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by oxide 10y ago
>I could have died in my sleep. The risk is real, but it's more geared toward recreational users. Taking therapeutic doses of codeine (to which you become tolerant) along with whatever benzo that doctor gave you (ativan, xanax, clon
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by oxide 10y ago
This is the direct result of the "crackdown." It only increases diversion to the black market by directly increasing demand. My own grandparents have had to buy pain pills in the past. Doctors are terrified to prescribe painkiller
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by oxide 10y ago
This is why I am always polite when I have to deal with customer service, the guy at the drive-thru, anything like that. The general public is (generally, heh) self-entitled and abusive, so a polite tone and a smile can go a long way.
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by oxide 10y ago
A buddy of mine bought me a copy of the Steam version of Twilight Struggle. If you have a willing friend to play with, the PC digital version is just fine. Matchmaking is there as well as async play, so you can get a game going with a stran
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by oxide 10y ago
I know about as much as you: I always thought of it as a massive success for the war effort, someone had to assemble the planes, after all. Rosie the Riveter ended up becoming an iconic piece of propaganda during the war, IIRC.
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by oxide 10y ago
>The reason I'm not is that Windows 10 feels unfinished and buggy to me. I agree, this is the reason I also haven't moved to Windows 10. I figure by the time Windows 7 support is dropped in 2020, Windows 10 may be more polished
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by oxide 10y ago
>Maybe just to say that I'm sorry for my part in all of this bullshit. I don't blame you. You were doing the job you swore you'd do, were paid to do, and likely ordered to do. Thank you for sharing your story.
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by oxide 10y ago
As an aside, I wonder what the history books will say about our time in 100 years or so. It's interesting to think that we are all a part, no matter how large or small, of history in the making. For better or worse.
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by oxide 10y ago
Until ads went rogue and started serving me malware, I never had a problem with them. After being served up a malicious pop-up that silently installed a bitcoin miner a few years ago, I started whitelisting javascript with a plugin, blockin
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by oxide 10y ago
The title seems to suggest something nefarious, but it instead it ultimately amounts to a non-issue. I run into this formula once a day it seems. Yesterday it was a pink tap water article.
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by oxide 10y ago
it's just slang. it is not an actual word that people use in conversation, but it is an abbreviation of vulnerability used as slang among certain circles.
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by oxide 10y ago
Poor people can't get a personal loan in America. Maybe in 2006, but not in 2017. Maybe from some kind of loanshark, but no bank is going to give someone a loan, especially if they don't have the means to make the payments, to go
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by oxide 10y ago
Well said. I'm afraid I had to edit my comment, my point wasn't clear and I was bordering on rambling. I tend to get a little lippy first thing in the morning, but I'm glad someone caught the point regardless.
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by oxide 10y ago
>It's the smartphone equivalent of getting chrome rims on your car wheels. which people in poverty do all the time. even on shitty cars. what is your point?
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by oxide 10y ago
>The whole reason permanganate is added in the first place is twofold: it oxidizes simple organics all the way to carbon dioxide (think nail polish remover, denatured alcohol), and it oxidizes soluble ferrous iron to insoluble ferric iro
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by oxide 10y ago
I think his point is the fact that /r/AskHistorians comments are usually sourced properly and are strictly moderated.
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by oxide 10y ago
That's what I got out of those interviews, too. They were very informative. I felt like I had more of a perspective on the entire situation: biking/race culture, the proliferation of cheating becoming an arms race of sorts, etc. I
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by oxide 10y ago
Facts, stats and even graphs can all be used to push a narrative. Context is pretty key. To my eyes, Wikileaks seems to be cherrypicking and giving passes to others. The timing of the leaks has been nothing short of convenient, which makes
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by oxide 10y ago
Yeah, it's all over. Prescription stimulants get diverted, resold at a markup, etc. The demand is high and the supply is there. Low doses of oral methamphetamine arent entirely uncommon either. Meth is cheaper, more potent and more wid
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by oxide 10y ago
I completely agree. My example wasn't exactly the best, but relatively applicable to the US nevertheless. You raise many good points about drug use being different geographically and culturally. It's very much about availability,
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by oxide 10y ago
Amphetamine will be abused by college students. Alcohol will be abused by highschool kids. It's a given. The allure of stuff like cocaine, with the "what else was I lied to about, what am I missing out on" mindset goes out th
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by oxide 10y ago
The resulting crackdown did exactly what you said, drove people straight into the open arms of heroin. Tightening the already tightened restrictions would only worsen the issue. Diversion, etc cannot be stopped and you might just see a sudd
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by oxide 10y ago
>There also needs to be much stricter control of new prescriptions for opioids Like the extremely strict controls in place? Like the prosecution of doctors who run pill mills? Like the rescheduling of hydrocodone formulations? In my loca
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by oxide 10y ago
I've gone ahead and edited my comment, not because of your comment, but just because I felt like I wasn't making a clear point. Kratom is not even mentioned anymore, sorry. While kratom is habit forming and can "fuck you up&q
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by oxide 10y ago
Maintenance treatments with long-acting opioids like methadone tend to come with a withdrawal that lasts for months. Meanwhile, short-acting opiates like heroin have a withdrawal period that lasts about a week. Is it any wonder methadone pa
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by oxide 10y ago
Calories in, calories out. I know this because I struggle to gain weight, quite the opposite problem most folk have. If I eat over 3k calories, I gain weight. If I eat less than 3k, I lose it. Not tracking my calories and quitting my workou
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by oxide 10y ago
This is routine. The accused has money for a lawyer, otherwise this would have been a plea deal and a conviction with no reveal requested.
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by oxide 10y ago
when the world is out of sand, will the desert dune sand or traditional beach sand be worth more?
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by oxide 10y ago
Wow! I had no idea the state actually piped water down like that, over mountain ranges no less. or even that the dam served that purpose. thanks for sharing.
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by oxide 10y ago
Agreed. I didn't mean to bust teenage chops so hard, haha.

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