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by engineer_22 6y ago
Considering the novel coronavirus somehow jumped over the Pacific Ocean, I reckon modern man's unprecedented mobility might be part of the problem. In light of that, panic flight might not be policy we should embrace. But then again,
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by engineer_22 6y ago
Bang on. Around the time the US Govt issued the pandemic warning I was scrambling to get the information I needed to make adequate decisions about the safety of the public works crew I was managing. The COO of a local hospital was on the
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by engineer_22 6y ago
They haven't insisted on that. Quite the opposite, they have insisted they want to return to school. I have talked to them about the pandemic and they understand people are getting sick.
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by engineer_22 6y ago
To your point: there is a non-zero chance of dying when riding public transportation. Hyperbole aside, I think it's important to understand the risks and find appropriate compromises. Clearly "business as usual" is not the b
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by engineer_22 6y ago
Maybe. I think the major problem is there is not a compelling childcare alternative that's ready to take over if the schools don't open. I also think it's a "tale of two cities". There's a lot of political wi
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by engineer_22 6y ago
Did you intend to compare starting salary to average salary?
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by engineer_22 6y ago
It's too late to put the genie back in the bottle. Whether we like it or not we're going with the Sweden Model. I've got school age kids myself, and I understand the risk. This is going to be a situation that could become
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by engineer_22 6y ago
Voice of action is a Marxist propoganda website
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by engineer_22 6y ago
why pretend, just roll it all into one
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by engineer_22 6y ago
Nationalize Facebook.
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by engineer_22 6y ago
wait around for someone to post an archive.org link
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by engineer_22 6y ago
Talk to your mortgage servicer. They have a vested interest in keeping you in your home. Foreclosure is an expensive and time consuming option for the lender.
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by engineer_22 6y ago
My parents went through a bankruptcy when I was a boy, they lost everything. All the assets of the business they owned were auctioned by the bank right from the property we lived on. We were thrown out of our house in the middle of a cold
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by engineer_22 6y ago
New York's dairy farmers are PAYING to dump their milk. Demand has slackened to the point that they are bottling it and giving it away and even paying waste water treatment plants to dispose of it.
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by engineer_22 6y ago
They're in a tough position without a navy
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by engineer_22 6y ago
My first game was as Turkey, got lucky with a ton of conscript armies and rolled Europe. Was fun, would do again.
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by engineer_22 6y ago
Cuomo is using emergency powers to unilaterally direct post-emergency policy. Legislature and courts need to restore the balance of powers. Cuomo's policies have not been a panopoly, rural regions that have not been so intensely impa
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by engineer_22 7y ago
can you provide a list of examples?
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by engineer_22 7y ago
I'm a professional engineer with experience on these types of projects. CIPP has been used since the 80s, in the US as well as Europe (and I presume Asia and Oceania). Originally it was done with hot water, though steam curing proces
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by engineer_22 7y ago
Don't worry, neurodiversity is trending
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by engineer_22 7y ago
Please forgive my tone, but it doesn't take a genius to recognize that you shouldn't have sensitive conversations around a microphone. Most of the things this appliance does are similar to the ones accomplished by a cell phone or
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by engineer_22 7y ago
The solutions you have proposed ARE the problem.. the social contract is that you will pay a certain amount over your lifetime and receive a certain amount at a certain age. To change that contract as you have proposed is violence against
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by engineer_22 7y ago
Lol Socrates didn't write. He complained writing would corrupt their values. But, Plato wrote. Plato wrote about Socrates.
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by engineer_22 7y ago
I'm a water resources engineer. In my experience, this is approximately enough water to supply 15,000 people on an average daily basis.
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by engineer_22 7y ago
I live in an area of New York State, near a tertiary city, where the median household income is ~$50,000. Parent's comment that to earn this would be an "intense burden" is borderline offensive. I agree with you that urban