prompt
stringlengths
15
2.02k
prompt_id
stringlengths
64
64
messages
listlengths
2
2
expected_label
stringclasses
2 values
category
stringclasses
1 value
__index_level_0__
int64
0
9.94k
Crypto is a paper investment like stocks, if you will. Both stock and crypto have a market value and a book value. The book value of crypto is all the cash that was paid to buy the coins. The market value is the last price someone paid for a crypto coin multiplied by all the coins that exist. Like a stock, the book value and the market value can be drastically different. For crypto, the book value can fall drastically if someone steals the cash. The market value can fall drastically if crypto stops being popular. What we have now is crypto is falling in popularity and it is falling toward a reduced book value because people stole the underlying cash.
ca6508bb7424468b9b3bf79e60b44fb5ee8247a5d0600df63260743f0826e47c
[ { "content": "Crypto is a paper investment like stocks, if you will. Both stock and crypto have a market value and a book value. The book value of crypto is all the cash that was paid to buy the coins. The market value is the last price someone paid for a crypto coin multiplied by all the coins that exist. Like a stock, the book value and the market value can be drastically different. For crypto, the book value can fall drastically if someone steals the cash. The market value can fall drastically if crypto stops being popular. What we have now is crypto is falling in popularity and it is falling toward a reduced book value because people stole the underlying cash.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,284
I used to work in an open office. The distractions of people talking, phones ringing, etc added to the digital distractions of being in IT support we’re taking a physical toll. Then came covid and I worked from home. My stress level fell and I lost 15 pounds. My productivity has increased slightly. I can walk away from my pc for a couple of minutes and not be caught by a coworker. Those think moments are wonderful. I agree with this article and think he should expand his research into the effects of an open office. I have worked from home for 3 years now. I will never work in another office.
7ad3878d5776352e7f56161183788e4296c3f6e6951606326b93fb666e969534
[ { "content": "I used to work in an open office. The distractions of people talking, phones ringing, etc added to the digital distractions of being in IT support we’re taking a physical toll. Then came covid and I worked from home. My stress level fell and I lost 15 pounds. My productivity has increased slightly. I can walk away from my pc for a couple of minutes and not be caught by a coworker. Those think moments are wonderful. I agree with this article and think he should expand his research into the effects of an open office. I have worked from home for 3 years now. I will never work in another office.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,021
Yuck ! Meghan Markle should've known better ; more than likely she was testing Kate or perhaps she was ignorant on how unhygienic it is . I don't share makeup , lipstick , and any kind of facial cream in a jar or open container . The worse is your toothbrush ; had a friend that used mine , it went in the garbage and got me to have extras on hand because she always showed up without one ...gross .
c7eb2a68dea4cddd14f06a6f64d43efe6bcd009e67963766f093d026da6df98b
[ { "content": "Yuck ! Meghan Markle should've known better ; more than likely she was testing Kate or perhaps she was ignorant on how unhygienic it is . I don't share makeup , lipstick , and any kind of facial cream in a jar or open container . The worse is your toothbrush ; had a friend that used mine , it went in the garbage and got me to have extras on hand because she always showed up without one ...gross .\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,535
me My best friend recently died of complications from MS. He was an avid user of Alexa to control the home heat thermostat he could not reach from his wheel chair. In bed at night he could call out "All lights on" should he sense danger about. When visitors knocked, he would say, "Garage Door Open" to admit them to his home. When he finally was in a nursing home, he was unable to handle a telephone or a TV remote control. But he could "phone me" via his Alexa as well as tell the machine to "Play MSNBC" so he could keep up with the news. Alexa was a godsend for him, right up to the final weeks of his life.
