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by ridgeguy 9y ago
That's FU money. Even 25% of that would be FU money. Invested with reasonable money managers, you'll never again have to trade your life for a paycheck. Finally, train your replacement(s).
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by ridgeguy 9y ago
First, talk this over with your wife. She deserves to know what's going on with you and you need her counsel and strength. Second, recognize that an acquisition is a change of life - that can certainly make one feel anxious and depress
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by ridgeguy 9y ago
Not clear. I seem to remember reading of a stronger fentanyl derivative within the last month or so, but can't immediately find the reference. If you're interested in the status of fentanyl and its derivatives, as well as the dire
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by ridgeguy 9y ago
Some important applications properties I didn't see listed in the brief UofM blurb: Curie temperature: - at what temperature do these magnets start to lose their magnetic energy? Coercivity: - how easily are these magnets demagnetized
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by ridgeguy 9y ago
Valuation differs from cash in the bank. Uber could be valued at a gazillion $, but if it can't make payroll in 90 days, it's got a problem that would be tough to fix, given the apparent lack of a profitable business model.
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by ridgeguy 9y ago
It depends on values. Many of a certain age grew up in an environment that placed less emphasis on benefits to an individual and/or their employer and more on "gettin' it done". Not endorsing either POV, just noting that
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by ridgeguy 9y ago
Do we really have "a crime epidemic"? These data don't show that [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States
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by ridgeguy 9y ago
Interesting, thanks.
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
To the extent that gem finds are incident to bulk metal mining operations, it could decrease gem yield. But I'm not sure what the gems would be. Stories on El Salvador's mining ban emphasize gold mining. I'm not sure what gem
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
I think our main difference turns on private vs. public sector. I don't see a real difference on this issue. Private sector: Shareholders elect Board of Directors, who hire management. Shareholders don't micromanage management dec
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
I don't see that it's either. If it were privatized, it would suffer from economic pressure to suppress data that conflicts with its economic incentives. And we don't pay government (i.e., tax ourselves to provide funds) to d
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
I found this a shallow, escapist read. From the article: "So, it is small-time to make just the world a better place." It's not "small-time". It's essential. Until we learn how to do this, scaling humanity to a
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Thank you - I agree it turns on mens rea. Burning one's own property can be criminal arson, depending on intent or result.
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
I don't think that's right. For example, in the California Penal Code, "A person is guilty of arson when he or she willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels, or procures the
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
That would constitute arson, and arson is a crime. It's not legal to procure criminal behavior, whether by an employment contract or by other coercive means.
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Decades ago, as part of the CalTech freshman experience (Page House), I was required to buy a set of lock picks, learn their use and pick three designated locks within a time limit. Penalty for failure was being tossed in the showers by sop
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Out of my field, so can't offer an explanation, but it appears smoking MJ is not associated with lung cancer or reduced forced vital capacity (a measure of respiratory capability). Here's a recent (2016) review: [1] Nature, appare
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
"...he will be overextending himself..." Perhaps - Robert Browning: "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?" [1] [1] https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
This is such a widely known situation in legal circles. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas described by the NYT is known as the "rocket docket" and the go-to forum for patent trolls. A friend who is
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Here's one suggestion: go to Florida and watch a rocket launch (schedule [1]). During the ascent, reflect on how far we've come since our ancestors were banging rocks together to make sparks for fire. And maybe reflect on how far
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
I don't have stats for subsidy-less coal, but I'll point you to [1], which gives the unsubsidized installed price of grid-level solar (defined as >500kW) power as being about $2.30/Wdc in 2015. Page 14 has a summary graph
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Better, he should have his blood tested. I take 10,000 IU/day and my blood concentration routinely tests at the low normal edge. Individual responses, etc.
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Came here also to recommend Chasing the Scream. It was an enlightening read for me.
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
I'm curious - if one carries a microSD card in one's mouth, will mm-wave or X-ray backscatter airport scanners see it?
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid. When it's exposed to water vapor, the acetyl group comes off and combines with water to make acetic acid, which is the acid in vinegar [1]. This happens pretty fast. An open bottle of uncoated aspirin t
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Thanks for this. I thought it was unlikely they hadn't controlled for pollution in the bait, but simple things sometimes slip through.
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
"You seriously try defending reading bomb-making books?" I occasionally read bomb-making books. In part because I once had a job that involved explosives, so I'm interested in high energy engineering, and in part because I&#x
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
The Economist summary says the amphipods that were found to contain PCBs were collected by baiting traps with mackerel. I don't have access to the original research report, but I wonder if they analyzed the mackerel for those pollutant
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
This company also made the turbopumps for SpaceX' Merlin engine [1]. [1] http://www.barber-nichols.com/products/rocket-engine-turbopu...
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by ridgeguy 10y ago
Heartily agree! In California alone, there are over 4,000 wineries [1]. It's hard to buy genuinely bad wine here. If you can spend ~$8/bottle and take the opportunity to sample stock from stores like TJ's, you can find delici

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