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pastor_elm
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pastor_elm
7y ago
occam's razor says you're wrong.
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pastor_elm
7y ago
You tell them to pursue it at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc, not at Pratt or Columbia, which are known money pits. You can do anything with a liberal arts major from Harvard.
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>If you're getting a necessary degree, it's very uncommon to default on your loan because you'll be in demand and getting a decent wage. Banks understand this fact and will do the math to give a loan anyway. Why doesn'
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pastor_elm
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If he's asking for 4 hours of work, then why ask for a 40 hour work week and not a 20 hour one? 40 hours (9-6) is rough enough!
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Shopify is obsessed with growth like every other public company. They are nothing like Basecamp. They can get away with shorter hours, maybe, because Canadian salaries are relatively low compared to San Francisco, but something will eventua
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>'Advertising breaks your spirit' Anyone who has taken the NYC Subway understands this sentiment. The only way to avoid them is to completely close your eyes and wish you were somewhere else.
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pastor_elm
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Funding secured.
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>"Wasn't the design sound" What's so sound about a plane that stalls by default?
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pastor_elm
7y ago
Netflix, Roku, Uber, Spotify, etc all make profits?
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>One idea I've had is to disallow conversation in the app, and instead focus on making date plans if there's a match. As a guy who has been on dating apps, being able to hold a conversation puts you at a significant advantage.
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A company that hires somebody 'at-will' has no obligation to keep them employed forever. Employees at places like WeWork, which are transparent with their unsustainable nature, should understand that and act appropriately. IMO, it
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would love a postmortem on the whole attempt and the real difficulties that came about.
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The original Superman also wasn't raised as a corn fed All-American from Iowa with good moral farming parents. He was supposed to come from an orphanage. One must wonder why the former origin story turned out to be much more appealing.
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I see low CO2 spaces becoming the next big thing for the privileged classes as CO2 levels rise. Weworks of the future will be advertising this as a definite selling point. Mansions with scrubbers getting it down to 200ppm
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what exactly was not factual in there article? The statement doesn't mention any specifics.
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There's nothing less genuine than flat out claiming a claim is not factual without providing proof or even pointing out specifics. It's clear Fedex is deflecting here. Nothing more.
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"Who knew hosting could be so complicated?" - Mickey Mouse
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Carbofuran is not technically banned in the US. Its use on foods is banned, making it a de facto ban for large scale agriculture. >Traces of the pesticide carbofuran can no longer remain on food sold in the United States, whether domesti
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>. Most things that are banned multinationally also face production bans for obvious reasons. Not really. Canada exported asbestos until 2012.
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Well a host can always pull amenities after an initial inspection. You do need constant verification to keep them on their toes.
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> Guaranteed Free Tuition Families earning less than $125,000 per year (with typical assets) will receive a financial aid award that covers the full cost of tuition. Families earning less than $60,000 per year will have tuition, fees, an
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>So, it is zero risk for the lender to give loan to the 2.7 GPA moron getting a worthless basket weaving degree from the local private lib arts school for $100k. I don't see how any degree LAC, Computer Science, Math etc is worth ri
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>UChicago guarantees free tuition for families with incomes under $125,000 per year (with typical assets). Seems generous for middle class. (the median US household income is only 61k)
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It's pretty clear how these schools operate. They charge high tuition for people with a lot of money and cover the costs for people that can't afford it. >With over $159 million in financial aid distributed this year, UChicago
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Cheap oil hasn't helped Nigeria at all.
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just last year I thought how much more can they grow now that they're over a trillion dollar market cap? Now I see people lining up for disposable $250 earbuds and now I know. (the same people that were happy with their terrible $15 on
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Don't worry. New York only selectively enforces these types of things.
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>A person in Nigeria can teach themselves Hindu, just from pure curiosity and no budget Again, these are poor examples. It's not terribly easy to learn a language for free using just the internet. Everything is freemium and it'
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Capitalism creates jobs. The internet is just something Capitalism latched on to.
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7y ago
look to fly the Sukhoi Superjet
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