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I requested my report using the link in the OP. The only place Equifax could have gotten this information, with this granularity, is my employer. It's not just a ballpark number or…

At least in my case, the number/email they were willing to send a one-time passcode to were the ones I gave to my employer, not the ones I had entered earlier in the form.

Related: the idea of income pooling schemes amongst baseball players. "Income pooling is a concept for up and coming baseball players who would come together and contractually agre…

As a data point: I pay Google $5/month to accomplish essentially the same thing. I pay for Google Workspace, have a handful of domains configured, a single "real" user account and …

I always appreciate alternatives to using an arithmetic mean.

I haven't had success with no meeting days because it just leads to cramming more meetings into the other days that week. I suspect this would be less of a problem with a no meetin…

The PDF linked from the post clarifies the rule for PA: "Wearing a t-shirt or button supporting a candidate, campaign, or political party (except voters in the act of voting)" (Oth…

One of my favorite benefits was the ability to take a 3 month paid pseudo-sabbatical. You had to spend the time doing some sort of work, but it's flexible. It could helping another…

Let's try this differently: what would you accept as evidence that they are extremists? What evidence can you cite that they are not?

> That doesn't mean he's some secret conspiratorial white supremacist talking in code. > ... > But it's equally reprehensible to have a crowd on the sidelines chomping at the bit t…

Very cool! Some simple feature ideas: It'd be interesting to be able to use size or color to indicate additional dimension(s). I like to measure “return” in terms of impact/urgency…

> It’s the constant moving of the goal posts and redefinitions. > > Is the argument that Trump is racist or right wing? They aren’t the same. I see three points in the "grandparent…

The next day, he was asked point-blank by reporters what he meant and whether he misspoke. His response was to: 1. Say that he didn't know who the Proud Boys are. Even the most gen…

I'd be more willing to let is slide as a slip up if not for the surrounding context — both during the debate, and during the days following. The whole premise of the question ( htt…

Could you provide some sort of source or citation for this? The Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League, and FBI all seem to consider them extremist.

> Progressives seem to believe that Western = white, and that is how they make the leap to white supremacy in this context. I'll note that my comment did not directly link proud bo…

Please say more about the point you're making. On the surface, it's not clear how it relates to anything I said in the comment to which you've replied.

> Those networks must limit themselves to neutrally reporting the news and let the people make up their minds. Impartial coverage is important, but neutral reporting is dangerous. …

> It's been a constant stream of catastrophizing from them for the last four years. I've looked at a few definitions, and I don't see how it's an accurate description of what's hap…

> Trump will challenge the election results in court and succeed or fail. It's as simple as that. Personally, I hope it's a failure because I don't want there to have been any impr…

Which part of the statement are you disputing? That he didn't say "stand by"? That the proud boys aren't right-wing extremists? That the meaning of "stand by" was somehow misconstr…

From my perspective, the two things that people mix up are: A. Russia interfering with the election. B. Trump welcoming Russia's interference. For me, (B) is significant regardless…

There's some thoughtful analysis of the proposition from SPUR: https://www.spur.org/voter-guide/san-francisco-2020-11/prop-...

I suspect this varies widely from person-to-person, but I'll share things that I find effective. 1. Create space for thinking. Block off chunks of time. Snooze notifications. Close…