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Why Are Taxpayers Footing the Bill for Full-Time Police Union Employees?(reason.com)
2 points by Shivetya 6y ago|0 comments
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by Shivetya 6y ago
I am just amazed that NASA turned around a shuttle in 54 days, I don't even recall it. Apparently these were the first two missions flown[0]. However I also read almost suffered Columbia's fate on one of its flight due to a large
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Twitter's power comes fro being nearly integrated into main stream news. the danger therein has been seen with the platform used to shame those who put forth the wrong opinion, spin a story in a manner not acceptable, or associate with
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Well I am more interested in how local governments handle the tax loss when some of these businesses leave town to consolidate elsewhere. Big box stores and their like were always a guarantee boost with not only the store but businesses whi
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Well how far behind will we be in telling people to not consume sea food or any animal product. However for many diets meat products are there as it is a simple means to satisfy nutritional requirements and depending on meal a little meat a
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by Shivetya 6y ago
It is not just the COVID19 reaction that is driving people to consider leaving the cities but the willingness of public officials to let violent protesters run wild. Those pictures in many big newspapers have lasting effect. It is one thing
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Was thinking what a fabulous method to generate publicity in lead up to a motion picture. Perform this event multiple times across the country before a reveal when a trailer is dropped; would be good for any dystopian future or alien invasi
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Any article about oil profits declining should really make to to mention Russia because if their economy starts to tank from loss of too much income from this trade it could lead to more adventurism by their leadership.
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by Shivetya 6y ago
They need to be called out. The amount of virtue signaling these companies do in the US does not excuse their actions elsewhere. This is not confined to the US either, countries in other parts of the world will engage in actions for the Chi
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by Shivetya 6y ago
twitter is not mirror, it is another stage controlled by political actors who use it in a circular means to support stories pushed through other media, especially the news. People bemoan corporate influence over the internet but completely
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Well for many end users at large companies they won't have the authority to do so and will have to wait for their support group to do so, assuming they let the update through. Some have a victim pool, er, test pool, to help protect fro
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What Quarantine Is Doing to Your Body’s Wondrous World of Bacteria(smithsonianmag.com)
2 points by Shivetya 6y ago|0 comments
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Considering they now allow use of the interior camera during events there is no reason they cannot expand on that for insuring the driver is paying attention
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by Shivetya 6y ago
One thing many overlook with low carb is that you can still enjoy your favorites sauces and similar, you will be amazed how far a tablespoon of one will go. This can apply to mixing in what otherwise are considered carb no nos like bread cr
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by Shivetya 6y ago
I bought one in spite of Musk, simply put the technology of the car and that it brought back memories as a kid of all the cool concept cars that never got built sold me. That is performs so well it just a bonus. I feel like I am driving the
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Pretty sure there is a little bit of China exit strategy here as well. The actions taken in Hong Kong along with recent invasion demonstrations against Taiwan don't exactly make for a stable business environment. What is a business to
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Don't read it, seriously this is an article written to lay claim that Dune is nothing but White Power and filled with bigotry if not outright racism. This whole article was written to show how the writer took offense and how obvious ev
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Their example employee was just odd, lost 30% of their wages and that was between $500 and $700 each week? A call center has better wages? Assuming 30% then we are talking about $1500+ a week which on a forty hour week is $37.50 and hour an
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by Shivetya 6y ago
The level of automation leads one to believe it is not inconceivable there will be versions without a cockpit with even greater flight capabilities. While many can be seen as making it easier on the human pilot conversely you can see it as
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Hell with saving the rich, the number of carve outs that benefit only the wealthy under the guise of protecting the environment should catch your ire instead. instead of funding EVs and solar panels for those well off enough to pay for them
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Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps can charge restaurants(oregonlive.com)
502 points by Shivetya 6y ago|551 comments
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Not sure why anyone thinks they have a hard decision, plenty of big name companies do business with mainland China as is, why hold these to a different standard?
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Seriously it is not. I have a LG C9 and bought it after recommendation from friends who game on theirs. If you are going to leave it on the same screen all day long there are better choices, like having it on a new station that has a perman
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Heckler's Veto[0] in another form but the results are the same, silence differing opinion but now you have an excuse to commit violence against those who hold it or have others act on your behalf; this can include using government or e
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Really all they eventually say is eat less dairy and meat. As in industrial meat and dairy farming impact the environment more that vegetable crops. Nothing else to take away from it. Pretty much a pointless "well duh" article wit
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by Shivetya 6y ago
There is a distinct difference between people lived in real poverty and wanted a better life for themselves and more importantly their children than people simply being born into the poor area of their country. Surrounded by near instant gr
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by Shivetya 6y ago
Well Netflix 4K is $16 a month. Which pretty much puts it above Disney+ let along D+ with Hulu/ESPN. Then you have HBO which still acts as if they are truly premium, if anything they are the binge a month channel. Many made the joke wh
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by Shivetya 6y ago
What is truly criminal is many judges retire with seventy five percent to up to one hundred percent of their salary plus benefits. I really wish people here would understand the real fleecing of America isn't by the CEOs of the country
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by Shivetya 6y ago
and these same city officials, especially mayors, are politically connected to their police departments doubly so if they are unionized; not all police are unionized. politicians learn real fast to not go up against any organization backed
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by Shivetya 6y ago
there is sufficient money in policing, how it is being used is another matter

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