lwhalen

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by lwhalen 7mo ago
I like mine because sometimes I want to know what time it is without being reminded I have 72093 unread messages....
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by lwhalen 8mo ago
Why not abolish all taxes and have the Treasury/Fed print the difference every year?
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by lwhalen 2y ago
Look, I understand what you're getting at regarding epistemological foundations. Yes, we all operate on some basic assumptions about reality, consciousness, and the reliability of our senses. But there's a meaningful difference be
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by lwhalen 2y ago
You're parsing semantics rather than engaging with the core point. When I say something "can be dismissed," I mean that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The burden of proof lies with those making superna
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by lwhalen 2y ago
You are backing into a very common fallacy, Pascal's Wager. "If not the christian god, why not the flying spaghetti monster" is what this usually boils down to. Anything that is presented without evidence, can be dismissed
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by lwhalen 2y ago
do tell?
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by lwhalen 2y ago
He was also the author of https://marshallbrain.com/manna , a sci-fi story that has stuck with me for years.
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by lwhalen 2y ago
ACE score of 7. I am ridiculously happy. I have a wife who loves me, and two (little) kids who want to be around me. A successful and fulfilling career that lets me provide for (and even spoil, sometimes) my family. Multiple side-projec
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by lwhalen 2y ago
You (and the rest of the scolds in this thread) are allowed to do whatever you want with your money. A $3000/mo mortgage spread between ten (or more!) like-minded friends makes for a very affordable hobby. Get you a second house, ope
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by lwhalen 2y ago
What do you tell the families who scrimped, saved, and generally busted ass to be able to afford their homes?
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by lwhalen 2y ago
You and I are in violent agreement on this, but... the younger generation seems more interested in 'smashing' these days than 'partner-seeking'. Can't say I was MUCH different, but I certainly wouldn't change
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by lwhalen 2y ago
I've been married for ages (so I can't speak to this first-hand), but my single friends in their late-20s to mid-30s say that NOT having an iPhone gets them rejected fairly often.
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by lwhalen 3y ago
I do think sustainability (and the global warming concern in general) is a bogus smokescreen. I am of the opinion it is propaganda put forth by America's (and "The West's") economic adversaries to weaken our position on
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by lwhalen 3y ago
It is published World Economic Forum propaganda to move the global population away from eating meat, to eating bugs, for 'sustainability' reasons. Similar to 'you will own nothing, and be happy'. Kinda interesting to s
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by lwhalen 3y ago
Hard pass. Happy to leave edible bugs to the globalists, I'll keep my steak, thanks.
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by lwhalen 3y ago
I said: Gosh I really wish this WASN'T of general interest these days, but in the immortal punchline of Dave Chappelle - "I understand"
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by lwhalen 3y ago
Gosh I really wish this WASN'T of general interest these days, but in the immortal punchline of Dave Chappelle - "I understand "
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by lwhalen 3y ago
s p a c e d r e p e t i t i o n
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by lwhalen 3y ago
If you're comfortable answering, I'd be SUPER interested to know how the income compares to tech!
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by lwhalen 3y ago
The internet interprets censorship as damage, and routes around it.
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by lwhalen 3y ago
Sounds like you, sir or madam, need to get plugged into your local, not-online, crypto exchange community. Some googling should sort you out on that, at least. Inconvenient, cash-based, but FAR less intrusive to your lower GI tract than y
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by lwhalen 3y ago
You forgot to add 'for the children'. There is no reason any government needs to be THIS far up a private citizen's colon without a warrant.
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by lwhalen 3y ago
You should. Surveillance is crazy these days. Can you realistically move your business over to in-person cash transactions, or alternate forms of money - precious metals, BTC or similar, etc?
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by lwhalen 3y ago
This is wonderful. "Professional politician gets real job after getting run out of town on a rail for Covid tyranny, realizes 'gee, working for a living is tough!', tries to cash in on that sweet, sweet, substack blogging-mo
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by lwhalen 3y ago
The world changes, my friend, and the cemetary is full of people who had the right-of-way. You either act like physics applies to you, or you run a significantly higher chance of getting meat-crayoned across the asphalt. I know which one
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by lwhalen 3y ago
Quit playing in the road, then.
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by lwhalen 3y ago
These people don't understand that The Law is a huge blunt weapon that does not and will not make distinctions between what an individual finds acceptable (or safe) and what they don't. It's a guideline, not a guardrail. 20
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by lwhalen 3y ago
Oh they want to install a geo-locating tracking device in my car 'for the children'. Haha, how about not only 'no', but 'hell no'. I'd rather die free than live 'safe'.
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by lwhalen 3y ago
Is it true, or false, to observe one gender seeking out more or less conflict than the other?
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by lwhalen 3y ago
I, too, have dined at Taste Of India, and paid the price. I'll do it again too!

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