cpwright

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by cpwright 5y ago
A law that singles out a person or group of people is called a bill of attainder, and violates the constitution. So instead, the legislature will write some criteria that they claim is generic but in fact know only applies to a single inst
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by cpwright 5y ago
>At that point you'd have to ask yourselves: who would risk nuclear escalation to retaliate for Latvia or Estonia? not the US. That is the point behind asking for US soldiers to be permanently based. They are a sign of commitment.
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by cpwright 5y ago
If the census simply enumerated the population, then I don't think there are the same level of concerns. The data they are collecting related to demographics is beyond what is necessary for congressional apportionment. If they collect
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by cpwright 5y ago
I used to use i, j, and k; but at my last job single letter variables were frowned upon so I started using ii, jj, and kk and now much prefer those for simple loops. Searching for "ii" yields the loop much more reliably and quick
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by cpwright 5y ago
Determining that it is only severe as the flu will take time and the flu is not a monolithic entity. Beyond that, even if rationally it is no worse than the flu, there is going to be a non-trivial segment of people and their elected repres
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by cpwright 5y ago
In general, an information disparity is good; it means you have done work to learn something and incorporate that into prices. If you are right, you deserve to be rewarded. Insider trading is when you steal the information from someone els
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by cpwright 5y ago
Cuomo and Riverkeeper entered into a deal with Entergy to shut down Indian Point Energy Center. I am personally disappointed because it provided good jobs in my community and 1/3 of my school district's revenue.
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by cpwright 5y ago
We have an unaltered male GSD, and he is the nicest creature you could hope to meet. Our breeder asked that we leave him intact so that he would grow into the impressive animal that he has. There are studies that show, at least for large d
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by cpwright 5y ago
Zoning and building codes set forth by a municipality do not necessarily have to be followed by the state government (presuming the UC system counts as part of the state government).
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by cpwright 5y ago
This is presumably US data given it is from the "American Community Survey". The 90% male ratio is true globally, however in the US, 25% of software developers are female.
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by cpwright 5y ago
Home Depot stores the receipts by credit card; so that if you use a card saved to your online account you automatically will see your in-store purchases show up.
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by cpwright 5y ago
The plumber who is making more than a doctor is likely also a business owner. There are two skills needed there, the actual plumbing and also running a business. To be particularly successful, you need to be good at both.
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by cpwright 5y ago
A vial and a pen are different. A vial has 10 units. I use between 1 and 2 vials a month. I weigh 70kg, I use about 40-50 units a day via pump [which is more efficient than a pen]. My prescription co-pay is $10 for the two vials of Hu
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by cpwright 5y ago
People like dogs, and your dog at least appears to like you back. If they don't really like us, their behavior is enough of a facsimile that it doesn't even matter. I spend more time with my dog than anyone except my wife and kid
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by cpwright 5y ago
As a counterpoint, I installed a Kenwood Carplay unit and backup camera in an F150 a few years ago and was not very difficult at all. It took a couple of evenings (one for the camera one for the head unit). Crutchfield will sell you a plug
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by cpwright 5y ago
This totally depends on the jurisdiction. In NYS, your taxing authority (town, school district) has some levy that is approved. Your share of the levy is roughly your property's assessed value divided by the total assessed value of p
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by cpwright 5y ago
The problem with selling your home isn't the income tax on the gains. That would be new money you have. The problem is that the closing costs are very high and that you have to pay yearly property taxes on it whether or not you are s
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by cpwright 5y ago
> B) Love not learning or doing other fun things because a career trumps all things in life I think that this dismisses the joy of learning things that are unrelated to your day job or any hustle. I enjoy woodworking, turning it into a
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by cpwright 5y ago
What surprises me most is that London seemingly has no tow trucks for cars blocking emergency egress from a building for months. Presumably a boot is useless if they aren't going to pay the fines anyway, but it would seem that they pr
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by cpwright 5y ago
You could also just get a spray in bedliner, they are pretty darn tough. Shoveling dirty into/out of them will not have any negative effect and you can then sweep or hose it out.
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by cpwright 5y ago
I have a supercab and I am happy that I have the 6.5' bed to go with it, I can lay 4'x8' sheets flat with the tailgate down. Combined with a backrack/hitch extender I can get 16' long lumber. The backseat is passab
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by cpwright 5y ago
If you are into home improvement it is very easy if you are getting materials, hauling garbage, bringing tools from one place to another. You could substitute a trailer for a lot of stuff, but then you need to park that. Parking the truck
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by cpwright 5y ago
The Mormons own a lot of land in Florida, and I would guess also Utah. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jan/30/from-book-to-...
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by cpwright 5y ago
I think the Colonial attack has made many people think about cryptocurrencies and the potential for more regulation given the publicity and impact to society. There is no need for him to get any special "tip" to make that determi
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by cpwright 5y ago
Even if the landlord was willing to rent to you by mitigating the risk in this way; at least in NY state that would not be legal anymore. The state recently limited security deposits to a single month, and do not permit taking more than one
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by cpwright 5y ago
That is bad policy. There is a segment of middle/upper class Americans who own stock; anyone with a retirement plan that funds it. Forcing middle/upper class legislatures into a cash position instead of stocks would make them le
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by cpwright 6y ago
I don't know that there is respect for the cow; but the cow is an asset that you've paid for. You don't want to waste the cow, because it cost you money either to buy or raise. The wild penguins cost you nothing, so wasting
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by cpwright 6y ago
I think the idea of "rich kids can go to private schools" is not actually the what is the largest driver inequality of outcomes for children. Roughly 10% of K12 pupils attend private school in the US. I was unable to find anythi
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by cpwright 6y ago
The smart meter can already be disabled remotely. I have one in NY that will alternate between its reading and "CLOSED" meaning that the circuit is connected. As a parent poster pointed out, the power company, however, cannot di
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by cpwright 6y ago
I haven't come to that yet, but when our 3 year old GSD went blind, even though it was an elective surgery it wasn't a super difficult choice to spend that much to restore his sight (cataract surgery) given that the same problem b

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