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H.P. Hovercraft posted:nah it's a completely worthwhile goal to replace regional travel with high speed rail Not to mention rail generally goes to the city centre while airports are 30-60 minutes from wherever you actually want to go
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Dead Beef posted:my work laptop literally has spyware on it that keeps track of what programs I run, for how long, and how much time is spent not doing anything Can't you get a government grant to buy a work laptop? I'm pretty sure there's a program.
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Wasabi the J posted:Can't you get a government grant to buy a work laptop? I'm pretty sure there's a program.
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ekuNNN posted:An instagram account called PreachersNSneakers is matching Megachurch pastors to the wildly expensive sneakers they're wearing: i hope megachurch pastors all go to the special hell when they die. same for all other people who keep trying to make jesus cool.
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Dead Beef posted:in order to access the VPN (and thus the virtual machines I use to do work) I have to use special VPN software which acts as spyware to make sure I'm not leaking company secrets (and that I'm actually working) yeah that might be what's going on with me, but if it is, i should have been confronted by now (not doing poo poo. i dont work at a place with trade secrets)
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Dr. S.O. Feelgood posted:i hope megachurch pastors all go to the special hell when they die. same for all other people who keep trying to make jesus cool. hey, comrade. want to sit and jam with some fresh tunes?
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Dead Beef posted:in order to access the VPN (and thus the virtual machines I use to do work) I have to use special VPN software which acts as spyware to make sure I'm not leaking company secrets (and that I'm actually working) No I get that but I'm saying you can use a lovely cheap government computer for work so you don't infect your poo poo with theirs.
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Eat This Glob posted:hey, comrade. want to sit and jam with some fresh tunes? 
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Eat This Glob posted:hey, comrade. want to sit and jam with some fresh tunes? i'm not saying jesus himself is uncool, but if you're actively trying to make believing in god look cool then you're probably a big loser imo. this is what i'm imagining the third megapastor guy in that post is like.
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ekuNNN posted:An instagram account called PreachersNSneakers is matching Megachurch pastors to the wildly expensive sneakers they're wearing: Not one of those guys even look like pastors, the 3rd guy could be a singer in a punk band
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Away all Goats posted:Not one of those guys even look like pastors, the 3rd guy could be a singer in a punk band Modern megachurches do away with the traditional stuff to make it more inviting to a contemporary audience, the point is to be relatable.
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I can definitely relate to a guy whose shoes cost more than a paycheck for me. Very Christlike.
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Shipon posted:there is no business on the planet important enough to make it worth doing on a flight. anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool pretending they're actually getting anything done in that cramped noisy pit playing nintendo while you're billing for travel is important
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Apr 4, 2019 03:46
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Those $550 Saint Laurent ones look the same as my partner's $15 H&M ones, minus the Saint Laurent written on the side
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Imagined posted:I can definitely relate to a guy whose shoes cost more than a paycheck for me. Very Christlike. Relatable in the sense that they aren't a monk like, robe and collar wearing pastor. They are just like a 'regular person' with jeans and a T-shirt, who might also share the same race/age demographics.
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:nah it's a completely worthwhile goal to replace regional travel with high speed rail As it stands I prefer driving from LA to SF than taking a flight, because the ~6 hour drive isn't that much more when you consider the logistics of getting to/from airport and waiting around for rideshares. If I could take a train in 3 hours I would much prefer to do that but well, doesn't look like that's happening anymore.
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TheMostFrench posted:Modern megachurches do away with the traditional stuff to make it more inviting to a contemporary audience, the point is to be relatable. So it's inevitable that they communicate to the audience through a snapchat filter
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bike tory posted:Those $550 Saint Laurent ones look the same as my partner's $15 H&M ones, minus the Saint Laurent written on the side You've discovered the secret to branding!
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The difference between $200 Nikes and $20 noname stuff is who put in the work order that day. And they were both done by sweatshop labor.
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The Bloop posted:You've discovered the secret to branding! I mean obviously, but at least those other shoes look outrageous and unique and would be difficult to counterfeit. It's the fact that you could make those Saint Laurent ones yourself with $15 and a sharpie that makes them seem especially ridiculous
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TheMostFrench posted:Modern megachurches do away with the traditional stuff to make it more inviting to a contemporary audience, the point is to be relatable. I guess it shows up that way on TV which is the point, but I live near several massive megachurches (hell I think Florida has the most megachurches of any state though I haven't checked) and god drat are they always anxiety-inducing massive buildings meant to look as imposing as possible. The smaller ones look like a futuristic industrial warehouse and the bigger ones look like a convention center for aliens or the evil headquarters of a bond villain.
