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Comment · 3 months ago
Comment · 4 months ago
Moral of the story, eating shit and undercooked meat come with risks.
Comment · 4 months ago
Yes, you're totally right, I was referring to being beaten or killed on the side of the road. I should have been clear.
Comment · 4 months ago
There's almost a zero percent chance of a police officer harming him during one of these stops. Annoying him a perhaps violating his civil rights, possibly, but not harmed.
Comment · 4 months ago
What are some data erase service(s) that you guys recommend?
Comment · 5 months ago
Yes, this is exactly what I said to myself when I saw this claim the other day. Of course not, only a naive person would believe this claim.
Comment · 5 months ago
Absolutely, great graduation speeches are unique and from the heart. They don't sound like a sales pitch for the latest trend or thing, and mentioning AI shows how clueless theses speakers are.
Comment · 5 months ago
The voyages and sagas of the vikings are very interesting, but something I find to also be fascinating is the economic and cultural history that brought about the viking age and then several centuries later ended it. It does seem kind of sudden; there was a niche that suddenly caused vikings to travel everywhere, and then it was just over.
Comment · 5 months ago
Cuba has received shipments of oil and humanitarian goods from Mexico and Russia just this year, and I don't believe that the US has done anything to stop that (although the US has heavily sanctioned Russia in general for years now). However, those good received this year appear to have been free of charge.

I'm wondering if the US is solely to blame for Cuba being completely unable to pay for the oil it needs. Obviously the US embargo on Cuba is devastating for its economy, but other states impacted by US sanctions in a similar manner seem to get by with essential good like food, oil, and medicine. Cuba is in a poor economic spot, but the US does not appear at all to be using its military to prevent them from trade with other nations.

Comment · 6 months ago
Simply put, start with a niche market concept that helps solve very specific problems that people may have (such as delivering pet medicine to old or handicap people who live in villages or the countryside), and then to actually get started make an offer to those providing the solutions (the drivers) that is too good for them to refuse.

In this case I think you'd basically have to pay the drivers to make deliveries for yourself, and then work to show the value of this service to those whom need this service and are in a position to take over paying for it.

Comment · 6 months ago
I love this story. When I first read it online in college many years ago I was surprised, and disappointed, when I suddenly realized it was a short story. It's a great one to recommend to people.
Comment · 8 months ago
Right, consider the personnel costs that are displayed here. They were already getting paid this past weekend either way (admittedly the military may have had to hire some last minute contractors to help with the operation).
Comment · 8 months ago
Well, there is an explanation here - he simply was misleading regarding his intentions.
Comment · 8 months ago
As a native of Northern Illinois, I was pleased to see Joseph Glidden mentioned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Glidden

Edit: after reading about Claude Shannon, I too think it would have been nice if he was mentioned.

Comment · 8 months ago
Absolutely. If I'm driving and using my cellphone (in a legal or illegal manner), and the network is suddenly screwed up, I'll probably be more distracted since I'm trying to solve the "problem" with my phone in addition to driving.

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