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Yes, with a minimal investment in a good brush and Merkur razor + blades a couple years ago, I've already saved by going the double-edged way plus the shave is way better. Only rea…

The leadership was able to increase their compensation 42% over the course of a year last year so, if that's what their focus is for this year, then maybe they are by cutting these…

mpdehaan2 didn't use the word passion but caring too much. I've found myself in a similar situation. I didn't care about the company or work at all but, within the realm of job, I …

10 - 12 hours a day is pretty typical in the entertainment business. Most tv shows do 12s for an entire year, movies about the same for less, and VFX workers during crunch time (wh…

Just a guess but the majority of companies in the US still depend on people showing up. Our work culture doesn't change that much (and has gotten worse in terms of some things [pen…

Um, it's not that different down here. http://www.laweekly.com/news/its-official-la-is-the-most-una... http://projects.scpr.org/longreads/high-rent-few-options/

I grew up in a not-so-blue area in NC but of the people I knew from school that have gone onto success it's been more through parents retiring and passing down solid local business…

I've heard the same. There's an opposing group to that: writers. Read any interview with a novelist, screenwriter, short story writer, etc and most will say it's something they hat…

The past thousand years of history in Europe and constant internecine warfare beg to differ.

Maybe more this than blame the victim. Could also blame the paperwork and complications we like to create for ourselves so some middleman, middle-company, or politician get their p…

I had only heard about the studies but never took time to read the blog posts. I think I've spent the better part of the past two hours on there. Great stuff and always interesting…

Not even one incident. Hence, still having to get rid of water bottles, etc.

>Correct, some of my best results were from just talking to people about finding a place, knocking on doors, etc. That's the benefit of doing the hostel thing and talking with peop…

Curious: why choose to pay instead of using a free service like couchsurfing.org?

Wasn't aware of this but not surprised. My original comment was going to be to the part of "taking them out of craigslist" since people trying to use craigslist have to sift throug…

She didn't mention it, but nothing is really 'free' about this. With court costs, lawyers, time spent doing community service, and other miscellaneous stuff I wonder how much it co…

It's also up to the police whether to take it any further. Once they arrive, and hopefully the owner arrives, explain yourself (you were acting in good faith, etc.) and try and mak…

For a historical view of PTSD and warfare, I recommend Lt. Dave Grossman's "On Killing". I don't agree with his conclusions about video games and violence, but the picture he draws…

I don't find it so odd. If you read more than a few interviews with professional writers of literature, you'll see them mention how they don't read much fiction but a lot of non-fi…

Some people believe anything from a government agency is wrong and that there aren't smart, capable people doing their jobs on the other end. Of all the things with air travel to p…

Then you ask them what else is there to do in Vegas than the strip and there's a long pause...

You're not alone. I don't quite understand the war against anonymity on the internet. Seeing someone's real name and photo next to a comment doesn't make what they say or do on the…

Not only YouTube but everything Google is trying to integrate with G+. When showing a colleague a photo from a trip or looking at a review of something, I don't need to be shown as…

Over the past few years in my neighborhood in Los Angeles they have been replacing the older yellow buttons (that people tend to hit 10 million times thinking it will make the ligh…

The HSR is a boondoggle in its current state because of politics and land value in this state. Hyperloop will run into similar problems w/ NIMBYs, local governments, etc. Whereas H…