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Staple_Diet

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  • A cool guide to The 25 Worst Stocks by Shareholder Wealth Losses (1926-2022)

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  • I think the tilted line in a box is Deutsche Bank? But man, words would be easier.

  • Oppo Find N3 Flip fixed one of the biggest issues with flip phones – wearing sunglasses

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  • Really? Anything in particular about ColorOS you disliked? I'm on my 3rd Oppo and don't mind it but also not very picky.

  • A cool guide to The 25 Worst Stocks by Shareholder Wealth Losses (1926-2022)

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  • Cool graph but there's a few I'm unsure about. Would be good to have names in addition to logos.

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  • Unsure why DDG isn't mentioned but they work well for me across devices.

  • How would you fake your death and live after that ?

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  • It's tricky and of course context dependent. It'd be much easier if there was no apparent motive (massive debt, impending arrest, history of fraud etc). I've often thought a holiday to a developing country with porous borders would be your best bet. If you are in a western nation it's quite difficult to disappear within your own borders, and it is hard to survive without an identity. Even then, most western nations will send someone/s to investigate your disappearance or pursue the matter via Interpol etc. Add to this your appearance is likely to raise attention if you are obviously not a local (in my case I am a white AF guy with tattoos who would not melt into the background in India). Further, no matter the money you have you ultimately want some type of identity and passport in case your current situation gets hot. In my scenario I would travel to country A using my legitimate credentials, then disappear (drowning is a good one, cheers Harold). I'd then leg it to the neighbouring country (country B) where I'd attempt to get a new identity using forgeries I'd already organised from another country different to my home. Once I can establish my identity in country B (residency over months/years etc) I'd then move to my final destination and keep my head down.

    There's plenty of stories of those who try to restart and get caught (Nick Rossi, John Darwin). Common thread is they don't completely break from their previous life, or they move somewhere too obvious. Another key point is having to deal with some real sketchy people to make all of this happen properly. You'd essentially need to be smuggled across borders and acquire forged documents.

    I'd be keen to hear others back-of-napkin plans.

  • Activision Blizzard Shares Xbox Game Pass Plans, Leaves Door Open for Diablo IV on Game Pass in 2024

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  • Microsoft upped the Gamepass price on the basis that it would allow for bigger titles. Honestly I think they are delivering on that with Starfield and Forza Motorsport amongst others. EA Play inclusion also adds value as does having the 2 out of the 3 most recent AC chapters. Ubisoft + can go suck a dick though, I want Valhalla and eventually Mirage on Gamepass.

  • Please, do not use Brave.

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  • I'll get downvoted into the ground, but right now, Brave with shields up + privacy badger is the only browser I can run with javascript enabled that does a half decent job at anonymizing my fingerprint, verifiable by https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

    DuckDuckGo does this out of the box.

    Safari + Privacy Badger too (I use Safari as my work related browser).

    But if Brave works for you then that's cool.

  • ‘If they don’t comply, they die’: family of fatal NSW police shootings call for independent inquiry

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  • I worked in Community Mental Health in Sydney for 5 years. During that time a number of people were killed whilst experiencing psychotic episodes, thankfully none of my own clients. Colleagues had to brief police on how to respond, they were dumbfounded at the ignorance and blatant disregard.

    I would never call Police if a family member was going through a similar psychological event. Do whatever you can to handle it yourself before introducing jumpy idiots with firearms to the situation.

  • "Lord of the Underworld" by War and Peas

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  • Isn't this the narrative of the cat in Sabrina?

  • Rand Paul says ‘without question’ Fauci belongs in jail

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  • No, he left a certification board that brought in policies such as 10yr recertification. This kind of thing isn't uncommon amongst specialties and professions, with fracturing societies and groups. His licence is governed by the State.

  • Documentary Request

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  • "We Took a 100+ Hour Greyhound From Boston to Seattle"

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  • Yeah I know man, just the first thing I think of when people mention sleeping on a Greyhound.

  • "We Took a 100+ Hour Greyhound From Boston to Seattle"

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  • If you ever have to do this buy yourself lots of benadryl and just sleep as much as possible.

    Err, nah fuck that; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tim_McLean#:~:text=On%2030%20July%202008%2C%20Tim,of%20Portage%20la%20Prairie%2C%20Manitoba.

    According to witnesses, McLean was sleeping with his headphones on when the man sitting next to him suddenly produced a large knife and began stabbing him in the neck and chest. After the attack began, the bus driver pulled to the side of the road, and he and all the other passengers fled the vehicle. The driver and two other men made an attempt to rescue McLean, but were chased away by Li, who slashed at them from behind the locked bus doors. Li ultimately decapitated McLean and displayed his severed head to those standing outside the bus, then returned to McLean's body and began severing other parts and consuming some of McLean's flesh.

  • Sailboat Sensei [SEIKOMOD]

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  • Thanks. And no, haven't tested it but it should be somewhat water resistant with screw down crown and rear gasket. Good for beach but not diving.

  • California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom

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  • Yeah nah I got that. I understand they describe a deal that most likely at the upper end for most working Americans, but still below the minimum guarantees in EU and ANZ.

  • Another reason to sail the high seas

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  • Mainly relates to eBooks now;

    https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/here-is-a-breakdown-of-how-much-libraries-pay-for-ebooks-from-publishers

    Edit; found a good summary.

    Libraries pay more for books than a customer would at retail.

    There are different payment models libraries use. And not all options may be available to all authors.

    The one-copy method pays for the book up front, while the cost-per-checkout method pays a small amount each time (and can be more profitable in the long run).

    With the one-copy method, libraries often pay two or three times the retail cost of a print book—and sometimes even more than triple the retail price of an ebook.

    With the pay-per-use model, a book makes an amount less than the retail cost—but each time it’s “checked out,” the author gets royalties. If a lot of people read your book, you win!

    Source; https://danieljtortora.com/blog/are-libraries-good-for-authors#:~:text=With%20the%20one%2Dcopy%20method,%2C%E2%80%9D%20the%20author%20gets%20royalties.

  • The adoptive parents of 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia are facing felony child neglect charges, authorities say

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  • I don't tend to agree. A similar sentence could be; "Owner of Maserati found drunk in river charged with disorderly conduct." Similar structure but less confusing because the Maserati can't be drunk so the statement re charges must relate to the owner. In the present headline the locked in barn could equally relate to both parents or children, it is only the fact that child negligence is mentioned that you can surmise that the kids were the ones locked in. Grammatically, the sentence could be better as I write above.

  • The adoptive parents of 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia are facing felony child neglect charges, authorities say

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  • It's a confusing headline that forces the reader to consider context.

    A better headline would have been;

    Adoptive parents facing felony child neglect charges after 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia, authorities say.

  • California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom

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  • Even by Australian standards that is still pretty good, except it's generally 20-30 days annual leave here in any permanent FT job and 10-15 sick days, some of which is already accrued at beginning of employment.