Talanes

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by Talanes 5y ago
>One of the links is literally about "jails", so the pedantry is not useful. Both links are about jails, when the discussion was about prisons. Their pedantry was completely on point. And while prisons and jails are similar eno
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by Talanes 5y ago
I'm asking them to stop publicly eroding our trust in their ability and willingness to do the job we pay them for.
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by Talanes 5y ago
How many addicts crash and burn before reproductive age?
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by Talanes 5y ago
>But that isn't on the police - they don't arrest anyone because the DA doesn't prosecute anyone. This always struck me as a BS excuse, because if you're trying to demonstrate that the DA is the problem, wouldn't
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by Talanes 5y ago
The 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count¹ reported 32% for substance use and 26% for long-term mental health issues. It's also worth keeping in mind that drug addictions and mental health issues can arise from homelessness rather th
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by Talanes 5y ago
It's worth noting that property taxes in California are only re-assessed on ownership change or new construction. There's no downside to having the value of your home balloon as much as possible.
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by Talanes 5y ago
When did a "cheap TV" cost hundreds of dollars? Seems more likely it was something closer to an 80 dollar thrift store TV that returned to the thrift store in January.
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by Talanes 5y ago
>Because they want to watch television on low volume so they don’t wake the baby or partner, and turn the transcript on. Is calling subtitles "the transcript" a regional variation I've never heard before, or are you just s
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by Talanes 5y ago
Less than half of Americans get flu shots though.
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by Talanes 5y ago
If a kitten latched onto my skin to just hang out and engorge itself, that'd be gross too. Being gross isn't a matter of intent or etymology, it's an action.
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by Talanes 5y ago
The closest I can think of are systems like Eve, where players can trade in-game currency for game time tokens purchased by other players. 1:1 ratio, but the real money is proxied by game time so that no one can actually remove cash.
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by Talanes 5y ago
But with a video you have the portability to take your content somewhere other than Youtube for the supporting infrastructure. Your Roblox game is much less portable.
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by Talanes 5y ago
>Yes, interruptions happen IRL, but they aren't systematically happening every other sentence. No, you usually have to go see Shakespeare for that.
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by Talanes 5y ago
>You would still have to monitor for ticks This part is true no matter how effective the vaccine is. Ticks are gross, diseased or not.
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by Talanes 5y ago
>It’s like they’re punishing you for not going for the packet of 6 Granny Smith apples all wrapped in plastic and cardboard. I've always run on the gut assumption that they must be putting the worst apples that still look appealing
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by Talanes 5y ago
That's surprising to hear. All of the San Francisco Targets recently started closing at 6pm in response to shoplifting.
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by Talanes 5y ago
I've definitely seen posts by community managers used as reference for some gaming-related articles, which I assume would fit under "Self-published or questionable sources as sources on themselves." But, of course, none of th
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by Talanes 5y ago
That's 2m out of the state's money though, not money they've personally lost. If the people they're paying that 2m to happen to be influential in the election, it can still be helpful. Police endorsements are sought afte
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by Talanes 5y ago
I wonder if you could use a forum post of someone saying what's wrong on their page as a source to edit the page though. Forum posts aren't outside the realm of valid sources, so where exactly is the line drawn?
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by Talanes 5y ago
>Only the german languages adopted a Germanic goddess name due to the coincidental timing. And not even one anyone actually remembered, just one whose name was still around to denote that time of year.
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by Talanes 5y ago
It also comes down to a matter of linguistics. English uniquely changed the name of the holiday to match up with local celebrations. If you're not thinking to hard about it, it's very easy to go from "Easter is named after a
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by Talanes 5y ago
Could she have been under 21? I remember when I spent a summer working grocery that my under-21 coworkers were required to id on all alcohol purchases.
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by Talanes 5y ago
"Cause" doesn't necessarily mean originate. They could have meant it in the same way that one could say "leaving food out will cause you to get ants."
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by Talanes 5y ago
It takes me 20 seconds just to be sure I've accounted for any possible metal in my pockets.
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by Talanes 5y ago
You're also totally in your rights to ask your bank teller to write you an essay about Russian political history and switch banks if they refuse. Being within your rights doesn't mean you're not acting totally insane.
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by Talanes 5y ago
Only if you don't actually care what "done" means. Anyone can make an omelette if you're willing to define an omelette as "literally any eggs cooked in a pan." But I'd rather just ask someone who actually
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by Talanes 5y ago
>Marijuana is not an effective depression treatment even though it may temporarily dull feelings and emotions. That describes how my teenage Lithium prescription felt far better than it does marijuana use. Though perhaps they have better
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by Talanes 5y ago
>3yr margin, common sense I cannot guess ages with anywhere near that precision. In California the usual standard is if you look under 30.
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by Talanes 5y ago
It's often the second one, as under the prior medical-only regulations, dispensaries were all technically organized as cooperatives. I've definitely been in places in the recreational era where I just had to verify my age though.
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by Talanes 5y ago
I don't think that necessarily holds true if you're making the choice to buy from a dealer though, as having the choice implies you're already in a legal state. At least in California, I'm under the impression the legal

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