92deeb80cdeb8bf1698d8c6069e95ece6c7208bfb65f0ab59894383c1acddb47
[ { "content": "me My best friend recently died of complications from MS. He was an avid user of Alexa to control the home heat thermostat he could not reach from his wheel chair. In bed at night he could call out \"All lights on\" should he sense danger about. When visitors knocked, he would say, \"Garage Door Open\" to admit them to his home. When he finally was in a nursing home, he was unable to handle a telephone or a TV remote control. But he could \"phone me\" via his Alexa as well as tell the machine to \"Play MSNBC\" so he could keep up with the news. Alexa was a godsend for him, right up to the final weeks of his life.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
8,872
So riddle me this...how does a sophisticated, private equity investor and money manager believe in "guaranteed returns of 16%"? It sounds like both parties had about the same amount of market knowledge. Someone wise once told me that a sucker is born every minute.
c7b9d658a12bec8f3ad1a298758a330c222317053cd772f1ce16d363297d2524
[ { "content": "So riddle me this...how does a sophisticated, private equity investor and money manager believe in \"guaranteed returns of 16%\"? It sounds like both parties had about the same amount of market knowledge. Someone wise once told me that a sucker is born every minute.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,647
Woodworker Absolutley agree! I have been seeing these here in the Bay Area for around $20.00. I find that to be a lot but it is 30% cheaper than the $30.00 price mentioned
b5cb9baac2a8f5c5be2fa7ee0762c8a6261e9bf375dc29b9424f18ed98589153
[ { "content": "Woodworker Absolutley agree! I have been seeing these here in the Bay Area for around $20.00. I find that to be a lot but it is 30% cheaper than the $30.00 price mentioned\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,331
Sam Daley-Harris For interested readers, here are three book reviews, two written by Nicholas Kristof, about a book devoted to what does and doesn't work in foreign aid, and how we can improve upon the pathetically inefficient and in some cases counter productive performance.What Kristof said about this book: " Easterly is absolutely right that we need to figure out ways of delivering aid more efficiently, and he has written an immensely stimulating book. But no one who sees a girl with a fistula waiting patiently for an operation could doubt that foreign aid is often the very best investment in the world."The Times Review, March 19, 2006<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/books/review/the-poverty-puzzle.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/books/review/the-poverty-puzzle.html</a>Kristof in the Times, Nov 20, 2009 A general discussion of several books on aid.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/books/review/Kristof-t.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/books/review/Kristof-t.html</a>Kristof in nybooks.com, very long, Oct 5, 2006<a href="https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2006/10/05/aid-can-it-work" target="_blank">https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2006/10/05/aid-can-it-work</a>/You need to register for nybooks site with a name and email address, but that is all, and it is free.This is to say that Kristof knows there is more about the process that needs to be addressed than just dollar amounts. Although he does address process and efforts that address local culture and corruption, there is much less emphasis on how the West often doesn't put forth the same effort that they do in SEO (Search Engine Optimization), or evaluating quarterly profits. Even though the stakes are higher.
34847ad2eaa31f7bb76c8e9b86238a30bcfbe10ff663dffb85b92632b281a13c
[ { "content": "Sam Daley-Harris For interested readers, here are three book reviews, two written by Nicholas Kristof, about a book devoted to what does and doesn't work in foreign aid, and how we can improve upon the pathetically inefficient and in some cases counter productive performance.What Kristof said about this book: \" Easterly is absolutely right that we need to figure out ways of delivering aid more efficiently, and he has written an immensely stimulating book. But no one who sees a girl with a fistula waiting patiently for an operation could doubt that foreign aid is often the very best investment in the world.\"The Times Review, March 19, 2006<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/books/review/the-poverty-puzzle.html\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/books/review/the-poverty-puzzle.html</a>Kristof in the Times, Nov 20, 2009 A general discussion of several books on aid.<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/books/review/Kristof-t.html\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/books/review/Kristof-t.html</a>Kristof in nybooks.com, very long, Oct 5, 2006<a href=\"https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2006/10/05/aid-can-it-work\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2006/10/05/aid-can-it-work</a>/You need to register for nybooks site with a name and email address, but that is all, and it is free.This is to say that Kristof knows there is more about the process that needs to be addressed than just dollar amounts. Although he does address process and efforts that address local culture and corruption, there is much less emphasis on how the West often doesn't put forth the same effort that they do in SEO (Search Engine Optimization), or evaluating quarterly profits. Even though the stakes are higher.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,771
Far, the fact is we do not have enough choices. The FTC has narrowed its focus unnecessarily and in my view recklessly, since the Reagan years. The result has been one monopolistic industry after another.When the federal government allowed without question mergers, acquisitions, and LBOs— all under the Republican sacramental umbrella of “regulation bad”— it opened the door to the current situation. Poor quality, understaffed outlets, price gouging, collusion on employee benefits and pay, harm or elimination of unions, gross overpayment to the C-suite, a focus on share price at the expense of consumers and workers, boards of directors full of cronies. This is across every industry: industrial farming, all types of retailers, rental cars, airlines and hotels, food production and distribution, gasoline sellers and producers, cable tv and internet, and even in some areas public utilities. We are sunk.
