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If I were a judge with no impulse-control and major anger-management issues I would've banned cameras from my courtroom too.

https://nypost.com/2021/12/02/jussie-smolletts-lawyers-claim-judge-lunged-at-one-of-them/ CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett’s attorneys asked for a...

Spread out between the windmills?

Got my booster shot last Friday, decided to try the Moderna shot on top of the original Pfizers. That thing packs a punch, it took till yesterday to...

R&D is expensive. Pushing the accelerator to speed up R&D is expensive. And Musk pushes a lot. He wants to go to Mars before dying. And he is...

According to the boss, SpaceX must launch at least 26 successful payloads next year to break even. ...

Given the size of Amsterdam apartments, where would he store it?

Given the exchange rate right now, can't you buy half of Istanbul?

I don't care how old he is, so long as he remains mentally sharp. Fauci's contemporary research work shows he still is. I'm fine with continuing to...

https://www.politico.com/story/2008/05/mccains-age-is-a-legitimate-issue-010529 Liberals - "McCain is too old at 72 but a guy who's 80 should lead...

You learn something new every day. Ignoring all the crap in there, I now know that Fauci is A) looking GREAT for his age. Seriously, I thought he...

The hero of the Lewks of the world: 1466161885095641089

Decided to get a Turkish residency permit again. Started the 12th of November. Turned out I had to submit one extra document which necessitated an...

Trying to min-max altruism like you're doing any% speed run of of compassion on twitch dot com is stupid. If you want to min-max charity, it has to...

She has been keeping an eye open for a good position. I don't know if she'll take it or not; she feels a lot of pride in her staff (all 1200 of them)...

Wig, it sounds like she's better off taking her talents elsewhere. With bosses like that, she's going to face constant obstacles because of problems...

I think the rules you mentioned make more sense in the context of a large philanthropic organization. You should focus on things that make most sense...

Since I posted this thread, I've been doing a lot more reading on this topic. There's a lot of discussion of this in the effective altruism...

Ugh, I read about that. It's a well-managed hospital and this is bullshit. Hope your sis has the support of colleagues and other staff.

My sister is the chief of staff (read: head doctor) of a midsize government run hospital. She's one of the youngest COS' in the entire system and has...

can anyone check whether or not this is true? 1465732820505092102

I have the hypothesis that racism and xenophobia are disorders like arachnophobia. The problem is that politicians are trying to normalize mental...

I asked to have my schedule changed so that I could work two regular weeks followed by two weeks with half-days (half comp-time)—recurring—starting...

Look closely at Zoë Robins's face when Lan says she can sit with them by the fire :o fantastic casting, at least on-par with Pike when it comes to...

Wot episode 4 was great. I think they won me over. And what was Perrin's wife up to?

I moved to tabletop games because you are not subject to content that goes against your idea of how a franchise should be managed, requires no...

Like 15 years ago Hollywood and videogames used to show black people like gangsters, thieves and low income people or low pay minions of other...

Nigerian immigrants are more successful because they're overwhelmingly from the Nigerian upper-middle class. :bored: Immigrants from places like...

An honest look at the problem. There are solutions just politically unpalatable off the top of my head: *End War on Drugs and other Vice crime BS...