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New comment by j4kp07 in "How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to everyday life?"

j4kp07 — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:49:27 +0000

In other words, a subjective opinion is being asked that anyone can disagree with and similar to "cancel culture", we're just going to pretend this does not exist.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Near 90% Mortality Rate in Intubated Covid-19 Patients in NYC"

j4kp07 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:36:58 +0000

Niels Ryberg Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize..."in recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation, whereby he has opened a new avenue for medical science."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Ryberg_Finsen

New comment by j4kp07 in "73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus. 0 deaths so far"

j4kp07 — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 03:59:12 +0000

If you learned tomorrow that the mortality rate was less than 0.5%, what would your reaction be?

New comment by j4kp07 in "AMD is having its day"

j4kp07 — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:42:22 +0000

So where do we complain? This posting is essentially an advert.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Adblock Radio: An adblocker for live radio streams and podcasts"

j4kp07 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:09:35 +0000

You can't get much weaker and softer than this right here. I'm just trying to imagine the PTSD you must experience when faced with billboards on the highway or when you attend a sporting/musical event and see BoA plastered around the venue.

Also, it's not "unsolicited" when you made the choice to turn on the radio and turn up the volume. If you don't like the ads, turn the radio off.

> I am happy to be sold things, on my own terms.

I'm pretty sure everyone is happy with everything, when they define their own terms.

New comment by j4kp07 in "'My son spent £3,160 in one game'"

j4kp07 — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:33:31 +0000

ESRB is not a legal regulation and has zero authority. It is merely a privately held company that holds the copyrights to their system of rating video games.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Uber/Lyft drivers say they were misled into petitioning against workers rights"

j4kp07 — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:54:58 +0000

Fortunately, "creating revenue" is not a factor in determining if someone is an employee or independent.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Facial recognition: It’s time for action"

j4kp07 — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 20:21:07 +0000

There is absolutely nothing stopping you and your friends from starting such a company.

I won't be holding my breath as you start on your new venture.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Tulsa Remote"

j4kp07 — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:46:37 +0000

> This arrangement tends to favor the rich...

What a complete and utter lie. What hole are you pulling these "facts" from?

> And if you owned property for a long while you pay less in taxes than someone younger and on a lower salary.

You mean, someone retired and unemployed vs. someone at the peak of their career?

Man...you are projecting so hard, it's palpable.

New comment by j4kp07 in "AT&T blacks out HBO, Cinemax for Dish, Sling TV users over carriage dispute"

j4kp07 — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 06:58:58 +0000

Speak for yourself. I vote with my wallet and cut the cord well over 5 years ago.

New comment by j4kp07 in "I Pay for News; Why Do I Still See Intrusive Ads? (2017)"

j4kp07 — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:16:25 +0000

I had to close two pop ups to read this article. So there's that.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Amazon’s Minimum Wage Will Change How Americans Think About Work"

j4kp07 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:29:32 +0000

It's not interesting. It' cherry picking.

New comment by j4kp07 in "You don’t need standups"

j4kp07 — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 01:26:55 +0000

Unfortunately, you have been taught and are executing Agile in the completely wrong fashion. My first guess would be, you are actually working in Waterfall, but your managers have labeled it Agile and cherry-picked the parts they liked.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Walmart will begin offering to subsidize college tuition for its U.S. workers"

j4kp07 — Wed, 30 May 2018 17:31:09 +0000

If working retail, mopping floors and stocking shelves is not an entry level job, in your opinion, then what is?

> These retail jobs need to pay a living wage.

1) A living wage for which city/state and 2) Does this include part time workers and 3) Define part time?

New comment by j4kp07 in "90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housing shortage intensifies"

j4kp07 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:24:12 +0000

Straw Man Fallacies are also tiresome.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Medicare will require hospitals to post prices online"

j4kp07 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:12:29 +0000

> What most other countries are doing: Fund healthcare from tax money.

Then why do people in those same countries purchase additional insurance from the private sector?

> In other countries they pay in taxes, in the US they pay for it in their own higher medical bills.

Surely you have heard of Medicaid and Medicare before. Yes?

New comment by j4kp07 in "Why are diapers so expensive?"

j4kp07 — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 05:05:50 +0000

Don't you get it? Anecdotes and hypotheticals trump logic and common sense.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Why are diapers so expensive?"

j4kp07 — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 04:55:41 +0000

Correct. In your bathroom.

Honestly, there is an epidemic of self defeatist in our day and age.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica situation"

j4kp07 — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:42:45 +0000

> I don't get why people are mad at Zuckerberg and not themselves!

Because Trump won and Zuck is the new scapegoat. No one gave a shit when Obama's campaign did the same thing, and they were even public and boastful about it at the time.

New comment by j4kp07 in "Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay everyone as though all did"

j4kp07 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:25:54 +0000

This is Lifestyle Creep and you have to take responsibility for your own decisions.