f2e05d36d935424ff8c9e057c8cfa74b6f50bd5edb85aed90463c653d5bb6df2
[ { "content": "Far, the fact is we do not have enough choices. The FTC has narrowed its focus unnecessarily and in my view recklessly, since the Reagan years. The result has been one monopolistic industry after another.When the federal government allowed without question mergers, acquisitions, and LBOs— all under the Republican sacramental umbrella of “regulation bad”— it opened the door to the current situation. Poor quality, understaffed outlets, price gouging, collusion on employee benefits and pay, harm or elimination of unions, gross overpayment to the C-suite, a focus on share price at the expense of consumers and workers, boards of directors full of cronies. This is across every industry: industrial farming, all types of retailers, rental cars, airlines and hotels, food production and distribution, gasoline sellers and producers, cable tv and internet, and even in some areas public utilities. We are sunk.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
4,002
There can be no negotiation with an ex KGB agent who denies Ukraine's right to exist as a sovereign nation. Any "armistice" would be quickly violated by russian hybrid warfare would would then re-escalate into the open conflict we have now. The only way out of this is to defeat russia on the battlefield because force is the only thing putin knows and respects.
90cff38bc6e973c23470eb740a658af45bbc2da3e5ae21f98014491f24261be2
[ { "content": "There can be no negotiation with an ex KGB agent who denies Ukraine's right to exist as a sovereign nation. Any \"armistice\" would be quickly violated by russian hybrid warfare would would then re-escalate into the open conflict we have now. The only way out of this is to defeat russia on the battlefield because force is the only thing putin knows and respects.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
749
I will eventually replace my gas range with electric: induction top, and electric convection oven, but for now, I can turn on the fan and crack a window open. I will eventually replace my forced air gas furnace with a heat pump. I live in a place where the climate is mild enough that it will work nicely. I will need to redo the electrical in my house first, and the furnace is still working fine, so it will be a while. if I decide to move and but a new build, I will look for those things.
d0265cf24671738603468c39c20d155109d0fd7b2bd4d48337d3124e10b02245
[ { "content": "I will eventually replace my gas range with electric: induction top, and electric convection oven, but for now, I can turn on the fan and crack a window open. I will eventually replace my forced air gas furnace with a heat pump. I live in a place where the climate is mild enough that it will work nicely. I will need to redo the electrical in my house first, and the furnace is still working fine, so it will be a while. if I decide to move and but a new build, I will look for those things.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,500
Sorry to be contrarian. Security guarantee or strategic partnership don't amount to much. USA signed "strategic partnership" agreement onNovember 10, 2021 and Mr. Biden said door isopen for Ukraine. This probably provoked Russia.Giving Crimea to Ukraine is ridiculous. Catherinethe great seized it from Ottomans in 1783, foughtBritain, France and Ottomans in 1850's. It has beenpart of Russia for a long time. Majority of the populationis Russian. Ukrainians discriminate againstRussians, banned their language in education andofficial business, killed thousands in Donbassregion since 2014. Why Russian Criema has to goto Ukraine which would result in tyranny againstthe population there. The only peaceful way forUkraine is to be neutral, have good relations withboth Russia and West. Former president Poroshenko'santi-Russian policy and west's encouragement hascreated this mess. Security guarantee doesn'tamount to much. If west refuses to be directlyinvolved in war against Russia now, it will do the same in future. If Russia perceives risk to its security,it will attack Ukraine again. Better solution is forthe west to consider Russian security risk and neutrality of Ukraine a la Austria.
