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by talmand 9y ago
What's wrong with working a mine? What's wrong with being a plumber? What's wrong with being an electrician? What's wrong with manual labor? What's wrong with the countless good paying jobs that don't require a
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by talmand 9y ago
Funny, my kids' math teachers have all stated to me, in public not whispers, they hate the "new math" and it is inhibiting them from teaching math correctly. Since I wasn't educated in the "new math" as a kid I
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by talmand 9y ago
>> The left is turning into a fascist group. The fringe left, while the moderates remain silent. I've found it interesting that of late there has been a minor attempt to redefine fascism as a right-wing ideology so that fascists
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by talmand 9y ago
I consider what you just said as bigoted. You should apologize and fall on your sword for my feelings.
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Well, the legal system's that state that buying and/or selling a restricted or illegal item is punishable by law. I'm not familiar with the laws of every jurisdiction on the planet in this particular manner. I'll admit I
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A gun's primary purpose is not to kill a human being by default. A gun is designed to fire bullets, the bullet is designed to inflict intended levels of damage upon the target of choice. A single gun can have ammunition that ranges fro
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I don't think most people would say that's how it should be, it's just the way it currently is. Law enforcement typically does not care about your convenience.
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If there is an item that is illegal to possess, typically both the buyer and seller can be prosecuted. That's nothing new. You're just continuing to push the idea that "it is legal in my country" as a defense that's
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I'm thinking some people are misunderstanding the point of my statement and assuming things.
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>> this sounds very much like something the US will do. As an American this sounds very much like something many, many, many countries around the world would do.
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History shows real people don't think they need things like end-to-end encryption until after their government starts taking it from them.
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Gotta pump up those numbers. Can't show growth without people signing up for accounts.
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If they are removed from prison, then yes, their situation improves.
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I'm sensing a PR ploy on the level of Coke and New Coke shenanigans.
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No, the animation tools live on in Adobe Animate. The announcement concerns the Flash Player.
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>> Preferably, I would like to hire senior developers instead, but they are too expensive for my budget. I think you will find you will save money in the long run if you hire senior developers if you actually do require senior-level d
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by talmand 9y ago
joke [johk] : noun : something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act
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by talmand 9y ago
Or, they're just taking advantage of a system for their own benefit. It's been known to happen.
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B should just respond with "those aren't my wife's parents, don't know who they are".
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Or, I don't know, don't use frameworks one doesn't like?
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How does one determine such a thing?
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I don't think those two things are necessarily permanently linked together.
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Plus more of the idea of "I think you make good stuff, would you be willing to share how you did it?"
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I would think such things are OK because if people saw it in a fictional movie that doesn't say "based on true events" at the beginning they may be inclined to believe it didn't really happen.
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Also the endless monologues where the speaker is just so correct that no one can dare question what they are saying and the target of the monologue is left speechless with just how wrong they were. Same thing happened with The Newsroom, it&
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by talmand 9y ago
Ah, one guy that hated his industry speaks for the industry.
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Plus the bridge of one star destroyer which we've also seen as potentially disastrous for the ship.
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I recall a story about one vendor deciding it would be more profitable to separate from Wal-Mart and take the declining sales hit versus the dictated profit margin. I believe it was a lawn mower company?
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I've always felt the "too big to fail" is an excuse that covers for something else.
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Free market doesn't necessarily mean anarchy market.

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