hurrdurr2

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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
I do eat pig and cow products. Damn, I guess I'm a hypocrite. You caught me. Congrats on winning an internet argument.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
I suspect they are much smarter than we give them credit for. It is also why I feel commercial whaling (or in Japan's case "scientific research") is such a horrific thing to do.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
They lost me at ancient robot assassins chasing robot makers who tried to escape.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
I think you hit the nail on the head there. This is basically PG&E C suite folks blackmailing the state.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Came here to say exactly this. If you are going to inject overt bias into your articles and turn every piece into political argument fuel then don't call yourself a journalist.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
You should do some actual research on what exactly the culture in Tibet was like before China took over. Not excusing the behavior of the CCP but look up what the lamas were doing back in the day. It wasn't some Hollywood "paradis
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
They should disgust everyone...but in our current culture of instagram model worship it's all about how you sell yourself with little or not much to back it up.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
I'm just saying we need to figure out how to change the lobbying process to not allow these big players (e.g. conglomerates) to influence the political process so much. However, I do agree with you that our country has descended into t
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
The lobby for insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and hospital chains spend ungodly amounts of money to influence our political process. Once all the politicians are bought and paid for everything becomes kosher.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Maybe this is just me, but I don't actually consider having a couple million dollars as "rich", I know a couple folks worth hundreds of millions, and the way they behave are certainly different.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Are you talking about wire transfers? In the US both banks would charge a transaction fee.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
I feel like you need to read the article again, that is, if you read it in the first place. The author made many good points about why spying on foreign born students is a bad idea. One of which is that the vast majority of scientific resea
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Exactly this. Example: Operation Iraqi Freedom was predicated on a government conspiracy that Saddam Hussein had nukes.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Reminds me of the writings of Jorge Luis Borges.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
This is a bit cliche but doesn't make it any less true; it is in the interest of the powers that be to keep their citizenry dumb and divided.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Came here to post this exact sentiment... I mean that one long haul trucker was so ecstatic his almost 7k debt was forgiven and said something to the effect of "I'm glad the number was up there." Really?
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Your sentiment is not too far from the truth... I often use the nextdoor app for my neighborhood, and the amount of paranoia folks on there display to their own neighbors and people just walking down the street/walking their dogs is as
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Falun Gong protests are a regular occurrence outside of Chinese embassies. They are mostly ignored.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Yeah the salary men culture of Japan is not one of moderation. I mean they even have a specific term for being overworked to death: "karoshi". ...but I wouldn't hold my breath on the NYT writing an article on how rough Japane
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
That wouldn't have fit the tone and bias of the article... there's a good reason why I rarely read the NYT anymore.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
This is a great analogy. My sister married into a wealthy family and they have so much money and assets it's no longer a concern for them. They literally stopped thinking about money as an issue as you described.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Regardless whether there is some form of welfare to help widows or the disabled in Japan there's nothing wrong with extending a helping hand; it's the human thing to do in the face of tragedy. Are you suggesting that this is unnec
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Agreed. Also please donate if you can to help the families of those that lost loved ones and those injured that will likely face a lifetime of disability.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
This is not just a tragedy for Brazil but also for the rest of the world as well. How many priceless artifacts have been lost that cannot be replaced... it boggles the mind. I found myself tearing up just reading about the researchers and s
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
It's no wonder he had to walk it off everyday... it was probably his only stress relief.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
So it looks like best guess is some sort of mutated polio virus? Also seems to cluster from June to December range... I hope they figure out what exactly this is soon.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
"Let's be frank. The #1 asshole thing not mentioned here is (shouting and swearing alert) NOT DOING YOUR FUCKING JOB." This is in my opinion way worse than being an asshole who does his/her job well.
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
Good points, the other issue that I rarely see discussed is the fact that the communist party in china is not some monolithic entity that all try to carry out the orders of Xi. Xi has tried very hard to stamp out any dissent via his "a
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
My current company is the same way. They will pay lip service via HR that they care about their people but in reality, the management decisions show they do not care at all. All that matters is delivering value to the board and shareholders
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by hurrdurr2 7y ago
That's a really cool looking bird.

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