Scalestein

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by Scalestein 5y ago
I think there really is something in American culture that fuels entrepreneurship. Maybe it's the puritan and "prosperity gospel" roots. It would be interesting to see a comparison of entrepreneurship between US and Canada in
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by Scalestein 5y ago
Well the charges were dropped so evidently not a big enough deal to actually prosecute him. Regardless are either of those offenses reason to tazer and tackle the perpetrator who isn't actively resisting?
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by Scalestein 5y ago
I did the same thing last year for a client. So far it has worked pretty well. Client analysts create the reports and then deploy them for end users to view through a browser. End users can't do toooo much regarding playing with the da
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by Scalestein 5y ago
As a fellow anti-capitalist I struggle with how to live in a clearly capitalist world. I'm currently on track to retire at an average age or earlier and cynically view it as buying freedom from the system. In reality it reminds me of t
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by Scalestein 5y ago
I agree with your general outlook but would also question why we need to make "efficiency" a goal to be attained at all costs. Why not rotate who does the drudgery jobs so no-one gets stuck doing it day in and out? It might be les
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by Scalestein 6y ago
Colorado had just shy of 87% voter turnout. Without getting into specifics that points to a state which is pretty easy to vote in (mail in ballots, easy access to ballot boxes, same day registation, etc.) By contrast Georgia has historic mi
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by Scalestein 6y ago
I think there is another factor of Choice that needs to be considered here. If people were given the choice between losing power when it gets cold and saving money or paying more for more reliable power then it might be reasonable. Power co
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by Scalestein 6y ago
I agree that the industry is sexist and would actually say it is more sexist than other white collar industries. But what you said here is exactly what irks the 'rationalist' community. Giving "sexism" as the root reason
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by Scalestein 6y ago
Out of genuine curiosity what are examples of the control being implemented under the veil of COVID? Sure lockdowns and such are being ordered but once the vaccination is completed those won't be continued. I don't see the same ty
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by Scalestein 6y ago
Depending on how you define wealthy yes that's true. But who DOES have political power then? And what class of wealth do they exist in?
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by Scalestein 6y ago
Trump made allegations about the last election as well, then followed up with his own investigation which found no evidence. Then he spent the last few months ginning up distrust of mail in ballots and instead of offering help to states to
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by Scalestein 6y ago
It isn't non participation though. You can participate in politics (local, state or federal) without consuming the 24/7 news cycle. The "news" is usually pushing doom gloom and fear no matter which side of the spectrum y
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by Scalestein 6y ago
The challenge I've found is finding the balance between professional ambition and personal hobby/passions. I've recently lost much of my professional ambition and now feel a bit more of the competition aspect. I'm clocki
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by Scalestein 6y ago
I certainly think there is room and use for discernment in guest selection. My "who decides" is a bit of hyperbole in this case but my point is more that Rogan's podcast has a much wider band of guests across the political &#
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by Scalestein 6y ago
Oh yes totally agree, certainly there are many guests who have been rejected from appearing on JRE and yet he is being touted as heterodox.
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by Scalestein 6y ago
I don't really get the 'truth from the garage' vibe from Rogan's podcast. To me the space he creates by not strongly challenging his guests and by keeping the guests list so varied is that of a sort of neutral ground tha
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by Scalestein 6y ago
Who decides what counts as a quack? One of the things I find compelling about the format of the show is that the long format really exposes people, for better or worse. If you want to find out whether Alex Jones is a quack there is probably
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by Scalestein 7y ago
It is more likely tied to the lower socioeconomic status of those two groups due to historical and current bias and oppression. Any 'violent culture' you might see is a product of the larger society these groups live in and not so
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by Scalestein 7y ago
It's basically the only unit used for LSD dosing and purchases
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by Scalestein 7y ago
Plenty of musicians don't your or tour very infrequently. Tool, Godspeed, Kate Bush, and the later era Beatles are all good examples. Maybe they weren't 'disabled' but they had their reasons for not wanting to tour.
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by Scalestein 8y ago
Describing someone as 'hot' or generally commenting on their appearance when it isn't relevant is a form of objectification. A woman (or man) is at an event to discuss ideas or their company and the first thing someone says t
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by Scalestein 9y ago
Are you saying the more flexible your hamstrings are the less mobile your hips are or am I reading that wrong? My hamstrings are super tight (can't barely get to my ankles when bending over) so any tips on what you did to increase your
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by Scalestein 9y ago
Curious as someone who has considered micro dosing - what would you say the effects of taking the lower dosages repeatedly were that would put it in the 'abuse' category?
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by Scalestein 9y ago
I think he has an article that covers his finances from when he started working to when he retired. The short answer is double tech incomes and very limited spending. If your household is pulling 250k and living off 25k a year it makes reti
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by Scalestein 9y ago
My guess would be that the .com bubble wasn't as easy to get involved in. With Bitcoin you can buy/invest in Bitcoin in 10 minutes with zero prior knowledge. With the .com bubble you had to find a specific stock to buy and go thro
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by Scalestein 9y ago
Oh man, I feel like Dune Messiah (dune 2) is such a fantastic compliment to the original. It is about half the length and has such a different tone that makes the original even better.
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by Scalestein 9y ago
I think the issue is that one set of tax cuts is set to expire while another is not. And it looks a lot like using these expiring cuts to distract average taxpayers from the non-expiring tax cuts for the wealthier class.
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by Scalestein 9y ago
I'll second this, especially the bit about bringing memories back. I haven't had much head trauma but don't really have any memories from longer than 5 years previous.
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by Scalestein 10y ago
I don't think many people 'choose' to become so dependent on drugs that they cannot function in society and fatally overdose. A doctor prescribing opiates for an injury without a plan for cessation and withdrawal is a very c
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by Scalestein 12y ago
I'm all for the 'results based' work environment but I think measuring results of work that you hire people to do IS quite hard. A great example is refactoring. Say you hired a dev and he delivered a product that worked but i

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