officemonkey

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by officemonkey 6y ago
It's called Lemon Socialism. Businesses keep their winnings. Governments pay their losses.
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by officemonkey 6y ago
Because once they select you, they immediately want to low-ball you. Government Jobs are completely transparent in this regard. You know exactly what you're going to make when you apply for the job.
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by officemonkey 6y ago
Duo works fine on my $200 Chromebook.
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by officemonkey 6y ago
No. The A-10 is a better platform to destroy individual pickup trucks. The bomber is overkill.
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by officemonkey 6y ago
It would have been a lot better if they used an A-10. It's basically a flying gun. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunde...
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by officemonkey 6y ago
When I listen to audiobooks or podcasts, I can easily bump up the speed by 25% until I hit 2x. Faster, depending on the reader and the type of book. If it's a good non-fiction reader like Edward Herrmann, I can go faster. If it's
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by officemonkey 7y ago
I'm picky about translations, and the Buss translation is very good. Whatever you do, just don't read a "Public Domain" translation. A lot of Victorian-era translations of 19th Century French literature are... crap.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
The problem is "Housing" is not simply a consumable like food or (mostly) clothes. The owner can consume the housing or rent it. But if it's not used to house people, then is it really housing? Or just real estate?
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by officemonkey 7y ago
It depends on what you think the best use of housing is. Is housing meant to "make money for the owner" or "provide housing for people?" There, I've just taken class out of the equation. Your answer?
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Truck traffic cuts waaaay down between Christmas and New Years. Fun fact: Truck traffic is waaaay up right now, as JIT inventories have depleted many grocery staples. Also, Amazon.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Fun fact: Rand Paul today is calling undocumented persons requesting COVID-19 assistance "non-persons." See what dehumanizing analogies results in? Congratulations.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
It's entirely appropriate to tell the chef he's about to cut off his thumb. You're not an expert and you're spouting xenophobic bullshit. Take the L.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Analogies can also be used to dehumanize victims. It's pretty unproductive to refer to people as vermin, coyotes, animals, etc. Unless you're trying to "highlight common characteristics."
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Are we calling disease victims coyotes now?
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Ruby became far more popular in the US. Especially after Rails kicked adoption into high gear.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Let's treat Facebook like something between a mental health threat and a propoganda site, said ex-User.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
The cognitive dissonance you feel between what a government says and what the truth is often the first sign that the government is authoritarian.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
You are correct. The Overdrive app is garbage. It's successor is the Libby app. It's fantastic. If you're not using the Libby app, you are missing out.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
I've been getting ebooks from my library for at least three years. Your library probably uses the Libby app (from Overdrive) which makes searching and checking out ebooks and audiobooks a snap. I'm a cheapo, so I'm always loo
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Homeless people use the library more than just a place to get warm. It's a free place to use the toilet. It's an important entry point to social services, and free internet access. And of course, plenty of people use them as a pla
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by officemonkey 7y ago
YouTube has a lot of Jack Benny TV shows on line. Rochester gets a lot of screentime.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
I don't do much screening. I'd just prefer to have him listen to Ernie Anderson playing Rochester than Amos and Andy. Anderson was a black comedian getting top billing and a high salary. His character often gets the better of Jack
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by officemonkey 7y ago
I have a related problem. My tween son and I have been listening to Jack Benny radio programs for approximately two years. They're funny and clean, and mostly not problematic. And they're guaranteed to knock my son out at night. T
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Anthony Trollope's "The Warden." Trollope isn't as well known as Dickens or Austen. I think the emotional intelligence of this book makes up for the fact that nothing much happens. There's a vicar who is old friends
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by officemonkey 7y ago
My biggest problem with understanding french is being able to comprehend it at speed. I'm much better understanding song lyrics (because they're often sung much slower than speech.) I just tried this with "A Very Secret Servi
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by officemonkey 7y ago
I think you would enjoy Anansi Boys. It doesn't have that much to do with American Gods, and it's a really fun story.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
Inherent Vice was Pynchon's attempt to write a Chandler novel. It was a pretty good attempt, IMO.
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by officemonkey 7y ago
In many parts of the city, dog waste bags make up a significant portion of street trash. It would be wonderful if there was a way to compost or otherwise remove dog crap from the landfill. I remember reading the book "Ghost Map" (
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by officemonkey 7y ago
>At least one report has named the Big Apple the dirtiest city in America. Chicago is laid out with an extensive alley system, even in the downtown parts of the city. In New York, garbage ends up on the sidewalk. In Chicago, all of that
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by officemonkey 7y ago
> So why have eBooks failed so miserably, when other media such as movies and music now sell and rent so well online? Repeat after me: the average person doesn't read. The market for ebooks is a fraction of the market for movies and

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