purple_ferret

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by purple_ferret 4y ago
Yeah but that was before he had the type of money to buy the moral high ground
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
Did you cash out of COINBASE yet? 300k to 2.4 billion WOW
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
Here are some other useful stats: Their credit rating has been downgraded to CCC (ie DEEP JUNK)[0] They're looking at financing needs off 15% of GDP: >Both JPMorgan and the International Monetary Fund warn the country is on an unsus
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
It's pretty common for the Arctic and the Antarctic to have higher levels of such contamination as water cycles upwards/downwards from the Equator, compounds as it moves along, and then gets trapped in the ice.
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
> two key parts of the brain were notably affected: the locus coeruleus, which manages feelings of alertness and arousal, and the hippocampus, The silver lining, I guess, is that the hippocampus is the one region of the brain where you c
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
True, but sleep deprivation seems like a constant throughout at least modern human history, so maybe on a relative basis, it's not so bad.
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
Unfortunately little sleep is one of those things people pride themselves on. Even these days, people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump boast about not getting a lot of sleep
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
For me, it was more like the American education system
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
Don't underestimate the ability of people who make 500k+ to believe they're the struggling middle class.
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
400 - 500K income is a lot of money. Of course wealthy people can have high expenses and live beyond their means, but at that level, I fail to see how a non-extravagant lifestyle can produce an outcome of no savings even in the highest COL
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
I take it you don't live in LA
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
Well he's a dermatologist. His bias is towards fighting skin cancer. He looks at it through the lens of somebody who regularly deals with people who are dying from melanoma. He's tasked with fighting a battle, not winning a war. A
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
It states right in the article he was in contact with them, so he knew the piece was coming out before he made those claims.
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
The reality is the networking and opportunities in journalism are far superior in New York. There's no better place for advancement than the NYTimes IMO. Journalism is a hustle.
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
GUSD is safest
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
>Finally, they got a deal: The Germans would take Dennis back. The exact terms of the deal are confidential, Wished they at least said what it would go for on the open market, so we could get a hint of how much she banked!
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
Maybe the DoJ will allow Visa to make another offer with all the comp Plaid is getting
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by purple_ferret 4y ago
Who cares. The supreme court has lost all credibility and has become just another political arm.
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
Interestingly (based on their linkedin profiles), they were promoted after the event. Some of the friends listed even got jobs within Twilio. One even works at Google. Might not the first time they've made such moves; just perhaps the
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
Rates rising limit supply initially. Why sell your house if you just refinanced and locked in a much lower rate than you'd get on a new place.
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
It's simply too expensive to do any sort of renovations at the moment. Lumber prices are just a part of it
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
Yes, although about 15 years ago so my memory of it is admittedly hazy.
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
Putin is doing everything he can to avoid conscription, which would put Russia's view of the war in more precarious situation He's even trying to recruit African mercenaries: https://twitter.com/_IntelMA_/stat
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
People love to lampoon Fukuyama, but he merely put into words and placed on a pedestal an entire mindset (which continues to persist) that has proven to be highly flawed. I am grateful he exists as at least a small focal point people can br
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
Sanctions on Iran definitely caused a lot of pressure. I don't think these are comparable though. They're all unique circumstances and the people in power have varying capabilities of suppression and motivations. Remember, at one
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
Is this because of speculation? Doesn't the US only get 3% of oil from Russia? I'd love to look at the numbers of crude oil produced/consumed globally and compare. Surely, Russia isn't stopping production. So what's
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
In Russia, most of these companies are at least partially state owned. Aeroflot, Gazprom, etc. Sanctions against them are meant to hurt the state.
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
What would be the difference if Putin invaded a NATO state and NATO was forced to defend? What would be the difference if he starts losing the war and needs to kick it up a notch? Is there any less chance he'd use nukes? Serious questi
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
I have to say, to be a young, western leaning Russian and see what your country has become in the matter of less than a week it must be devastating. (although of course worse for a young Ukrainian)
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by purple_ferret 5y ago
I think he meant sweet as in precious. Fresh water for Crimea came from the mainland and Ukraine blocked it off after it was annexed.

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