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by manarth 9y ago
the symbolic capital of a pen… (a system that inculcates desires for useless commodities)… (a status game in which useless things are feted). To me, a pen is utilitarian, not useless. I can see how the additional usefulness of a
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by manarth 9y ago
I never claimed that 'owning a pen is vain'. My comment referred to the GP's statement: Physical possessions like this pen is just so vain, shallow, and meaningless. When I ask "Where is the cut-off", it&#
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by manarth 9y ago
The ways in which people express status varies from social group to group So does this notion only apply to people who demonstrate this status? Does it apply to someone who buys an expensive fountain pen, keeps it in their desk dr
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by manarth 9y ago
no need for you to inform them of your other accounts with other banks (and privacy laws may forbid banks from sharing this information). The UK have a small number of credit reference agencies, and UK banks universally (as far a
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by manarth 9y ago
Physical possessions like this pen is just so vain, shallow, and meaningless. Have you thought this through, to the point where you have a cut-off? Is it the cheapest? Is a 12-cent biro vain, because there's a 10-cent biro? Is
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by manarth 9y ago
It's a UK company [1]. The issue isn't that there's no recourse - it's that there's no urgent recourse, so you can spend months without access to the funds you need to pay bills, pay employees, pay your mortgage…T
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by manarth 9y ago
NASA says it's safe - for the brief period of totality. During the short time when the moon completely obscures the sun – known as the period of totality – it is safe to look directly at the star https://www.nasa.
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by manarth 9y ago
I agree that the reference to 350,000 is unsourced - the article claims that number comes from the USPA, but I can't find any relevant data on the USPA site. non-members jump an average of once. At least 90% of the 3.2 million ju
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by manarth 9y ago
I did read the comment, and reposted the same link to identify it as the source of the canoeing stat. My reference to 350,000 participants is this text [1]: The United States Parachuting Association has nearly 35,000 members. It esti
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by manarth 9y ago
Kite-surfing introduces the risks of drowning and hypothermia. Without looking through the stats, I wouldn't like to say which is more dangerous, and without data it would be reckless to assume one or the other because it "seems m
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by manarth 9y ago
Since nobody needs a license to get in a canoe, you may expect a higher percentage of people who are unprepared for the risks of canoeing to die doing it Breaking down the numbers, the skydiving fatality rate is a reported 1 in
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by manarth 9y ago
Can any pilot practicing BASE Jumping leap off a cliff or do you somehow train for this? Technically, all that's needed is money to buy a wingsuit and a parachute, and a cliff. Without training, they might manage to get the win
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by manarth 9y ago
[Base Wingsuiting] is safer than regular base jumping provided you don't try to strafe tree and hilltops and cliffsides Safer because a wingsuit can allow you to track much further away from the cliff you've just jumped
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by manarth 9y ago
It is in the land of the free I'm aware that BASE jumping is banned in US National Parks (and it's been argued that this increases the risk [1]), but it doesn't seem to be banned generally in America (see Perrine Br
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by manarth 9y ago
Nearly everyone _does_ have access to water though. Certainly everyone installing a washing machine.
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by manarth 9y ago
Yep, article should be tagged 2009.
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by manarth 9y ago
The initial contact was reportedly via private DM.
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by manarth 9y ago
UK legislation still requires every organisation that processes personal information to register with the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) [1]. Kids Pass are registered: https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Entry&
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"the only visible markings being a USAF serial on its tail"
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by manarth 9y ago
"You’ll find me sitting in the middle seat, all the way in the back, next to the toilets, but smiling the whole way because that seat was ridiciculously cheap or even free!" It's the premise for the travel blog. T
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by manarth 9y ago
The key phrases are recognisable though. It's not "bizinger" and "habroodled" and "snerts" - it's "vulnerable", and "security issue", and "data protection", and "saf
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by manarth 9y ago
The indictment doesn't say that Hutchins sold Kronos. It claims that Hutchins was part of a conspiracy to sell Kronos, and that defendant [redacted] sold Kronos, but doesn't state that Hutchins advertised or sold Kronos. The only
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by manarth 9y ago
There's a tweet dating back to 2014 [1] where he asks for a sample of Kronos. A number of people have pointed out that would be taking the extremely ridiculously long game for an alibi - why would the author ask for a copy of his own c
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by manarth 9y ago
The family of five have lived in this cramped space next to Victor’s parents’ house for three years. It sounds like the garage belongs to his parents. Which implies they don't own it (so no equity to free up in order to buy a
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by manarth 9y ago
"Neither Facebook nor the food service contractor, Flagship Facility Services…" It sounds like he is not a contractor, he is an employee - of the outsourced service provider, Flagship Facility Services.
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by manarth 9y ago
The article shows that this issue affects people with insurance. It's not that the patients don't have insurance, it's not even that they go to a hospital without an agreement in place with their insurer - it's that th
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by manarth 9y ago
Volvo's three-point seat belt and Jonas Salk's polio vaccine make good (although old) counter-examples. I'd be interested to hear if there are more recent examples.
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by manarth 9y ago
Comma.ai wasn't originally going to be open-source, Comma.ai intended was going to be a $999 proprietary retro-fit product. NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) asked Hotz to delay the launch on safety grounds. He the
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by manarth 9y ago
The description is of an inland site, above sea level. It's a natural air pocket, so already has a connection to air at ground level (although with limited air-exchange). Drilling through wouldn't significantly change the air-pres
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by manarth 9y ago
You leave your house, walking towards the railway station to catch a train to work. You reach a traffic-crossing near your home, and see the crossing-light flashing orange. You dash across as you're in a rush, and as you dash out, a ca

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