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aphextim
7y ago
Probably has some sort of MAC address identifier that can detect whether something if different than the host DNA, but I have no idea nor experience in biology.
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Awesome! I remember back in the early 2000's when Ryan Scheckler was promoted by Rodney Mullen. Here is some old footage and he was 12! This girl is even younger although I haven't watched any of her footage I'm sure it is ju
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7y ago
I find it sad at how fast the government is acting to ban the e-cigs and vapor juices after what, 8 alleged deaths? I understand wanting to curb it before it becomes a major problem... Meanwhile some doctors are given incentive to act as li
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7y ago
Reverse osmosis is the way to go. If you are worried about the lack of minerals you can always remineralize your water. https://thewatergeeks.com/how-to-remineralize-ro-water/
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7y ago
>Data seizures of this kind used to be based on probable cause. I think they get away with this because they are just collecting the information in mass and are not targeting an individual. There was a point where they were only scooping
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7y ago
Tin Foil Hat Theory: Step 1 - Create your own digital currency. Step 2 - Assign everyone a social 'credit rating' Step 3 - Get public services to adopt your digital currency. Step 4 - Get government to adopt your digital currency.
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7y ago
Probably a bad comparison to make, however in construction if something is built according to the plans from the engineering firm, and somehow those plans were not up to snuff and voided a warranty or worst case could be illegal and not up
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7y ago
Here is what I found about the matter in a prior case from 2018: https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2018/06/06/screening-candidat... Tl:Dr - Yes it may
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7y ago
>As for 17, as someone in my 40's, I couldn't tell you the difference between someone who is 17, and someone who is 18, without them telling me or asking to look at their (hopefully non-forged) ID. If she lied (under coersion f
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7y ago
I am curious as to how Andrew Yang doesn't get in trouble for 'buying votes'. I know he isn't technically saying, "Vote for me and you'll get $1,000!" However it seems to be implied. FTA >However, he pl
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7y ago
It was a screenshot of a spoof e-mail. Occasionally Microsoft will have a banner across the top if your license is expiring with very similar verbiage. Here is the same photo with mark ups. https://imgur.com/a/LVKLXxx
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7y ago
What I find amazing is that the younger generation has the entirety of the internet and all of human knowledge literally at their fingertips. The younger generation still seem to be oblivious to how the world actually works and runs, despit
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7y ago
>Nearly half of millennials said the biggest mistake they made with student loans is thinking their starting salaries would cover their monthly payments, a new study shows Nearly half of millennials said the biggest mistake they made wit
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R.I.P. Aaron Swartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
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There was push-back a while ago to where the schools were using the student's identity for college based video games and profiting off the student's names, and the students never saw anything from it. There was a suit and the coll
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>To earn an associate’s degree, Orry would need to pass 12 separate welding courses, plus basic courses in math and English, as well as more conceptual courses in welding metallurgy. >His first year at CVCC went well, mostly. It wasn’
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7y ago
A big thing I see is they keep pushing the idea on the younger generation that if you do not go to college you will fail, work McDonald's your whole life etc. They easily load the kids up with student loans/debt and have courses&#
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7y ago
No idea, but they tolerated Israel blowing up a US navy ship and killing sailors so I'm sure they'll give this one a pass too. >The attack "couldn't be anything else but deliberate," the NSA's director, Lt.
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7y ago
>While it doesn't fit a strict definition of "feudalism", large parts of the gig economy are very exploitative, which is also a characteristic of feudalism. And feudalism is generally regarded as a bad thing. While it does
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Also Phillip Morris and Altria trying to merge. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-29/philip... Which look at that, Juul is NOT banned because they are owned by the aforementioned companies. T
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Guess I'll go back to making my own again.... If anyone else wants to learn how to mix your own juice here is my go to guide. https://liquidnicotinewholesalers.com/how-to-make-e-liquid
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>Also the UP is pretty much miserable. I feel that is subjective. I know many people in this area who live wonderful happy lives being self sufficient, living off the land and having a large community and frequent family gatherings. The
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The part that stuck with me is: > The secondary conclusion of our study is that the collapse of WTC 7 was a global failure involving the near-simultaneous failure of every column in the building. I'm not an expert in structural engi
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7y ago
Upper Michigan: If you have $20,000 you get MI Health plan, essentially free healthcare in the poor income bracket (for now anyway unless it gets taken away, sign up where you get food stamps). Rent on a 2 bedroom apartment, as long as you
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7y ago
>If you're not being stupid about it, you're cutting down mature trees and not trampling the volunteer seedlings. Most of the time I can drive around my family's property and find many trees that have already fallen and ar
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7y ago
They may take a path of having employees be scheduled who opt in to have their hours/time be scheduled and get guaranteed hours/rides. If you don't opt in to be scheduled you may be lower on the priority list and not have as
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If it cost me 10x to fill my 500 gallon propane tank, well it's back to burning wood/cutting down trees for me.
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7y ago
Not sure if it is what you are looking for but this site has various products regarding tapping, sniffing and pen testing. https://www.wallofsheep.com/
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I find it funny I posted this exact same comment (Minus the TL:DR/opinion on different regulation) earlier which received up-votes on a different thread. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20821248 This time, not so
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TL:DR - Flavored Juices make up 80% of the market, ban flavors will leave big players left to own the market. Opinion: There are many ways we could regulate this better than an outright ban. Banning things will only lead to black market sal
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