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by rmk 5y ago
There are fewer than 20k such pharmacies, for 3k counties in the US. So fewer than 7 per county. It's safe to say they are gone for good. Also, consider the fact that at least 40% of the population lives within 100 miles of a coast, pe
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by rmk 5y ago
That's all nice to say when you are not one of the Walgreens employees who may lose a job as a result of the closures, right? Owner-operated pharmacies have been out of business for decades. I'm sure you yearn for the days of Bloc
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by rmk 5y ago
It's not a 'trope'. It's a fact. Major retailers, including Walgreens have net profit margins in single-digit percentage points (it was 4.1% this quarter). The reason they make large profits is that they do large amounts
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by rmk 5y ago
Lol, true. 36x0.5 dollars is what I meant :)
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by rmk 5y ago
36x 0.5 cents is 18 dollars. So they started spending on security and it made them unprofitable perhaps. Retail runs on razor thin margins, so there may be some substance to this 36x number.
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by rmk 5y ago
That is a possibility. The navy has had at least two serious collisions with other ships in recent years. Oddly enough, touchscreen-based UIs were determined to be one of the contributing factors! https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
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by rmk 5y ago
Is this some sort of hotline that will be used in case of conflict (such as a nuclear strike by one party)? It appears that the US expects this adversary to behave like their adversary of old, the Soviet Union. Such a hotline was establishe
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by rmk 5y ago
I have seen developments in Virginia, in the middle of nowhere or along important highways, with houses built in clusters. I did not realize they all had HOAs. I do not know the details of the legislation, but it is my understanding that th
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by rmk 5y ago
It is my understanding that they are to be found in larger numbers in older companies (Cisco comes to mind), and in defense companies. Having worked for a while in SV in a variety of companies, I have seen a small number of people in this a
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by rmk 5y ago
Programming is a fun activity, but whether it is possible to have a lucrative career doing only programming is debatable. It's usually the case that you can maintain an upward trajectory in your pay only if you shift to the management
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by rmk 5y ago
recursive has hit the nail on the head when it comes to your time expense (don't forget to account for the opportunity cost here). Programming is a craft. As with any other craft (carpentry, plumbing), you will take a solid few years t
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by rmk 5y ago
Don't do it. The ageism is heavy in this industry, and you will not get paid the sort of money you are making as a newbie programmer. Second, you will always be on the treadmill of learning new technologies - the whole industry becomes
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by rmk 5y ago
It will be interesting to see what the recent legislation will do to California housing prices. I'm not entirely sure if there are enough large lots to sustain multiplexes on them. But even if people start building duplexes, it may hel
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by rmk 5y ago
Looking at the similar moves by politicians in the US (e.g, a package of bills to incentivize housing development by eliminating single-family zoning passed in California), Hong Kong (some measures to help people afford property by increasi
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by rmk 5y ago
You shouldn't let downvotes cow you into issuing mea culpas. Stand your ground and ignore the loss of imaginary internet points :) It is deeply unjust that old farts (who no longer even send their own children into combat; the curren
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by rmk 5y ago
That's exactly what has happened here, but it's difficult to see how this improves "America's standing in the world" vis-a-vis Trump. Anthony Blinken is supposedly a seasoned diplomat vs. Rex Tillerson or Pompeo, no
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by rmk 5y ago
It's not the military hardware that I'm referring to, but the treatment of a longstanding ally that helped found the nation. Did the US participate in the tender? It appears to me that they just swooped in and offered the subs tha
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by rmk 5y ago
Well, if Biden's pitch to the electorate was that he had more experience and was more capable, it is difficult to reconcile these clumsy efforts with the sales pitch. If you claim to be better than your predecessor, you really can&#x27
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by rmk 5y ago
The nuclear subs appear to have much bigger advantages over conventional subs, so on the merits of the product, perhaps the US/UK combine increases security in the Pacific and strengthens the "contain China" strategy. Similar
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by rmk 5y ago
"Unlimited" is deceptive advertising in action, plain and simple. Not weird, but a sort of deception that's now de rigeur in the industry. "Unlimited" should really be interpreted as "zero", but "more
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by rmk 5y ago
Huh? What does this mean?
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by rmk 5y ago
It looks like the vaunted experience of Biden and his team has not translated into any sort of deft policymaking, particularly in foreign policy. The messy pullout out of Afghanistan, followed by this scuttling of the deal in progress bet
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by rmk 5y ago
It really depends on what you love doing. Do you know how to swim? It's a useful skill to have, not to mention a fun cardio exercise. If you spend an hour or two every day, you can actually make pretty good progress on learning how to
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by rmk 5y ago
I never said that there are no constraints, only that constraints that argue for arresting population growth have turned out to be unnecessary because of various technological and social improvements over time. The average person can't
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by rmk 5y ago
Unlimited PTO appears to be a bone of contention here. The simple fact is that "unlimited" PTO is never unlimited in practice, and there's the all-important caveat of "subject to management approval" even with unlim
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by rmk 5y ago
The solution to a non-sustainable lifestyle is not to stop having children. There seems to be a misguided Malthusian thought process that appears to be taking hold amongst younger people of childbearing years in this department. If you do n
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by rmk 5y ago
"Grift" captures the state of affairs perfectly. This is the standard "backup" grift for most public figures, particularly folks such as congressmen, who fail to wangle their way into a lobbyist position, or folks like e
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by rmk 5y ago
There is a diversity visa category that is specifically geared toward getting diverse immigrants from all over the world. Increasing diversity is not a goal of the employment-based green card system, and neither is it a goal in the family-b
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by rmk 5y ago
Some advice: - Do not take a pay cut to work at a startup. Most startups that are worth working at are well-capitalised and should be able to pay market salaries. - If you are going to be granted ISOs (Incentive Stock Options) (you must ask
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by rmk 5y ago
This is true from anecdotal experience. However, what confuses things is that the "employer" simply doesn't know what it wants. The "employer" in this case is your immediate manager and, perhaps, a promotion committ

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