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by flubert 10y ago
By "lead" do you mean elemental lead, or the graphite/clay mixture? How do you identify it in the wild? Where did you get the lead, and how did it become thin? Can you be more specific on fibrous material? Do cotton plant
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by flubert 10y ago
I don't have any dog in this fight, but I suppose if your only possessions are a phone and a futon mattress lying on the floor in a rented apartment, then you don't have any screws to be screwed.
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by flubert 10y ago
You might also enjoy: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/10/you-are-no...
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by flubert 10y ago
Snopes rates that story as false: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscanner.asp
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by flubert 10y ago
What is the carbon footprint of supersonic flight vs. subsonic flight?
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by flubert 10y ago
Let's see what we can do for one tenth that amount: 1,400 sqft -- http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/263-W-Ramsey-St-Pembina-ND... 750 sqft -- http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/705-W-Douglas-St
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by flubert 10y ago
>in what the middle class today euphemistically call a "good school distinct" it would be about over a million dollars. I thought it would be interesting to see what $1,000,000 buys, and it looks like with that kind of money yo
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by flubert 10y ago
Compare: $527k, 758 sq. ft. -- http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/611-Campbell-Ave-San-Franc... $489k, 996 sq. ft. -- http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/126-Dolphin-Ct-San-Francis... $588k, 1112 sq.
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by flubert 10y ago
Interesting to see the results of the polls on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=204240 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7365294
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by flubert 10y ago
Abortion.
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by flubert 10y ago
Interesting to see this along with: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12682052 ...on the front page at the same time.
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by flubert 10y ago
I think you'll enjoy: The Myth of the Rule of Law... http://faculty.msb.edu/hasnasj/GTWebSite/MythWeb.htm
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by flubert 10y ago
>How can anyone tell that is a lawful arrest vs an assault/prelude to kidnapping? http://www.jimwagnerrealitybased.com/images/If_you_are_place...
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by flubert 10y ago
>The idea that we allow people to hire off-duty cops who are allowed to carry firearms and arrest people is, to put it mildly, an incredibly bad idea. Anyone can make an arrest, the major difference being that as a normal citizen, you do
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by flubert 10y ago
Are you referring to the 1975 vote to remain in the Common Market? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_European_Commun... ...do you think there should have been a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty?
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by flubert 10y ago
>I'll offer a pint if I'm wrong. Don't you mean 569 mL? Oh, wait, that is more subtle than at first glance...
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by flubert 10y ago
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the s
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by flubert 10y ago
>It seems pretty strange to have contradicting laws I think you might enjoy: THE MYTH OF THE RULE OF LAW http://faculty.msb.edu/hasnasj/GTWebSite/MythWeb.htm
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by flubert 10y ago
>If I have a mild headache, can I take a sick day? Yes. >What if I'm nauseous when I wake up, but I'm fine by lunch? Take half a sick day? >Can I use sick days for psychological reasons? Yes. >What if someone sees me i
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by flubert 10y ago
Yes. Compare and contrast: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/152-Sagamore-St-San-Franci... http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1055-Gilman-Ave-San-Franci... http://www.zillow.com/ho
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by flubert 10y ago
Well, it is not like everyone can live in half-million dollar mansions like: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/152-Sagamore-St-San-Franci... http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1055-Gilman-Ave-San-Fr
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by flubert 10y ago
Anyone have actual stats on homeownership vs. age? Here's one I was able to dig up, maybe someone's got something better. This seems to say that 21% of people under 25 own a house, and 32% of 25-29's own a house. http:&#x2
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by flubert 10y ago
Location, Location, Location: $124/mo, 840 sq. ft: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1204-Via-Seville-Cathedral... $93/mo, 1190 sq. ft: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/617-NW-8th-Ave-UN
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by flubert 10y ago
>plumbers, electricians, mechanics, roofers, HVAC specialists, etc, are all the ones that are currently in huge demand. ...You might get a different picture of things if you hang out in some of the skill trades reddits: https:/&#x2
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by flubert 10y ago
>turning the other cheek a lot at work this summer Interesting to contemplate that gesture as being active or passive... http://dharmagates.org/other_cheek.html
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by flubert 10y ago
Always fun to get a different perspectives on what boondocks mean to different people... https://goo.gl/maps/C1LBxd61R9y
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by flubert 10y ago
Or you could get a place all to yourself... $45/mo mortgage, 924 sq. ft.: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5-Preston-Park-Rutland-VT-... $90/mo mortgage, 1513 sq. ft.: http://www.zillow.com/h
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by flubert 10y ago
>And I can't help thinking that, like many ideas from social justice, overly moralising a reasonable idea has made it much less palatable that it might otherwise have been. ...Sounds familiar... "...much leftist behavior is not
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by flubert 10y ago
Get a couple of the collections of Dr. Seuss. Can't help but think that in addition to "Yertle", that "Sneetches", "Horton Hears a Who", and "The Grinch who Stole Christmas" are all timeless mast
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by flubert 10y ago
>Sex at Dawn I hate to be that guy, but I thought that book was unreadable. Had some weird obsessive chip on the shoulder about Darwin (mentioned on almost every page). Complete with nearly contentless USA Today style infographics. I&

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