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  1. TJT

    steve jobs

    On top of creating the Techtopus tech wage stagnation debacle currently coming to the surface!
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    The Big Short: Pitt, Bale, Carrell do the subprime crisis

    The book had plenty of narrative to draw from. They're clearly just going to have them "tie together" rather then independently come to similar conclusions as they did in real life. The dude Bale is playing is the aspy Doctor who just figured it all out by reading some cheap subscription site...
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    I really hope they don't go with the Lone Gunman explanation. Because the public would probably buy it. CEO has no way out of this and will certainly resign, but if he was unaware (likely so) fingering some random senior engineer who "did all of it" just seems so implausible. I just can't see...
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    It will certainly take them 5 years to even remotely recover from this. That they admitted to setting aside $7BN just to deal with fallout from this issue also might fuck them. Although its unclear if that article meant they just now did it, or had done it some time ago.
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    Learning a second language for career purposes.

    @Fiyero The place I originally learned Arabic (DLI in Monterey) just really instilled in me the ability to remember many many words, phrases, definitions and grammatical rules without too much effort anymore. There are so many parallels in grammatical structure (generally, not higher nuance...
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    Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

    How could you hate on Pacific Rim 1? It was just an unabashedly fun movie.
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    Yeah the fundamental difference between GM's ignition and this is just crazy in and of itself GM - This ignition switch has a little less torque than before. It could, theoretically, switch off if a large keychain had enough weight on it or something like that turn the engines off...
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    Hot damn. GM only recalled 1.5 million cars with the ignition problem. I'd say this would be the time to invest but in VW, but if there is ANY truth to this article then the we are far, far from the worst of this.
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    It could easily be a really deep rabbit hole. I am not an automotive engineer but I do work for an auto manufacturer. Just developing their internal financial software. From what the article says, some device was throttling the emissions, triggered by embedded software. That involves...
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    Not really a "screw up" when you intentionally designed a device and application to circumvent inconvenient mandatory testing bros.
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    Hearthstone

    God damn this game has me salty lately. String of losses to incomprehensible bullshit. This game sometimes...
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    This whole situation is kind of unprecedented in the auto world. Will be interesting to see how much it fucks them. Somewhere along the chain, some high executive if not the CEO himself had to direct a team of engineers to design and program a device with the set requirements of being able to...
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    For GM? Fine was $927M and current CEO has only been with the company for a few years.
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    Everest

    Yeah its something like $120k to scale that shit. I can think of a lot better ways to spend that kind of money.
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    The fines/lawsuit that Volkswagen is going to get slapped with is going to make GM's ignition lawsuit last year seem mild in comparison. While GM's was determined to be a design oversight. This is something you had to dedicate a team to intentionally develop and implement. Gonna be a doozy.
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    Rick and Morty

    In that same scene with the hamster dude walking away, you see the guy behind him super happy to watch the Personal Space slides. That made me laugh.
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    Sweet robot derail guys!
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    Volkswagen gets busted.

    Nows the time to buy some Volkswagen stock gents!
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    The Strain

    Damn, we almost got some sweet tentacle porn. I am amazed that Guillermo would even try to tease something like that on regular television.
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    It honestly makes zero fucking difference what calibur the standard rifle is. Shit you will carry (no exceptions) 1. Rifle 2. 210 rounds of ammunition. This is absolutely bare minimum. You will carry multiple reloads on longer missions. 3. FoodxDay 4. Sensitive items (NVGs etc) 5. Water...
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    Looks like The Commandant needs to be replaced with a more progressive one who doesn't hate women!
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    That's the thing dude. They are FAILING the minimum standards and politicos want to adjust the standards so that they pass.
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    I really don't think its about ego. Infantry/Combat Arms pushes men to their uppermost limits in terms of exertion, performing under duress, etc, etc. Men routinely fail out of these things. Is it possible to find a woman who can compete at this level? Absolutely. But you're going to have to...
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    I'm also curious how they intend to handle the numerous conflicting rules they will have to resolve for women to be in combat arms. For example, the second time I was in Iraq we were living in this Euro Style vertical department store building in NE Baghdad. The FOB was populated by 600 soldier...
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    For infantry specifically each squad has X amount of gear on top of your personal shit. Every loadout used is generally the same and everyone carries all of their personal equipment and some amount of the squad/platoon equipment (usually ammo for the 240B, mortar rounds, etc). Logically each...
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    I don't even think that's an issue. Unless you're infantry it is extremely hard to go to Ranger School if you're not an officer. Back in early 2006 I did the Pre Ranger Course on Fort Bragg and had no problem passing it. I still didn't get a slot because I wasn't infantry. If I wanted the...
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    Legends of the Sword Coast

    I'm sure we can form a Rerolled Coop Crew to play around with this once everyone finishes the campaign.
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    Total War: Warhammer

    This will be awesome. But I do want me some Dark Elves someday!
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    Legends of the Sword Coast

    I'm really looking forward to this. DM and troll ass hardcore dungeons will be great.
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    Gender Integration in the Infantry, and how Robots fight Misogyny

    Eventually, a bunch of politicos are going to put the screws to the Marines/Army/ETC and fudge them through the tests in some way. There have been numerous studies showing even the most fit women unable to perform a wide variety of common infantry tasks. Unable to carry the load expectations is...
  31. TJT

    South Park

    I lost my shit just with seeing all the dumb open mouthed fratboy faces. I liked the episode a lot.
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    steve jobs

    How many times can you make a "biopic" about the same guy?
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    I am trying to imagine having friends who continuously want to sit in the coffee shop drinking Ca Phe Sua Da all fucking day who aren't old Arabs playing backgammon.
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    Hearthstone

    I've been having a lot of success with Tempo mage. Running Rhonin, 2x Spellslinger, 1x Effigy, Antonidas and the other usuals (flamewalker, portal, fireball, frostbolt, etc). Spellslinger seems shitty, but I've rarely had it give me a completely unusable card.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Alaskan fisherman who are even remotely competent and dumb enough to continue working up there made obscene money. My father works in the PNW now, and has for about 25 years and even here he makes very good money. But Alaska, crab is worth the most, but even on net boats you can make $100k+ a...
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    Hearthstone

    God damn I hate the fucking Portal Tavern Brawl. The games take FOREVER.
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    Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

    Yeah, its dumb to think that the iPhone was truly a revolutionary device. There were TONS of smartphones being developed and tried and marketed before that. The iPhone had a better OS (despite its other horrendous launch related design flaws) and was marketed EXTREMELY well. Along with the...
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Ah yes, mail order brides. I've met like 8 in my life. Some in Alaska. Most all at the same place and all, at some point, married the same guy. Never at the same time though. There is a small resort up in the Hood River area I used to go with my parents every year, as they arranged SCUBA diving...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I think I'm going to buy one of these Anova Sous Vide contraptions. Small, convenient, and delicious results are what I'm all about!
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    $100k less a year wormie? Were you a defense contractor or something?