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721.
by nostromo 4y ago
None of this is uniquely American. Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, Australia, Africa, etc. all have unique but similar histories of genocide and enslavement. And it was happening in the Americas long before any Europeans arrived too.
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by nostromo 4y ago
Most Americans do the same actually. Just quietly listen with a soft smile and then change the subject when your coworker goes off on a diatribe they’re sure everyone around them agrees with.
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by nostromo 4y ago
The Tundra now has a front camera so you can see what’s in front of you.
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by nostromo 4y ago
> compared to where we live now Which is?
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by nostromo 4y ago
> A recent post on Reddit's main economic forum included a 2018 graphic that shows Texans pay more taxes than Californians unless they are in the top 1 percent. Quality journalism right here.
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by nostromo 4y ago
Low dose melatonin works within 30 minutes and its effect is very noticeable.
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by nostromo 4y ago
China has a “caveat emptor” culture that I suspect plays a role in this. In most western countries and other countries, like Japan, selling counterfeit or barely functional products is seen as somewhat shameful. But in China it’s often see
728.
by nostromo 4y ago
Increasing immigration is a dead end. Birth rates are declining almost everywhere.
729.
by nostromo 4y ago
Don’t try to get out of jury duty. Someone’s life is on the line. Suck it up and do your civic duty.
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by nostromo 4y ago
That's not true. Here's one study among many showing increased bone density in men over 65: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433755/
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by nostromo 4y ago
I like Krugman's 2013 piece on Bitcoin too. "The practical misconception here — and it’s a big one — is the notion that we live in an era of wildly irresponsible money printing, with runaway inflation just around the corner. It’s
732.
by nostromo 4y ago
For prominent news sites, controlling the narrative was a big motivation in removing comments. Many journalists were open about how they didn’t like how comments would question the data or conclusions in their articles. There were too many
733.
by nostromo 4y ago
IMDB is just as verifiable as Wikipedia. It cites its sources. In fact, all it is a list of citations.
734.
by nostromo 4y ago
Google’s policy shifted. You can show the crawler full text of an article and then put it behind a paywall for example.
735.
by nostromo 4y ago
I think all wireless / bluetooth headsets have this problem. Everyone should get a wired USB mic.
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by nostromo 4y ago
Similar to how the vast majority of people can enjoy alcohol responsibly, most people can and do enjoy social media responsibly. I like to enjoy a nice beer after a hard day's work. Sometimes I also like to enjoy TikTok for a bit to g
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by nostromo 4y ago
"decline in economic activity" is a decline in GDP. You're proving my point, not countering it. Nobody defines a recession as a decline in employment. It's correlated, sure, but not the same thing.
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by nostromo 4y ago
That's simply not true. Policymakers may speak about NBER's findings, but there is no formal recognition of them in U.S. law. They are private organization, they do not release their decision criteria publicly, and they were form
739.
by nostromo 4y ago
Recessions are by definition a decline in GDP, not a rise in unemployment.
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by nostromo 4y ago
> We're not in a recession. Yet. We are by the most common definition: two quarters of negative GDP growth. Some folks in the US are weirdly insistent that recessions are defined by the NBER -- a self-appointed group of wonks at a p
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by nostromo 4y ago
Hear me out... few people want to run for federal office already. The pay isn't great and it's hard work. If the US was a company, there'd be no question that we'd need to pay our leadership much better to attract top
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by nostromo 4y ago
I’ve seen some people showing actual price increases they’ve seen in their local communities. For a lot of folks it’s much higher than is being reported. Here’s one from a person in Seattle: https://preview.redd.it/max54w
743.
by nostromo 4y ago
> Do you feel for the coal workers that lost their job because the plant went offline? Yes, obviously yes.
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by nostromo 4y ago
It happens all the time. People regularly speed up when passing to limit time in oncoming traffic lanes. Limiting speed in such a scenario could reasonably lead to a fatal accident.
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by nostromo 4y ago
> although we're doing a terrible job of distributing it to the world Are we? Starvation and malnutrition used to be common and is now rare. https://ourworldindata.org/famines
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by nostromo 4y ago
Interesting data -- but the survey is regarding "religious leaders" not "Jesus" -- which is very different.
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by nostromo 4y ago
Confidence in all American institutions is down. It's funny though, if you mention the most trusted institutions are small business, the military, the police, the medical system, and religion -- a lot of elites would gasp. And if you t
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by nostromo 4y ago
This isn't correct. Apple Car Play does not play anything automatically on start. It's the Lexus that is telling the device to begin playing music. If you don't use Apple Music, it'll pick the only album you have -- wh
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by nostromo 4y ago
This is primarily a problem with car manufacturers designing terrible user interfaces. Audi does a reasonably good job. I wouldn’t buy a Toyota or Ford because they tend to be terrible. At this point, if a car doesn’t let me default to Car
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by nostromo 4y ago
I wonder how much this person makes in royalties for a silent track.

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