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Comment #49267018
Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.
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Comment #49264425
> ... strong handshake ... Years ago I had an important job interview. Unfortunately, 2 days prior I broke a bone in my right hand during a bicycle wreck. I didn't wanna show up to…
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Comment #49261373
President Clinton tried to improve government contracting through various legislation and executive orders. One of the first things President W Bush did when he got into office was…
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Comment #49245351
That's my hunch as to what's driving this. Some suit at Mars calculated that shrinking the size of a bar will compel enough consumers to purchase an additional bar, thus selling 2 …
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Comment #49223312
Agreed. I remember those ads, and I kinda liked them. They had personality. The other PC ads were just tech specs - boring.
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Comment #49218995
For me it's not just AI. The industry just doesn't feel the same anymore. Maybe I'm just an old curmudgeon - I've been in this industry since the 80s, but things really seemed to c…
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Comment #49185763
IANAL but the probable cause here (traveling across state lines) seems really weak. There's a million legitimate/legal reasons for someone to travel across state lines. That's the …
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Comment #49185657
Cops have used the "odor of marijuana" for years as probable cause to search vehicles. AFAIK the courts have generally supported it.
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Comment #49173646
And useless, prolonged wars are good for business.
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Comment #49171618
Browsers should not have access to the clipboard.
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Comment #49159743
Thank goodness the energy policy of the US is being dictated by a single, highly intelligent man that isn't falling for the clean energy hoax, a man who consistently puts the inter…
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Comment #49159162
Serial killers? Boring. If someone comes up with credible evidence that environmental pollution causes people to be trans, then we'll see some actual environmental protection. ... …
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Comment #49157207
I watched a series on Netflix recently: "Homicide Squad: New Orleans". The series was basically an infomercial for video surveillance cameras and license plate readers. It felt lik…
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Comment #49118005
We used to take a half-full can of gas, then get a ping pong ball, drill a hole in it, fill it with bleach, then put tape over the hole. Drop the ping pong ball in the gas can, scr…
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Comment #49117157
The author is really romanticizing here. In 1982, video rental stores were either seedy, dedicated to porn rentals. Or, they were tucked into the back of a record store. Video cass…
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Comment #49113154
> Gasoline ... it's not a "bomb" My teen years would beg to differ, when some neighborhood friends and I decided to experiment with gas and bleach. The neighborhood residents, fire…
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Comment #49101790
It's difficult to enjoy the ride with motion sickness. So yes, it does sound crazy, most likely written by someone who isn't affected by motion sickness.
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Comment #49092143
"I think it's worth it. It's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment..." -Charlie Kirk
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Comment #49092108
Does Polymarket allow wagering on school shooting?
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Comment #49076370
That's one of the many problems I have with the current regime: they can't say anything without framing it as an opposition to some exaggerated bogeyman. I get it, politics is abou…
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Comment #48955150
Or EPMD, my introduction to Zapp & Roger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAugOjG4qOc
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Comment #48899625
But what about the Board of Peace? https://boardofpeace.org/ ... I love the quote: "...the war in Gaza is over." If people weren't dying, that would be hilarious!
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Comment #48896142
Yes, the GAO exists. But under the current administration, it's basically like a security guard that just sits there and watches crooks do bad shit, reports it, and then nothing ha…