programmingpol

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by programmingpol 4y ago
Well sh*t, there went that idea.
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Satellites Will Connect Cows, Cars, & Shipping Containers to the Internet(wsj.com)
4 points by programmingpol 6y ago|1 comments
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by programmingpol 6y ago
I highly recommend The Making of the Atomic Bomb. I listened to the audiobook last year. It starts with the scientific advances, beginning in the late 19th century, and continues up through the achievement of a chain reaction and the droppi
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7000-Year-Old Wooden Well Discovered in Czech Republic(cnn.com)
2 points by programmingpol 7y ago|0 comments
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(2012) – Epic 20,000 Dice Roll Randomness Test(awesomedice.com)
4 points by programmingpol 8y ago|1 comments
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by programmingpol 9y ago
Some, if not most, of this is a result of the insurance system. The insurance companies only pay x% of any given item, therefore the hospitals have to jack prices through the roof to collect enough to survive. The problem with our healthcar
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by programmingpol 9y ago
I've floated this idea around but what I found out was that it's against our state's laws to have such open contracts. Changing the state law would be difficult (road builders have a big voice in state government). We also, b
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by programmingpol 9y ago
Well said. I could not agree with this more.
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by programmingpol 9y ago
That estimate is based on the fact that since the last true independent company in our area was bought out by the big guys, prices for all subsequent jobs rose 15% - 20%. I'm all for business making as much profit as possible. I'm
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by programmingpol 9y ago
As a Republican elected official in a southeastern state, I have a front-row seat to what this article points at. The road construction industry used to be a great opportunity for small business people to create for themselves a substantial