phil248

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by phil248 7y ago
"universally a negative + derogatory" No it isn't. It's often hilarious, as in the above example. And in that one episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. You wouldn't use it in mixed company, but if you know your audience
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by phil248 7y ago
The negative health impact of smoking tobacco is so massive that it's pretty hard for anything to top it. Could vaping be worse than smoking cigarettes over a 40-year period? Maybe. But it seems unlikely because tobacco is so clearly
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by phil248 7y ago
Many, many sales people would say... sales.
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by phil248 7y ago
Even if your demand was valid, the first demand should be "stop driving gas-powered cars!" long before you ever get far enough down the list to talk about air travel.
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by phil248 7y ago
Most of the people I see litter in SF already have zero social credit and don't look like they're trying to earn any.
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by phil248 7y ago
It varies dramatically. Some people have to endure scorn from their managers and lose pay in order to handle important tasks in their lives. They may end up losing their jobs. Other people come and go as they please, just leaving a polite n
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by phil248 7y ago
It's a good time to remember that the vast majority of people never use Twitter. The media has had a fixation with the platform for as long as I can remember, which has helped it gain an unearned reputation as being relevant. It's
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by phil248 7y ago
Given the trajectory of most developing economies away from industrial growth and towards service growth, is this really so bad? Wouldn't we expect industrial output to peak and decline over time?
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by phil248 7y ago
Young people did start voting. In 2018 there was a 16 point jump from 2014. Much higher than the 11 point overall increase.
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by phil248 7y ago
There is no reasonable justification and I find it nearly impossible not to view this decision as either a petty jab at California and Obama, or some red meat for the base, or both.
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by phil248 7y ago
In this case, not much. The automakers don't want the rules to change and are extremely unlikely to start retooling factories since this is a temporary situation.
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by phil248 7y ago
"stretching the limits of current human capacity - but not exceeding them" That means "feasible". As for inexpensive, it may be a poor word choice, but the alternative is launching rocket after rocket in to space, which
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by phil248 7y ago
I used to be like that about physical keyboards on smartphones, but I gave up that battle years ago. Same with headphone jacks. All I want now is more than one USB input! That works as headphone jack anyway.
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by phil248 7y ago
Let's hope it doesn't come to... defenestration!
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by phil248 7y ago
Given the increasing public backlash to football-related injuries, specifically brain injuries, this is likely a problem that will solve itself over time. There's an increasingly small pool of parents who are willing to let their child
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by phil248 7y ago
Sort of, but most bike rental places will charge you a fairly hefty fee (some places I know charge around $200-$300). With the scooters, you just have to find a different scooter and continue about your business.
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by phil248 7y ago
That is not how cities work.
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by phil248 7y ago
Which is an oddly elaborate way of saying that rent increases in California can happen annually.
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by phil248 7y ago
Luckily for all of us, this law will not create a new class of rent control prisoners/devotees because the allowable increases are too high.
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by phil248 7y ago
This is simply about spreading out massive rent hikes over the course of a few years instead of a few months. It gives families time to adapt or move. The allowable increases under this law are very high. It may not seem justified to you, b
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by phil248 7y ago
I'm shocked at the ideological fervor here and the fact that virtually no one seems to have looked at the details of the actual bill. This is nothing like the rent control ordinance in SF that has caused $3000 units to get stuck at $50
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by phil248 7y ago
Most rent control implementations are far too restrictive and create severe market distortions that can last generations. This one, thankfully, is not, and the allowable increases mean units are unlikely to get too far out of whack with mar
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by phil248 7y ago
This program is vastly different than the program you are criticizing, in case you actually care.
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by phil248 7y ago
...and completing all of those forms flawlessly, as a layperson, lest you open yourself to any number of lawsuits. Just the thought of it makes me nervous. It's why large companies have dedicated staff to dealing with such issues.
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by phil248 7y ago
True, it can be stored in salt for example, as it currently is in multiple operational concentrated solar plants. Some have the ability to maintain output during the entire night.
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by phil248 7y ago
"If you make 100k, the state could take 9k a year." That is absolutely not how income taxes work. If you live in California and earn $100k, your tax liability would be around $6k before any exemptions or deductions . These things
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by phil248 7y ago
Not to be pedantic, but websites don't break up marriages. Married people break up marriages.
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by phil248 7y ago
I think you're overstating the use of "algorithms" in these apps. They just throw people at you that you haven't set up any filters to avoid seeing, and vice versa. The algorithm appears to be "people you didn'
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by phil248 7y ago
Older people need to date too. Maybe that's part of their angle? The existing dating app ecosystem doesn't seem great for older demographics.
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by phil248 7y ago
It's important to rate poor drivers with low scores because a) you won't be matched with them again and b) you're potentially helping remove them as a driver to the benefit of other riders. If they want to give you credits as

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