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RickJWagner
11,715karma·5,151submissions·May 3, 2017
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That is a great question. It’s curious to me, I bet it’s positively baffling to many on the left. I see things Trump does that are not in alignment with my values, that’s true. He does move the ball …
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Your good news for the day!
5 pts
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I swear I read an article not long ago declaring the US was losing top talent to other locales. I suppose data could be used to justify whatever position and thus earn daily bread for the headline. T…
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My career kicked into high gear some time around 2008. I saw somewhere online where a publisher was seeking a volunteer book reviewer / junior editor. I volunteered, did the best job I could, an…
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Are you close ( I mean really close. Often share meals close ) to any families that have special needs kids? Just curious.
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Reminds me of the famous photo showing Anderson Cooper in hip waders, standing in a flooded hole. It appears that flood waters were chest high, but if you saw the surrounding terrain you realized the…
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Parents of special needs kids are amazing. I have a very good friend who married a really nice girl, their only child was born with Down’s syndrome. They are incredible parents, and they are an incr…
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That’s government acting like business. It’s their device, of course they want their app on it. They should be very careful about security, though. Otherwise, it seems like a natural work tool. I’m…
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I’d be anxious, too, if I were just starting my career. Those kids just invested a lot of time and money in an education, and the payoff looks a lot like a gamble. But AI is going to help, not hurt i…
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Your relationship with your future self has health consequences.
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I’ve lived much of my life in the upper Midwest and have close relatives in Wyoming. Nobody behaves like that. Ever. The environment is harsh and people unfailingly help each other. Law and order is …
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“Here, guns were part of the furniture, and my taciturn neighbors used them on one another with heart-breaking regularity. These domestic killers rarely went to jail, since they could usually remind t…
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I agree. Today has some very good stories on Hacker News, best day I can remember.