panzagl

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by panzagl 5y ago
We also filled an orbit with copper needles. But that was over 50 years ago, and we stopped doing it...
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by panzagl 5y ago
'Neighborhood character' usually means 'keep the minorities out'
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by panzagl 5y ago
The truth is no one using Windows even knows or cares what the native style is any more. Mac users will fine some tiny difference that happens in some incredibly rare combination of elements, and call for you to die in a fire.
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by panzagl 5y ago
I guess you could nitpick as to how many of them were from Rhodesia instead of South Africa proper. But South Africans have certainly made a cottage industry out of bush war memoirs, so it's hard to be too nitpicky.
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by panzagl 5y ago
In my city these neighborhoods have all been taken over by lawyer's offices, therapists, accountants, etc., or turned into multiple unit housing for single people.
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by panzagl 5y ago
Maybe he means just a valve?
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by panzagl 5y ago
It is kind of a weird half-generation- it seemed people my age were always running into the after-effect of the kids 5 years older. Things like 'the campus is dry now, but it wasn't 4 years ago' or 'there used to be thi
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by panzagl 5y ago
I'm GenX (b. early 70's), my parents were/are Boomers (b. 1949/50), but somehow Millennials' parents are Boomers too. Families changing caused a lot of this- my parents stayed married, had kids early, Mom stayed hom
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by panzagl 5y ago
Maybe in an abstract post-GenX got a raw-er deal, but I've gone from being the kid no one will listen to the old no one will listen to pretty quickly. I work in a more traditional company and the 70 year olds want to leave things to t
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by panzagl 5y ago
The "Me Generation" are Boomers. GenX was playing with it's Micronauts and Star Wars figures when all of that happened.
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by panzagl 5y ago
In Bedford MA there was a store called (IIRC) Softpro which was all software/CS/etc. I was sad when it closed, but what good is a store if the only time you can access it is once a quarter when you're in town for a project r
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by panzagl 5y ago
Ugh, this is going to sound pretentious, but here goes: When you follow a subject beyond a surface/casual level of understanding there is very little you just 'discover' at a bookstore, unless it's one of a few specialty
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by panzagl 5y ago
It's like asking would you rather be a one-hit wonder punk band, or a world-class violinist.
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by panzagl 5y ago
This type of stuff happens all the time- Northern Colorado has asked to join Wyoming, there have been various schemes to join parts of Appalachia together, etc. It all comes down to rural areas trying to combine with other rural areas, or o
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by panzagl 5y ago
I've often wondered about this- I mean the US has it's share of coffeehouse anarchists and redistributionists. The large size of the US and the political structure make it hard for e.g. a 'Pirate Party' representative to
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by panzagl 5y ago
The question is do they want to produce more nurses and web developers, or more informed citizens. I believe the emphasis is on the former.
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by panzagl 5y ago
Right because conservative = bad and deserving of contempt. This is exactly the type of kneejerk reaction that he is talking about. The 1% do just as well when Democrats are in office, but keep on playing the game ruled by tribe and emotio
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by panzagl 5y ago
Are the long term effects any less detrimental than other polymerized materials, or is this basically another way to make plastic?
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by panzagl 5y ago
Young(ish) people can shake fists at clouds too!
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by panzagl 5y ago
> And this skill is incredibly important for becoming an informed member of the electorate who can separate truth from bullshit. Which is why both sides either denigrate college or treat it as some sort of tech jobs training.
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by panzagl 5y ago
It can even be hard flying on weekends when the planes are full of non-business passengers- things move much more smoothly when everyone is just used to the grind.
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by panzagl 5y ago
This is basically selling a treatment while it's still in clinical trials- how is that not illegal?
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by panzagl 5y ago
And makers of true crime podcasts everywhere rejoiced...
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by panzagl 5y ago
Just power through, you can do it!
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by panzagl 5y ago
Uhh, you know there's already uranium under the ground, right?
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by panzagl 5y ago
Is your son now a scriptwriter for 'NCIS'?
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by panzagl 5y ago
My dreams of 'spring back, fall back' seem further away than ever... I mean who doesn't want an extra hour of sleep twice a year?
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by panzagl 5y ago
"Dad, can I use the bowl today?"
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by panzagl 5y ago
As long as you don't expect it to be the government's problem when they can't get a SSN, driver's license, etc.
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by panzagl 5y ago
He probably meant the units themselves were more natural, not fractions vs decimal- 1 foot seems like a much more natural unit than 30 cm or .3 meters, 1 cup rather than 250 ml, etc.

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