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9y ago
You can't be serious. I literally got harassed by a stranger yesterday.
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Hyperbole ? The definition of hyperbole is "exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally." My statement is not hyperbole, it was not at all exaggerated is meant to be taken literally. People have gone to war
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You have a very, very misguided view of the past, we have always tied up our identities into our arguments. In fact, I would say less so now than in the past not moreso.
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If we are going to play that game technically you can just keep the tab open. I meant once you lock yourself out there is no way to bypass the unlocking process.
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This happened after hurricane Sandy: http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Two-Arrested-for-Ga...
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Trucks hold their value better than cars. >Certain segments are shedding value even more quickly. Subcompact cars, such as the Honda Fit, and large sedans, such as the Chevrolet Impala, are depreciating faster than average. Big SUVs, van
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While technically true I have found it awfully awkward to brush manually with an electric toothbrush. I don't know if it's mental or the ergonomics are different.
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You're hosting a party and you run out of something so you run to the store.
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Password I know -> hash function (probably with millions or billions of iterations) -> Twitter password that I don't know. Not peeking at the Twitter password is a non-issue, people don't generally memorize the output of has
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Batteries last a surprising long time on electric toothbrushes, mine claims it lasts two full weeks on a full charge. I've personally tested it successfully on a week and a half trip. You should have no problem bringing it camping pro
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A $10 dumb phone without any service allows for 911 calls.
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Yes! There's a few cities I visit very often but I ONLY visit in the "off season." Everything is much cheaper, things don't sell out, I don't get bothered by stupid events I have no interest in, parking is free or r
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>I think binding arbitration can be a useful alternative remedy to the traditional legal system.... It is often beneficial for both parties to go through the accelerated process of binding arbitration. We see this on TV. Those court show
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Not just morals, just because it is good for business.
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There's other financial benefits to marriage, off the top of my head: Family health insurance plans Unlimited tax free inheritance Spousal social security and pension Social security survivors benefits
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You can only enter into a common law marriage very few jurisdictions in the US and certainly not in California. In jurisdictions where you can legally enter into common law marriage in the US, the couple doesn't just "get marrie
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I don't see where the comment you are replying to claims that domestic violence and spousal rape are the leading cause of divorce or even a leading cause.
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I completely agree with you. Civil marriage even today is very similar to a business partnership IMO. People give a lot of other significance to it (religion, love, faith, emotional etc.) but if you look at it strictly from just a civil
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Baseball game in Japan, FYI: https://youtu.be/qL87Tq4QKqI
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I fail to understand what the average American's knowledge of Japanese baseball has anything to do with the popularity of baseball in Japan.
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This is an extremely ignorant and needlessly mean comment. Baseball is known as "America's pastime," however, it's not just an American sport; its also popular in Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, South Korea, and
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And assume your family knows exactly how to do whatever you want? What about 2FA?
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"Protected class" is a term used in US law to indicate a group of people with common characteristics who are protected from discrimination based on that characteristic in certain circumstances. It's illegal to discriminate ag
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Wikipedia has a good summary with 180+ citations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Walmart
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Wow! Hiring managers should really know better. Age >40 is a protected class in US employment law.
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We also have a case study of over diagnosis from Korea: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/09/52756929... "South Korea is the poster child for the problem of overdiagnosis" o
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No, it's not absurd at all. Cancer treatment is not benign and (believe it or not) not all cancers will always causes harm. https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-uncertainty-surrounding... For instance, in 2012 a stud