Sam713

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by Sam713 1mo ago
I very much disagree. Overweight starts at 25 BMI, and obese at 30. Most regular gym goers in my social circles maintain <20% body fat, and are classified as overweight based on BMI. In the US weightlifting is quite popular, and it’s not
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by Sam713 4mo ago
I think its poignant to point out that Trump is listening to experts he appointed, who by objective standards do not have the experience or maturity necessary to guide the ship.
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by Sam713 4mo ago
Cui bono? On an objective valuation, Trump family, plus others in or adjacent to the administration, have done fairly well monetarily. Maybe not directly from this conflict, but it’s becoming hard to differentiate the actions taken by this
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by Sam713 5mo ago
Siri is quite bad though. Personally, I would get a lot of value out of a more accurate Siri that could function as a device/personal assistant. Right now, if I prompt Siri to “search calendar app for flights scheduled this month”, it
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by Sam713 5mo ago
I absolutely disagree. Renting a room in a single family home vastly limits the number of people you have to share those intimate spaces like a kitchen or bathroom with. You also get the option to interview and pick who you’re sharing those
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by Sam713 5mo ago
Genuine question, who would actually want to share an intimate space like a kitchen or bathroom with dozens of other strangers on a daily basis? This is obviously a common setup in college dorms or prison, but that is specifically because i
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by Sam713 8mo ago
This links to a synchronized amalgamation of multiple video angles: https://streamable.com/udofq5 It clearly shows that Alex Pretti never drew a weapon, and his (legally owned and carried) CCW was removed by one of the agen
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by Sam713 8mo ago
Unfortunately not. Federal law in this circumstance supersedes state authority. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause
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by Sam713 8mo ago
True, but I was replying to the linked article that implied that NB recent resurgence in popularity was due to their new marketing strategy. A fun thought exercise: Which comes first, social trends that generate market demand, followed by m
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by Sam713 8mo ago
If you watch the close up video from the 7 o’clock angle, you can clearly see that the tires don’t spin out by looking at the speed of the rims. Furthermore, imagine yourself in a situation where an aggressive, masked, armored, and armed pe
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by Sam713 9mo ago
Except, NB (at least their classic casual models) is actually a pretty decent value on quality/price spectrum compared to other brands. Despite being an “old man” vibe, the classic pair I have is better materials, way more comfortable,
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by Sam713 9mo ago
The success of a Netflix>WBD acquisition would consolidate a third of US streaming markets under one roof, which should receive anti-trust scrutiny. Despite this, there is still a strong appearance of conflict of interest in Trump’s publ
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by Sam713 1y ago
Same thing happened in south Texas last year. Years of deferred maintenance on transmission lines resulted in almost two weeks of power outages from two major storms, that could have largely been avoided. The utility provider is mostly allo
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by Sam713 2y ago
I don’t think a rational person can deny the value of skilled immigration, but the context in which immigration exists in the US is not a simple dichotomy between net benefit/loss. Wealth inequality has followed a trend of concentratin
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by Sam713 2y ago
Just curious, why would you want to shield them from reality? At 13 they’re only a few years from becoming a full fledged adult. Unsheltered life is coming at them fast. I don’t have children yet, so maybe my perspective would change if I d
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by Sam713 2y ago
The last few times flying back from EU through CDG, security funnels all US passports (and Brazil and South Korea maybe?) through a face ID gate for passport control. There was no signage communicating an opt out policy, although it’s my un
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by Sam713 2y ago
The financial crime alleged was insider trading: https://www.crainsnewyork.com/health-care/unitedhealth-chair...
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by Sam713 2y ago
You are cherry picking text out of the report, and removing it from the overall context. The UN investigators visited multiple locations, some of which did not contain evidence, and some of which did. See sections 58/60/61/66
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by Sam713 2y ago
From the article: “The United Nations and other organizations have presented credible evidence that Hamas militants committed sexual assault during their rampage. The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, said Monday
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by Sam713 2y ago
I think many people also forget the second intifada suicide bombings, and numerous rocket barrages over the proceeding decades after, to which Hamas was a major belligerent. Despite the more primitive designs of these rockets, without moder
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by Sam713 2y ago
Not disputing general truthfulness of Israeli government, but specifically as to the latter two examples you listed: A) There is no direct evidence that Israeli government publicly stated that babies were beheaded. That claim came from a s
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by Sam713 2y ago
Part of the reason Houston electricity is cheap is because a lot of power generation is from natural gas https://www.gridinfo.com/texas/houston , and Houston area is also a trading hub and hosts some of the largest nat
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by Sam713 2y ago
Thanks for this. Centerpoint data appears to be inaccurate just FYI; power was restored at my house yesterday evening, but their map still shows a restoration date projection a few days from now.
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by Sam713 2y ago
The poster above misstated the cost. Its $2.5mil/mile. That number actually comes from PG&E in California, so its possibly not relevant to Houston. I couldn’t find that Centerpoint has actually done an analysis for Houston. Just to
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by Sam713 2y ago
Centerpoint website states that they currently operate ~33,000 miles of above ground distribution/transmission lines. https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/corporate/about-us/c...
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by Sam713 2y ago
I just got power back late last night (6th day of outage). This comes directly on the heels of a prior power outage that also lasted nearly a week from a severe storm back in May. CNP seems to have majorly dropped the ball on this one from