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throwaway30yo··on As epidemic rages, ER study finds opioids no better than Advil and Tylenol
I suspect that there is no comparison to opioids for chronic pain either.

Obviously that is a bad use case for them and you would be crazy to use them for chronic pain.

throwaway30yo··on African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard English with Mistakes (1999) [pdf]
As a Canadian with a thick Newfoundland accent (which is not exactly considered an intellectual way of talking), I feel that I can relate to talking differently when with people from Newfoundland.

I have had to learn how to limit my accent. Growing up in public Canadian schools we took language classes to minimize this accent. While these courses are no longer ran, I am thankful that I was able to take them.

throwaway30yo··on American Democracy Is Drowning in Money
No. Not of course. If the Electoral College did not exist, the campaign strategy would have been completely different for Trump. If it was by popular vote, Trump would have campaigned primarily in California even though he had no chance of winning the state (so spent very little resources there).

I am inclined to agree with you that the EC is unfair. However Trump won fair and square.

throwaway30yo··on How Many Years of Life Does That House Cost?
You are not throwing it away. You are exchanging money for a place to live.
throwaway30yo··on Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America
How about Calgary?

1. Huge amounts of Vacant office space.

2. > 1 Million People

3. No earthquakes

4. Educated population

5. Commuter rail (green line will make this even better)

6. Low corporate tax rates

7. Way lower cost of living then Toronto/Vancouver

8. Cheaper salaries

9. A very willing government

10. Close to tons of outdoor activities (similar to Denver here)

Calgary has major towers being built with < 50% vacancy, amazon here would be supported by almost everyone.

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