badb7396e3f1c8c1cf0940632a09e1915ea598faabb6701f66fd05fd689e0cec
[ { "content": "Sorry to be contrarian. Security guarantee or strategic partnership don't amount to much. USA signed \"strategic partnership\" agreement onNovember 10, 2021 and Mr. Biden said door isopen for Ukraine. This probably provoked Russia.Giving Crimea to Ukraine is ridiculous. Catherinethe great seized it from Ottomans in 1783, foughtBritain, France and Ottomans in 1850's. It has beenpart of Russia for a long time. Majority of the populationis Russian. Ukrainians discriminate againstRussians, banned their language in education andofficial business, killed thousands in Donbassregion since 2014. Why Russian Criema has to goto Ukraine which would result in tyranny againstthe population there. The only peaceful way forUkraine is to be neutral, have good relations withboth Russia and West. Former president Poroshenko'santi-Russian policy and west's encouragement hascreated this mess. Security guarantee doesn'tamount to much. If west refuses to be directlyinvolved in war against Russia now, it will do the same in future. If Russia perceives risk to its security,it will attack Ukraine again. Better solution is forthe west to consider Russian security risk and neutrality of Ukraine a la Austria.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,755
"...China is productive, yes, and attentive, but they see it less as a benign partner than as an imperious and corrupting force that raises the risk of conflict."Benign? Of course not, China is simply seeking to expand its global military footprint for its own ends. The use of "secretive" deals with the government of the Solomons is a pretty standard tactic, for they do not want the world at large to know what they are doing. China barely takes interest in its own poor, let alone the disadvantaged of some far off island chain.
20501ced16d13d11c6ec3dfdeac08d6ea993891cc6bfa8c5b14a4d3f1944cf07
[ { "content": "\"...China is productive, yes, and attentive, but they see it less as a benign partner than as an imperious and corrupting force that raises the risk of conflict.\"Benign? Of course not, China is simply seeking to expand its global military footprint for its own ends. The use of \"secretive\" deals with the government of the Solomons is a pretty standard tactic, for they do not want the world at large to know what they are doing. China barely takes interest in its own poor, let alone the disadvantaged of some far off island chain.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,979
TL So then what is your opinion of the fact that DJT increased our total national debt so much, that just his portion of our 200 plus year old accruing debt is 25%? He and his buddies overspent more money than ever in our history.... to give unfunded tax cuts to billionaires.,
2d9cc31d5f89787a86613eaa073f94db652a93da75c6f8289258f52697a8da21
[ { "content": "TL So then what is your opinion of the fact that DJT increased our total national debt so much, that just his portion of our 200 plus year old accruing debt is 25%? He and his buddies overspent more money than ever in our history.... to give unfunded tax cuts to billionaires.,\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
282
The main thing I get from this thorough story is that it's been too easy for folks who owe $1M in taxes to not have to pay up. Don't let the GOP ignore that aspect if they're going to go after HB. They're already trying to defund.
9cbb4ef4f40a3563cd488d286909afd3a3f3a1244171285f4c984313e6a940a8
[ { "content": "The main thing I get from this thorough story is that it's been too easy for folks who owe $1M in taxes to not have to pay up. Don't let the GOP ignore that aspect if they're going to go after HB. They're already trying to defund.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,165
Charles open your eyes. Trump was always a means to end not an end in itself.Read Fred C Koch wikipedia entry. Koch who co-founded the John Birch Society. All I hear is Nixon threw him out but history tells us the rest of the story.Nixon lost California and Reagan welcomed them back in and what's the matter with Kansas is the matter with all of America.The Right to work is the right to own slaves.
