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by Fezzik 6y ago
The car accident comparison has got to stop. It is meaningless. What point do you think that reference helps to clarify? I ask that curiously, not hostilely. I fail to understand how it is helpful to compare the number of people shot and ki
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by Fezzik 6y ago
My understanding is that (in theory) box breathing is used to calm and focus the practitioner - it’s not something you do while exerting yourself at all. If you tried box breathing while running (or diving), for example, you would quickly n
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Not totally related to dyslexia, but I had a severe stutter in English (my native language) as a child but have never once stuttered in Spanish (close-to-fluent for about 10 years of my life, though I am rusty now) or German (beginner, but
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by Fezzik 6y ago
I have been using these at least twice a month since high-school (20+ years) after having multiple dramatic ear infections that rendered me temporally unable to hear due to clogging. I was just at the ENT doc last week and he confirmed that
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by Fezzik 6y ago
In Oregon it’s 21-weeks followed by a probationary period. At least for the Oregon State Police: you attend five weeks of pre-academy and sixteen weeks of regular academy. Then there are ongoing trainings and required education courses. I’v
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Or they are, they may just not be aware of it - the fact that billions of people have had MMR vaccines and we, as a species, have nearly eradicated the measles, mumps, and rubella in a great scientific experiment is downright awe inspiring.
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Almost every state has elected trial court judges. They may be initially appointed, but ultimately they must face an election in all but a few states. Though their terms are much longer than other elected officials. https://cou
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Similar story: I went to the doctor with sharp hip pain a few years back, aged 32, relatively fit (running 5 miles every workday and swimming 1+ mile most days), but the hip pain was getting worse by the day. I was referred to a surgeon who
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Very cool. I had no idea things had gotten that accurate. My grandpa was a cardio-thoracic surgeon so I always had a bit of hobbyist’s interest. Most of my reading materials were obviously a bit dated.
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by Fezzik 6y ago
This is extremely difficult because you need something around your lungs/diaphragm or mouth/nose to accurately measure your breathing rate. Even with precise readings of your pulse, blood pressure, etc... you can’t even remotely c
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by Fezzik 6y ago
This is a fantastic video that breaks down the process, including great visual aids: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vuIlsN32WaE
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Not to veer off on too much of a tangent, but I find Germany’s notoriety for beer odd. They’re main claim to fame is that that they have old beers... but you can find more diversity in locally brewed beers in 40 square city blocks in Portla
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by Fezzik 6y ago
I’ve made this same comment before, but another perk of using Apple devices is you are able to toggle your subscriptions on/off in the Settings. So if I want to cancel my NYT subscription it’s as simple as 4 taps on my iPhone. Addition
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Is it true in any first world countries? As far as I am aware publishing anything that is true is always fair game. The very definition of libel (and slander) is that something untrue has been published or said. I’m not aware of a first wor
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by Fezzik 6y ago
This is absolutely correct. Most people who graduate from law school and pass the bar go in to middling salaried jobs. If they even practice law at all. Most entry level legal jobs pay very little compared to the top tier gigs. Said from th
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Look up which party has flagrantly gerrymandered countless districts in the last 20 years... there may be a few that have been redrawn by democrats, but the super-majority have been redrawn by republicans to amplify republican votes. It’s n
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by Fezzik 6y ago
My understanding about DFW’s suicide is that he had recently gone off medication - cold turkey - that he had been taking for quite a while to manage his (severe) mental health problems and that was a primary contributor to the event. If any
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by Fezzik 6y ago
David Foster Wallace wrote a great book entitled The Pale King that wrestles with the boredom and frustration of our modern office-work related lives. I’m not sure if I grabbed it from that book, but one of his quotes I enjoy is: "The
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by Fezzik 6y ago
I’m in the Pacific Northwest (from Portland, currently in Southern Oregon, moving to Bend in a few weeks). I heard the term primarily from East Coasters when I skied at Alta way-back-when. By the time I was skiing all over the place, around
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by Fezzik 6y ago
It probably has little-to-no effect on the decline in popularity of the name (especially looking at the time lines), but ‘A Gary’ has been a pejorative term for a bad skier for at least 20 years, if not longer.
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Ah, correct. I admit I glossed over the initial point.
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by Fezzik 6y ago
The number if people in your household does not alter your tax liability, only the number of dependents in that group. Those who qualify as dependents are: “your biological child, stepchild, foster child, sibling, step-sibling, or a descend
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Any and all depositions are recorded, not just those the USG does. Generally just audio though, in my experience. It is one of the primary methods used to (attempt to) impeach witnesses, along with obviously being used to gather evidence. I
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by Fezzik 6y ago
I knew my grandfather, who in my eyes was a god, and I embellish everything about him. He died in 2010. Think how muddled, exaggerated, revised, and dressed-up stories get over centuries... especially when they are not written down.
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by Fezzik 6y ago
The oldest books of the Old Testament were written around 300-500 years BC... so many centuries after the events supposedly occurred. To say that those books are definitely indicative of what the law was 5,800 years ago seems like a bit of
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by Fezzik 6y ago
Sure, but then we’re just talking in circles. The obligation to represent a client a certain way is dictated by the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs) promulgated by the state and federal bar associations. And what makes an attorney’s rep
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by Fezzik 6y ago
The amount of nonsense spewed about the legal system here on HN is sort of astonishing. A PD has absolutely no ethical or legal obligation to do anything of what a defendant says except in regards to the defendant testifying - you can adv
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by Fezzik 6y ago
People even tell their friends and, I think, legitimately mean it - for the last 10 years nearly everyone I know in Portland (Ore.) has said they want to move to a smaller city... so far I am the only who has left. And cities keep growing w
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by Fezzik 6y ago
With all kindness, it is you who are mistaken. Right to Publicity laws vary state-to-state. For example, California has rather strict Right to Publicity Laws[0] while (oddly) Oregon has less strict rules[1]. There are various factors to con
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by Fezzik 6y ago
We do in the US, but the general public (and jurors) can be skeptical of breathalyzers, no matter how accurate they are. So the police are forced to come up with ancillary evidence in case someone contests that they were drunk. As a law cle

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