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by runamok 11y ago
Very true. Here is a long treatise on the subject with some sources. http://www.iaff1775.org/the-truth-about-firefighter-retireme... Clearly it is not a balanced article (since it comes from a FireFighters Union) but it def
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by runamok 11y ago
And more and more we see those methods are quite fallible but sold to the public as proof positive: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151028133944.h... The point is the government is already not r
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by runamok 11y ago
I agree with you to a point but his math checks out with 'only' making 4% (the 25x your yearly costs number to retire). I just lost about 2 years of gains in one year in my betterment accounts for instance. His fundamental point o
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by runamok 11y ago
At the end of the day it's all farming. Granted one region can have more consistent rainfall and temperature but there is still a pretty wide variance. Even in the same area one winemaker may be more talented and know when to pick, etc
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by runamok 11y ago
I love this Rabbit Ridge Allure de Robles and it is sometimes available at Trader Joes for about $5. Normally it's $10 but buying by the case has steep discounts: http://goodcheapvino.com/bargain-alert-5-%E2%80%93-rabbi
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by runamok 11y ago
Yeap. "Parallel construction".
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by runamok 11y ago
2000 chronic homeless from what I have read. However, the city spends about $40000 per person that is not on the streets. A good article on the last 10 years or so: http://www.sfchronicle.com/archive/item/A-decade-
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by runamok 11y ago
Perhaps because license plates in the US are fairly small (at least compared to the UK for instance) and not all states require front plates?
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by runamok 11y ago
Did you just suggest we send a hellfire missile after someone shining a laser pointer at a plane?
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by runamok 11y ago
You don't have to but most do. I ordered my 2003 350z when it first came out and it took several months to arrive. However, you often have less room to negotiate and will probably pay sticker. It does give you the opportunity to remove
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by runamok 11y ago
Actually they apparently got acqui-hired by Facebook: > And Now, For Our Next Act > We have made a big decision that in 2015, we will join Facebook and the Facebook Design team. This is a significant move for us, professionally and pe
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by runamok 11y ago
Even though it may be against their interests someone may look at a person making one million a year, see they pay close to 50% of their income in taxes (if they live in California for instance) and think that's enough. The majority of
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by runamok 11y ago
Interesting. My college track coach expressed it as social, grades and running: pick 2. Sleep is a requirement or all the rest inevitably fall apart. Personally I think fitness is not as time consuming as many people make out. I run 5 to 6
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by runamok 11y ago
That's an excellent point. Not to mention running some random executable is far more terrifying that visiting a web site.
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by runamok 11y ago
You sound like you are in a very dark place. It's true student debt is bullshit but your life is so much more important. Screw it. Leave the country before you consider dying. So many people in your boat so hopefully things will change
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by runamok 11y ago
Very. The tolerances are very tight and it needs all kinds of lubrication and being 'massaged' while it is run. IIRC the whole reason Babbage could not build it was because the machine shops of the day could not produce precise en
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by runamok 11y ago
It depends on how generous BI is. And if we tied it to the revenues it is funded by this percentage would balance out. Additionally, remember this amount is enough to live on with 6 roommates and eating beans and rice. It's by no means
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by runamok 11y ago
Just as a point of reference I ran this 30k [1] (18.6 miles) at 8:38 pace vs. a flat road half marathon (13.1 miles) at 6:41 pace about 5 months later. As you can see in this [2] it climbs from a low of 2500 feet to 3700 feet. I'd esti
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by runamok 11y ago
Why would it be harder? Most likely there will be laws to disclose telemetry, video, etc. in the event of an accident. Most likely an audit trail of what the sensor inputs were and what the decision made was, etc. More likely there will jus
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by runamok 11y ago
A "well regulated" militia. Many people do want strict gun control but there is presumably a fairly equal and opposite amount that do not. I think perhaps there could be some kind of universal federal background check at least req
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by runamok 11y ago
Don't forget an enormous portion of the bush era tax cuts went just to the Waltons. Citation needed but I am on mobile right now.
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by runamok 11y ago
I was thinking on this and thought I should start a company that: a. Pre-screens candidates on off-hours since they are likely already employed with a focus on keeping it brief out of respect for their time. b. Similarly match interviews at
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by runamok 11y ago
If you had to you could if you've survived it in the past. Clearly if you have the money you can choose not to. Not everyone can. And even when you can now , health, finances, relationship status all change over time. Over the last 20
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by runamok 11y ago
I think it's meant as a convenient "rule of thumb" in juxtaposition to the more commonly known "10,000 hour rule" (which also has some controversy[1]). They are just saying you can be pretty good at something with 2
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by runamok 11y ago
Also here is a review and more background I am using to make an informed decision as to whether I want to buy this for my nephews... http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/27/kano-ships/
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by runamok 11y ago
I think it's a pretty fair price especially with the holiday pricing... Just the pi alone sans case, card, cables, power supply, wifi, keyboard w/ touchpad, speaker, etc. is $35 US. http://www.element14.com/communi
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by runamok 11y ago
Yup. I'm a mountain view resident and the city council election was essentially a proxy vote on housing. It is true that you will not be able to please everyone but allowing only office space to be built is clearly a mistake. http:&#x
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by runamok 11y ago
This is the core fact. Assume airbnb has to go inspect a property before any use by a customer. The tire swing passes. Do they come back once a month/year to re-verify the property is safe? Do they say "Once a man was killed by a
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by runamok 11y ago
I use betterment and vanguard. Betterment allows me to set up a monthly contribution and it allocates that to a variety of domestic and internatiknal index funds as well as bonds. They also rebalance automatically. With vanguard you have to
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by runamok 11y ago
I feel the same re: images of center aligned 'inspirational' text which I more artifact than original content.

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