Ollinson

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by Ollinson 11y ago
Thanks for the info. I'll be paying attention to see if any of the specific details in this case come out. If it's anything like the stuff you mentioned then yeah I get it.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
The actor acts, that's his portraying. He's not saying fake it till you make it. If you're a programmer you need to "portray" your programming skill.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
Anyone can find a job to survive, even in the depths of a horrible recession. I suspect the disconnect is a lot of people who say "eat food" really mean "drive a $60,000 car."
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I wish the article would have talked more about the alleged danger this environmental group posed to warrant a 6 year plant like this. Did these environmentalists make threats, act on threats, how severe were the threats/actions? It ju
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I think people are more disgusted by how self serving the "plant" is. Rosa Parks sat in the front of the bus to support a movement. Ahmed Mohammed brought a dismantled clock in a suitcase to school to further the political ends of
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by Ollinson 11y ago
It's unfortunate that the "hoax" label on this clock story is being considered by some a conspiracy theory. All it takes is 15 minute to look into the political history of the kids father and the nature of the clock that he &
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I think Ahmed and his family forfeit their right to the "American way" when they decided to move to Qatar after receiving an outpouring of support from the American public (including meeting Obama).
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by Ollinson 11y ago
Might as well just say metafilter in general and be done with it.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I wouldn't count on it. Knowing how this stuff works they'll probably spin it into an outrage blog and then a book deal.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
>Psychologists are not taught statistics in their curriculum. That's just outright untrue. Maybe you have good points somewhere else in your comment but saying such nonsense makes me less inclined to hear you out.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I'd rather have a corporate bookstore than an independent one. My personal experience with independent bookstores is that they're usually biased about their stock and can be even more vindictive against authors they don't lik
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by Ollinson 11y ago
There's something to be said for the experience of browsing bookstores (especially ones that stock things other than just bestsellers).
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by Ollinson 11y ago
Because the drivers are paid a lower wage under the assumption that they will get tips. If you want to be righteous call the manager at the place you're ordering food from and complain, don't stiff the guy delivering pizza for a l
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by Ollinson 11y ago
http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/CIAtimeline.html enjoy
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I would say that you are in the minority of Simpsons fans if you dislike "22 Short Films About Springfield" and especially "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer" which is frequently on top 10 episodes lists. If you often
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I believe that's a paraphrase of the quote "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" by the model Kate Moss
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by Ollinson 11y ago
All of the train cars on the MTA L line were made between 2006-2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R160_(New_York_City_Subway_car...
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I was under the impression that this is what psychology/psychiatry is supposed to do by charter. Most professionals I know in the field take the attitude that a patient's psychological state should only be corrected if that patien
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I think you're being a bit overly pedantic about the use of the word rational. Yes, everything you're saying is true, rationality is framed by the individual's goals. That said, I think it's fair to assume that values, g
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I've heard this quote before in various forms but I don't like it. The luck applies to those who are already doing everything right. The other people are "failures" because you can pinpoint where they were deficient. Whe
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by Ollinson 11y ago
Why not just deny the transaction if it can't be paid in full? The bank isn't doing you any favors by letting you pay with money you don't have, they know they'll be getting that money back and then some.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I wonder if making your social media account mimic a spam bot would get it flagged for deeper deletion on the host servers.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
And when the system inevitably doesn't self-correct it just turns out that the people at the bottom get screwed. Nothing new there.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
You don't have to understand a model for it to bear fruit. I'm sure you could find plenty of traders on Wall Street with models of the market who would say "we don't understand and it doesn't matter" as the mon
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I pop a couple benadryl usually works in about 30 mins As far as drugs go benadryl is pretty innocuous. You could always buy that ZzzQuil stuff but it's the same thing for more money.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
For anyone interested twitch.tv (live streaming website) has a section for programming[1]. Twitch archives all past videos so be sure to check those out as well. The game development section often has good programming related content as wel
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I had a similar realization as you. Sort of a cultural "wherever you go, there you are." I do hate the elitist aspect of travel though. In a way it's sort of like experimenting with drugs, you really can't have a say on
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by Ollinson 11y ago
One of the things I hate about travelling as "growth" is that you can't refute it unless you've done it. So as someone who has traveled around the world for many years let me give you permission to never leave home. The
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by Ollinson 11y ago
Just a note for all prospective treadmill desk operators. DO NOT use an regular treadmill thinking that you're beating the system. Those things are not made to be used at walk speed for hours a day non stop, you will destroy the motor.
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by Ollinson 11y ago
I got a brand new TR1200-DT3 on ebay for $350. The only catch was that it was local pickup 2 states away. So I spent a Saturday picking it up in Ohio and after gas/tolls saved about $550 (not including any savings on tax buying from Li

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