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Confound4082

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  • The US is normalizing the cruelest mass killing method to stop bird flu

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  • And, setting up an entire culling operation, which would have to include transporting the birds, and contaminating another facility and several semi trailers, and staff, not to mention other wildlife is a huge risk. Shutting the windows and turning up the heat is probably the safest and quickest way to do things in this situation

  • If Only AR-15 Murder-Scene Photos Would Bring About an Assault Weapons Ban

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  • Those bayonet lugs though...

  • Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year

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  • US.

    Average starting salary at my school is $68k, my department is $74k average, and I have friends who have started at $110k and had their MS degree paid for on top of that, with a pay bump after their degree.

    I turned down $80k starting in a really low CoL area cause they didnt have a big enough moving allowance, and I have a few other options I'm pursuing that are more appealing to me.

  • Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year

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  • That's not terribly awful actually.

    If they are wanting to attract programers with experience and not have them sniped.

    Fresh out of school in that field with no experience, one can hit $75k-$120k fairly easily.

    Signal needs people who are familiar with encryption and cyber security, and are basically inventing new ways to did things in order to mantain user privacy. That is a very specific niche that takes a lot of skill and experience to do.

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    What is the goto app/software for secure, private communications?

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  • You can backup your messages with signal... I do it whenever I switch to a new phone.

  • You’re more likely to go to prison for exposing animal cruelty than for committing it

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  • I think this is important. Being disconnected allows for a more wasteful consumer mindset.

    When milk goes bad in the fridge, ehh, spend $3 and get another jug. But, when that jar of goats milk goes bad, or the cheese doesn't work out from the goat in our backyard, it's a little more upsetting, that took a lot of work....

    My view, and several friends and family members is that if you are unwilling to personally kill an animal to eat it, you shouldn't be eating meat. Some of these individuals are vegetarians, and others (myself included) are producing our own meat for our families as much as possible.

  • No bar exam required to practice law in Oregon starting next year

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  • Even in civil/archE, most of 'em don't have their PE.

  • No bar exam required to practice law in Oregon starting next year

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  • If you're referring to the FE and PE tests as being required. They are required to be able to get the extra cert, but not to be am engineer. Most engineers are not PEs, and you don't have to pass the FE exam to be an engineer.

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  • Been a proton visionary subscriber for a number of years now. I am satisfied with it and do not regret leaving that part of the android ecosystem.

    I did just get an email invitation for a photobackup beta program, so i am excited to see what that us about.

  • What are the worst names you could give a baby boy?

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  • Make sure to keep him away from any open wells

  • I've Been To Over 20 Homeschool Conferences. The Things I've Witnessed At Them Shocked Me.

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  • Another homeschooler chiming in, my circles actually tended to perform better than our local public/private schooled friends on the SAT/ACT, and myself and a lot of my friends went in to some sort of STEM field.

    Granted, there is a spectrum. As a homeschooling parent now I see a different side of this community. There are some kids that really should be in a school system because they aren't being taught what they need to be taught. I don't agree completely with the video, but John Oliver has a decent video he posted recently on homeschooling.

    Side note, it's really hard to find a balanced, not white-washed, Christian, but not Christian nationalist history curriculum. We have a worldview and want our kids to be educated in a manner that matches our world view, but we want them to learn accurately what happened throughout history.

  • Americans, how would you feel about making student loans completely illegal?

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  • Not all degrees can be done in a classroom with a projector

    Context.

    I am a non traditional student, who has spent a significant amount of time working between highschool and college. The degree is about $18k/year for tuition. My STEM degree has a track record of 100% job placement, in your degree field, within one year of graduation. and, with a BS, average starting salary is approaching $80k.

    With average rent and stuff, lets call it about $25k/year for the degree. Maybe $30k.

    Is there stuff that the university is spending money on that they shouldn't? Yes. But, we also have many millions of dollars in equipment, some for undergrad, and some for graduated program use. All that equipment/lab spaces takes up space, and that equipment, our professors, and the reputation of our graduates are what makes the companies want to hire from pur school. We're not even that big of a school, but we have a large reputation for academics.

    If you started cutting funding and forcing downsizing, you're losing decades of experience im teaching, many hundreds of millions in labs and equipment, and reducing the quality of the education that can be offered.

    Now, I will grant you that some schools are too expensive, or degrees aren't worth the cost. And yes, changes in student loan structures are needed, but blanket statements, like that loans should be made illegal, is painting the issue with too broad of a brush stroke. What about making student loans able to be discharged in bankruptcy, and not being federally guaranteed? That could create an environment where loan companies are denying loans based on the cost vs income potential of the degree. Even with that though, we want to be very careful that it is structured in a way that is not going to disenfranchise low income students or minorities. Some degrees will either disappear, or get a lot cheaper. If you can't get a loan for a $400k underwater basket weaving degree, then it will either go away, or get cheaper.

    A lot of programs need space and equipment to effectively produce a good product. You don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water.

  • What's the longest time you've had to wait for vehicles to stop so you can cross the street?

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  • I make eye contact and just go, it's why I have life insurance.

  • Moderators wanted for c/HomeImprovement

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  • I wouldn't mind helping either. Though, a few other peOpie would be nice. I'm in the middle of a gut and remodel, while living in the house. The end is in sight though

  • McDonald’s once again sued after customer burns herself on hot coffee

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  • "Fused labia"

  • How do you deal with being broke?

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  • If you don't mind sharing, what education do you have, and what are you currently doing for work?

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  • The "college experience" is different for everyone. It's also a relatively short period of your life. Instead of looking back with regret or dissapointment, look forward to what you can do after you graduate. Find community in your next endeavor, settle in, find ways you can help those in need around you. Plan adventures, build relationships with those you care about. It's technically possible to settle somewhere and grow roots.

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  • No, a short is a break in the wire. The wire is made up of multiple strands of copper, like a rope. If you shift the wire around, you can cause them to touch and continue to conduct. If the short isn't very bad, this can be an intermittent issue, as time goes on it will get worse.

    Low voltage electronics, like earbuds aren't that dangerous. I was using a drill recently that I knew had a short in it and was just moving it around to make contact so I could finish the job. The cord eventually caught fire and I had to replace it.

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  • There is probably a short in the cord. In my experience that tends to be a common failure point in that system.