formerkrogemp

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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> In the absence of regulations, everyone does exactly that... eventually. Even with regulation we probably all have our number, our price.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> Accountants and engineers have professional license requirements. The license could be taken away as punishments for unethical behavior. Software "engineers" don't. Oddly enough, I am an accountant. I'd say that it&
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> Companies lie to employees all the time. My friends and I have no loyalty to our employers at this point. Big or small, we've all been burned. Some places are just less unpleasant than others. My bar is so low that as long as no o
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Software "engineers" could use a lot of this professional and ethical responsibility too.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> I had a family member come down with shingles shortly after getting boosted, hasn't been infected with covid in years. Covid has only been around for a couple of years.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Three cheers for Tory misrule and Brexit.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Second derivative I think. Inflation is change in prices. Change in inflation is a second order derivative? I wish more Americans knew at least a little conceptually about derivatives. Personally, I need to review them. Anecdotally, the num
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> CFPB is amazing. I agree. I just worry that the current Supreme Court would gut the bureau and similar, pro-consumer bodies. https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/us-supreme-court-rul...
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Three cheers for Brexit and Tory rule I suppose.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
In parts of the US they still very much burn the plant stubble in the fall. It creates a large amount of smog that irritates the eyes and give off an acrid smell.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
>Supposedly if we fertilize patches of the oceans the dead algae will nicely sink to the bottom not to be release CO2 for centuries. This is not true. Russ George is and perhaps always will be a grifter. https://en.m.wikipedi
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
It's very much a stretch to compare Alex Jones to normal journalists, as much as most people seem to dislike journalists on this site.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
As it's been explained to me, we're in a demand shock with more or less normal supply constrained by logistics problems.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> I bailed from T-Mobile to Mint, an MVNO running on the same network. Downside is that if there's network congestion you'll be deprioritized behind T-Mobile's direct customers, but it hasn't been an issue for me. Pla
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> The definition of "desert" only refers to precipitation amounts, not aridity. Water is still available via lakes, reservoirs, rivers, springs, groundwater, etc. Water was still available via lakes, reservoirs, rivers, springs
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
"Companies own or manage 75% of U.S. detention facilities. Two of the biggest companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group, are publicly traded. In the correctional system, however, less than 10% of state and federal inmates are in the care
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
CoreCivic and Geo both own and operate the majority of prisons in the US.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> 1. Kicked a lot, couldn't be swaddled, was super active and even liked the same music (we went to see a symphony before he was born and there was a particularly recognizable track, even now he likes that same track while crying or
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Twins or triplets seem like safe assumptions to make at a first read, sure. I wonder if they'd still be able to tell them as well.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Obviously, if UBI is implemented, laws would still need to be enforced.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Hey, you can your relaxation with a side helping of micro transactions and loot boxes.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> Working in a family business is protected. Even working as a 13-16 year old in some jobs is allowed as long as it’s outside of school hours. We allow for a gradual introduction into working for children instead of a hard line at 18. Fu
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Given how big shipping is for international trade, I'd say that being next to and having control of waterways is even more important today. Especially given this more or less global drought.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Try working in fast food.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
To beat a dead horse to a pulp, the Tories are awful at running the country and have no one to blame but themselves.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
I think that prpl was also implying that workers at Walmart and other deli or meat departments in other stores aren't unionizing.
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
You've hit the nail on the head. I worked at Kroger for 7 years, and I remember how stressed out management was that year. The stock had tanked, especially after Amazon bought Whole Foods. We had hours cut from 2016 to 2021 every year
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
> Raising children should be regarded as one of the most important things a woman can do because they’re the only ones that can do it. Oh shove off. My dad by himself for years absolutely raised us without my biological mother in the pi
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
The former president routinely leaked classified information and took whole boxes worth or documents to his house after the presidency. Edwards Snowden and Julian Assange exist. There have been many "leaks" of classified informati
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by formerkrogemp 4y ago
Over the decade I worked in retail and warehouses prior to becoming an accountant, I never once saw an OSHA inspector.

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