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by rcurry 5y ago
A new life awaits you, in the off-world colonies - the chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure!
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by rcurry 5y ago
This reminds me of the first year I lived in New Mexico, I had moved there from Wisconsin and one night the TV warns us of an “Emergency Weather Alert”, so I look to my wife and, fearing the worst, I say “maybe we should go stock up on some
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by rcurry 5y ago
A friend of mine who is an entrepreneur likes to say the trick to starting a successful project is to “find someone who is bleeding and has their wallet out.”
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by rcurry 5y ago
I used to be an avid fisherman and thirty years ago I’d routinely eat every decent fish that I caught. Now days I’m strictly catch and release - I just get a bad feeling about water quality no matter what lake I’m fishing in. I don’t follow
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by rcurry 5y ago
“Worth the cringe”, ha ha. That sounds like a slogan Don Draper would save the day with in an episode of Mad Men.
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by rcurry 5y ago
Heh. Reminds me of this time a startup I worked for got acquired by a big financial firm in New York City - we roll into work the first day and at like 10:00 AM this woman starts ringing an actual cowbell and shouting “Standup! Standup Ever
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by rcurry 5y ago
Someday the bayou might get ‘em but the law never will.
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by rcurry 5y ago
I worked for a computer security company once, it was my first real programming job and I had no experience with the kind of crazy stuff that goes on with hiring, I was really naive and had no clue that certain kinds of people existed in th
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by rcurry 5y ago
Shush, you’re going to ruin everything.
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by rcurry 5y ago
Covid is old and busted. Now all you have is OMG Omicron that’s just basically an annoying flu, you go ahead and lose your mind over it - it’s a free country. I’m still freaking out about dioxin so I don’t have time for this shit.
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by rcurry 5y ago
If only modern medicine was reserved for the Master Race, it would be so much simpler, and cost effective! But before you seek medical treatment we’ll just need you to fill out this questionnaire: 1. Have you ever had an alcoholic beverage?
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by rcurry 5y ago
Heh, so I installed a new faucet in our kitchen sink and thought I’d done a good job, I had hoses snaking all over the place and my wife was like “I can’t even use the pull-out sprayer because it won’t go back in once I pull it out.” So a f
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by rcurry 5y ago
I once took a tour of the Mabel Tainter theater in Menomonie Wisconsin. The original light fixtures had been built to work off of both gas and electricity, just in case the whole newfangled electricity thing didn’t work out.
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by rcurry 5y ago
I guess I flushed out the two FBI agents who read HN. Hey guys, while you’re here - Wouldn’t it have been cool if you could have busted the guy who sexually molested Olympic gymnasts for the last ten years instead of picking up after a boun
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by rcurry 5y ago
Only the real ones.
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by rcurry 5y ago
FBI Agent: “Who wants to be a firetruck?” Mentally Impaired Guy: “Oh! Me! Me! Me!” FBI Agent: (into secret wristwatch radio) “Get HQ on the line, I’ve got another major terror plot candidate on the hook!”
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by rcurry 5y ago
Facebook said they are working hard to “get things back to normal”. But so far things seem more normal without them.
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by rcurry 5y ago
I’d argue against you here. I’d say that HN represents quite a diverse cross section of people, and to our mutual credit we all manage to keep it fairly cordial and fun. We all come from different backgrounds and experiences and yet find it
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by rcurry 5y ago
Covid is the next Afghanistan.
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by rcurry 5y ago
One of the things I enjoy about HN is the fact that we try to steer away from personal attacks. It’s one of the last places on the net where I enjoy taking part in conversations, because even people who disagree completely with me make an e
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by rcurry 5y ago
What was really strange about the whole Opiod Crisis thing was this weird narrative that was being pushed for a while with all sorts of people claiming that Ibuprofen was just as good as Hydrocodone. I’ve gotten pretty badly messed up a few
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by rcurry 5y ago
You should submit this to the next license plate slogan contest. “San Francisco - Don’t like needles, just watch your step!”
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by rcurry 5y ago
I dunno, I guess because he was my Dad, and that’s good enough for me.
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by rcurry 5y ago
This.
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by rcurry 5y ago
If you’re going to melt my face when we are talking you should at least bring me a sandwich too. I’d hire that guy for sure. Hasn’t happened yet, but I’ll still hold out hope.
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by rcurry 5y ago
One thing that always blows me away (literally) is candidates that will eat like a tunafish sandwich with onions five minutes before they come in for an interview.
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by rcurry 5y ago
I'm genuinely curious here - does anyone agree with me that being on foot seems to make it a hell of a lot easier to avoid cars than being out driving with them? I've had three drunk drivers hit me while I've been in a car, a
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by rcurry 5y ago
Because Edward Snowden is the Miley Cyrus of SIGINT. Or maybe a Kardashian, I don’t know, it’s kind of a toss up.
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by rcurry 5y ago
Yeah he was a scientist and a total madman. He thought TV was unhealthy and made us read books instead. I ended up working at an investment bank. He did teach me to how to brew beer though, so his Phd wasn’t a total loss for us kids.
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by rcurry 5y ago
Nothing like a good cheese soup, especially if it has a dragon in it - they really add to the flavor.

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