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pusher_robot
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8hr ago
Been there. Did great on the LSAT and went to law school on the cheap. The analysis of law as a framework in need of optimization is indeed quite interesting - compelling, even. However, I discovered that there's just not much room in the industry for people specifically interested in those things, and the most probable path was one of reading and writing an unfathomable volume of extremely dull paperwork nobody will care or even know about, something I doubted I could motivate myself to enjoy or even do. Criminal law was at least more dramatic and frequently had the potential to wrap in constitutional arguments, but didn't pay well and necessitated dealing with a lot of scumbags. By the third year I had pretty good idea that a legal career was not going to be for me and finished out my stint in law school with an "America Hates Lawyers" bumper sticker on my beater car. In the end, I went back to my childhood passion and went into IT (specializing in legal applications), and found it to be a challenging, interesting, reasonably low-stress career.
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8hr ago
Two chicks at the same time
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9hr ago
But in the movie it's evil eastern European men taking an American girl?
And sold to evil Asians, IIRC.
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1d ago
‘Citizen Vigilante’ starring Armie Hammer (yeah, that guy from ‘The Social Network’ who got MeToo’d) is (roughly) about an American who goes to Europe and conducts a highly restrained and well-planned vendetta against foreign gang rapists and their institutional enablers.
It sounds like a pretty straightforward remake of Taken.
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2d ago
He was a fine programmer, but there were many better programmers to work at Microsoft then and now. What he was, and what the autistic programmers often are not, was a brilliant businessman, and that made all the difference.
What's keeping that market from being served?
Regulations. There are lots of safety requirements demanded for a four-wheeled vehicle (automobile) to be deemed street legal. What you're describing, essentially an E-UTV, is already a pretty well-served market, but couldn't be titled as a passenger vehicle in most locations. Your best bet would probably actually be an electric three-wheeler, which is classified as motor/autocycle and falls into a completely different regulatory regime. Vehicles like the Trinova are designed to deliberately exploit this.
ETA: I believe in most places you can legally operate so-called "Low-speed vehicles" incapable of exceeding 25MPH on roads rated for similar speeds, but that limits you pretty severely, as you note.
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3d ago
Bill Gates isn't rich because he was a great programmer.
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9d ago
Good solution here would be to use food-grade mineral oil free of scents and vitamins. I am available nights and weekends.
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9d ago
All billionaires in America have figured out how to buy mansions, yachts and private jets while avoiding anything that resembles a taxable event. I'm sure they can figure out how to raise cash to pay their tax bill, too.
Ironically Musk doesn't have any of those things.
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9d ago
Half of your class doesn't know what a woman is.
Worse - they quite transparently pretend not to know.
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10d ago
I think I would need first-hand in addition to second-hand evidence
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10d ago
Underground 80's on Soma FM https://somafm.com/u80s/
Centered around the UK Synthpop style of the early 80s with a bit of new wave splashed in, you'll hear music from Human League, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins, A Flock of Seagulls, New Order and Ultravox, as well as lesser-known but critically acclaimed artists from the time such as New Musik, Comsat Angels, Lene Lovich, Fad Gadget and Robert Hazard.
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10d ago
What happened? I think the executive overseeing the entire consumer experience, Rajesh Jha, was quite simply not very good - or at least, did not view Windows as an important product. As of a few months ago, he's gone and his position has been eliminated, with the department heads (of which Windows & Devices is one) are now VP positions reporting directly to SatNad. I take this as a promising sign. Pavan Duvuluri, the manager of the Windows and Devices team and now VP, is at least an engineer by background and used his elevation to acknowledge quality concerns with Windows: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/03/20/our-commitment-to-windows-quality/
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10d ago
Oiling up bikini models for photo shoots
This weekend I read Colossus, of which the movie Colossus: The Forbin Project was a remarkably faithful adaptation, and which is hopefully not prescient, as well as The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul on a lighter note, my first outing with Dirk Gently, Holistic Detective.
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11d ago
I got allocated 1/100 requested (probably due to me getting my request in late) but picked up the rest shortly after open. I wouldn't normally do that but (1) I'm a space enthusiast so I am bullish on space and just like owning it (2) I'm bullish on SpaceX specifically, who underdelivers in the short term but overdelivers long term, and (3) I don't have any other significant AI plays at the moment, so this covers that base as well. I may end up using the 100 shares for covered calls, haven't decided yet.
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11d ago
Do you have derogatory songs for your rival team?
Do the Bears Still Suck?
(yes)
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15d ago
Ironically, the frustrating pace of permitting and construction means the amount of overcapacity will be limited. An AI bust which clears out the dead wood will end up with a few large winners who will still be able to make productive use out of all the AI hardware they can get their hands on.
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16d ago
It's not really meant to be a sing-along though, and most people don't. It's an anthem, not a hymn.
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17d ago
Its military content and somewhat bombastic tune made it popular among military and marching bands, cementing it as the unofficial anthem long before Congress made it official in the 30's.
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18d ago
Thank you for the information. That seems reasonable.
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19d ago
This would be pointless since ballots must be postmarked by election day. Or do you believe that USPS is in on this too?
Are ballot envelopes retained so that this can be verified? Or is it just up to whoever receives it to do a single verification of the postmark date?
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20d ago
Somewhat. We're talking about people whose idea of fact-checking is "grok, is this true?!?"
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20d ago
And all to trick people looking at Google Maps into thinking the Palisades fires didn't happen and and so harm a candidate who will lose by 20% to one who will lose by 20.01%?
No, to trick people into believing that the incumbent has done a good (or at least adequate) job of rebuilding.
I did not take the bar exam, though it is not required in my state to practice law if you graduate in good standing. The ROI was, I would say, roughly neutral. I do think it benefited my career and I met some interesting people, at the cost of depressed earnings for three years.
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