mickdeek86

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by mickdeek86 4y ago
It doesn't originate with the author. Can confirm that chinampas have long been referred to as 'floating', as well as the Aztec capitol of Tenochtitlan being a 'floating city' in Mexico. Incidentally those pictured
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
The politics of immigration have always been toxic, see the quota system, or Archie Bunker, or 'Irish need not apply'. I think that reframing immigration as probably our biggest strategic asset historically might have some potenti
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
Ah, that tired old cliche. Basically every country on the planet is a "republic" (See People's Republic of China/etc, Islamic Republic of Iran, et al) and has a constitution. Your statement could be rephrased "A
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
Electrical maintenance? We could start someone today and the rest depends on learning ability. You don't need a license to work in-house. In any case, it's rare to work alone, there's always someone older than you in the shop
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
I'm in industrial controls/automation and also electrical maintenance, currently in-house. We do have experienced manufacturing staff in this country, most of them are immigrants. Technical jobs such as mine are paid pretty well,
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It's expensive to be cheap
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
America was a democracy when we built the Interstate, TVA/Grand Coulee/Hoover, Manhattan Project, space program, etc. Many of these overran budgets and schedules, but they are there to see. A bigger problem than our democratic sys
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
You don't have to leave the area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_and_Reservoir_Plan Though decades-long, is on schedule and budget. In Chicago.
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It wasn't the Romans who spread the calendar beyond Europe.
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The campesinos may disagree about Cuba being "quite nice" 80 years ago, what with all the slavery and rape. But yes, a seemingly good real estate investment for foreigners.
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Don't give them any ideas
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My advice is that there is no advice, heartbreak is a difficult thing to actually deal with. Conversely you can suppress the feelings via whatever means you prefer eg alcoholism, workaholism, rage-aholism, as some on this thread appear like
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
I think "Sane Money"
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For a 'quiet' layoff I've sure been hearing a lot about it
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And why their voting preferences can be summarized as 'complaining'
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I don't know what you're talking about
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The defining feature of Communism is the State owns everything in a classless society. I invite you to consult any reference. The difference is not semantic; it is a completely different system. What you are talking about is not Communism b
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
The difference between a layoff and a termination is whether it's based on performance. Hence unemployment eligibility
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
From my reading of your link, Amul is a agricultural cooperative. Strictly speaking, this is not communism, which calls for State (supposedly 'the People') ownership of the means. Amul is more like Distributism, the doctrine of lo
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
Worse still, Haymarket square and Fulton market, only ten years ago a bustling testament to the working man with stevedores chaotically driving pallets around and across the brick-paved street, bike messengers whizzing around the forklifts.
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
California's population did not decline, per the US census. It's share of the overall US population slightly declined (ie grew more slowly than eg Texas). So Cal lost one congressional seat in the new apportionment, and thus one v
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by mickdeek86 4y ago
90% humidity in Hamburg and similar throughout Germany as of writing this. Is it feasible to site plants on the ocean and upgrade HVDC to the interior of the continents?
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by mickdeek86 7y ago
Posted at my dad's cemetery, facing a busy road in suburban River Grove IL: "Drive carefully, we can wait" https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/fjAXrFcLzRE8UN4TYTGC...