bequanna

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by bequanna 3y ago
Don't try to externalize blame when it falls squarely on University Executives and Administrators. Their primary focus seems to be empire building: Create as many admin positions under me in the Org Chart as I can get away with and ext
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by bequanna 3y ago
I think half of the people in the US use Snopes to confirm their beliefs and the other half disregard Snopes’ findings and put them in the biased media bucket.
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by bequanna 3y ago
I’ve watched this for the past few months and picked up a Zero W and rpi 3 at msrp. https://rpilocator.com/ ?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Small cities died because of increased crop farming efficiency, factory livestock farming and decreased heavy industry/manufacturing in the US. I absolutely love the doomerism in your second paragraph. If you listen to those who buy in
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by bequanna 3y ago
Bad news for those making foolish asset purchases at inflated prices and counting on an interest rate pivot.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Not all or even most subconscious influence on decision making is bad. There is plenty we can’t yet quantify and fully understand.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Permitting is the limiting factor. In the United States, the current political climate will either support and fast-track or essentially deny/permanently delay all mining permits.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Wealth isn’t a zero sum game. New resources, new ideas, new efficiencies benefit all of us.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Timezone offset from the US is difficult. Many lost days because of unanswered blocker questions during their working day. Very strict almost pedantic adherence to instructions. Much less creative problem solving.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Optics. In short, they don't want to appear to be funding terror. Please note, that isn't my personal opinion on the Palestinians.
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by bequanna 3y ago
What proof do you have that this is true? What persistent global shortages currently exist strictly because of climate change and are not related to the Ukraine war or COVID?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Trees have entered the chat. Living trees will grow faster and harvested lumber successfully sequesters carbon indefinitely. Even crops we consume have non-negligible amounts of carbon sequestered in soil as they decompose.
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by bequanna 3y ago
What the parent states is backed by solid research. Your argument is pure speculation trying to disqualify their remarks by moving the goalposts.
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by bequanna 3y ago
But doesn’t this make a huge opening for someone like the US to step in and say: “hey, we will bail you out and stop China from interfering. Just sign this treaty and let us occupy with some troops”?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Sure, but wouldn’t China be relying on those countries willingly giving those things (ports, resources, etc) to them? Why would any country do that?
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by bequanna 3y ago
Good point. The answer is: Ridiculously high Government subsidies. In other words, this is simply a stealth tax on the public where the only winners are corporations which benefit via very generous tax credits.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Did you read the article? This is a pretty different risk from a hydrocarbon liquid or gas pipeline (which obviously carry their own risk). Odorless, colorless CO2 can leak and cause suffocation with no warning. Those in the affected area m
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by bequanna 3y ago
I suppose Amazon’s argument is that they are paying “above market wages for above market job performance”. I think some interesting questions are: Why can Amazon still stretch workers in this way even with an ongoing labor shortage? At what
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by bequanna 3y ago
I believe they tried and Amazon is now planning to close the fulfillment center where most of the Somalis mentioned in this article work. It will be interesting to see if Amazon and others try to shift some operations a short drive across t
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by bequanna 3y ago
Amazon is planning on closing the warehouse in Shakopee, MN where many of these Somali workers currently are. This actually isn’t too surprising. This location has had issues with Somali workers protesting, striking, etc for the past few ye
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by bequanna 3y ago
What you’re referring to is called a “short sale” and they are not uncommon during recessionary periods.
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by bequanna 3y ago
I think it is easy to point out one issue like this and blame all of society's ills on it, however, it isn't that simple. There are many issues at play here. For example: extreme political divisiveness, decreasing real incomes, fa
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by bequanna 3y ago
Which states? I think this is heavily dependent on the size of pond, size of waterway you’re impeding and the jurisdiction.
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by bequanna 3y ago
Smart. An AI license and complicated regulatory framework is their chance to build a moat. Only large companies will be able to afford the pay to play.
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by bequanna 3y ago
What you’re saying isn’t false, but I guess I don’t understand what you’re suggesting. That this article should take some white guilt detour to delve into this topic? I think most are growing weary of having content about how terrible white
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by bequanna 3y ago
You no longer have to imagine this. The Minnesota State House, Senate and Governor seat are all controlled by the same party. That party is now planning to use their unchecked power to push through legislation for a program which will track
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by bequanna 3y ago
But I think the underlying issue most of us have with inherited wealth is the idea of the idle rich. The people who have inherited and done nothing to get the money they have and are able to passively invest and still pay low taxes. Let’s r
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by bequanna 3y ago
If the “hoarded” wealth you mention is just getting plowed into assets like existing real estate and the stock market I tend to agree with you. All it serves is to drive up those asset prices, which really doesn’t seem to have much effect a
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by bequanna 3y ago
I don’t understand this. Isn’t that just forcing the lower middle class up by artificially inflating wages? What is the motivation to pursue additional training, education, or to work challenging/unappealing jobs? We also do this in th
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by bequanna 3y ago
Please stop spreading Chinese Communist Party lies and propaganda. Evidence of the Uyghur camps is ubiquitous: https://www.rand.org/blog/rand-review/2021/04/chinas-disappe... https://www.bbc.c

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