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5-23-13, 12:21pm

bae replied to a thread Atmospheric CO2 passes milestone 400 ppm in Environmental Issues

Passive solar power, perhaps so. PV technologies are a different matter. With today's technology, what is the full life-cycle cost of a solar...

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5-21-13, 4:09pm

bae replied to a thread Atmospheric CO2 passes milestone 400 ppm in Environmental Issues

Tricky though, this sort of Pascal's Wager. As some of the "prudent" immediate actions with today's technology may not be cost-free, which means in...

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5-21-13, 2:23pm

bae replied to a thread the coming healthcare changes in Health & Health Care

I thought we were supposed to see what was in the bill once we passed it.

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5-21-13, 12:38pm

bae replied to a thread The Daily Peeve in Dailies and Challenges

There are quite a few breeds created here in the United States, including Black & Tan Virginia Foxhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, the Plott Hound,...

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5-21-13, 11:58am

bae replied to a thread Retirement alternative in Open Forum

One of the reasons I "retired" in my mid-30s was that when I looked around in my industry, I saw *very* few people over the age of 40, and those were...

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5-17-13, 3:43pm

bae replied to a thread the coming healthcare changes in Health & Health Care

Don't worry, ANM, Top People are in charge of Obamacare: ...

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5-17-13, 1:00pm

bae replied to a thread My car locked me out! in Transportation

A few years ago, I was up in the Yukon with my dad. We stopped for a moment to take care of biological needs, leaving the truck running, because it...

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5-15-13, 7:43pm

bae replied to a thread Abandoning Suburbia in Housing

I routinely pass on property tax increases directly to my tenants. As well as all other costs. I keep my rents to the point where the property...

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5-15-13, 7:14pm

bae replied to a thread Cash, Kids, and Parents Who Don't Carry Any in Family Matters & Relationships

My local area is a mostly-cash-based economy, except for the tourists.

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5-15-13, 5:12pm

bae replied to a thread Angelina Jolie's masectomy op-ed NYT article in Health & Health Care

I suppose you could look at their privacy policy, and your contract with them, if you freely choose to hire their service.

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5-15-13, 4:02pm

bae replied to a thread Angelina Jolie's masectomy op-ed NYT article in Health & Health Care

Indeed. So you'd have to arrange for a non-covered entity to do your testing and keep your records to lose control of your data. If you stick to...

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5-15-13, 3:20pm

bae replied to a thread Angelina Jolie's masectomy op-ed NYT article in Health & Health Care

Alan, thus my use of the word "legally".

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5-15-13, 2:13pm

bae replied to a thread Angelina Jolie's masectomy op-ed NYT article in Health & Health Care

ANM - might want to take a look at HIPPA.... If I go and get a test done, I don't see how some random person is going to legally get their hands...

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5-14-13, 3:15pm

bae started a thread Wonderful Music Video in Reviews

So, if you were the commander of the International Space Station, and had some spare time, what would you come up with?

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5-14-13, 2:56pm

bae replied to a thread Importance of forgiving others in Family Matters & Relationships

My sister did some horribly vile and abusive things in the past, to her children, my parents, my wife and I, and herself. I don't "forgive and...

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5-13-13, 8:23am

bae replied to a thread A Sign of the Times? in Simple Public Policy

I think human beings are superb pattern-matching creatures, but that they often see signals in noise that, well, aren't really there.

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5-8-13, 8:11pm

bae replied to a thread The Daily Peeve in Dailies and Challenges

This wasn't an addict, it was a poor unsuspecting mother-of-many-children who was here for her first day of vacation, didn't know what hit her :-( ...

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5-8-13, 6:44pm

bae replied to a thread The Daily Peeve in Dailies and Challenges

Upon reflection, I pity him, actually. His hatred is a product of his own mind, he has to suffer with his own demons. Someone has wounded him...

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5-8-13, 5:20pm

bae replied to a thread The Daily Peeve in Dailies and Challenges

Chopper777 is surely this year's poster child for sex positivity, eh? From my observations, Chopper, heterosexual lovers engage in the same...

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5-8-13, 1:22pm

bae replied to a thread Proclaim Liberty in Simple Public Policy

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” - George Orwell "One of the qualities of...

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5-8-13, 11:38am

bae replied to a thread The Daily Peeve in Dailies and Challenges

I am peeved at doctors who dose their patients with addictive pain meds for weeks after a surgery, then allow the patient to withdraw cold-turkey...

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5-7-13, 10:41pm

bae replied to a thread The Daily Peeve in Dailies and Challenges

I suspect this is simply Chopper's way of asking for a date....

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5-6-13, 10:37pm

bae replied to a thread Mini electric or cordless lawn mower? in Gardening & Farming

I use a scythe.

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5-6-13, 10:35pm

bae replied to a thread Legalize Marijuana... in Simple Public Policy

I just went through the medical certification, using the national standards, for health/wellness for a firefighter. At the age of 50. My BMI is the...

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5-6-13, 4:59pm

bae replied to a thread Legalize Marijuana... in Simple Public Policy

The starting wage for Firefighter Recruit in Seattle is $64,884 per year, plus lots of benefits. You can easily get 10-15% more base pay for simply...

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5-6-13, 11:18am

bae replied to a thread Legalize Marijuana... in Simple Public Policy

But, but, how will Klan members get jobs that have good healthcare and 401k matching then? Isn't that a constitutional right?

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5-6-13, 10:10am

bae replied to a thread Legalize Marijuana... in Simple Public Policy

Huge lawsuits? Washington State is an employment-at-will state, your employer can legally fire you here because they don't like the color of your...

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5-6-13, 10:08am

bae replied to a thread Legalize Marijuana... in Simple Public Policy

My understanding is that marijuana matabolites are fat soluble. The test shows marijuana still in your system at some detectable level. An...

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5-6-13, 10:05am

bae replied to a thread Legalize Marijuana... in Simple Public Policy

So people wouldn't be arrested and thrown in jail for marijuana possession and use. "Legal" doesn't mean "good idea in all situations, and no...

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