massivecali

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by massivecali 7y ago
California programs, so yes expanded Medicaid. But as the state that consumes the most in welfare, it seems highly relevant when discussing the needs of the 'poor'. Programs: California Medi-cal (which covered all of my medication
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by massivecali 7y ago
>Imagine being sick, having no insurance, maybe no job... Sorry no. Long term unemployed people in the US qualify for free medical care, celphones and basic dental work. The process is arduous, yes, but it is comprehensive. I had entire
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by massivecali 7y ago
How is the WSJ's credibility any better than a blog? >The Wall Street Journal is the most trusted news source in the country, according to the index, with 57.7% of Americans trusting it. All polls are biased based on how you ask que
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by massivecali 7y ago
I had an art show once. I walked up to a couple debating what a hand in my painting was holding. It wasn't holding anything in my creation. But art, like writing, is subjective.
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by massivecali 7y ago
I would think hotels would be in a better position to expand their business centers and cater to this market.
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by massivecali 7y ago
I was taking the HN preferred side of giving the poster the benefit of the best possible interpretation, which in this case means in the condition of proper pronoun usage, English defaults to male pronouns for the unknown, or sometimes an a
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by massivecali 7y ago
It says nothing more than English is a male language. And ambiguous titling defaults to he (or they).
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by massivecali 7y ago
Why doesn't the title match the article?
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by massivecali 7y ago
Severe depression leads to isolating behaviors. If you're not so depressed that you are able to leave the house and go somewhere, you're ahead of the game and excercise is just icing on the cake.
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by massivecali 7y ago
Ratings are imperfect censorship tools that evolve over time. PG-13 was created specifically for Indiana Jones Temple of Doom because there was no rating between PG and R. Content that fits in these boxes is not the same from year to year.
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by massivecali 7y ago
My understanding is that every US military base, while not American sovereign territory, is still subject to US law. Not a lawyer, so not sure how that shakes out. I'd prefer we stop playing world police, but that is not going to happe
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by massivecali 7y ago
Nobody in Hollywood is afraid of consequences for baseless accusations of anyone supporting the president as being a Nazi.
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by massivecali 7y ago
Agreed. That sounds demoralizing and petty.
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by massivecali 7y ago
Reminds me of an appropriate quote from Contact with Jodie Foster. S.R. Hadden: "First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?"
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by massivecali 7y ago
They were also told to ignore rampant child rape by Afghan allies. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-to...
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by massivecali 7y ago
Sorry JIDF. Nothing you link disproves what is happening, or the source of the outbreak.
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by massivecali 7y ago
>The real world is not so perfect. Perfect summation. Curious how this will also impact other consumers of Japanese data.
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by massivecali 7y ago
Because getting customers into a store is half the battle. The offchance they make a purchase, even that overpriced 2 dollar soda, is a win for Kohl's. It is all traffic and business they might not otherwise have.
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by massivecali 7y ago
How do placeholders work in languages where you are forced to assign lengths to variables?
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by massivecali 7y ago
This seems far more honest (removing the reference to investigative journalism) than current publications who claim to be impartial publications, but clearly push blatant cause driven articles.
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by massivecali 7y ago
I'm sure a huge percentage of her fanbase has no idea who her father is or the massive role he played in a significant televised court case. Makes sense for her to follow in those footsteps if she's actually serious.
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by massivecali 7y ago
I've only seen it written as Pajeet, but yes, also only in that context.
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by massivecali 7y ago
No. My company just migrated from Skype to Teams and it's worse. Half the time, scheduled meetings don't connect. Mute button will randomly not work. Entire UI/UX is poorly thought out. Beyond that, I think Teams is trying to
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by massivecali 7y ago
So centered in specific religious community that has their own neighborhoods, ambulances and police force and susceptible to outsider propaganda somehow? But not in any way on religious grounds? What's the reasoning? Just because relig
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by massivecali 7y ago
What are the standards for UK vaccinations? I've read that there are different vaccines used for MMR and some countries have a single dose or 2 spread apart. I have no idea what's preferred or why. Just curious.
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by massivecali 7y ago
The outbreak on the east coast was from a large orthodox Jewish community, who as I understand it, rejects vaccinations on religious grounds. Was the person in this case from there or in contact with people from there? https://ww
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by massivecali 7y ago
I used to think the same way about Fry's back in the day, until it came put that they were reshrinkwrapping broken returns amd putting them back on the shelves. After seeing the recent article about fake Chinese iPhones being returned
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by massivecali 7y ago
Pretty sure there are 'efficiency expert' jokes from the 1950s era on the same subject.
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by massivecali 7y ago
What third world company do we dump our trash in? AFAIK we sell it to them.
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by massivecali 7y ago
I saw a replica of one of these dome bunkers was at the 2000 World Expo in Hanover, Germany as Albania's booth display. It seemed a bizarre representation of a nation I knew nothing about.

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