bigwavedave

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   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   I'm not trusting my family with an animal that can catch and take down a gazelle.
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   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   That's EXACTLY my point, Mr. notyourday. Why else do you think I said that bit about same materials and same manufacturing process? The problem with the gold discussed in the article is the exact same issue with the bags in this contex
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   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   I'd like to apologize and say my "read the article" self-righteousness was directed at the OP, not you- I replied to the wrong part of the thread and the sub-par reader I'm stuck with using doesn't allow editing&#x2
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   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   Really? Personally, if I died and there was a deity that gave me a choice to either be reincarnated into a slave that would be tortured from birth to death only to be eaten by my slavers at the end or the deity would go back in time to make
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   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   The only people talking purity are the ones that read the headline and not the article- please don't comment if you didn't even skim it. This is purely about the branding of the gold, not the quality. It's like if someone sel
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   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   I don't see "meaningful" as referring to something like helping the poor, I see it as referring to feeling fulfilled. If that involves helping the poor, more power to you. Me, I took a $20k paycut to switch from writing node
7. 307.▲
   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   I really wish I could understand what you're saying here, friend. Please revise your comment because your point might be interesting and I'd like to know what you're saying.
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   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   Which is what makes it such a huge problem- they're treated as ID's whether they're supposed to or not. Regardless of original intent, regardless of what you or the government or anyone else says, they are treated as ID'
9. 309.▲
   by bigwavedave 7y ago

   I've never understood the culture with that on HN. I probably never will.
10. 310.▲
    by bigwavedave 7y ago

    Agreed. I thought this was how it is for everyone, not just myself.
11. 311.▲
    by bigwavedave 7y ago

    Do you mean "nark"? "Snark" is when you use humor to pick at someone or something. "Narking" is being a tattle-tale.
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    by bigwavedave 7y ago

    > I miss those beautiful days when people could read 6 paragraphs of text without getting bored > Not snarky at all! This is clearly snarky; you're putting someone down by asserting they don't have the attention span to read