1751eccec0ef58798a44551c4fd69606431fe70e2fc0721b358aebc1c0040fbb
[ { "content": "Charles open your eyes. Trump was always a means to end not an end in itself.Read Fred C Koch wikipedia entry. Koch who co-founded the John Birch Society. All I hear is Nixon threw him out but history tells us the rest of the story.Nixon lost California and Reagan welcomed them back in and what's the matter with Kansas is the matter with all of America.The Right to work is the right to own slaves.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,501
I had a Queen of the Hippies' girlfriend in 1968 and in our mansion on Queen Anne Hill above Canlis in Seattle, where rent was $350 a month, we use to drop acid and put on Jeff Beck's Truth Album. On our way up...Then, much later -- on our way down -- we'd listen to Tim Hardin's Reason To Believe.I don't remember other music. We had eye opening -- and for us -- divine experiences with unforgettable lessons about love, time, America...Once, in the morning after, I'd gone for my draft physical down by Fisherman's Terminal. When I finished, hours later, they never wanted to see me again. Jeff Beck's Truth album was Diane's, a 60's creation. I got a call last month that she'd dropped dead on a trail going up some mountain in New Mexico.So, tonight, I want to believe that she's up in heaven, looking her best, which was, heavenly -- with her long chestnut hair and some silk scarves. And that she's in the crowd as Jeff rolls into heaven, with the angels, Hendrix, Petty and some Black bluesmen, a crowd of thousands...all playing the music he loved.
f36b67bc526ae75d9767e7ec47c2aa4755a0187e7d3b63b9cfc45563aa793e65
[ { "content": "I had a Queen of the Hippies' girlfriend in 1968 and in our mansion on Queen Anne Hill above Canlis in Seattle, where rent was $350 a month, we use to drop acid and put on Jeff Beck's Truth Album. On our way up...Then, much later -- on our way down -- we'd listen to Tim Hardin's Reason To Believe.I don't remember other music. We had eye opening -- and for us -- divine experiences with unforgettable lessons about love, time, America...Once, in the morning after, I'd gone for my draft physical down by Fisherman's Terminal. When I finished, hours later, they never wanted to see me again. Jeff Beck's Truth album was Diane's, a 60's creation. I got a call last month that she'd dropped dead on a trail going up some mountain in New Mexico.So, tonight, I want to believe that she's up in heaven, looking her best, which was, heavenly -- with her long chestnut hair and some silk scarves. And that she's in the crowd as Jeff rolls into heaven, with the angels, Hendrix, Petty and some Black bluesmen, a crowd of thousands...all playing the music he loved.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
366
He does not like being told what to do, is a bit paranoid that he will face consequences for being honest in the face of honest makes and creates his own mistakes by fighting to protect himself from a country that did nothing wrong to him in the first place. How he ever got elected anything is a mystery, but then, the same is true of George Santos. The media played an outsized role in each. Mike and Joe clearly created a problem here, but it’s doubtful intentionally. Their co-operation speaks to their integrity in these circumstances: if you have nothing to hide, you don’t have anything to worry about. The same could have been said for the disgraced former president, but there is something in his psychological profile that appears to think that rules don’t apply to him unless he deems them fair, and that fair can only mean he comes out on top. It’s the logic of a competitive 5 year old and he is apparently a grown man! The Trump Organization has been convicted of felonies, the question in that department is will the banks and investors look the other way? Classified documents at this point, this seems like a gov’t failure! Someone check the documents in and out, for goodness sake.