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Shipon posted:As it stands I prefer driving from LA to SF than taking a flight, because the ~6 hour drive isn't that much more when you consider the logistics of getting to/from airport and waiting around for rideshares. If I could take a train in 3 hours I would much prefer to do that but well, doesn't look like that's happening anymore. quit going to SF you’re destroying the environment.
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Shipon posted:As it stands I prefer driving from LA to SF than taking a flight, because the ~6 hour drive isn't that much more when you consider the logistics of getting to/from airport and waiting around for rideshares. If I could take a train in 3 hours I would much prefer to do that but well, doesn't look like that's happening anymore. it's not abandoned new governor essentially was saying that the fight for the routes out of the central valley needs to be reevaluated, because that battle was allowed to go on for too long. there's more to it than that ofc, article lays it out and has links, but the project management is a big chunk of it that needs to be fixed but yeah they basically can't keep expanding the airports and highways explicitly because la <-> sf travel continues to grow. more modes simply needed H.P. Hovercraft has issued a correction as of 17:47 on Apr 4, 2019 |
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I only attend churches where the minister wears all my favorite brands.
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ekuNNN posted:An instagram account called PreachersNSneakers is matching Megachurch pastors to the wildly expensive sneakers they're wearing:
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:it's not abandoned just do a cities skylines and build blimp routes everywhere
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T-man posted:The difference between $200 Nikes and $20 noname stuff is There we go
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mlmp08 posted:There we go just lol if you’re not cutting out the middleman and buying “reps” directly from the factories in China that are as good or sometimes better than the “legit” pieces
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Taintrunner posted:just lol if you’re not cutting out the middleman and buying “reps” directly from the factories in China that are as good or sometimes better than the “legit” pieces I love how many companies advertise (on podcasts especially) that by ordering with them you're "cutting out the middleman" when they're essentially middlemen themselves for some airdropped mattresses or shavers.
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Iron Crowned posted:I haven't flown in 5 years, but I've never seen any of those pods in the wild. I have seen them though, I did design the wiring for the entertainment and control systems for a few airlines, none of them were domestic. you are blessed. I fly every Christmas for the last 12 years, with a transfer both ways. flying sucks rear end, but so does driving for 17 hours. I envy people who never have to travel more than a days drive. on the plus side I am close to platinum status and I think they have to welcome me in my seat and stuff once I hit that.
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I like how the article completely ignores the $20k cost and fact their insurance wouldn't cover it. How on earth would a wheelchair cost $20k? Looking online and even ones that use your eye movements to steer are way cheaper than that. But hey a robotics team was able to hook up a joystick to a powerwheels motor...so everything is ok.
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look if a desperate family didn’t have to rely on the kindness of strangers and was instead afforded the dignity of universal healthcare, how would we be able to know that there are still good people in the world?
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Raldikuk posted:I like how the article completely ignores the $20k cost and fact their insurance wouldn't cover it. How on earth would a wheelchair cost $20k? Looking online and even ones that use your eye movements to steer are way cheaper than that. But hey a robotics team was able to hook up a joystick to a powerwheels motor...so everything is ok. 20k is undoubtedly the inflated charge the hospital was going to charge insurance to hand him one
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cool to hate on walmart but thanks to their price rollbacks, Don still has his leg after shopping for groceries
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I live there. Don is just talking to people as his retirement. He's great. Seen him once a week for years. Pretty sure he is doing it as something to do. Not to survive.
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Bombadilillo posted:I live there. Don is just talking to people as his retirement. He's great. Seen him once a week for years. Pretty sure he is doing it as something to do. Not to survive. Probably you're right. Probably the one armed 98 year old isn't still having to work to survive. But only probably
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bike tory posted:Probably you're right. Probably the one armed 98 year old isn't still having to work to survive. But only probably I can ask him Saturday! He's always super happy and usually just having a long chat with someone. Not saying there arent olds getting screwed or greeting to survive. Just saying That guy ain't one.
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maybe we could have better community centers instead so he could hang out with people all day without needing to worry about corporate rules and bs
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