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by jriot 4y ago
Have you read the entire Oxford US History series? I have the entire series up to 1945, minus 1896-1929 as that hasn't been published yet. we homeschool our children and my plan is to read those over the next two years to base my teach
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A Final Report Card on the States’ Response to Covid-19 – NBER Working Paper [pdf](nber.org)
3 points by jriot 5y ago|0 comments
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by jriot 5y ago
I served in the military for 11 years as an air traffic controller; 95% military jobs are non-combat related. Moreover, the military does more than fight wars, we launched aircraft to aid Indonesia after the tsunami hit them, Haiti after th
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by jriot 5y ago
Sticks are used in Cajun (Southern) cooking quite often. http://www.mrbsbistro.com/recipes_shrimp.php
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Pop Culture Has Fallen Out of Love with the Nuclear Family(buzzfeednews.com)
1 points by jriot 5y ago|2 comments
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by jriot 5y ago
1. Should we measure the impact of lockdowns on other types of deaths or adverse effects? Suicide, drug overdose, alcohol, the effects on children social learning? There will be adverse tertiary effects of lockdowns that we won't be ab
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by jriot 5y ago
Economists study the impacts of policy decisions.
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Protection and waning of natural and hybrid Covid-19 immunity(medrxiv.org)
3 points by jriot 5y ago|0 comments
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Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections as Compared with Primary Infections(nejm.org)
13 points by jriot 5y ago|3 comments
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by jriot 5y ago
Basic Economics - Thomas Sowell Economics In One Lesson - Henry Hazlitt The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War - Robert Gordon
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by jriot 5y ago
I had an interview with FB last year for a Sr. Data Scientist role. The technical interview asked the following question (paraphrasing): Tweens and teens view FB as a platform for their parents. How can we test this statement? And if this s
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by jriot 5y ago
I separated at 11 years from the AF as an air traffic controller; September 2023 would have been 20 for me. For the past three years I have been working for home as a senior data scientist - my life has been far better as a civilian.
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by jriot 5y ago
She was rescue cat, I would never declaw a cat and my wife felt we were the only ones who could take care of her. We don't let her outside as she has no way of defending herself and we live the deep south with plenty of animals that co
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by jriot 5y ago
My cat loves being outside, practically lives outside. He kills birds occasionally, but predominately hunts rabbits and squirrels. He also eats them on my porch. I have an indoor cat as well (she had he claws removed before we adopted her),
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We Need More Feminist Dads(nautil.us)
2 points by jriot 6y ago|2 comments
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by jriot 6y ago
Completed this year: Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick Providence: God's Loving Care for Men and the Need for Confidence in Almighty God by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange Python 3 Object-Oriented Programming by Dusty P
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by jriot 6y ago
Ah, sorry about that. Edit - Preparing each meal everyday is time consuming but I view it as the best investment in my family's life. We rarely get sick, if so its a day (a cold) when the weather changes. We sleep a solid 8 hours a day
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by jriot 6y ago
Randazzo's is currently my favorite! Though I pre-ordered a Dong Phong's this morning as I was unable to get one last year. Local Data Science prospects are low to non-existent. I work remotely and remote prior to Covid. Companies
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by jriot 6y ago
Roux is an odd one as that is butter (oil) and flour at a 1:1 to ratio cooked over heat until the desired color is reached. It's the key ingredient in gumbo which has been made since at least the early 1800s.
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by jriot 6y ago
Cooking in general is time consuming. You and I appear to eat vastly differently, yet we both make our own food from scratch. For breakfast I eat 10oz whole milk, 2 - 3 strips of bacon, 2 - 3 eggs, and grits with butter (at time I'll h
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by jriot 6y ago
One book that changed my life this year: Yuri Rytkheu - When the Whales Leave
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by jriot 6y ago
As children we didn't focus on a full-body workout. Though most children, at least when I was growing in up in the 90s are in far better shape than most adults. Sure a 12 kid couldn't help move an oak dresser but they are better o
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by jriot 6y ago
I'm the complete opposite in this regard. I currently spend 2 hours a day training for boxing, spend time on weekends mountain biking and wish there was more time! At some point I'll be financial independent where I will be able t
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by jriot 6y ago
How are those principles not valid today?
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by jriot 6y ago
Forgot about that! I have two different drive-thru daiquiris near my house. We had friend's visit from Seattle and we took them. They were surprised how much alcohol they put in them. They expected them to be weak since it was drive-th
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by jriot 6y ago
I live where I can get cracklins', Boudin, and snowcones on the side of the road. Is that extra right?
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by jriot 6y ago
Where in Louisiana?
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by jriot 6y ago
My backyard in Louisiana has quite a few of them at night. I see probably 20 - 50 a night back there.
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by jriot 6y ago
Depending on the flow of the skate park it is a ton of fun to just ride the flow of the park. You don't even need to do any tricks just ride it all is an immensely good time.
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Why Washed-Up Dudes Like Me Can’t Let the Skateboard Go(melmagazine.com)
5 points by jriot 6y ago|3 comments

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