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by tjr225 8y ago
I guess I could have been more clear- I don't believe these anecdotes reflect reality, and I don't think they really bring anything of substance to the conversation. It's borderline alarmist at best.
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by tjr225 8y ago
Has it? Do we have any reason to believe this is definite? Moreover, do we have any evidence that this behavior didn't exist or existed at a lesser scale 30 years ago? Maybe the GP simply did not see it happening. Either way it seems l
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by tjr225 8y ago
As someone heavily emotionally invested in the public outdoor spaces of the United States - I really wish the larger outdoor retailers/services/etc would put more emphasis on respecting places "digitally." It's grea
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by tjr225 8y ago
Actually I'm with you. I had to google the definition of "necessarily" and it does imply that I could believe it. Maybe I'm culturally programmed to use the word even if I don't understand it's full meaning whe
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by tjr225 8y ago
> No one who doesn't believe it would phrase things that way. And why do you say that? Do you have any reason to think I'm not being earnest other than your "hunch"? Is that really the quality of discussion you want t
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by tjr225 8y ago
I don't necessarily believe or put any faith in Astrology, but I do find it fun- perhaps some of the people you meet feel the same way?
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by tjr225 8y ago
Any more horrific than resource depletion?
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by tjr225 8y ago
You don't need a membership to buy from REI, but you do miss out on the profit sharing and other perks if you are not a member.
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by tjr225 8y ago
Unique example but REI Co-op has been pretty successful.
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by tjr225 8y ago
Huh- a few hours ago I was just playing some pinball at my local watering hole and noticed a zine on top of the change machine promoting Seattle's pinball scene!
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by tjr225 8y ago
Just as a counterpoint to most of the comments here, I find San Francisco to be unique, charming, and beautiful. I have been there ~4 times in the past year and have had a great time every time. Posts and comments in threads like these caus
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by tjr225 8y ago
If you think crime is rampant in SF just wait til you get to the Midwest. Property crime might be a pain in the ass but I'll take it any day over the constant violence of where I came from.
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by tjr225 8y ago
Ironically, I wasn't aware of footpath until just now- so perhaps this is actually good for you :)
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by tjr225 8y ago
YouTube is a modern marvel. If you can use YouTube and can get your hands on the right tools you can fix almost anything.
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by tjr225 8y ago
I admit I've never been in a divorce but the idea of marrying someone who could come to respect me so little as to ruin my life would be a non starter.
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by tjr225 8y ago
The problem with your question is that we haven't defined what "wasted space" is. If I want to have a couple of children is wanting one or two extra bedrooms really wasting space? And if it is, wouldn't you still call it
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by tjr225 8y ago
I'm sorry but I fail to see how most of the items on your list have anything to do with living in a tiny home or a van. I suspect you have made assumptions about my lifestyle and priorities based on my comment and if I am correct you&#
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by tjr225 8y ago
The Tiny Home trend and the "Van Life" trend are slightly unsettling to me - I wonder which forces are at play who intend to convince us that lowering our standards of living is cool? No judgement from me if you do choose to do th
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by tjr225 8y ago
The thing that strikes me the most about the writings here is that even at their most snarky they are not cruel or unkind... I'm not totally free of guilt in this respect but I wish we could find some way to not default to "vitrio
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by tjr225 8y ago
The Seattle metro is a unique situation that exists outside of just city planning...we are trapped between various lakes, mountains ranges, and massive bodies of saltwater - and I don't say this in the regions defense - I have suffered
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by tjr225 8y ago
It is "meditational" for me as well. Running is my favorite place to think and to relax, but I think this is more due to independence and solitude. If I want to spend an hour running six miles, nobody would deny me that.
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by tjr225 8y ago
Fine, but as of right now I need work to pay for the education I got 4 years ago(50k), the doctor visits/ct scan I got this month(2k), and the food I need on my table every night.
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by tjr225 8y ago
Probably referring to 16:10 - which I also love. Another victim of the endless march towards cost cutting & manufacturing standardization.
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by tjr225 8y ago
> There's a reason why so much commerce has moved online in general and to Amazon in particular: We often value price and convenience and oodles of consumer reviews and easy access to competition and related info more than we value
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by tjr225 8y ago
It would be interesting to know the growth of employees at the cloud providers relative to the number of IT employees at non-cloud-provider companies over time. I wonder how much of this is simply a consolidation of talent and resources?
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by tjr225 8y ago
I can see where you're coming from and it is hard to distinguish from campaign and propaganda but are you genuinely and sincerely suggesting that suggesting that humans "Reduce, reuse, and recycle" Is propaganda? What is the
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by tjr225 8y ago
I'm failing to see how this ideology has invoked any sort of propaganda to suit its goals? They seem like pretty decent goals, too- though my opinions on this aren't really relevant towards whether or not propaganda is being emplo
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by tjr225 8y ago
Anti-landfill propaganda? Do you have any evidence whatsoever that anti-landfill propaganda exists in any capacity? I'm being totally sincere and I'm not angry at you whatsoever...this is just the first I have ever heard of anythi
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by tjr225 8y ago
Things have gotten really interesting as we may have gotten very lucky with the timing of the housing market - but I totally agree. I think most of us don't want this to become a place where normal, non-insanely rich people can live. F
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by tjr225 8y ago
I love Telecasters, as well. Tone and feel aside - they also kind of look so simple that one might call them ugly. I don't know why, but it is a quality that I really like.

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