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wcarron
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Comment #40675862
Nonsense. There are multiple clear corridors that public transportation makes perfect sense for. A high-speed rail line from Fort Collins down south through Denver, to Colorado Spr…
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Comment #40675574
there's always something to complain about, isn't there?
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Comment #40613914
Lmao, tell me you truck cosplay without telling me. The vast, vast majority of construction sites don't need a dualie. Hell, half of them don't need a truck. I've seen and met nume…
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Comment #40611028
I have never seen a person with a dualie who actually hauled things. They're cosplay items. Fuel efficiency is a negative for that market segment.
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Comment #40444675
I think your question carries the seeds of the answer within it.
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Comment #40173592
Really? I think he was very open in his admiration for some of the anarchists mentioned in The Rebel, calling Kaliayev & co, 'men of the highest principles' and refers to other ana…
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Comment #38896624
Doesn't matter how you or I got wherever. What matters is seeing where you are, where you want to be, and doing what it takes to get there. You're correct in that I was at that tim…
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Comment #38896575
I heartily disagree. We are not slaves and victims to our biology and environments. We are, and always have been, our own masters. Want to lose weight? Eat less. Want to eat health…
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Comment #38896284
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Comment #38004027
Not that I like social media or tech companies (I detest them). But it's not a special case. Media companies, cable companies, newspapers, etc. They've all enjoyed the ability to m…
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Comment #37425363
Never gonna happen. The US gov't will never willingly cede control of all the testing and missile ranges and the economic/military power projecion the islands provide it. Frankly, …
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Comment #37326911
While the author rightfully decries the bloating of the Rav4, it's pretty close to a perfect size for a couple who consistently travels outdoors. Our '14 Subie crosstrek just shit …
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Comment #37230238
Easy, it's 0.38mm.
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Comment #37166141
I'm in favor of anything that negatively impacts China. They are our greatest geopolitical enemy. Ban it. Ban Huawei products. Ban Chinese entities from any and all ownership of re…
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Comment #36855648
Sounds like hell on Earth
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Comment #36855631
Where's Ted K when you need him?
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Comment #36523225
It is common, you just don't want to admit it. It's all over the western US and many, many towns have been impacted. Palm Springs and Joshua Tree aggressively responded for a reaso…
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Comment #36523071
There Are many localities where AirBnbs and other STRs make a significant proportion of housing. The town 45 minutes from me is over 15% AirBnbs/STRs. My town is better, but still …
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Comment #36482772
It's not just pedestrians. I think I'll never ride motorcycles on public roads again. I just don't trust drivers. They're all talking, texting, watching a fucking YouTube video or …
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Comment #36464486
I mean, 5.11a is really not that hard. Of course, there are levels to the game. 13 pitches changes the calculus a bit, but he regularly does 50+ pitch linkups. So, that's basically…
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Comment #36275131
One could also just make the base rate $150/day and then you'll definitely make it untenable for as many people as possible, which is apparently the goal. This leads to an outcome …
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Comment #36274257
> That's one I like actually, maybe something like the blue book value of the car? Suppose two people make the same amount of money. One chooses to buy a cheaper car and pays highe…
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Comment #36060310
Because the government doesn't care whatsoever about the 4th amendment except when it applies to gov't representatives and their puppeteers.
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Comment #36022702
That's so ridiculously tone deaf, self-righteous, and demeaning. Lots of talented devs work in thousands of companies. Learn some humility and perspective.
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Comment #36008759
> You probably know how to drive from your house to a number of destinations without a GPS. Other's... don't, Well then they should learn how to fucking navigate. Learn where North…