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by barrow-rider 8y ago
On Killing, by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. Changed my view of people, for the better.
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
Nicotine has its own risks as a stimulant, for sure, no different than caffeine in a lot of ways. The biggest issue with smoking is particulate getting into the lungs. Firemen who spend their whole careers breathing non-tobacco smoke have
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
I believe Australia uses something similar, at least that's what I noticed while living & working there. Ex: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Hospitals/Going_To_hospital/co... In the US there is the Surgery
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
> Christianity arguably disagrees with you - see the tale of Onan "Be fruitful and multiply" is Genesis 1:28. Onan is, per Jermone and canonical discussions, about spilling seed unnecessarily, but is more about not raping your
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
> Also, gain a working level of Spanish if you are building in California; it's essential for communicating with the tradespeople. Not just California -- most places. My neighbors in VA were Hispanic construction workers who did m
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
That hit close to home. Gonna go shell into a server and start fixing stuff now...
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
I'll second this. I don't like the idea of a play-to-play line, but in a practical sense I travel too much to not make use of this.
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
> the -10c nights are pretty bone chilling and you start to wonder why you had to go to such a remote and physically demanding place to feel unencumbered by society for a moment Because there are 8 Billion people in the world -- wrap you
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
Amen... but with Washington DC. Northern VA has literally the richest counties per capita in the US. Then I look at Eastern WA or Idaho and lose my shit. Montana, too, though the culture is terrible. If only I could get a job there that
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
Bingo. I have a 2009 Thinkpad that's still kicking; both it refurb'd. Does everything just fine for day-to-day purposes, and runs Alpha Centauri in WINE/DosBox like a boss. For a couple years it was a dedicated seedbox. It&
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
> outside of IT which still has it good I don't know if I'd say IT has it good. IT just doesn't have it bad the way the rest of workforce does. This assumes IT as a technical/business role, not just "tech"
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
> Of course, such hypocrisy is not limited to Greece, it is rather ubiquitous in modern democracies. "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. " - HL Mencken. Pres
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
DC may not be the biggest metro area, but it's arguably the richest overall in terms of per household or per capita incomes. 5 of the top 10 richest counties in the US are DC 'burbs: 1 Loudoun Co, VA 2 Fairfax Co, VA 3 Howard Co,
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
* hydroponics. since people always ask: no, not weed. mostly orchids, lettuce, cucumbers, etc. Gonna try hydro chilis in the future, not sure how that'll go. * concertina and harmonica. maybe i'll pickup the accordion one of t
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
"If you think experts are expensive, you should see how much amateurs cost!" or something to that effect.
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
Rep. Chuck Rangel of NY even made this point in 2003 when he tried to push to get the draft reinstated as a protest of Iraq (Rangel was a Korean War vet; won a Bronze Star there). http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS&#x2
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
To clarify the above: only 54.8% graduate in 6 years. Not 4 years... 6 years, meaning more debt. And that assumes they graduate, as opposed to just giving up. source: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/10/bill-gate
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
For example, Line X and the Farewell Dossier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_Dossier
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by barrow-rider 8y ago
> failing to realize that without a fully operational depot per every 80 km of track, the line's overall capacity was severely degraded I am failing to realize this too. To be fair I'm not a logistician or train guy. Why are