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RickJWagner
11,716karma·5,151submissions·May 3, 2017
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When I started in the early 90s, a wise old programmer gave me two pieces of advice about estimation. 1. When you consider planning, testing, documentation, etc. it takes 4 hours to change a single l…
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I have a small woodworking hobby and own several large machines for it. I also love to play the banjo and work hard at improving my play. There is no way I’m going to combine the two. The amount of …
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That’s a great idea. Social media is a poisonous pool of trolls, useful idiots, bots, foreign agents, and people convinced ‘the other side’ is evil. We should restrict it, or at least demand transpare…
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Thank you!
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As an older American, I’ve always found British humor of the Monty Python type hilarious. Unfortunately, I haven’t found a lot of newer material of this type. I may have to look harder.
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Martin Luther Kings preferred title was ‘Reverend’. He was an ordained Baptist minister.
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Ask any kid “ Who was MLK?” Then ask “Who was Malcolm X?” You’ll see.
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Today, history remembers MLK as a great man. There are parades in his honor, workers are given a day off. Rosa Parks is another peaceful pioneer credited with bringing strides forward. Malcolm X and…
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Heres her page on the Space Force “Space Pioneers” page. https://www.spaceforce.mil/Portals/2/Documents/Space_Pioneer... West was a person of great faith. "I think…
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Perhaps you missed the nuance that the other person discussed per capita usage? My response was directed towards their line of discussion.
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If we are judging per capital emissions, Australia, Canada and 11 other countries emit more than the US. China does do better, by 10 places. There are 182 countries doing better than China. https:&#…
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The US has no new coal plants under construction. 2024 had the highest number of Chinese plants in a decade.
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Energy efficiency can seem counter intuitive. A great example is the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas. At first glance, the building seems to be a giant rectangular box made of g…
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Full list included. Migration seems to be to more tax friendly states.
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The point is not to stop the car. The point is to stop the driver, because that person is obviously willing to kill someone using the car as a weapon. That person should be stopped ASAP. The cited a…