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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
Right now there is a vast undersupply of truck drivers and it's only getting much worse within the next few years. There's so many truck drivers just about to retire. One presentation called it a truck driving apocalypse.
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
when the US losses global reserve currency status, it won't be the end of the world. Just look at all the past empires who had that status: Great britain, the netherlands, etc. they're all still around and still have 1st world l
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
>> We're going to look at new reserve currencies that are more stable Yup. the fed sees it coming too. in one of their speeches they even hinted that the dollar may not be the global reserve currency forever.
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
the market for treasuries is now dominated by the fed, right? if demand for treasuries dries up, they'll just keep buying more until they achieve the interest rate they want. I mean we're basically just 1 step away from full blow
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
i've looked into air to water machines before and one downside i've noticed is that the energy use is really really high. one device I looked at was like 1 KW per 1.5 gallons or so! definately not something to water your lawn.
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
In CA you can have your cake and eat it too. My property values have gone up 30% just in the last year and yet, with Prop 13, my property taxes will only go up 2%. can you imagine the long term ramifications of such a taxation policy? the
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
Magnesium definately can help calm the nerves in the short term. the vast majority of the population is deficient in this essential mineral. try to get it from natural sources: bananas, cashew nuts, leafy greens, whole grains, beans, caca
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
this is part of the issue but not the entirety. If it was just the currency that was collapsing you would see wages spiraling out of control as well. i think, what we're seeing here is housing has been made nearly impossible to build
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
>> currency is simply the oil in the machinery Oil is pretty darn valuable. The need for currency oil is real! imagine if you had to sell a house, everytime you needed to get some liquidity.
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
the power of "decentralized system" in this case is merely from the fact that more of it can't be created. When we're talking about the big movers, the institutional investors and the big money, they didn't run to
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
strictly speaking as a consumer, I would rather ride an old scrappy bicycle in the great outdoors, rather than an in-door bicycle that costs 2000$ and 40$/month. I was rather surprised to see it go on as long as it did.
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
no. this is quite bullish for bitcoin. they're showing that bitcoin can't be used for criminal activity, whatever the government decides that should be (usually in favor of the general public). this helps to legitimize bitcoin.
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
are you kidding? he totally made the place better. did his job infinitely better than the job description required and what did he get for all his trouble? a big slap in the face from his boss. of course he left and took his skills with
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
Yes. There are alternatives to using facebook and especially instagram. But, when it comes to your ISP, there is no alternative and that makes ISPs a much bigger threat and much more harmful to society. It's especially egregious tha
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
And as a result google search in general has been going downhill for the last 5 years. It's getting so bad, that I've openly been trying other search engines. Unfurtunately, duckduckgo has the same problem. I'm keeping an
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
the washing machine and drier we just purchased was much worse than the older model, this was due to planned obsolescene would be my guess. the salesman was quite honest about it: "they don't build em like they used to, nowadays
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
I for one am just glad there are more competitors entering this space. Google search has been getting worse over the last several years to the point where I can't find what I'm looking for with non-technical searches. Google alw
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
the problem is Search engines suck really really badly at finding good sites. I think the war between SEO spammers and search engines has been won by the SEO spammers. And the search engine filters are now so exclusive that 99% of the goo
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
For some reason the vast majority of houses are ugly for the following reasons: the proportions are off. I mean, I understand the need to have smaller lots. But, if you're going to have a small 3K sq ft lot then you need to limit the
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
Don't forget about the whole energy side of the business: most people underestimate the potential of this because they can't see all the stuff that's coming. there's enormous potential for that to be even bigger than th
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
Keep in mind, that this statistic doesn't necessarily mean that the top 10% own a lot of wealth. if the bottom 89% owns a total of 10$ worth of wealth then the top 10% isn't doing any better. take all that wealth and calculate w
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
if you want a PS so badly, why not get a used one or older new one on ebay or amazon: like maybe one of the previous versions PS4, PS3, PS2, PS1 or maybe another game system? it'll probably be whole lot cheaper too and you don't
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
not according to the wikipedia dyslexia defintion: "is a disorder characterized by difficulty reading in individuals with otherwise unaffected intelligence"
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
Working for FAANG simply isn't sustainable. First of all, it's very difficult to get a job there as an engineer. And even if you did, most people don't last very long: I think the average is like 2 years. And, even if you
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
But, don't forget that evaporation will be greater by maintaining a full tanks. Besides, you don't want your fuel aging more than 6 or 12 months. So, if you drive less than 40 miles per month (as in a pandemic), it can make sense
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
If you're an engineer, this will surprise you. but, the vast majority of people don't know how to normalize data or even why you'd do it in the first place. cost of a burger of 1/3 lbs vs cost of a burger over 1/4
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
i think you've got the right basic idea but people may be down voting you because telling everyone they can't move to CA seems a bit too strict. Instead, perhaps, discourage people from moving to dense areas that can't or don
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
You are right that it's about personal choice. But, so is Drugs. but they are highly adictive. Once you are addicted, it's much harder to quit.
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by throw8383833jj 5y ago
They are, if they're designed to be addictively delicious. McDonalds and their ilk, have created taste formulas that are nearly irresistable. I've seen people from foreign countries come to america who've never tasted anythi