beatgammit

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by beatgammit 7y ago
A lot of the poor that qualify for benefits can already get equivalents through family or friends if the program were not offered. If we just give cash, they're likely to spend it on other things and combine expenses where possible.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Well yeah, if someone says, "would ending this program cause you to change or cancel current plans?", I would say yes in the hopes that it would encourage the program to continue. Free money is nice.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
That really depends on what he and you like. My 3yo likes duplos, blocks, drawing tablet, trains, play kitchen, alphabet tablet, and matchbox/hotwheels car sets. I don't think you need to worry about anything STEM specific, just f
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Just make a new account.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Well, there's CreditOne for credit cards, which uses a very similar symbol as CapitalOne. I don't know the legal status of that one...
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by beatgammit 7y ago
I'm guessing you're on your phone? I get prompts urging me to use their app, but I have been able to opt for the browser instead, and I use Tor fairly frequently (phone and desktop). Have you tried old.reddit.com instead? Maybe it
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by beatgammit 7y ago
People get terminology wrong in niches like this all the time, especially when the terminology is so similar. The fact that the OP even knows that a backdoor Roth IRA exists (much less a "mega" backdoor IRA) puts this person leagu
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by beatgammit 7y ago
If credit cards don't work for you, check out Dave Ramsay, he has a very low tolerance for debt. That being said, if you can handle credit cards, not using them is just leaving money on the table. I get 2% back everywhere (more in cert
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Reddit does pretty well for the "random collection of locals". I follow a subreddit for: - my state - the nearest metro area of my state - politics in my state It seems like most of the posters are actually in my local area, so it
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by beatgammit 7y ago
My general rule of thumb: - > 1M subscribers - most definitely filled with shills - > 100k subscribers - probably lots of shills - < 50k subscribers - probably not many shills I try to avoid big subs and stick mostly to smaller sub
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by beatgammit 7y ago
I'm pretty sure I ran into an MLM that does this. They said they do "network marketing" with "social media" and represent big brands like Nike. I met with someone a couple times, but didn't continue to their se
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by beatgammit 7y ago
What's wrong with the UX? If you don't like the client you're using, pick another, some are quite nice looking and don't require memorizing any / commands.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
The only vim mode that didn't make me rage quit was evil mode in emacs. I use mostly vanilla vim, and there's always something that isn't implemented or isn't implemented properly.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Evil mode is easy to set up and org-mode is almost enough to get someone to move to emacs. I don't know tht numbers, but I wouldn't be surprised if emacs was roughly as popular as vim.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Is this incompetence or aggressive data mining? I fail to see how a texting client is that complicated...
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by beatgammit 7y ago
How does this work when your phone is in your pocket? Or are you assuming that your phone is in front of your face often enough to make it useful?
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Yup, but with extra steps to make it "serverless". It's cool, but I don't see the point.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
To be fair, the average American male is 195 pounds, so you're exaggerating a little bit. But it is weird how heavy cars have gotten. I guess it's a combination of adding security features and demand for larger cars. I'm in t
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by beatgammit 7y ago
That sounds like a lot of people, but it's not likely to cause real, noticeable problems in society. I think there's a good chance that our reaction to the virus is more damaging than the virus itself. If 40-70% of people will be
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Yeah, you might as well get two $50k jobs for better redundancy.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
I wanted proof, not promises. I want to know the they cannot scan my data if I pay, not that they promise not to. That's why I'm so interested in projects like ProtonMail and Bitwarden. I want E2E encrypted versions of everything,
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Every house has the basic materials for a bomb, and many houses have the basic materials for a big bomb (especially if you use fertilizer). The difference is understanding how to use it. Every computer is capable of building software that c
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by beatgammit 7y ago
What about Linux? The draw for many of these Linux phones is that they run Linux, so tools work the same between them. I've used third party utilities for mounting GDrive locally, but they're kind of a pain to use and aren't
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Encouraging people to make settings changes they don't really understand isn't really going to solve anything, especially if another option comes along that has the same problems (e.g. getting people off Facebook, but they just mo
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by beatgammit 7y ago
To be fair, the PinePhone isn't really trying to compete against Google or Apple, it's just carving a small niche for FOSS enthusiasts. I don't see it as a competitor because: - they're explicitly not taking a profit, so
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Was that from an installer? That's about what I was quoted, but if I do the legwork (building permits, hire installer and electrician), it's under $10k before incentives for a decent system (~4kwh). I pay ~$50/month and that
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Or better yet, just tax carbon sources. If your energy bill doubles over night, you will be interested in solutions, and maybe solar isn't the ideal solution in your area.
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by beatgammit 7y ago
I calculated how much it would cost for me to DIY av solar setup, and it was <$10k to completely offset my electrical bill. To get a solar installer to do it, however, was ~2x the cost (best offer from multiple installers). If you'r
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by beatgammit 7y ago
It's odd that it doesn't officially support SQLite, which seems to be the ideal database for this type of data. I'm sure it would be easy to use given the CSV support, but it's a little odd that it's not officially
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by beatgammit 7y ago
Absolutely. You need some way to prove that the reviewer is acting in good faith. With Amazon reviews, I ignore most of the 5-star reviews and focus on the 2-3 star reviews (1 star reviews are often worthless), mostly because 4-5 star revie

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