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by tenpies 2y ago
And yet, this has happened since we've been around. One of the most ancient examples of the written words we have is from a copper merchant complaining about the quality of the ingots he received[1]. The tablet could just as easily ha
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by tenpies 2y ago
I think it also comes down to relationships. I would personally be extremely content living a very spartan life. If there were a barracks type arrangement where I just get a small room with desk and bathroom, and all food preparation were
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by tenpies 2y ago
Because I am a young (and small) mammal that is still growing and hoping to put on as much muscle as possible. :) I'm quite literally who milk was made for. Your point about species is valid though and I can't say that if given an
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by tenpies 2y ago
You bring up a good point about physical vs digital. I'm still not sure if my children for example, understands that when I'm staring at an iPad I'm almost always reading a book. Does a vast library in iBooks translate to th
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by tenpies 2y ago
I was thinking about this too. My most likely "internet down" scenario would be my local government deciding to launch a national firewall, probably under the guise of "combatting disinformation, malinformation, misinformatio
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by tenpies 2y ago
I do wish to add that while Villenueve was great, to me, the key man in this adaption was Eric Heisserer, who wrote the screenplay. There's a really good interview of the changes he made, how the script came to be, and how he got Ville
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by tenpies 2y ago
Isn't the entire tourist industry essentially based off the Grand Tour[1]? That is, an idea that became in vogue among the wealthy European aristocrats that your children must tour the grand cities of Europe to become worldly and &quo
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by tenpies 2y ago
Not just seized: seized extra-judicially, and retro-actively. These two details are important because: 1) no laws were passed and no courts were involved. 2) activities that were perfectly legal at the time, were deemed retroactively illega
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by tenpies 3y ago
Very glad to see someone also mention Arrival . I would strong suggest reading the Ted Chiang short story on which it is based: Stories of your Life . Spoilers ahead: The movie necessarily makes some changes and adds some action through g
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by tenpies 3y ago
I think this is the future. Imagine if the Biden family IPO'd their own business (ticker: BIGG for the Big Guy). The Board would all be Biden family members of course. See also Jeo Boden coin, although I believe that one is a short Bi
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by tenpies 3y ago
If the 6 cases in a single school in Florida means "SWAMPED BY DISEASE OUTBREAKS AS QUACKERY REPLACES SCIENCE" I can only imagine what 9 cases in a single school in Philadelphia must mean.[1] Or the 41 cases nationwide ?[2] --- [
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by tenpies 3y ago
Correct. Toyota's bet is simple: what makes rational economic, environmental, and good-policy sense for most locales is not an EV. It's a hybrid. And it's a bet that's working well so far: https://fortune.co
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by tenpies 3y ago
Jurisdiction is crucial too. The chances that a Western government will leave you alone during all of this are virtually zero.
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by tenpies 3y ago
> They should institute a voluntary conscripted amnesty/asylum for those who entered into the country and are on immigration parole. There are ways to do this. The French Foreign Legion is perhaps the most time tested, but the requ
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by tenpies 3y ago
> White rice has one of the highest glycemic indexes. This is correct, but do keep in mind the impact that cooling down has on starches. A fresh bowl of rice is very high, but cool it for a couple of hours and the GI drops considerably.
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by tenpies 3y ago
Speaking of the Extended Universe, everyone should watch the trailers of Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR), especially Kathleen Kennedy and anyone at Disney working on Star Wars content. My understanding is this universe began as fan fict
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by tenpies 3y ago
I think people also forget that before January 6th we literally had: * Separatist movements from Antifa and the Left set up autonomous zones within US cities[1]. * Multiple calls for violence from prominent Democrats and other Leftists towa
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by tenpies 3y ago
The answer depends on how attached you are to Woke dogma. She is after all: * Feminist, in the classical sense * Conservative, and worst a defender of tradition * Spoke at ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Jordan Peterson's r
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by tenpies 3y ago
> unable to legally leave the country Just a small distinction: you are free to legally leave the US at any time. The US has no exit controls[1]. They do not even monitor who leaves at all, so they have no real idea or care, about who
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by tenpies 3y ago
I was thinking Model X. Tesla has all but forgotten they make a Model X. It is incredibly dated, incredibly flawed, and has a reputation for being an awful SUV from a maintenance and gremlins perspective. But this decision makes sense if
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by tenpies 3y ago
I believe it, but only because I've also watched the adjustments to CPI methodologies. What I can't believe is that serious people still take the BLS's CPI number seriously.
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by tenpies 3y ago
Time zones may also be a factor. And Black Friday began as an American phenomena, which has been exported. I was surprised how much it has been adopted up in LatAm. For example, you can pick any country on Mercado Libre's list[0] and
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by tenpies 3y ago
And career longevity. A 40 year old developer is "old". At 50 you're ancient. A 40 year old doctor is insanely young. A doctor in his late 60s can easily be in their prime, especially in some practice areas or research. P
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by tenpies 3y ago
The nice thing about the IRA is that in both interpretations your retirement is probably in danger. Watch this section in a few years, especially as the cost of the IRA continues to balloon[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&
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by tenpies 3y ago
> There was a camera cut between filling the cone Somewhere on the internet, someone is now fact checking this claim.
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by tenpies 3y ago
Gold is probably also not valuable enough on a per volume or per weight basis to offset the transport costs. We'd need something much more valuable, although the usual go-to, diamonds, also wouldn't work since it's a highly c
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by tenpies 3y ago
> barring nepotism, And that's where Woke comes in. Sure, you're utterly incompetent but you have the Approved Believes, support the Approved Causes in the Approved Way, and you ticked the right superficial Identity+ checkboxe
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by tenpies 3y ago
I don't know about most manufacturers, but IKEA sells the lids separately in part for this reason. I also have little doubt that IKEA will be around in 10 years compared to some random Amazon brand.
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by tenpies 3y ago
See also "cerveza sickness" for when any discussion about COVID would get you flagged, and any narrative except the latest globalist one was tolerated.
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by tenpies 3y ago
Also importantly: Trudeau has yet to show evidence. This could easily be misinformation and disinformation. Trudeau is notorious for lying, dividing people, and "interpreting differently" things, especially when all the attention

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