bazzert

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by bazzert 6mo ago
There is a terrific documentary, 'Its quieter in the twilight', about the aging and dwindling team that still runs both Voyager missions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6L9Du_IFmI
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by bazzert 3y ago
and 3 liberty ships every 2 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ship#:~:text=Eighteen%... .
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by bazzert 3y ago
Same, my son was 2 and we were on vacation, and it kind of ruined it for me. Couldnt bring myself to watch the movie.
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by bazzert 3y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTdNI6Alh4c Like most things, "dont knock it till you have tried it". You never have to do something you are either uncomfortable doing or are unable to do; and there always progres
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by bazzert 3y ago
Fully agree, the crossfit gym I joined several years ago has become an important part of my life.
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by bazzert 3y ago
Inspiring!
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by bazzert 3y ago
Adding Liz Rice's superb "Containers from scratch" to the list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TsSmSu57Zo
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by bazzert 3y ago
>> (removing one bud to have a conversation, putting it my pocket, forgetting it, and washing that pair of pants). My son has put his airpods through the wash at least 3 times and they continue to function!
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by bazzert 3y ago
agreed, have several printed ones and love the combination of whimsy and concise technical content.
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by bazzert 4y ago
It would be the equivalent of a US company clawing back a 401k contribution match, which is kind of crappy imo, especially if after a year.
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by bazzert 4y ago
I remember as a 17 year old spending 50 Irish pounds on a copy of Turbo Pascal and being giddy with excitement when the brightly colored box and manuals arrived. I pretty much memorized them, and of all the things from the late 80s its the
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by bazzert 4y ago
President Biden said it.
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by bazzert 4y ago
right, for this particular place the cancellation fee is more than the night camping rate!
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by bazzert 4y ago
I love this, with research and forward planning you can create magical experiences. One of my favorites when my son was very young is there is an island on cape cod we could paddle our canoe to and camp fronting a sandy beach under the shad
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by bazzert 4y ago
A beach parking pass for a popular beach near Boston is now $45 for a weekend day.
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by bazzert 4y ago
> I've had increasing trouble reading books for years. I've experienced this as well, and the only solution I have found is to take periodic breaks from my phone and all social media. Within a day or two of minimizing phone use
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by bazzert 4y ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverwilliams1/2021/11/05/118-...
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by bazzert 4y ago
> The United States is more of a petro-state than most people realize or energy independent, depending on how you want to look at it.
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by bazzert 5y ago
Elitest nonsense, while he's not everyone cup of tea he has had some excellent guests on. Its the great thing about freedom, you can choose to consume it or not.
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by bazzert 5y ago
Running an ER is enormously expensive, who do they expect should pay for it ?
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by bazzert 5y ago
I'm curious if you are a farmer yourself or in some other way qualified for such a pejorative statement.
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by bazzert 5y ago
said by someone who probably has a #9999 most dangerous job.
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by bazzert 6y ago
>> If it takes say a $2 million loan to acquire land and build units for 100 families According to the Terner Center in 2016 in CA the cost per unit was ~ $425k (probably more now) or $42m to house 100 families. https://ter
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by bazzert 6y ago
Per-capita Norway is the 5th largest oil producer in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_produ...
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by bazzert 6y ago
right, looks like Sweden is doing pretty well compared to the USA. https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToS...
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by bazzert 6y ago
>> We won't know until years from now. fair point, but do you know that the under 65 excess deaths metrics for Sweden is already almost identical to previous years ie. if you were looking at the charts you would not even know the
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by bazzert 6y ago
I am saying people will die from cancer, because covid kept them out of the hospitals and clinics. Its better now, but back in march thru june many hospitals were laying off staff due to the cancellation of almost all routine procedures etc
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by bazzert 6y ago
God bless your grandmother, I wept reading this post.
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by bazzert 6y ago
the health system was never "overwhelmed" except for brief periods and in specific locales. My spouse is in healthcare, they have still not recovered their normal census. If anything there will be a huge spike in cancer deaths due
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by bazzert 6y ago
what ? " After exclusions, data for 1,320,488 (94%) cases were analyzed.Median age was 48 years"

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