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by borkt 7y ago
I'm aware which is why I was so suspicious that we had them. I've confirmed yes they were free.
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by borkt 7y ago
If it has only killed two (either one or both patients at a nursing home) after spreading undetected for 6 weeks, then there is reason to hope it is a less fatal variant.
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by borkt 7y ago
My father in law is a pilot (currently not showing any systems virus) has been back and forth between China, Korea, HK (Guangzou most recently) at least 3 times since January. His last trip he was one of only 30 people in the hotel, being m
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by borkt 7y ago
I work for a municipal government in an area where wildfires hit. During the emergency our city’s fire department gave city hall a molekule air filter to run in the office. Knowing our typical budget I can only assume these were sent to us
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by borkt 7y ago
This is a bit generalized. The city I work in is similar to Santa Cruz - tech adjacent and regularly makes the national magazine market for being beautiful. Outsider tourism brings in money, but the weekend traffic pattern has shifted over
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by borkt 7y ago
Where do people find paid reviewers for amazon? Seems like something they could target to close pretty easily
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by borkt 7y ago
Bloomberg posts plenty of articles in my area of expertise that are riddled with faults. I find Frontline to be some of the most nuanced, deep dive journalism which is readily available.
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by borkt 7y ago
Agreed, just wanted to make sure its clear that they aren't dogs, though heck - there are tons of dog maulings each year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_t...
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by borkt 7y ago
I'm not saying its prevalent, just that it happens. FWIW I absolutely support the reintroduction of wolves
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by borkt 7y ago
Definitely a thing in Alaska, wolves being pack animals makes it more of a danger as they can attack humans too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wolf_attacks_in_North_...
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by borkt 7y ago
"Over 90% of all road fatalities occur in low and middle-income countries, which have less than half of the world’s vehicles." Not really relevant statistical baseline here. Self driving cars aren't going to help in areas whe
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by borkt 7y ago
Agreed, I thought it was an intentional backhanded comment to the CEO.
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by borkt 7y ago
I am sympathetic to the plight these people are in and truly believe the only reason I'm in a house and not in one of these camps is that I somehow avoided the misfortune that has befallen these individuals. A lot of those who find the
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by borkt 7y ago
If one can afford to live here I get it - sorry writing during short breaks at work. I don't understand how someone who is young and in an entry level service industry job could make the decision to live in Sonoma County, however with
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by borkt 7y ago
Please research the facts before posting this. The fires have been caused by people using Propane tanks with attachments to heat their flammable tents.
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by borkt 7y ago
I'm born and raised Sonoma County (as is my wife) and we are about the only people we grew up with who still live here. We saved/worked through college bought a house at a decent time (2014), and our mortgage payment for 3BR/
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by borkt 7y ago
Are you suggesting a local community college only (Santa Rosa Junior College for me) or do remote courses work too? What class specifically should I be taking? The first year curriculum at Cal Poly was Java at the time, and while cumbersome
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by borkt 7y ago
Yep, I am one of those shade tree mechanics, the only way I can afford my financially irresponsible 300zx. Beware amazon parts however, my head gasket issue in the civic issue was caused by an "OEM" (pretty sure it was counterfeit
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by borkt 7y ago
I wanted to be a software engineer throughout junior high and high school until I saw the dot com bubble burst. My naive 18 year old brain thought even if things look good for a few years, its just going to happen again. The year I graduate
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by borkt 7y ago
I'm not saying I don't want one (I rented a P100D on vacation and it was fantastic). Its just not the right decision for me to use as a commuter car despite how much my heart wants one, and I have to actively supress my desire to
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by borkt 7y ago
Great! I have a number of friends I still talk with once in a blue moon at FAANG, though socially rather than about work. I'll start talking to them to see what direction they see their companies/divisions moving and what skills t
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by borkt 7y ago
Thanks! Yeah its just an idea I'd like to look into at this point. As I said in my post I grew up natively thinking like a programmer surrounded by a bunch of hackers in university on IRC when I was still in grade school, but I never d
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by borkt 7y ago
I'm in a similar spot. As enticing as a Tesla Model 3 Performance edition might be, my '00 civic with 220k miles, no heater, and a head gasket problem still gets me to work every day, and I have all the cash I need to replace it t
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by borkt 7y ago
Is any tech worker seriously that desirable still that they are being hounded immediately after getting fired? I entered college in 2004 and transferred out of software engineering, feeling that developer/engineer jobs would quickly be
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by borkt 7y ago
My XS Max has been cracked since day 35 and the apple employee failed to apply the apple care+ I requested to my phone (I know, my fault for not checking). That being said, the glass quality has improved leaps and bounds. They phone has bee
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by borkt 7y ago
What do you mean regulations about retraining pilots? Any time you change airframe you generally have to retrain, and it really isn't that big of a deal, just an expense. My father-in-law retrained from the MD-11 to the 777 a few years
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by borkt 7y ago
Agreed and the real costs support major bloat. A friend of a friend who's previous job was a phone salesperson for a small, local sign shop got a job in the sales department for hospital software. Within months she was being flown acro
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by borkt 7y ago
Yeah, I grew up in the north bay and find many places at least as beautiful if not moreso. Kauai, anchorage, death valley, cascade range, Ozarks, high desert, Smoky Mountains. I guess I appreciate nature in all its forms unlike the blogger?
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by borkt 7y ago
Yeah, for a example currently on TV watch the most recent episode of Watchmen. The racial divide has closed wildly since the 1960s, and simply because tech gives alt-right a platform doesn't make them any bigger than they were on their
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by borkt 7y ago
Not everyone is as materialistic as you. The goods you are talking about are luxury products we can do without - have you read of the sacrifices people make on the homefront during all out war? Even basic necessities such as food are ration

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