ww_wpg

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by ww_wpg 4y ago
I'm sure it was, but "Absurd housing prices" is 7th on their list
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by ww_wpg 4y ago
Well, today I learned something about physics and pop culture.
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by ww_wpg 4y ago
> > Essentially "I am rational therefore I am right". > Sounds like basically the entirety of philosophy That's the opposite of the experience I've observed. The starting point for a lot of philosophy students i
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by ww_wpg 4y ago
http://goldtvblock.teksavvy.com/
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
The legal restrictions on where you can build a new home are more of a problem in California than in rural Arkansas so your response doesn't address OP's point.
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
It definitely hurts Russia if their most talented workers relocate out of the country
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
> You cannot calculate the EV of a random variable X by taking the mean of random samples drawn from the distribution of X My understanding of statistics is rudimentary so forgive me but doesn't the sample mean of a normally distrib
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
I completely disagree with the author's contention that "the industrial revolution could not have happened without slavery". I think the author doesn't even mean it and instead just wishes to convey a general sense that
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
To avoid this, I don't let my mind form words too early. Words can come to mind so effortlessly that I wonder if I'm saying what I really feel. I refrain from describing what I want to say before I have a chance to search my brain
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
Hopefully more can be done to make sure the equipment is available. Last month here in Manitoba, a Member of the Legislative Assembly died after a crash. She lay dying for hours while because they were in a remote area and the emergency res
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
> What’s the strongest argument in favor of credit reporting agencies? If we got rid of them would borrowing money become so difficult or expensive that we’d regret what we wished for? Before Credit Ratings Agencies, most people just cou
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
i've never seen this in Canada but even in the U.S., I don't think it's being misused the way that people are suggesting here. I have referred thousands of callers to TheWorkNumber (and competitors like 'Thomas and Compa
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
that's a very poor comparison to the outright falsehoods perpetuated by propaganda. Not only was the Trump campaign never exonerated of the collusion accusations, but several associates were convicted for their dealings with Russia rel
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
> There are millions of people that can talk to their relatives and have better access to government services and communicate with people they've never met, that would still be cut off if not for Facebook. One option is to advocate
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
> I google a lot in my job as well, but one thing I’m trying to do is reduce the number of repetitive searches I do and remembering what to do afterwards. I think part of personal development is learning how to do something and not rely
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
> The videos themselves will live eternally though, they're very popular on torrent sites and collections TBs in size are well seeded (and very sought after, looking at my download:upload ratio). the same could be said for CSAM (whi
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
"what should we have done then, when the Chinese invaded Taiwan?" "anything at all besides what you did" - On the Beach (2000)
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by ww_wpg 5y ago
The search result I'm finding for that phrase is "Wǒ bù huì shuō zhōngwén. I kept saying it over and over again, the phrase I had memorized to explain my inability to speak their language". So I guess it means "I don&#x2