RandomNick

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by RandomNick 5y ago
I wish I could upvote this more than once. For me nothing else I have ever found is nearly as effective as lifting.
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by RandomNick 5y ago
It's basic economic principle: Price ceiilngs, like rent control, cause a shortage of supply. Price floors, cause surpluses in supply. Everything else is just nonsensical hand-waving people use in an attempt to justify why various sc
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by RandomNick 6y ago
According to the article it wasn't just random bystanders, it was a police officer. "But Awan survived the crash, and he could have escaped the smoke and fire, too, Grossman said — if only the police officer who arrived on the sce
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by RandomNick 6y ago
I am morally opposed to a lot of things. First and foremost, violence that is not in self-defense. So that covers wars, genocide, mass conscription, and taxation. Basically the modern state in general. But that is real life I'm talking
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by RandomNick 6y ago
That previous section doesn't alter the context and doesn't change the fact that nothing I or the author or any other player does in a game like this leads to a single death, let alone millions. If the author is uncomfortable taki
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by RandomNick 6y ago
"For your actions in Panzer General will also lead to the deaths of millions, at only one more degree of remove at best." No, my actions won't lead to a single death, no matter how many degrees you move away. It's just m
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by RandomNick 6y ago
I had the same thought. That guy sounds like it's as simple as walking into the woods and shooting an elk. I don't think he has any idea how difficult it can be.
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by RandomNick 7y ago
That's Hedley!
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by RandomNick 7y ago
Why would I want a font that nobody but me can read?
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by RandomNick 8y ago
The Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard
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by RandomNick 8y ago
You don't have to be a libertarian to oppose the folly of rent control. "In many cases rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city—except for bombing." Assar Lindbeck, Swedish Eco
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by RandomNick 8y ago
One of the most amazing experiences I have had was spending time working on a US Navy ship in the south Pacific. The ship would steam at night with no external illumination. It was the darkest place I've ever been. I spent as much time
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by RandomNick 8y ago
Sure, but it's a big telescope mostly buried in the ground designed to look at the sun. Not sure how much use it could possibly be in relation to its proximity to White Sands and/or Holloman.
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by RandomNick 8y ago
I'm skeptical of that theory. Sunspot is up in the Lincoln National Forest. There are multiple trails and locations that have a great view of White Sands and Holloman AFB, which are located in the basin below. There isn't anything