KoftaBob

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by KoftaBob 3y ago
Actually according to census data, CA population peaked in 2020 at 39.5 million, and as of 2022 was at 39.02 million, a drop of almost 500k people. While I agree "cratering" is still hyperbolic for that change, it's quite a b
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
Whenever 9/11 and the followup "War on Terror" comes up, I remember this: "In 1998, Kristol and Kagan advocated regime change in Iraq throughout the Iraq disarmament process through articles that were published in the Ne
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Largest wind power project in the Western Hemisphere to begin construction(electrek.co)
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
Wouldn't the 360 have been Xbox 2?
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The Long Peace(en.wikipedia.org)
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European Space and Telecom Players to Bid for IRIS2 Satellite Internet Project(ec.europa.eu)
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
"olfactory sensory neurons do not express the gene that encodes the ACE2 receptor protein, which SARS-CoV-2 uses to enter human cells. Instead, ACE2 is expressed in cells that provide metabolic and structural support to olfactory senso
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The Great Divergence(en.wikipedia.org)
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Statement from NYC MTA on Suspending Use of Twitter for Service Alerts(new.mta.info)
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Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger come together to launch Risant Health(geisinger.org)
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Brazil Court Suspends Telegram Messaging App in Neo-Nazi Probe(barrons.com)
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
"Big news headlines seem to be positioned in a way to scare people" regardless of the topic.
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Champions(en.wikipedia.org)
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
or Saudi Aramco. They're #6 in the world by revenue, but #1 by profit, just above Apple.
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
>If I make a trip to (for example) Target, it feels nothing like Target of 20 years ago. The chances are good that they don't have what I hoped to find there. What are some examples of products you've had this issue with at Tar
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
That chart showing software engineers having the highest share of laid off employees in 2023 only tells half the story, which doesn't surprirse me because that allows the author to push their "sky is falling for devs now too!&quot
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
This comment sounds like the output that ChatGPT would give you if you asked it to generate a discussion board comment that maximizes fear mongering and hyperbole.
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
A big part of this is the fact that certain regions just happen to excel at particular industries more than others. For Europe, it’s luxury goods + cosmetics For the Middle East, it’s energy For the US, it’s things like tech + media + finan
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
Of the 10 largest US companies, only Google and FB could accurately be described as “advertising agencies”. For the rest, the bulk of their revenue comes from: - Apple => hardware sales - Amazon => e-commerce and cloud services - Micr
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
> mind-manipulative megacorps This is a very open ended description of a company that can be applied to many of them, including LVMH
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
Company value is dictated by what buyers/sellers of the stock say it is. When you especially consider that part of a company’s stock value comes from what people think their future potential is, it’s much more open ended than a simple
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
"On August 5, 1952 after her first visit to America she intended to return home, but she was invited on a trip. On the way, the car fell from a height of 40 feet, which killed her immediately. It has been alleged that the Israeli Mossa
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
Maybe I'll build a link sharing/discussion site like Reddit but on Nostr...hmm
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US Dept of Energy Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge(energy.gov)
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
Ironically, those outside of Byzantium (namely the Western Europeans) called them "the Greeks". The Byzantines in turn, called those Western Europeans "The Latins".
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
Fair, though it seems more like Google just got in their own way with G+ by keeping it invite only for waaaaay too long.
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by KoftaBob 3y ago
It's one thing to say that Sundar hasn't led Google to innovate much in his tenure (I agree there), but to say Google hasn't picked any winners since Google Search? - Gmail (largest email service at 1.5B users) - YouTube (by
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by KoftaBob 4y ago
There’s a huge difference between: 1. a national culture/laws that restricts women’s freedom of dress, and 2. a private religious place that has a dress code
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Scunthorpe Problem(en.wikipedia.org)
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by KoftaBob 4y ago
I see very little evidence that hydrogen or ammonia powered cars have anywhere near the probability of success that battery electric cars do, for a number of reasons. If anything, companies like Ford are taking the pragmatic approach, while

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