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by istjohn 5y ago
She states that she was made to feel unwelcome at the gym.
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Would it not be better if they spent more money on wholesome things like oranges and wholemeal bread or if they even, like the writer of the letter to the New Statesman, saved on fuel and ate their carrots raw? Yes, it would, but the point
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But junk food is less filling and satiating than real food and much more dense calorically. You can eat lettuce all day and never consume the number of calories in a fast food burger.
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Over the past 30 years, grocery store prices have risen 4.5 percent above economy-wide prices, indicating that food has become relatively more expensive than some other consumer goods... Real prices for fresh fruits and vegetables grew the
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When you have a hard life and can't afford comparatively costly luxuries like a vacation or air conditioning, you find cheaper pleasures.
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It's good to recognize that there is a monoculture in tech and that not all of us fit into that monoculture. We should strive to be more inclusive, and we can only do that if those who are marginalized or alienated can speak out and be
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This is true in a superficial sense. But healthy food is generally more expensive than junk food. Gym memberships, exercize equipment, personal trainers, and outdoor recreation costs time and money. It's hard to prioritize self-care wh
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Hmmm, that sounds familiar...
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"[T]hey showed that adding a path for electrons in a nanoscopic network paradoxically reduced its conductance. That was shown both by simulations as well as experiments at low temperature using as scanning gate microscopy." Fascin
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We use electrified barriers to prevent Asian carp spread in the Great Lakes region [0]. I'm not sure of the practicality of something similar in a saltwater canal. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/ju
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E.g., the FBI anti-piracy notices on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray content[0]. [0] https://www.slashfilm.com/fbi-warning-front-dvds-updated-uns...
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You haven't made them lighter, you've made them more bouyant. A ton of feathers weighs the same as a ton of rocks, but a ton of rocks is far more aerodynamic.
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Paywall: https://archive.is/h4hWp
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You have to pick your fights. I'm not sure this is the hill to die on.
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There's a dead sibling comment stating that car sales won't be a job in 20 years. I would speculate that sales and other careers that are high-touch and relationship focused are precisely the kind of jobs that will be most resista
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I don't disagree, but there would be a political shitstorm if you tried to take away their trucks.
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This was in a cafeteria.
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Yes, I thought we eradicated Polio, too. I see I was wrong. But apparently we are very close to eliminating a disease caused by a nematode parasite, too [1]. Fascinating. [1] https://asm.org/Articles/2020/March&#x2
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My experience as a student in a US public school a dozen or so years ago was that it functioned as a borderline fascist institution, to an extent that I think would be quite surprising to the rest of the world. Every day began with the Pled
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Seeing as we've wiped out multiple viruses completely, but have yet to eliminate any bacterial diseases, I believe there is an important difference between vaccines and antibiotics. Perhaps viruses are simply more specialized, so it&#x
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I'm honestly curious why this isn't a problem in the UK. What are we missing?
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I wonder if the sweetness could have been caused by lead leaching into the water.
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The unstated implication is that these investment vehicles are for suckers, as in any ponzi scheme.
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As the article notes, at least in the UK, taxes in the 50's were three times as high. As someone who has distilled alcohol in a garage before, it's incredibly labor intensive at small scales. Brewing beer is doable, but it is not
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That's a strawman argument. I enjoy alcohol on occasion, but essays like this make me wonder if the limited pleasure I get from alcohol is worth it. I know a number of people who struggle or struggled with alcohol addiction. Do I reall
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Is that sarcasm? The alternative to tipping is not servers at Olive Garden getting paid $20/hr in straight wages. If people want to advocate for servers and bartenders, they should make sure that what they are pushing for will actually
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Are you speaking from actual experience? I was a server for several years, and virtually everyone made 1.5 to 2 times more than minimum wage from tips. A few made triple minimum wage. The employees that were not tipped such as hosts made ha
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Right. We accept that corporations lobby constantly. Why shouldn't their employees have a voice, too?
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In my experience, state AG's can be very helpful with consumer complaints.
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The DOJ does have a civil rights division that investigates issues in state and local law enforcement agencies. But politicians seem to have no taste for proper oversight of the federal law enforcement agencies. For example, Biden's Di

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