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by pravda 9y ago
I'm not sure how this got here, but wow, Heather Havrilesky is still around. She wrote for Suck in the early days of the web. http://www.suck.com/fish/contributors/havrilesky/
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by pravda 9y ago
Police officers in Suffolk County New York get $250K-$350k/year compensation packages. The former Suffolk County Police Chief is currently in federal prison for attacking a handcuffed citizen. [1] Sorry, but paying Police Officers as i
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by pravda 9y ago
OODA Loop = observe, orient, decide, and act Pog = "Pogue is derogatory pejorative military slang for non-combat, staff, and other rear-echelon or support units" (in other words, REMF). I would agree with your characterization of
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by pravda 9y ago
Holy guacamole those weed prices are off the scales! $7.50 a gram? Weed should cost about the same amount as catnip. I can buy 4 oz of catnip for $8 on eBay. That's over 100g, about 8 cents a gram.
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by pravda 9y ago
Not really sure if that is true, but I would really like to see eBay crushed by Taobao. My message to the Chinese: you give us Taobao, we give you South China Seas. The nine-dashed line. All yours!
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by pravda 9y ago
I look forward to the day when China will supply the USA with jet fighters. We will save so much money!
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by pravda 9y ago
Patent Applicant =/= Inventor
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by pravda 9y ago
As an American, I can't blame you. I have noticed that the Chinese shipping is getting quicker. I ordered two of these [1] from China on the 7th. Showed up on the 28th. Only 3 weeks! ($1.32 for two, shipped) If I wanted to send one
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by pravda 9y ago
I think a better solution would be to lower the outrageous prices charged by the USPS to us. If you want to send a 1oz 'package' to, for example, France, it will cost $13.50. It used to cost closer to $3.40, and then they double
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by pravda 9y ago
That's the subway tracks. They are forced to clean debris off the subway tracks, otherwise the trains can't run. But where the people are, the stations, they don't keep them clean. That's what the commenter was refering
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by pravda 9y ago
$75? Way to go big spender. ;-) My latest shipment of Zenni's came in recently. $28.26 for two pairs. And they came in ten days! http://www.zennioptical.com
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by pravda 9y ago
From the NYT article comments: "In terms of cleanliness, which is also an issue of public health - why doesn't MTA have a dedicated crew of 4 or 5 people with a power washer, soap and squeegees to move methodically through each st
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by pravda 9y ago
He makes a lot more than 80k a year! He's also getting about another 70k in benefits, for a total compensation well into the 6-figures. People wonder "why is the subway so filthy?" Well, if you wanted to hire people to keep
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by pravda 9y ago
If you've never heard of Joseph Campbell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1qd0KGOv9Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbeWTOubqSo
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by pravda 9y ago
Well, if you phoney up some W2s on your laser printer to apply for a mortgage, that might be a problem. But (on credit card applications) I've always put a 6-figure income in when asked. Even as a college student with an income of $0.
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by pravda 9y ago
>you generally have to give your income. Well, you certainly don't have to give your "real" income. Aspirational income is fine.
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by pravda 9y ago
I've had lots of Zenni frames and I've had exactly the opposite experience. I sleep on them, drop them, subject them to all kinds of mistreatment, and they don't break! Ok, they eventually break, but it takes a few years of m
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by pravda 9y ago
Here ya go: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/nyregion/16narcotics.html
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by pravda 9y ago
>"Arrest quotas" is a bit like voter fraud. It's talked about a lot, there's heavy speculation, but there's little evidence showing it exists in any systemic form. No it isn't! In New York City, of course th
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by pravda 9y ago
For all those older men seeking to score a younger women...head to the Philippines! From the NYT comments: "Yes a big age gap 'matters.' But to whom? And in what way? Can it be managed or ignored?? Yes! I was married at age 4
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by pravda 9y ago
Welcome to the sunk cost fallacy!
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by pravda 9y ago
>a dead traffic light is, by law, to be treated as an all-way stop sign And if people actually did that, it would be a disaster. I'd like to think the behavior described is due to people not being complete idiots.
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by pravda 9y ago
What part did he play in Kelly's Heros? Is this him? https://youtu.be/Iby1Ni0VJxg?t=93
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by pravda 9y ago
Is any kind of fame fulfilling?
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by pravda 9y ago
An iPhone is a Veblen good [1]. The purpose of buying an iPhone is to advertise your economic resources. Like a Gucci handbag or a Rolex watch. With a smaller markup. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good
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by pravda 9y ago
...and he married Fran Drescher. Well, I suppose he "married" Fran Dresher in the same way he "invented" email. He didn't really marry her. http://komonews.com/news/entertainment/actress-f
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by pravda 9y ago
The $10 method to measure PD: https://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-composite-digital-calip...
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$3,500 repair bill for "headlight damage"?
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by pravda 9y ago
Not really a "Daily Stormer"-type, but they have the cutest Hitler emoji! [88] LOL indeed! [88] https://dailystormer.lol/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Daily-St...
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Censorship! It's the American way!

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