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Comment · 8 days ago
Was this IDG?
Comment · 10 days ago
I know a few publicists who every one here would agree are 100% legit. They've been America for a long time. They've worked in publishing. Etc. And what do they do? Charge the author, send out some press releases and get the author in front of some book clubs. And what is a book club? A bunch of faces on Zoom.

I'm not sure what's so different between the legit publicists and the scammers.

Comment · 10 days ago
How many people complaining about this were cheering when FB deplatformed Donald Trump?
Comment · 14 days ago
While I respect the public transit system, it has many disadvantages over private cars. The NYC subway, for instance, is amazing in many ways, but if you're just slightly old or infirm, you can't navigate it. DC's subway, built at a yuge price, does have elevators but they are often broken. And if you're traveling at non-rush hours, you'll have to wait 5-20 minutes and then pause your trip for every stop along the way.

I can see how a young, fit and childless 20 something would be much happier with a good public transport system, but once you stop fitting that narrow model, your affection for urban dreams dies slowly.

And don't get me started on the price for construction and maintenance.

Comment · 19 days ago
Reminds me of that Ray Bradbury short story, "The Illustrated Man."
Comment · 23 days ago
My DVD player provides it. Must be a special feature.
Comment · 27 days ago
He traded early Apple stock for cash? Oh, there aren't many acts so foolish in hindsight.
Comment · 29 days ago
Perhaps they suspected and they deliberately said things that they knew their new overlords would want to hear?
Comment · 29 days ago
It was invented before Islam began. I believe the creator was Persian.
Comment · 29 days ago
Many mothers and their children don't find it so intuitive at first. There are lactation consultants who teach mothers (and indirectly the children) what to do.
Comment · 1 month ago
No. It's about pushing decisions out to the edges and empowering parents (and students) to help run the school system. To frame it this way is to deny the powerful evolution brought about by real choice.
Comment · 1 month ago
This happened a few years ago before flock. Some idiot drove down the street with a pellet gun shooting at car windows. About five of us needed to pay several hundred dollars a piece to replace the glass.

My street is not "horrible", but everyone on my street would have loved to have a camera that recorded what happened. Even if we didn't get a working license plate number, it would have been useful to see what happened.

It doesn't have to be a "monster crime gap" to get people to vote for these things. It just takes some selfish idiots.

Comment · 1 month ago
And how much did it cost for the authors to produce the books in the first place? Everyone wants to believe that piracy is okay because the creators costs don't matter.

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