blackwateragent

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by blackwateragent 8mo ago
Trends and perceptions can change fast in China's market. (NYTimes - Why Porsche Is No Longer a ‘Premium’ Sports Car in China)[ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/business/porsche-china-ge... ]
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by blackwateragent 10mo ago
Its almost 2026 and you still believe the uyghur propaganda...?
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by blackwateragent 2y ago
> - help load and unload the checked luggage for extra loyalty points I would legitimately want this; I have a big fear of my luggage going missing (so as much as possible, I try to do only carry-on if I can cram everything in), so being
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by blackwateragent 2y ago
> Warren Buffet would never spend such a ridiculous amount of money on a watch. He has apparently at least a 40k+ watch. [1] [1] https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3215841/...
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by blackwateragent 2y ago
> Night shift/2nd shift is a thing. Yes, of course and definitely I considered as I mention if he/she meant 2nd job, etc. Just the phrasing threw me off as it says 'day', then '10pm' and it's written as
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by blackwateragent 2y ago
A little ignorant here, could you explain a little more on this part. > the highlight of the day was going to a cafe at 10 pm in middle of work Is it 'normal' to have to work late to 10pm, or does it mean second job, etc.? Or w
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by blackwateragent 2y ago
OP's original statement of "The death rate in the United States per 1000 male adults as of 2022 is 163." comes from [1]. That statistic is defined as, "Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
I've read this article before that seems to offer some additional information on the topic you raised. [1] > When the practice was brought to the United States in the 19th century, the American public was deeply uncomfortable with i
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
> Thailand has a PPP of 3x China. Where are you getting this? I'm no economist, but based on a simple search and data from wikipedia [1], your number seems wildly incorrect. > However, the Chinese GDP number is widely known to be
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
To add onto your response, you have examples like this: Heroin’s Hidden Ingredient, Courtesy of a U.S. Company [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0_DXMRQDOw
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
Mexico?
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
> Plus the fact that it's operated by the central bank (trust!). I'm far from an expert or even knowledgeable about finance related matters, but isn't one of the things HN (in general) fearful of with respect to CBDC'
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
> Buffet’s PR team is one of the best. This is a man who has never been afraid to cheat or steal to get ahead I don't follow finance at all, so could you provide some additional information/sources as to what you're referr
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
> a special spot-the-satanist training that the teachers received as part of their professional development [...] https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diavoli_della_Bassa_modenese (unfortunately no En version of the page)
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
> Very few rich cities, formally speaking. I know Singapore uses formal physical punishment. For extremely serious crimes, not his list of public indecency. For instance: * Under the Environmental Public Health Act, it is an offence to u
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by blackwateragent 3y ago
> The US isn't a shame society. Wasn't it a big thing to get people to stop fat shaming?
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by blackwateragent 4y ago
> The US is roughly of a mind that the Chinese people deserve free and fair electoral politics The US could care less about the chinese people lol, they only care about maintaining power and hegemony. Tell that to the democracies the US
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by blackwateragent 4y ago
With FAANG on your resume, it's just a matter of time before you land something.
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by blackwateragent 4y ago
> Yeah just like people in Detroit stopped buying Chinese made goods because all of the jobs went there and then all of the jobs came back because of it and everyone lived happily ever after. What What are you on about? The Detroit auto
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by blackwateragent 4y ago
> Their CEOs being less socially awkward Could you clarify for someone out of the loop; I always thought Zuck was portrayed as socially awkward.
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by blackwateragent 4y ago
> the SEC and the DoJ to go after and completely shutdown all crypto exchanges and charge the founders involved or abetting a gigantic quasi-ponzi scheme Could you clarify? Are you implying all crypto is illegal? I don't deal with c
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by blackwateragent 4y ago
> Is this not considered fraud? Commenter is being sarcastic, but also pointing out some truth. For instance, this mobile operator [1] "New S’pore MVNO Gorilla Mobile lets you turn unused mobile data into digital crypto tokens"