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I hate to be seen this nakedly aggro, but reddit is broken ruins. Obligatory cred: first used reddit in...2006? Used it to chat with friends around the world on subjects of mutual …

I need to reread her, as well, as I cannot make my memory of her writing work entirely with this power-as-consensus claim. Your "two levers," I think are interesting in that coerci…

I do not know anything about Calfire, but I have worked with a few other fire crews at state and federal levels in California and neighboring states, and while they have and love n…

I believe the reference is to the JW eschatology, which foresees JWs as undergoing a sort of total persecution as a sign of Judgement Times, or Armageddon, or whatever they call it…

But Garry, why not both? I concur, however. Like others, on this thread, I (slowly) eliminated nearly all news from my life over the last two years. Doing this has had a profound e…

I should apologize for reducing your response to that. Agreed regarding "darkness within ourselves." I see (and perform, myself) plenty of self-defeat in the form of discarding pos…

I agree that the issue is "why," but I also know the answer: they cannot ascertain a path forward. I do agree with your general advice, however. Health and involvement in groups ar…

I know and often newly encounter many 35-50yo Americans with broken career paths and some level of family responsibility. Of those I know well enough to speak for, they are intelli…

All correct. Referring to WSB as (having ever been) "nice people" also seems an odd way to view the sub. The entire fun of WSB has always been the 4chan humor coupled with the grav…

I agree that by-brand ratings are too complicated--even if my lizard brain operates that way. Maybe now I'm yelling at clouds, but it feels like I have to do deep research on every…

Not to nitpick, and I dont know those boots in particular, but the wildfire hiking boots owned by myself and friends have glued soles and local cobbler has resoled at least a coupl…

I quite like this because we all need reliable reviews/ratings. But, how do we deal with product model or component changes? A couple examples: "Earthquake" impact wrench from Harb…

Learn any moderately complex system very well. From past personal experience: get an old vehicle and make like new; learn linux on machine not best-suited to it; and, with out gett…

Yep. Probably in part due to a negative and emotional upbringing, I have needed all of my adult life to learn that listening is a foundation skill. The few great leaders I have kno…

Typically, one transports the water within another product. Alfalfa, for example: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/25/california-w...

"Insectopedia," by Hugh Raffles contains a chapter on high-altitude, silk-gliding spiders, as well as enthralling musings on other subjects. This book is not an encyclopedic take o…

On and off, over the years, due to remote locations. So, not exactly what you are asking for. Longest period was about 3 months, during which time I was able to voice chat via sat …

I like your style. I recently read "Decadent Society" as part of a binge on what another commenter calls "conservative intellectual" literature of the past couple of years. I'm not…

parent is using CDC guidelines (I think?). I agree with your take, however.

thanks for this. Have nearly identical situation. 2 days shy of 6 weeks. The fatigue/lethargy is probably the worst part. Also, I tested negative 5 weeks ago, but given issues with…

I do not know how to start with this. Reading through the comments, however, is enjoyable :) my short and random list of less important things: a) annoyingly difficult to leave a w…