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jayfuerstenberg
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About jayfuerstenberg
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Comment #12040569
This is nearly a year old. However it really is funny to consider that a country can tax such an abundant thing as the sun.
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Comment #11724032
I'm not so lazy that I can't hold my phone and google for something. Pass.
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Comment #11716150
It's good to see Europe taking the opposite approach of America with regards to Glyphosate. Forget the studies and just let time show us who is right and who is wrong. All I do kno…
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Comment #10229570
Neo-classical capitalism doesn't even acknowledge the laws of nature let alone follow them. Jeremy Rifkin has written a lot of about this topic and his arguments that economists sh…
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Comment #10229532
Agreed, there is no conspiracy here. Just a series of systemic flaws. What's scary is that there needs to be a discussion on this but few economists are brave enough to voice their…
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Comment #10229485
Keep in mind also that the 10% reserve doesn't mean physical money (paper/coins). When a bank loans money, it can create $9 out of thin air for every real $1 it holds (be it in pap…
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Comment #10229430
The documentary "Four Horsemen" (link below) goes into these topics at length, especially money creation. Most people's jaws drop when they learn that 97% of all money in the world…
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Comment #9388906
Land the rocket on some flame-proof air bags. It doesn't have to land vertically does it? Let it fall over gently if need be.
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Comment #9235069
Well the kanji uses "kei" too.
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Comment #9234935
Herbivore men in Japanese is not "soshoku danshi", it's "soshoku KEI danshi". Just sayin'.
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Comment #9187810
It's an unrelated video somebody created subtitles for. The only thing funny about it is the guy's laugh, especially at the last second of the video.
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Comment #9175008
Take your well-visited paths and drag them to the left (where Apps, Documents, etc… are). Then just click on those labels. It's even faster than typing the path in Window's locatio…
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Comment #9173390
You don't need to have the mouse on the left side. Either go with bluetooth or a cable longer than 20cm.
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Comment #9108610
This is already true.
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Comment #9081511
I wouldn't want to be a dumpster diver anymore than the next person but I applaud this person for actually having a view outside of rampant consumerism and following through on it.…
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Comment #9063615
'Harm' is such a vague word though. Could divesting of oil stocks be considered tantamount to terrorism going forward?
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Comment #9058719
Agreed. Let's take it one step further than let them use their fingernails. An honest day's work for all!
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