jaredhallen

The global demand for USD puts downward pressure on the price of US goods.

As has been mentioned a couple times in this thread, the trade deficit does have a real negative impact on US industry. Whether or not that's good or bad for a particular person depends on their socioeconomic situation. One would reasonably assume that Trump's base is largely made up of folks for whom the trade deficit has real negative consequences.

Sounds like real life Ultima Online.

I hear you on the safety angle, but chainsaws work really well. They're also very versatile.

I've used Ubuntu for many things for many years. I'm not swearing off it, necessarily. But I'm using Arch a lot more these days.

This seems to be mostly a discussion in good faith, so I'm going to engage. There is definitely some ambiguity around the definition, and that's because DEI isn't law. Particularly in the context of this discussion, different companies implement different policies. So when asking if it's essentially affirmative action, the answer is "it depends".

But to shift gears, I've seen good arguments on both sides here. It seems like (in this discussion), there is a fair amount of agreement that the root of the problem has to do with disadvantaged folks lacking the same opportunities due to historical factors. So that's a good starting point.

The crux of the issue seems to be whether the appropriate course of action is to level the playing field for individuals who are starting from a disadvantage. This can be described as "equal outcome" rather than "equal opportunity". There are pros and cons to both options, but to put a fine point on it, I'm just not aware of any actions that can be taken to effect "equal outcome" that don't result in unfair circumstances at the individual level. I'd love to be proven wrong, though.

Yeah, those are all really nice. Good work.

I agree about the skis. I think one important difference from the golf clubs is that they've enabled the really talented people to take things to a level previously unimaginable. Big mountain skiing is pretty bananas these days.

Yep. And Juniper, too. And Sequoia, which I don't believe are technically redwoods if we want to split hairs. And a bunch of cool oaks.

Super Off Road

My friends and I also pronounced it that way. We are all english speakers, just not very bright ones, apparently.

I still do.

I agree, although I don't know that it's specifically a chronological function. I'm starting to think of aging as just an accumulation of abuse and trauma. Maybe that's physiological - sun exposure, broken bones that didn't heal quite right, whatever. But it's also mental. The parent comment is a great example, but there are basically an unending number of them. Loss of family or friends. Financial struggles. Mental illness. It all just adds up.

Perhaps they meant seminars?

This thought experiment has at least one very useful practical application, and the timing of your comment is quite the coincidence. I'm getting ready to heat up a differential pinion bearing retainer (Ford 9" style) in a toaster oven right now...

Shake it, baby!

I agree that Keep is pretty good. I switched over to Carnet when I setup my nextcloud. It's OK, but not as good as Keep.

I don't see why the supreme court couldn't rule a lot of these departments unconstitutional. The justification for many of them is flimsy at best, and seems to be to be in direct contradiction to the "only those rights specifically enumerated" deal.

Or mine some crypto with the excess. I'm only half kidding. Having too much power is a good problem to have.

I see what you did there.

FWIW, I eventually got mine migrated, but it took months and a lot of back and forth with customer support.

I agree with calling out the hypocrisy of the parent comment, but this reply seems to be taking things a little far the other direction. On the Western side, it's a cesspool culture, but on the Chinese side it's good business?

I found a copy of that book in excellent condition at a thrift store a year or so ago. Paid $1. One of the best bargains I've scored in a long time.

This: https://www.amazon.com/Razor-Sharp-Edgemaking-System-Kit/dp/...

Heck, I'll do it happily. I don't enjoy screwing up, but owning your mistakes is the first step to improvement.

I've been buying the Samsung QB series at work lately. They're advertised as signage, and do function in more or less "dumb" mode - they work fine with no network connection. But they do run Tizen OS, which is less dumb than I'd like. Also worth mentioning that they're real nice, but also pretty spendy.

60% of the time, it works every time.

Materials, or an eagle? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kAYVyj6vf3Y&pp=ygUURWFnbGUgY2F...

Sorry to be cynical, but I think history has demonstrated that a company stating something isn't worth an awful lot.

Sounds like maybe you don't need a car. That's good for you, and I truly mean that. But that doesn't mean it's the case for everyone. It's a big, diverse world out there.