marincounty

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by marincounty 3y ago
Am I still Hellbanned?
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by marincounty 4y ago
I'm pretty sure I'm hell banned, but forget about all the chemicals of the brain. Read anything by Irving Kirsch. He used The Freedom of Information Act to study All the antidepressants studies that were sent to the FDA by the pil
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by marincounty 4y ago
I get it. I'm not into the "Throw it all away trend. That whole minimalism trend the wealthy can experiment with.", but when it comes to paying for a mini-storage (I'm just assuming); it's a win, win. I worked at t
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by marincounty 5y ago
1. The cost from the factory in China couldn't be more than $5.00 on their priciest model. 2. They charge $9.00 return shipping, and I bet make a healthy profit? 3. They might break even, minus the goodwill, on Ibud replacements? (
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by marincounty 8y ago
1. I belive I'm Shadow banned, but who cares, and here goes. (There's a positive side to being banned on HN, but that's another story.) 2. If anyone hears me, yes, it would be great if all homeless had access to good Psychia
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by marincounty 9y ago
I had this one co-worker call me every day. He would just yack, and yack. Some times I would put the phone down, and come back in 5 minutes, and he would still be talking. He was eccentric, had a horrid childhood, but genuinely nice. I th
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by marincounty 9y ago
And who's going to be "The Side Hustler" who goes out and buys a late model Van with a wheel chair lift? And, I imagine Uber would have an aesthetic model requirement too? It all great, except for the Side Hustlers? (I recen
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by marincounty 10y ago
Some of the most interesting people, I recall, have been Futzers. So many of them really clever people. I don't even know if Futzers us a word, but I hope the world produces more Futzers. When I was a kid--it was kinda frowned upon.
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by marincounty 10y ago
"The most resilient part of the industry is that you buy a Swiss watch because you want to say, 'I have a Swiss watch,'" said Paul Swinand" I love mechanical watches. I repair watches. I love all things related to
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by marincounty 10y ago
I overheard someone last night talking about their father. At 18, he had to join the Army. He spent the next two years in Europe. He came home, and went to school on the GI bill. He then went from job to job--trying to find one that had pu
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by marincounty 10y ago
I have that book. It's good for other field too. I've know union Electricians who didn't know how a three way switch works. They could wire it, but couldn't conceptualize it. Same with relay, and transformers. It was
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by marincounty 10y ago
This is different. Just say you were going to vote for Trump. Someone stops you on the street, or call you up; would you admit it? I wouldn't. The guy is an absolute joke of a person on so many levels. He's stupid. He's ju
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by marincounty 10y ago
"No one forces anyone to live anywhere." The problem is a lot of people are tied to a certain goegraphical area. The person might be old, and needs the assistance of Very hard to cultivate true friends, or family. The person might
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by marincounty 10y ago
I met a guy who was looking into a bootcamp. He was over forty. I immediately thought, I don't care if he's the best student in the class; he probally will have a horrid time getting a job. I don't think I've ever seen
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by marincounty 10y ago
I work on mechanical watches. Rolex watches, along with most high end watch manufactures, is they were built to be worked on. They are designed to be taken apart, cleaned, and oiled. I love working on any Rolex. The parts just fall into
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by marincounty 10y ago
I always felt a rigorous test could be administered, and tailored to specific job applicants. And yes, if we had tough tests, make it illegial for an employer to even ask where you went to school. For example, if a person can pass the CA ba
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by marincounty 10y ago
I have a question for any under 20 year olds. What are likes/dislikes in current tech? I know it's a general question, but I'm honestly interested. For instance, is a physical keyboard even necessary? Do you use FB? Apple
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by marincounty 10y ago
Someone offered you a mint 1960 ford falcon, with 0 miles, and someone else offered you a new 2016 Ford Fiesta. You would take the Fiesta? A few reasonable metrics; A better looking vechicle(Falcon), with a minimum of plastic. Subjective. S
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by marincounty 10y ago
I'm in a similar boat. I am one life crisis from being homeless. I've had that feeling of being off kilter since '89. I busted a gasket in that year. The experts said it was nothing besides anxiety, and dysthymia. I said
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by marincounty 10y ago
1. Don't want them sleeping in tents on sidewalks? Provide a place to pitch a tent that doesn't cost money--maybe rent a piece of land in another county, and use tax payer money for security, etc. Other counties don't want
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by marincounty 10y ago
I'll get hammered for this, and I don't like FBI secretly recording anyone, but in this particuliar case; I'm kinda glad they were at least interested in stopping this alleged crime. The crime? Supposedly, guys were buying u
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by marincounty 10y ago
Lithium ion batteries have the lowest rates of self-discharge.
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by marincounty 10y ago
There are multiple, large studies of rest home patients on opoids. The conclusion, patients did not build up a tolerance. (I know Dr. Dean Edell cited these studies many times, when he was on the air. He wasen't the typical media Doct
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by marincounty 10y ago
We need to offer free camping in federal, state, and county parks to citizens? We have a catastrophe that's just going to get worse. It is homelessness. We need to allow homeless to sleep in their vechicles, if said parking allows o
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by marincounty 10y ago
I'd say neither. I don't understand these generation labels? I guess I'm a baby boomer. I was born in the 70's. I was a kid during Vietnam war, and Korean War. Growing up, I was scared of Russia, and the bomb. As a
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by marincounty 10y ago
My father died of liver cancer. He was under the care of Hospice. They gave my father enough drugs (Morphine, benzodiazepines, ect.) in the beginning. He lived two months pretty happy. He liked the effects of the drugs. My father was a p
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by marincounty 10y ago
As to the spread of the disease, in my country they are recommending bikers/hikers to disenfect their shoes if they have been in the woods. PG@E hires tree companies to trim all branches around their power lines. When the tree company
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by marincounty 10y ago
Lyft seems to have the right attitude. I hope they gain market share, and overtake Uber. Yea--Uber has always rubbed me the wrong way, on so many levels.
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by marincounty 10y ago
When I was in college, I had a security job. I literally watched a huge building on the weekends. It was in a bad part of town, so walking around that big, dark building was nerve wracking. I had a time clock, and had to punch 15 keys pe
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by marincounty 10y ago
Off subject, but I'm surprised better rear view cameras/sensors are not being manufactured right now. I'm not talking about just a camera though. Could anyone imagine a a smart camera, with a display. The camera/comput

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