mgarfias

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by mgarfias 4y ago
Pretty sure Texas is a stand your ground state, and there is no duty to retreat when threatened.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Not just “into the 80s”. A friend of mine was murdered there in 94.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
the power bill wasnt the worst. it was the constant screeching from the fans. I had them in a closed basement room but the noise penetrated the rest of the house. Its bad enough with 12 drives spinning + the fans in the 2u enclosure. Som
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Ive done that before (using used cheap 1u boxes). The problem is listening to them, and then paying the power bill
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by mgarfias 4y ago
And, would you want someone working for you that knows they’re getting canned and might be vindictive to have access to your bits? I think the layoff w/severance is a better setup. When it happens I don’t need to pretend to work, I ca
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by mgarfias 4y ago
My dad got the VA to kick him down some cash for his diabeetus 40 years later. Something bout agent orange exposure. I do wonder if there’s a link between that agent Orange and the stupid adrenal tumor I had.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
My brother (c17 maintainer) currently has melanoma.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Completely subjective. The final rating is the average of what three radiologists think about the joint conformation. And, it gets worse, some breeds are rated more harshly that others. For instance, a GSD with an ok looking hip joint will
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Yet, diet and environment have a huge impact on hips. Also, OFA’s ratings are crap
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by mgarfias 4y ago
No, you can’t screen it out. Genetics only account for about 30% of the causes of hip dysplasia
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Correct, AKC only Gives data for the breeds they recognize. They’re not going to count any of the “non breeds” like a doodle, or even breeds they don’t recognize that FCI does.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
My eyes
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by mgarfias 4y ago
I don’t mind going in. I mind the long ass commute (I like to live rural), but I do mind going into an office just to… telecommute with the rest of the team
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by mgarfias 4y ago
If you’re not poopin your pants, you’re not at rock bottom yet. But… I have some experience. Divorced, remarried, work was shit. Couldn’t focus or concentrate and felt burnt out. Finally I go into the doc for help with dealing with the ex (
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by mgarfias 4y ago
I want to see _The Forever War_. And it’s short enough that a 90min movie could do it justice.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
+1 for memory, sorrow, and thorn.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
8 am calc class my freshman year, can confirm
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by mgarfias 4y ago
SV jobs were all over the place in mid 2001. After 9/11, they were gone. Took me 9mos to find a gig after that. It sucked
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Ok. What KIND of insulin? The old school stuff sux
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Hersh also referred to some of my friends as a “JSOC assassination squad” controlled by Cheney. In light of him making these claims, I’m gonna believe the White House.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Anyone immediately think of Stephenson’s Enforcers from snow crash?
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by mgarfias 4y ago
No, but other things have.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
I was just thinking about my childhood and how much freedom I had at that age. Car rides from parents for when the weather sucked
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Do what I did: buy a Multiprocess welder
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by mgarfias 4y ago
No police force in the US has a duty to protect. See: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=910846825412517...
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by mgarfias 4y ago
1000000% this. Taken me years to learn to turn it off and walk away. Life is much better now. Also, it often works in real life too
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by mgarfias 4y ago
What George Lucas did to Star Wars over the years is all the lesson I need about Orwellian changes to the past being possible (and likely)
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Yep, i was pretty pissed when they started that
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by mgarfias 4y ago
Grab the army’s improvised explosives handbook instead.
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by mgarfias 4y ago
I’d be in the garage working on my car (big project)

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