. Even with a
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Costco doesn't do this as far as I'm aware. I think their only profit comes from their membership fees, they intend to break even on everything else. That doesn't mean they are always the cheapest option, but they aren't
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I assume in most places the cables are put on poles. Have you ever seen poles in some cities? It look like a 200 foot tall bird is using them to build a nest.
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I don't understand why New York has two employees per train. Nearly everywhere else in the world has 1. The person in the middle's job seems to be operating the doors and making sure the train is berthed correctly, but all you hav
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That definitely doesn't happen in Chicago. Nothing drives me nuts like pushing on the back door of a bus when it's completely stopped only to jam it cause I jumped the gun by like .2 seconds because the light hadn't come on y
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Location: Chicago Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Linux, Docker, Python, Django, OAuth, Azure Resume: I'm currently in the process of updating it to reflect what I've been doing in my most recent role. email: dyl
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Wow, you have to be 14 to be home alone for a lengthy period of time in Illinois? That's stupid. Maybe like, overnight, or for any meals that require substantial cooking, but my parent left me home alone with my younger brother way bef
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The thing is that a lot of suburban areas are much younger than high-density areas. So they have borrowed for capital projects such as infrastructure and new buildings. They aren't paying the true costs of maintaining those things yet.
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23andme and ancestry.com use a process which needs more genetic material than is available from hair or toothbrushes. You have to get a fair amount of spit in a tube.
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Ignoring practical issues with obtaining the sample, I think a good lawyer could probably find a way to sue you for any damages that you caused. As for whether it's a criminal act, I think that it might be a form of assault, maybe. I k
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Biologically speaking, blue light performs a very specific function in your circadian rhythm. It's possible that your lights and phone are not bright enough for it to be an issue; the sun is insanely bright. I do kind of doubt that the

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