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wkearney99
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About wkearney99
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Comment #48179009
This, way too many people think they know the law and build up a wall of thinking based on their erroneous understanding of it. They're often afraid to incur the perceived expense …
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Comment #43224572
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Comment #43224540
Atkins-ish diet caused the same thing for me with a car accident back in the 90's. Sudden uptake of carbs with the alcohol resulted in lost memory of over 13 hours, a '68 De Ville …
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Comment #42316737
Thunderbird. It's fast, provides native UI elements, and allows for an information dense presentation of a lot of information. Works great for handling multiple email accounts viai…
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Comment #42068889
Given shenanigans like "thee stallion" as part of a name... sure it could.
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Comment #42056445
One could argue that they're selling to a likewise clueless demographic.
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Comment #41955493
But they are right though. And casting them as 'not nice' is in itself not nice.
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Comment #41271521
And sensibility to recognize when having (let alone voicing) an opinion isn't necessary.
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Comment #39684929
While the sentiment on that is laudable, it's that kind of assuming that leads all kinds of idiots to jump to entirely ridiculous conclusions.
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Comment #39684890
Some EVs also tie in the same detection devices used for adaptive cruise control to adjust regenerative braking. It can be configured to 'coast' in a manner similar to old-school a…
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Comment #39290474
Question I want answered is what makes your scalp twitch for a while after you've been driving with the top down
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Comment #36345511
Manbaby censors people telling just a wee bit too much of the truth about his antics. So surprising.
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Comment #36345485
A 1% chance, from a self-reported study in the UK of basically just white women. Can't wait to see how that gets twisted around.
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Comment #36317689
And thus the reason "people don't want to work any more" gets heard. People do want to work, for decent wages, not exploitation and begging via 'tips'.
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Comment #36317335
The 'President' is a temporary elected office, during which there is plenty of necessary access to all manner of secure materials. When no longer in that elected position there is …
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Comment #36261236
Just an entirely bogus thought. Neatly allowing all of the blame to rest on the shooters not the rest of the toxic social culture around them. Sure, that society didn't 'pull the t…
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Comment #36261114
Foods with more protein, as the article covers? The point about 'protein dilution' is an additionally interesting effect.
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Comment #36258678
Well, we have had to go to war because of the Nazis in the past, so it's not like there isn't precedent, sorry to say.
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Comment #36244726
Given Cato's right-wing tendencies it'd be more likely they deliberately crafted the survey to deliver this sort of fear-mongering idiocy. It feeds right into the interests of thei…
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Comment #36243521
Emphasis on /seems/. It all adds up, small or not.
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Comment #36243114
Can't say you're wrong, but it's FAR too profitable to use ignorance to pit groups against each other. That seems unlikely to cease ANY time soon.
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Comment #36243014
Always a good idea to get the jump on recycling before the volume piles up. Sadly I'd imagine this would just be more fodder for the denialists to reject using alternatives to foss…
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Comment #35923178
It would be sad for anyone to think it's really ever been about "the user". Oh, sure, the reality distortion field made it seem that way, but it really never was.
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Comment #35867169
They care because no matter how small with travel and such these days there are potential risks if they're 'found' to be non-compliant. Simpler to say "no, we can't comply" than sp…
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Comment #35828613
Based upon a recently unsealed filing in Texas in the Fintiv vs Apple case Apple has now admitted to the court that it committed fraud on the court in denying for over three years …