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8mo ago
> Why don't [they] come in legally?" is just conservative doublespeak for for "they don't belong here." It's begging the question and everyone knows that, even the person saying it. While this question is de
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> At best you are buying a dollar with dollar. There are at least two scenarios in which “just a dollar” is a great outcome for someone purchasing a stable coin (assuming that it’s actually stable): 1. You want the convenience of digital
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8mo ago
> And if no one reads the original material, the class discussion is a complete waste of time, with everyone bringing up the same trite points, and the whole exercise becomes a facade. If reading an AI summary of readings is all it takes
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8mo ago
I didn’t want to belabor the point in my original post, but since you went there… The next steps at the doctor is that I show them my MyFitnessPal nutrition tracking, my dexascan, and (at some point) take off my shirt. I ask them what exact
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8mo ago
Tesla designer I know said that it’s not something that anyone is currently working on. As such, my guess is “not any time soon”.
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8mo ago
> I'd consider 5'8 and 210lbs morbidly obese. An average male at 5'8 should generally weigh about 150lbs and no more than 164lbs You would consider incorrectly then. This person has ~155 pounds of lean body mass . 164 wou
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9mo ago
> Having to share a space with a questionably vetted stranger is one of the primary downsides to rideshare apps. Some people see this as an upside. Not me, not you, but these people exist.
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Executive order barring Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes
(thehill.com)
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> I'm Japanese and I understand this issue perfectly and you don't. Um, I'm calling shenanigans on this one. You have a viewpoint that seems more like negatively-biased indirect knowledge of this part of Japanese culture.
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9mo ago
> I find it unfortunate that this article is glorifying the quite exploitative industry of hostess bars in Japan. From Wikipedia: > > A "snack bar" (スナックバー, sunakku bā), "snack" for short, refers to a kind of ho
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> Do you have any ideas about what might stem this tide on a grander scale? The best way to move from the working class to the middle class these days is the military with a federal government job after retirement (even with what the cur
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> Then they should have points deducted for that. Effective communication of answers is part of any exam. Agreed. Then let me type my answers out like any reasonable person would do. For reference… For my last written blue book exam (in
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9mo ago
> Very effective multiple choice tests can be given, that require work to be done before selecting an answer, so it can be machine graded. As someone who has been part of the production of quite a few high stakes MC tests, I agree with t
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9mo ago
> If you compare them to Finnish or Norse arctic troops and if it ever came to combat, yes, this isn’t the place a US soldier would want to be. Thanks for coming out. These are the Arctic Airborne folks (11th division) — above average (w
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9mo ago
> Working class as such supported and voted for democrats. I live in coastal CA, and a healthy majority of my “working class” friends are Trump supporters. The ones in the trades, who are relatively high earners, are all Trump supporter
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> Eventually, this feedback look can fail, but it isn’t on some predictable four generation pattern. Actually, it kind of is. See The Fourth Turning and any other book based on the Strauss-Howe generational theory. Is this theory air-t
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> Citizens now expect ethical behavior from their leaders as a baseline rather than a bonus. Amongst the MAGA voters I know, ethical behavior is very much a “hope for” bonus than an expectation. There is a lot of ends-justify-the-means r
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Useful feedback. Thank you.
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9mo ago
Thank you. I’m very familiar with the guidelines. I’ve think I can play my OG card on this one. I added substantial commentary that makes it more than a “why the down votes?” type of comment. ‘rayiner gets beat on here a bit due to what app
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9mo ago
This comment is starting to turn gray for me, which means that it’s being downvoted. I don’t know much about this topic, but all of the factual content mentioned above seems to be true. Can anyone who disagrees with ‘rayiner here explain wh
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9mo ago
I wonder exactly what you do, because almost none of your comment jibes with my knowledge and experience. Note that I own an agency that does a lot of what you say is “solved”, and I assure you that it’s not (at least in terms of being an e
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> How much of a session is based on "reading players" vs "playing the odds"? Several good answers here, but I will add my own take. “Playing the odds” is basically playing good, fundamental poker. This is a baseline t
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> That demand is all investor-driven though: investors are falling over themselves to make AI investments Largely true. > while consumers are not actually especially eager to have all human contact progressively stripped from their li
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> All they're investing in are AI companies... Genuine question… Do you not think that a large percentage of (random cut off) $1b companies over the next 10 years will be AI? And/or do you not think that the next $100b+ company
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> “We don't need to worry about the guy making serious noises about an unconstitutional 3rd term because he might die in office" is a position that does not do anything about the problems that have allowed Trump to happen. Coul
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> Isn't it If he leaves office at this point, or does it only sound like it from Europe? While I appreciate your sentiment, we really need to stop with this specific type of pearl clutching. The current president’s mental and physic
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> Are people still using Facebook in 2026? Some of the best B2C customers are on FB — willing to spend, low expectations, low maintenance. If you add IG to the mix, it’s even better. Your typical HNer does not really fall into “ideal cus
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> Aside from all that, there are other American car manufacturers with great EVs: Mustang Mach-E, Chevy Equinox/Bolt/Blazer, etc. Teslas aren’t perfect, and they are definitely starting to get a bit dated, but the list you made
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Ag or musician.
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> Even for the remaining lawyers, I imagine that their billable hours will crater due to competitive dynamics. Billable hours will absolutely crater for lawyers who cater to a low-end clients (esp. for defense) and lawyers who are not go
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