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  1. Comment on The founders of this new Arkansas development say you must be white to live there in ~life

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    Test cases themselves are neutral and have been used for/by both "sides" throughout the years. Racial segregation is not good, but the case that ended it in the US was itself a test case.

    Test cases themselves are neutral and have been used for/by both "sides" throughout the years.
    Racial segregation is not good, but the case that ended it in the US was itself a test case.

    11 votes

  2. Comment on The founders of this new Arkansas development say you must be white to live there in ~life

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    Correct. It's called a Test Case and they're specifically brought to court with the intention of challenging existing laws.

    Correct. It's called a Test Case and they're specifically brought to court with the intention of challenging existing laws.

    11 votes

  3. Comment on In the far north of Sweden, locals and tourists alike chow down on Arctic cheesesteaks – hoagie rolls piled high with moose and reindeer meat are inspired by Philadelphia in ~food

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    Can't be convinced to go on a 1,234km (nice round sequential number) drive for a sandwich? :]

    Can't be convinced to go on a 1,234km (nice round sequential number) drive for a sandwich?
    :]

    5 votes

  4. Comment on In the far north of Sweden, locals and tourists alike chow down on Arctic cheesesteaks – hoagie rolls piled high with moose and reindeer meat are inspired by Philadelphia in ~food

  7. Comment on Which directors have a flawless filmography? in ~movies

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    Which was my pick. Like Tarantino, everyone might not like him (which isn't a requirement for greatness), but every single film either have made have been excellent.

    It would be like listing Wes Anderson.

    Which was my pick. Like Tarantino, everyone might not like him (which isn't a requirement for greatness), but every single film either have made have been excellent.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech

  9. Comment on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ delivers Netflix first No. 1 box office win with $19M+, but streamer doesn’t want to officially report in ~movies

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    That doesn't really counter the point made. Especially when you look at Netflix's Top 10 of All Time list - https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/most-popular - not a lot of depth in there.

    I think it’s shallow and pretending to be deeper than it is

    That's an unpopular opinion, as it's about to be the most-watched movie in Netflix history.

    That doesn't really counter the point made. Especially when you look at Netflix's Top 10 of All Time list - https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/most-popular - not a lot of depth in there.

    15 votes

  10. Comment on Thinking about my next (career) move in ~life

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    Check sci-hub and see if they're available there and report back.

    I saw a few studies of the effectiveness of the test but the papers were paywalled.

    Check sci-hub and see if they're available there and report back.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Always invest in good tires in ~transport

  12. Comment on Always invest in good tires in ~transport

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    For a general All Season tire, it's best to rely on the wonderful nerds that have no financial interest like the /r/Tires list:...

    For a general All Season tire, it's best to rely on the wonderful nerds that have no financial interest like the /r/Tires list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQR0MFRiOcU1JPkY-0Vex9bEQ4T5UMr1uK7QqKIrIWE5YYt6nWEHRlT1lNJnQpJQw/pubhtml (ignore the Ultra High Performance tires, those aren't for you)

    Expensive doesn't necessarily mean better, which is why I said "best". Michelin and Kumho are both brand names that aren't going to make a "bad" tire even at their lowest end. Generally speaking you can be safe picking a name brand or one of their sub-brands - https://gotire.com/big-brands-producing-tires-for-less-known-brands/

    5 votes

  13. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    As an update to this comment from the beginning of the month. I got fired today!

    As an update to this comment from the beginning of the month.

    I got fired today!

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Always invest in good tires in ~transport

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    As one of the gearheads here, I must agree, but for different reasons. Tires are the only link you have between you and the road. Poorly made tires will extend your stopping distances and...

    As one of the gearheads here, I must agree, but for different reasons.

    Tires are the only link you have between you and the road. Poorly made tires will extend your stopping distances and hydroplane more in the rain. People will cheap out on them and scoff at the price, but tell me how much is the last 10 feet of an emergency stop worth to you? Is the price difference worth putting yourself into the back of another vehicle, the pain of the collision, and replacing your car? Is the price difference worth running over the kid that chased a ball into the street?

    Buy the best tires you can afford for the vehicle you have and the way you drive.

    I don't put enough mileage on any of my cars to care about economy, I notate the MPG when I fill up just as a mental measure of what it is and what it could/should be to know if there's a greater problem lurking and creating efficiency issues.

    31 votes

  16. Comment on Europe's rich are watching Norway's election debate on wealth taxes – changes to taxation are at the heart of the centre-right's attempts to retake power in ~society

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    There seems to be some misunderstanding. I'm not saying trickle down works and I'm saying tax the shit out of them. Not sure where the confusion is coming from.

    There seems to be some misunderstanding.
    I'm not saying trickle down works and I'm saying tax the shit out of them.
    Not sure where the confusion is coming from.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on Europe's rich are watching Norway's election debate on wealth taxes – changes to taxation are at the heart of the centre-right's attempts to retake power in ~society

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    And the owners of the shares would be the super rich. And taxing the unrealized gains of those shares would be a wealth tax. Which is what's being discussed.

    so you could tax the ownership of shares.

    And the owners of the shares would be the super rich.
    And taxing the unrealized gains of those shares would be a wealth tax. Which is what's being discussed.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Europe's rich are watching Norway's election debate on wealth taxes – changes to taxation are at the heart of the centre-right's attempts to retake power in ~society

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    If this was true the article wouldn't exist as it is specifically about the wealthy avoiding wealth taxes by moving. Per NASDAQ real estate is only 26% of billionaire wealth and dropping fast as...

    If this was true the article wouldn't exist as it is specifically about the wealthy avoiding wealth taxes by moving.
    Per NASDAQ real estate is only 26% of billionaire wealth and dropping fast as they see what everyone is trying to ignore, that commercial real estate is bombing. Even then, they don't typically own they physical real estate, because that has costs to maintain, but instead have REITs.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Europe's rich are watching Norway's election debate on wealth taxes – changes to taxation are at the heart of the centre-right's attempts to retake power in ~society

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    Only if you ignore the very first word of the sentence. Trickle down economics cornerstone is to cut taxes on the wealthy.

    Only if you ignore the very first word of the sentence. Trickle down economics cornerstone is to cut taxes on the wealthy.

    6 votes

  20. Comment on Europe's rich are watching Norway's election debate on wealth taxes – changes to taxation are at the heart of the centre-right's attempts to retake power in ~society

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    And it could be spent on many things that are for the public good via taxes.

    And it could be spent on many things that are for the public good via taxes.

    3 votes