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by squozzer 9y ago
The word you seek is peonage. It resembles slavery but doesn't involve auction houses.
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by squozzer 9y ago
>On a more personal level, we should be more truthful, with others and with ourselves, about the situation we are in. This does not, and should not, require a performance of guilt — this has nothing to do with being a “bad” person. Agree
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by squozzer 9y ago
As an old dude, not sure I would enjoy working with these two ladies, but then again my favorite pair of ladies are Daria and Jane -- it's the boots, I think.
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by squozzer 9y ago
Hypothetically, we could improve the situation by instituting "blind" peer reviews. Maybe even salt the submissions with some fake research, just to see if reviewers are rubber-stamping.
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by squozzer 9y ago
They should consider hiring an American who is the exact opposite of JC (someone in the mold of Danny DeVito), except for the condescending tone. George Wendt, maybe?
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by squozzer 9y ago
I dunno -- part of the problem might be that we older people have notions of how childhood should be. Entire industries are built around it. And we eagerly declare an emergency when kids decide to stray from the notional path. But maybe a l
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by squozzer 9y ago
what else does tv news have left to sell?
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by squozzer 9y ago
To quote Captain Kirk, "let them die!"
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by squozzer 9y ago
And so the 60-year-old argument falls to a new generation. I own 2 Strats and love them, and an Epi LP, which will sustain an open G for at least 5 minutes. Frankly, I lost patience or it might have gone for 10 minutes. And I've owned
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by squozzer 9y ago
I say do it for fun. There are plenty of hobbies available to the middle-aged, and let's face it, one can spend a lot of money being mediocre (i.e., not dominating) at any of them - e.g. racing cars. Those who have sore backs from time
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by squozzer 9y ago
I would say that most institutions that exist for moral edification -- religions, Boy Scouts, civic clubs -- do essentially the same thing which is align the attitudes of the weaker to the benefit of the stronger.
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by squozzer 9y ago
>Abraham Lincoln’s second term was viewed as the tightening of federal authority to excessive levels that ultimately led to the American Civil War By Lincoln's second term, the American Civil War was already underway.
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by squozzer 9y ago
Excellent question. The product would have to be compelling to entice older people to move. And generally speaking, what we have come to know as "the projects" have a reputation for as petri dishes for crime and other social ills.
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by squozzer 9y ago
It's more than just stubborness. 1) As others have mentioned, many people look forward to paying off their mortgage and gaining an instant monthly cash benefit from that. 2) Those who sell into an up market will probably have to buy in
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by squozzer 9y ago
I won't hate too much on this article, but in my experience, the question always comes down to "How do you get there?" How do you get to "being able to lead without authority"? How do you get to "always taking
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by squozzer 9y ago
I really enjoyed the story, then this -- >Two hundred and fifty years later, in a world where autocratic thugs reign at the two extremes of the Western world, oh brother.
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by squozzer 9y ago
Having done a few years for uncle slam, this doesn't surprise me much. Still, would love to read the regulation justifying the docked pay. HNers seem a pretty well-read bunch, but you might want to read Catch-22 between TED talks.
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by squozzer 9y ago
It's probably a mistake, because as much as I like Foundation, it has some issues. For starters, most of its themes have already been stolen by other works / franchises. How many kids are going to accuse Asimov of ripping of Corus
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by squozzer 9y ago
Are you guys trying to get a Riose outta me?
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by squozzer 9y ago
Understandable, but my best answer is to say the other series were too naive. Besides, no matter what the series, The Captain Always Wins In The End.
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by squozzer 9y ago
"We can do nothing about the stupid." Sure we can -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX_(nerve_agent)
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by squozzer 9y ago
I wonder if one could simulate the effects of power by having subjects play Civilization?
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by squozzer 9y ago
Given the constraints imposed upon those seeking to challenge secret courts, it seems almost nonsensical to use a common-law court model except to present a veneer of respectability. It's essentially a tribunal with members of the judi
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by squozzer 9y ago
I don't think anyone has to care, except for those who have made major investments. The concept has proven itself. Moreover, it has shown a path to scaling taxi service and confirmed that a taxi service - or whatever title one might us
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by squozzer 9y ago
I think in ye olden days there was a deliberate attempt by someone -- the shadowy world of cultural illuminati, maybe - to segment by decade, even though I never remember any directives saying, "It's now 1980 -- please burn all of
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by squozzer 9y ago
What?!?!?! No separate linking step?!?!?! Heresy, says I.
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by squozzer 9y ago
As someone who has been around a little while, I've noticed that your typical casual-dining chain has a lifecycle that usually ends with bankruptcy. Their staying power depends mostly on their quality (both food and dining experience)
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by squozzer 9y ago
I think Seth Godin had something called hard emotional work, essentially risk-taking. The few times I've done it, it felt more draining than some of the following: 1) moving my gf out of here apartment; 2) cutting grass with a slingbla
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by squozzer 9y ago
It's an expected side-effect when a nation decides to no longer do business as usual. Something to keep in mind when our "friends" get their ass in another jam. https://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2012/12&#x2
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by squozzer 9y ago
This isn't a bad idea. Beyond the concerns raised by other commenters, building a personal car from commodity components may not happen because we'll no longer own cars, but instead subscribe to a transportation service. The cost

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