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by eplanit 5y ago
But, many (predominantly on the Left) are now seeing liberal free speech as outmoded. Though he's not a serious person, former Prince Harry (who, with his wife, use their celebrity to champion Progressive causes) recently called the 1
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by eplanit 5y ago
I'm not at all offended by BET or BlackOak. But, be honest: would you be offended by a "The White Network - A Network for White People", with a mission/focus on white, traditional European culture? Would you similarly i
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by eplanit 5y ago
I'd pay an annual subscription if it was supported and advanced like a real product. A viable alternative to chrome is worth money to me.
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by eplanit 5y ago
No, the other advice is actually more helpful. Rather, this is the first who validated your anxiety.
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Illness and death-related excuses work pretty well, too.
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by eplanit 5y ago
It was disgusting re: the ships and the Javits center. But, the rude refusal to use any of those (by both Cuomo and Newsom), solely because Trump provided them, was also one of the early revelations of the politicization of the pandemic.
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by eplanit 5y ago
Other nations reject our wealthy, while we prioritize herding the impoverished into the US. The future does not look so bright.
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by eplanit 5y ago
Which is typical. What you're referring to is part of the hype campaign of the last year. Hospitals' ICU are _normally_ at about 70% occupancy. The data below is from 2010, in fact. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/i
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by eplanit 5y ago
I love that the evidence of data misuse is from "leaked" documents. Perfect.
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San Francisco's exodus led many to a new conundrum(sfchronicle.com)
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I'm taking bets on how much time elapses between now and when Mattel comes out with a transgender line.
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Obama _far_ preferred focusing on domestic, societal issues over foreign policy and long-term strategy.
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Showing a lot of math and graphs, while not understanding the problem, qualifies the author as a _very experienced_ salesman. /s
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by eplanit 5y ago
His gratuitous use of "25 cent words" is the most singular annoying and off-putting aspect of Snowden. It's extreme with him, which to me indicates a hugely inflated ego -- many more would listen to him if he would not try t
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by eplanit 5y ago
Where else does it happen? (sincere question)
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The Pandemic Has Forced People to Rethink What They Want from a Job(morningconsult.com)
1 points by eplanit 5y ago|0 comments
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These stories reinforce my decision to go into consulting so long ago. People hire me because they can't get stuff done, and they need it done now. We're not getting married, and I'll be gone as soon as the project/mis
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by eplanit 5y ago
285 murders in San Fran last year, a 35% increase. I didn't witness a single one, but I think they really did happen. https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/A-violent-year-Bay...
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by eplanit 5y ago
In the bay area and California in general, they've been basically been told that they're on their own regarding thefts. One can simply walk in and take hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise and leave, because the DA will not
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by eplanit 5y ago
I lose respect for their engineers, if that one was typical. Egos are the worst parts of humans. A lack of sense of humor is a personality or character flaw.
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I think it's great that he's accomplished this -- but he acts like he inventing Consulting, and is the first to live a beach life (or whatever one's paradise is) as a result. That's been a thing for decades now, especia
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by eplanit 5y ago
"randomly assigned long virtual coffee breaks every week" Really? As in you and someone else are each assigned a meeting with each other on Zoom (or whatever) at a given time? Would your co-workers not socialize, otherwise? It
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by eplanit 5y ago
"It is well-established that a complex set of conditions and factors enable people to adopt beliefs in conspiracy theories, including personality types, heuristics, and cognitive biases to sociological factors such as level of educatio
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by eplanit 5y ago
Well, a guy with a show called "Politically Incorrect" is supposed to be a contrarian. The Left is so extremist now that it has lost any sense of humor (Maher had to point out the sarcasm to his audience), and it rejects any criti
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Taking Literature Personally(thepublicdiscourse.com)
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There's no distinction anymore. As of this last week, NPR isn't even trying to hide it anymore: https://www.rt.com/usa/530618-npr-reporters-activists-protes...
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by eplanit 5y ago
Have you applied at iFixit? https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair
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He's one of the most important, insightful, and yet woefully underappreciated social observer/reflector of the past 25 years.
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I have the same feelings. I'm really fine with Amazon -- but I'd be much more fine by seeing them reduced via antitrust actions, with the goal of seeing more competition. First, I'd like to separate AWS from Amazon the Bazaa
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by eplanit 5y ago
I understand that it's "precision engineering"; and, that the result is a fragile product (they are not mutually exclusive concepts). https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragile I think you'r

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