illirik

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by illirik 8y ago
Including room, board, and books, you're looking at something in the $20,000 range, and it varies a lot by state. If you live in Virginia, for example, undergraduate total cost of attendance for UVA is around $32,000 ( https:/&#x2
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by illirik 8y ago
You take a flight from Toronto to Vancouver to get to Vancouver. You ride the Canadian sleeper from Toronto to Vancouver to ride the Canadian sleeper. Not super comparable, imho.
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by illirik 8y ago
I used to feel that way, too, but since I moved to Seattle, I traded my car in for a motorcycle, and that feeling of freedom has returned in full force. Maybe it is just a different illusion, but the wind and the noise on my morning commute
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by illirik 8y ago
Make the window smaller. Seriously, I had the same problem and now I have room on my screen.
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by illirik 8y ago
Is history pointless?
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by illirik 8y ago
Assuming you don't spend every red cent you earn, you're better off even if you're spending double and earning double.
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by illirik 8y ago
Some of that might be the fact that Japanese and Korean automakers don't compete in that space. From anecdotal experience in North Carolina, plenty of folks would buy, say, a new Fusion over an Accord, whether out of brand loyalty (&qu
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by illirik 8y ago
True, but VW grants a lot more in the way of rebates than Honda or Toyota. A manual Golf Sportwagen (lowest trim) quotes right at $20,000 on Truecar (where I live), and a manual Civic hatchback (lowest trim) is at $19,700. Not much of a dif
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by illirik 8y ago
No; they're taking the next few design cycles for IC sedans and putting them into IC crossovers. It's what people want to buy right now - they're keeping the Mustang, a car bought primarily by people who would never buy a cro
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by illirik 9y ago
One thing to note: "This directive governs border searches of electronic devices -- including... at the extended border." The "extended border" extends a hundred miles from what we normally consider the border; the autho
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by illirik 9y ago
In the US, school buses are typically 70-80 seaters; when I was in high school ~4 years ago, I rode a Blue Bird Vision ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Bird_Vision ). These will get around ten miles to the US gallon
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by illirik 9y ago
There would be several bystanders in a typical Copenhagen rail car; they would be able to call for help. This wouldn't necessarily be the case in a driverless car; if the only passenger has a medical emergency, it would be up to the ve
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by illirik 10y ago
Most people with bipolar, like myself, don't shop for shopping's sake; it's because they want to take on a new project or make a major change in their life. I'd buy things like homebrewing supplies, a project car, or ath
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by illirik 10y ago
Not only did the location of the capital lead to greater integration and national unity, but the circumstances of its selection did quite a bit too. The Residence Act, which set D.C. as the nation's capital, was passed by the first Con
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by illirik 10y ago
I have bipolar disorder, and many (if not most) people with bipolar shop to excess during manic phases. One person in my therapy group spends several thousand dollars on clothing, shoes, technology, etc. in a single day roughly twice per ye