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by astura 11mo ago
Or social media, at that. Let me leave a comment on hacker news (both news and social media) that I don't consume news or social media.
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by astura 11mo ago
According to the census bureau median family income in 1960 was $5,600, which is $58,946.59 in Jan 2024 dollars. It's $83,730 in 2024. For individual males, in 1960 it was $4,100 ($43,157.33 Jan 2024 dollars) and $71,090 in 2024. Sourc
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by astura 11mo ago
>In fact - if there's one myth movies perpetuate, it's that of the "epiphany". Two characters finally name the thing, talk it though and there's permanent change. >Permanent change is rare - more so permanent
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by astura 1y ago
>Watching YT at work is a major thing. Where are these jobs where I can get paid to watch YouTube?
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by astura 1y ago
My friend sells cute stickers she designs herself on Etsy.
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by astura 1y ago
This comment appears to confuse the Farmers' Almanac (published since 1818) with the Old Farmer's Almanac (published since 1792). It's really unclear which one you're talking about.
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by astura 1y ago
>The gist was that modern implementations suppress memory formation rather than induce unconsciousness. That you remain in some sense aware of what's happening but don't remember the experience. That's called twilight anes
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by astura 1y ago
>if I were stealing from a jobsite with multiple lockboxes, the ones with Master locks would be attacked first (particularly wafer cylinders). If you were stealing from a job site you'd just bring bolt cutters.
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by astura 1y ago
That's why I flagged it and encourage you to flag it too. Let's keep this self-aggrandizing slop off of HN.
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by astura 1y ago
This is a rather strange comment, Sharpies are permanent markers that aren't designed for whiteboards. Nor do they dry out, I've had Sharpies last multiple decades. Are you thinking of something else, perhaps? The benefit of Shar
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by astura 1y ago
We've all already heard that message from our abusers and have already internalize it. Or maybe just me? It's certainly cruel.
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by astura 1y ago
>High performers aren't getting let go, even if they are in department being cut, they will be moved. Dude, no. This is just wishful thinking. I've seen critical employees get laid off without any backup plan or even knowledge
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by astura 1y ago
Around the same time I was working as a cashier when a woman came in with a Sacagawea dollar. "Woah, look at this, I just got it as change from the vending machine. I think it's Middle Eastern. Very exotic." "It's a
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by astura 1y ago
>I'm not sure what stops the USA using dollar coins in circulation, We have a dollar bill
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by astura 1y ago
>Not every day There's the difference. Once you spend every single day doing hard manual labor for years consuming potatoes for the majority of your calories then tell me 13 pounds is impossible. Sure, its impossible for you now, bu
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by astura 1y ago
>it doesn't seem physically possible for most adult men to consume 13 pounds of potatoes a day. I'm a large man and I think I'd burst or vomit before choking down that much, Presumably you aren't doing hard manual lab
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by astura 1y ago
God, this is so ignorant, the hormonal changes (loss of estrogen) are the cause of increased risks for heart disease and osteoporosis and changes in metabolism post-menopause. Nothing to do with not physically losing blood, FFS.
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by astura 1y ago
>With that we can determine who above them is elected "This country is for people like me, I want people not like me punished severely" is very much a mainstream opinion in the US. This is how people win elections, not lose the
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by astura 1y ago
Months? This shit can go on for years. Emanuel Fair spent 9 years in prison and was ultimately acquited. https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/seeking-jus...
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by astura 1y ago
These days? Kissinger has always had public critics. In fact, in 1973 two members of the Nobel Committee resigned in protest. Anyways, the first couple paragraphs of his Wikipedia is an introduction. >Kissinger is also associated with co
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by astura 1y ago
If you can, walking is great for prevention. With my husband (and probably most people who already already suffering with pain) the pain was too much to walk, and walking was very much counterproductive, so this is bad advise, especially th
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by astura 1y ago
Not GP but my husband suffered from absolutely debilitating back pain that limited his activities drastically. He went to PT. The fix was consistent exercise and stretching. The cause was muscle weakness and imbalance. He has to maintain it
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by astura 1y ago
The people who watch baseball and care about baseball don't like the Manfred runner. The people who complain that "baseball games are way too long even before they get to extra innings" aren't people who watch baseball a
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by astura 1y ago
Absolutely nobody likes the Manfred runner except the players. The players like it because they get to leave work earlier and less tired. Worth nothing the rule doesn't apply to the post season.
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by astura 1y ago
You have no idea what you're talking about. RSNs (which ROOT was) are the reason for the blackouts. With ROOT Sports dissolving and MLB taking over distribution there's nothing to blackout for, so Mariners won't be subject to
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by astura 1y ago
Yes, method absolutely matters https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/677722959/why-millions-of-kid... >This advice to a beginning reader is based on an influential theory about reading that basically says pe
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by astura 1y ago
It's a shitty conservative talking point called the 'Success Sequence.' https://archive.is/9Onj3
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by astura 1y ago
After a few years she stated looking like a old shriveled hot dog. There's no "something else," it's sun damage, and it looks awful.
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by astura 1y ago
Long sleeves and wide brim hats.
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by astura 1y ago
My sister moved to a southern latitude and pretty much immediately aged 20 years. Never smoked.

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