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by abduhl 5y ago
Tim Sweeney and Epic planned and executed an entire campaign (hilariously even given a secret code name as if Epic was either some super hero or villain) that was predicated on knowingly breaching a contract (read: a promise). Then they sue
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by abduhl 5y ago
A google search for Metonomics returns only results with this exact same quote. What is the source for this, what is meant by subsidizing an industry versus “fruits and vegetables” (ie, Is subsidized grain part of the meat industry? Why wou
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by abduhl 5y ago
Eradication is the goal. Vaccinate every human, kill every animal. Nothing less is acceptable against the threat that is COVID19. Or so I’ve been told.
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by abduhl 5y ago
I had a very long post typed out responding to this thread but I pressed back and it got deleted. The short version: 1. The layperson explanation for how reinforced concrete works is that concrete holds compression and steel holds tension.
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by abduhl 5y ago
Localized defects like you're describing are generally a result of poor placement rather than an issue with the mix. And I think you'd be surprised at how easy it is to bend rebar anchored in concrete. Pretty much anything below
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Coinbase drops plans to launch interest product after CEO’s SEC comments(cnbc.com)
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by abduhl 5y ago
Your response to the accusation that a government is being authoritarian is that it’s OK because there’s “a lot” of places with “complete” freedom? That’s bordering on “this is good for Bitcoin” levels of Stockholm syndrome.
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by abduhl 5y ago
The question mark is supposed to go outside the quote if it is not part of the quote, FYI. Same with exclamation points. Internalizing only happens with periods and commas.
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by abduhl 5y ago
The ivory tower, academic egghead activists were elected by their own kind (ivory tower, egghead activists) via social media and mass media. Like most things related to minorities, it doesn’t matter what the actual minorities want (they’re
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by abduhl 5y ago
I think it’s currently understood that crime rates in aggregate are down because people stayed home during the pandemic. So, burglary/mugging/drug dealing and other crimes that mostly take place when people are out have fallen. On
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Why is it a hard requirement?
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Why would you have to consider all these costs you’re talking about when it’s been made clear that these power companies will not be allowed to fail and will be bailed out by the government (but never taken over because they’re a convenient
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by abduhl 5y ago
It’s pretty common sense. Underground breaks cost more to fix because you have to dig the line up both to find the problem and fix it. Above ground problems are visible while underground problems are invisible. Not to mention that above gro
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by abduhl 5y ago
Which of your examples are constitutional rights?
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The gist is that Cosby had an agreement with the prior DA that they wouldn't charge him and the future DA reneged. "The collective weight of these considerations led D.A. Castor to conclude that, unless Cosby confessed, “there was
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LA reinstates indoor masking for Covid vaccinated due to delta variant(independent.co.uk)
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by abduhl 5y ago
Justice Harlan, dissenting in Plessy: “There is a race so different from our own that we do not permit those belonging to it to become citizens of the United States. Persons belonging to it are, with few exceptions, absolutely excluded from
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by abduhl 5y ago
Seems like a lot of people replying are missing your joke here. Just to be explicit: Coca-Cola owns all of these brands.
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It's a bit hard to follow environmental standards when you're designing/testing/shooting depleted uranium.
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This is not corruption, this is as designed. The DoD's mission is national security and Congress has determined that national security trumps environmental protections which, to be quite honest, are mostly procedural hurdles put in pl
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Most modern bridges you drive over are designed the probabilistic way that is suggested in the article. Bridge design followed vertical construction as material science and manufacturing got better for steel and concrete. The probabilistic
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by abduhl 5y ago
I get to your last line and all I can think: "Wow, it's so simple, implementation is the only detail we haven't figured out yet."
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by abduhl 5y ago
You don't think that the continual dehumanization of people into creatures with eyes, hair, and without emotions is a downside to wearing a mask in public? A smile as you hold the elevator door for someone goes unseen; all the other p
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by abduhl 5y ago
American viewpoints all fall pretty much along political idealogical lines with when it all went wrong but I think that most Americans agree that America is “doing terrible” and the only real debate is who is to blame. Shitting on America h
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by abduhl 5y ago
The US postal service might not be what it used to be (I didn’t get a Christmas card I was sent until mid-April) but it still remains one of the most impressive logistics systems ever built, in my opinion. Letters sent to me have tracked me
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by abduhl 6y ago
If you’re convicted of murder because the government dismissed black jurors due to their racial prejudices in order to assure the jury was all white and then the conviction is overturned on appeal and the prosecutor declined to reprosecute,
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by abduhl 6y ago
Let's be clear about something misunderstood about Microsoft: Microsoft won that litigation in America, which is the jurisdiction we're talking about. Framing Microsoft's browser bundling as being "considered" prob
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by abduhl 6y ago
This sarcastic and snarky view is a bit shortsighted, isn’t it? Piracy worked because it was decentralized distribution. If the government goes after the gatekeepers in the same way they went after piracy they’re not just shutting down dist
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You didn’t answer their question. Can you quantify what things pollute more?
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Do you have any papers on compaction induced reduction in water bearing capacity? This idea does not mesh with my understanding of the Ogallala as being generally coarse grained and thus not as at risk of what you’re suggesting. Compare to

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