CptJamesCook

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by CptJamesCook 5y ago
Let the sun hit your chest, upper legs, butt, etc. Places that have suffered less skin damage over the years. And that you wouldn't mind getting a bit of sun damage since they are always covered in clothing.
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by CptJamesCook 5y ago
It is unfortunate that the most clinically backed skincare treatment, retinols, cause so many problems for rosacea sufferers. Not to mention, the 1-month of breakouts people experience when they begin using them.
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by CptJamesCook 5y ago
37% federal, 13.3% california = 50.3 Most wealthy people spend another 1-2% of their income on property taxes and a bit on sales taxes, etc. I estimate I pay 53% of my income to taxes. I agree that 55% is unlikely tho
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by CptJamesCook 6y ago
This is my surgeon's response to your question: The angle, orientation and position of EACH AND EVERY transplanted graft (of hair follicles) determines the final naturalness of the outcome. This is determined by the “stroke” of the sur
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by CptJamesCook 6y ago
A hair transplant isn't extremely expensive, and price is definitely not the limiting factor on the result you can achieve. They cost around $10k on the low end and $35k from the most expensive doctors in the USA. Elon was lucky to hav
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by CptJamesCook 6y ago
In the US every company pays unemployment insurance. When employees are laid off, they receive unemployment benefits from this fund until they find a new job (for up to 39 months). Severance is the company "willing" to paying the
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by CptJamesCook 7y ago
What does Jack do that you consider to be bullshit?
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As CO2 levels have risen, the planet’s green vegetation has increased 14 percent(spectator.co.uk)
2 points by CptJamesCook 8y ago|0 comments
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
https://ijr.com/2018/03/1077083-ex-obama-campaign-director-f...
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
https://ijr.com/2018/03/1077083-ex-obama-campaign-director-f... Director of the Obama campaign seems to feel they did very similar things, with the tacit support of Facebook (at least after the fact)
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
How about a guarantee that the guests won't throw a party in my house and disturb my neighbors? This has been a constant problem for me.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
SplitOptimizer.com is a very cheap a/b testing tool. It’s not as full featured as optimized but it works perfectly.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
Reminder: Communism killed 100 million people in the 20th century.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
I despise my new Macbook's touchbar. I can't get to the volume button without stopping what I'm doing for 4-5 seconds to find the key, then press multiple buttons, I can't use the function keys, and it generally adds no
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
Boss here. I care a lot about how hard an employee is working.
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A story of 18th century attempts to calculate the distance from earth to the sun(astronomy.ohio-state.edu)
1 points by CptJamesCook 9y ago|0 comments
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
How do you explain temperatures dropping from 1940-1975 during the same time that CO2 in the atmosphere was increasing faster than ever before?
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
"Kat Manalac – Does YC fund and work with later stage companies? Do you want me to kick that over to you? Anu Hariharan – So yes, yes we do. So the YC continuity fund that was launched two years ago, our primary goal is to really help
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
Zillow has been threatening small startups for years. Most just go away quietly. It's good to see people fighting back on their behalf.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
It's surprising to see an article about insurance without references to black swan risks.
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Google Could Be a Day Away from at Least $1B EU Antitrust Fine(wsj.com)
2 points by CptJamesCook 9y ago|0 comments
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
Hmm. I've heard it in Maryland and California.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
Can you explain this in more depth? I can't make it work. Thanks
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
Assange has spent the better part of a year implying that Seth Rich was a Wikileaks source. If true, this is a shocking turn of events that could have broad implications. If false, Assange will have permanently damaged his reputation, at le
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
"The first time you do something it's science The second time you do something it's engineering The third time you do something you're a technician" Funny quote.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
I cleaned it myself.. it took like 10 minutes. It was pretty annoying. We are good friends.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
That seems to hurt me in the Airbnb ranking algorithm. I probably should.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
My neighbors don't have a problem with me running the airbnb. They do it themselves, too, or at least like having the option to. The balcony was a mess but it wasn't damaged, nor did it cost anything to clean.
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by CptJamesCook 9y ago
Airbnb is at fault because they do nothing to discourage partying on the platform. As a host, I am in a never-ending battle to keep partiers out of my home.

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