horns4lyfe

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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   He is certainly biased, but he at least is willing to write unpopular things. Most of these NYT-times will write anything to get more twitter follows.
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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   While these reporters no doubt identify with the left, and I certainly don't, this "I can't handle people talking about things in places where I can't hear and record them" attitude is one of the least progressive m
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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   The author has a journalism degree, which makes the entire thing so much more ironic.
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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   That might be true if government and big finance weren’t so intertwined. A lot of these big players are propped up by endless QE, which will eventually hit normal people in the form of inflation and taxes.
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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   As a meat eater, I need to try that. I've always done it in olive oil, which has the delicious side effect of leaving you with a jar full of leek-flavored olive oil.
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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   Leeks confit is one of the most delicious things you can eat. Takes a while, but worth it.
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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   We should probably also consider charging the Europeans that made vast wealth shipping slaves, and the Africans that profited from capturing and selling their countrymen.
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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   Interesting viewpoint, a lot of info that I don't really have time to check. If nothing else, he sold me his book.
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   by horns4lyfe 6y ago

   Maybe, but I'm not at all interested in reading about what a normal life is for me, I want to read about different experiences.
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    by horns4lyfe 6y ago

    While I agree in principle with what you're putting forward, I think there are a couple of huge obstacles. One, good luck convincing politicians to sacrifice their projects to make room for #3. I understand the carbon tax would be more
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    by horns4lyfe 6y ago

    The author says "collapse", but all they discuss is civil war. People dying from a pandemic that is effecting the entire globe is not remotely close the the circumstances of the Sri Lankan civil war. Deaths from violent acts are s
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    by horns4lyfe 6y ago

    This is fascinating, do you have any particular examples of the last paragraph especially? Not saying I don't believe you, but I'm very curious.
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    by horns4lyfe 6y ago

    I'm going to hold off until we get more actual verified details from this to form any opinion other than that I feel bad for anyone named Dinguss.
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    by horns4lyfe 6y ago

    And here I thought buying an expensive house in Portland was a good idea. Great. Anecdotally, I don't know anyone that's left recently.
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    by horns4lyfe 6y ago

    This is a gross mischaracterizatuon of the posters argument. They are claiming that, based on the information they provided, the people they’re referring to are making a rational choice. Working off of different information is a different m
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    by horns4lyfe 6y ago

    I could not agree more. I'm pretty early in my software career after a few years as a military officer, and if that job taught me one thing, it's that NOTHING at work is as important as you think it is. Looking back on those times
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    by horns4lyfe 6y ago

    That's not true, if the school is using a hybrid model students can take more courses online. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/sevp-modifies-temporary-ex...