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Comment · 5 years ago
One thing to consider, since this post is about Texas...visiting your neighbors with a complaint in a strong castle doctrine state can be intimidating.
Comment · 5 years ago
The exif data is on that photo, but i recognized it as castle island, and the exif confirmed. really nice park to watch sea and air ships.
Comment · 5 years ago
>If a player was on a breakaway, I’d also try to do stuff like this (as the goalie), which of course makes opponents stay far away from you.

I played soccer as a goalie at a high level in my youth, and this was my strategy on breakaways as well, completely legal move as long as I tackled the ball and not the player. I was a very intimating and athletic goalie at 6'5" ~220. Players did not like to be near me.

Comment · 5 years ago
what else are they sharing? who wants to bet their next paycheck that they're colluding on fixing wages?
Comment · 5 years ago
>Why are these apps costing the price of a gym, with none of the access to equipment.

At least in tech, the biggest cost center is employee wages, it's possible that this is what's happening here, the cost of employees (coaches) is probably their biggest cost.

Comment · 5 years ago
Have you considered reflecting on your driving behavior? I'm personally rarely (i honestly don't remember when I've had to do this, but let's say less than once a year) had to accelerate quickly to get out of a tight spot.
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Comment · 5 years ago
Have you considered the value that an astronaut represents? AFAIK, they are basically genetic anomalies along with extreme learned discipline and intelligence. They're like an asset. Replacement cost of an engineer in tech is estimated to something like 3x their pay, think about how much money it costs to replace an astronaut.
Comment · 5 years ago
My toddler did the same thing! Just threw it off their high chair trey!
Comment · 5 years ago
Is there an entity out there trying to solve the design issue around cars? Like, why is it possible to do the erratic behavior you describe when you leave room for the car ahead of you? How can we change the design of either cars or roads to inhibit dangerous behavior? I'm sure most people who read this have driven on an American highway and observe dangerous behaviors from other drivers. It's curious why, as a society, we ignore this as a given for independent transportation.
Comment · 5 years ago
I think you make a good point here that a lot of people miss: we have things like cheap groceries because as a society we prey on vulnerable people. When do we accept that the reason we get to have avacados and limes year round everywhere in the country is because we are all collectively taking advantage of people? And we have to accept that if we want to take advantage of people less, our day to day will be more expensive.
Comment · 5 years ago
>Most of the country based subreddits are hijacked by the political ideologies of just 1-2 moderators.

even city based subreddits. /r/boston's biggest right wing troll /u/mitchfromboston is known to be an alt account of one of the moderators.

Comment · 5 years ago
>But perhaps someone focussed on 401(k) matching isn't a great fit at every workplace.

That's a really good point. An argument could be made that this is rooted in age discrimination. I'm willing to bet my paycheck that older people are more concerned about 401k match. Anecdata: as i've gotten older 401k match is more important to me.

Comment · 5 years ago
Wow, think about what it takes to be an elected official (Sheriff) and not only perjure, lie, and coerce witnesses, but be outed for all of those crimes, and then continue to run for election and continue your tenure for decades. How does someone live with themselves knowing they purposely put an innocent man on death row, and then CONTINUE YOUR CAREER, probably thinking yourself as successful?

The guilt I feel when I introduce a software bug that effects my corporate customers can sometimes burn my motivation for WEEKS. Who are these people?!

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