wpurvis

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by wpurvis 6y ago
This is something that really depends on where you live more than anything. I will say there is no state currently where you can afford an apartment by yourself making minimum wage.
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by wpurvis 6y ago
>Firstly, are you saying anyone who happened to be born in China is complicit in e.g. the crimes committed against Uighur population and thus doesn't deserve to be able to legally buy an Apple phone in their country? I am not saying
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by wpurvis 6y ago
"We refuse to work with countries that engage in ongoing human rights abuses."
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by wpurvis 6y ago
It is definitely a perk. That and cheap housing, paid-for education and years of experience in whatever field you get put in. The army and marines sent recruiters to my high school in a poor area and I got to hear about all these things twi
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by wpurvis 6y ago
The VA isn't a great thing to compare medicare-for-all to. The VA's entire customer base has afflictions you just don't see in the general public. I'd compare M4A to Medicare/Medicaid, if you look at patient surveys
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by wpurvis 6y ago
Exactly. Work or die isn't a choice, its a threat.
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by wpurvis 6y ago
If I wanted a PS4 game I could go to gamestop or walmart and buy it. I can buy games used. As closed as consoles are there's much more choice in where you get your software than iOS devices.
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by wpurvis 6y ago
If Epic somehow takes Apple to court and wins this you can still use the Apple app store. They could just do what android does and have the App store as default and have a toggle for 3rd-party stores if you're interested.
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by wpurvis 6y ago
I've had good experiences with OnlyOffice on macOS.
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by wpurvis 6y ago
Can your business take precautions to prevent the spread of an active pandemic? Good you get to stay open. Can your business take precautions, but isn't? You get to close. Does the nature of your business make it impossible to function
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by wpurvis 6y ago
If your legitimate business activity undermines public health it is no longer legitimate until the threat has passed. We fought this out in 1918 as well.
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by wpurvis 6y ago
oops, I'll edit my link
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by wpurvis 6y ago
Close to home for me, the removal of mountaintops to get at coal seams in Pike county kentucky: https://earthengine.google.com/timelapse#v=37.47362,-82.4710... The mines are abandoned now Edit: updated link - zoom out, a lo