6d86b92a16ca9f32856baf7e7a1a252fc97ff3aa9f294bc22380ae7f1a9ac763
[ { "content": "He does not like being told what to do, is a bit paranoid that he will face consequences for being honest in the face of honest makes and creates his own mistakes by fighting to protect himself from a country that did nothing wrong to him in the first place. How he ever got elected anything is a mystery, but then, the same is true of George Santos. The media played an outsized role in each. Mike and Joe clearly created a problem here, but it’s doubtful intentionally. Their co-operation speaks to their integrity in these circumstances: if you have nothing to hide, you don’t have anything to worry about. The same could have been said for the disgraced former president, but there is something in his psychological profile that appears to think that rules don’t apply to him unless he deems them fair, and that fair can only mean he comes out on top. It’s the logic of a competitive 5 year old and he is apparently a grown man! The Trump Organization has been convicted of felonies, the question in that department is will the banks and investors look the other way? Classified documents at this point, this seems like a gov’t failure! Someone check the documents in and out, for goodness sake.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,499
Mike. No the article is not misleading, and strangely enough, neither are you. Contract workers like Onami-san can only get a monthly maximum of 65,000 yen, provided that they have paid into the public pension system for 40 years. Regular employees (medium/large corporations, public servants, etc) receive an additional pension in addition to their public pension which bumps up the monthly total to maybe 200,000-240,000 yen. The figure of 146,000 yen you quoted is most likely an average for these two groups. Unfortunately, all of these amounts are insufficient to live a good retirement. Hence the need to work.
30b62b877d682ac7653c3a1eabafc6ca4778618d73770daa57d05f4e1b8ab5d6
[ { "content": "Mike. No the article is not misleading, and strangely enough, neither are you. Contract workers like Onami-san can only get a monthly maximum of 65,000 yen, provided that they have paid into the public pension system for 40 years. Regular employees (medium/large corporations, public servants, etc) receive an additional pension in addition to their public pension which bumps up the monthly total to maybe 200,000-240,000 yen. The figure of 146,000 yen you quoted is most likely an average for these two groups. Unfortunately, all of these amounts are insufficient to live a good retirement. Hence the need to work.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,768
Amanda Agree. They come in a two pack at Costco for about $14. Very good.
5fabe1bd2760c656f0435d483d5f140374e8ab96a67510df008751eb0a3112dd
[ { "content": "Amanda Agree. They come in a two pack at Costco for about $14. Very good.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,448
I really hope NJ Governor Murphy changes his mind. It's crazy to add lanes to a highway in a dense, transit-oriented urban area like Jersey City. There are plenty of ways to serve port expansion, such as investing in freight rail, or repurposing existing roadway and making truck-only, rather than mindlessly expanding highway capacity, which just induces more traffic, worsens air quality, encourages sprawl and harms communities.
03635cd78b533c26b6cce935d0c47db78d140d5503ec38b937280dd810126450
[ { "content": "I really hope NJ Governor Murphy changes his mind. It's crazy to add lanes to a highway in a dense, transit-oriented urban area like Jersey City. There are plenty of ways to serve port expansion, such as investing in freight rail, or repurposing existing roadway and making truck-only, rather than mindlessly expanding highway capacity, which just induces more traffic, worsens air quality, encourages sprawl and harms communities.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
8,030
Dicaeopolis Yup - where did he get the $700K he loaned his campaign?
af63d74e2713d39a7ea7ea81939bff302ea5cc567a6a567cf6504497027e17b9
[ { "content": "Dicaeopolis Yup - where did he get the $700K he loaned his campaign?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,391
As the old saying goes: The problem with being old is that you don't feel old."We are old....in our mid-70s. We were at a long distance run this fall, volunteering. My did those youngsters treat us as old--telling us that they would read things for us if the print was too small, grabbing things out of our hands if they felt there was a better way to display the merchandise we were selling. My wife and I talked about this today, on our 1.5 mile walk. This morning we also did about 20 minutes of resistance exercises......oh yeah, I almost forgot...and cycled 32 miles in the dark.We are categorized by some young people as old. But even with a broken back that gives her pain nightly, and with my open heart surgery and with my treatment for prostate cancer, we don't feel old. This is 50+ days we have cycled 32 miles in the morning, and a total of 28,000 miles over the past 11 years.Would write more, but need to run: I'm working on our ballroom dance list for Sunday. No "youngsters" who have ever seen us dance think of us as old. (Of course, they don't really know what the heck we are doing: "What is this Nightclub 2-step thingy you're doing?")
aecf7ff390acfdffeef6f470e03bd25a675103151dbd1cd62bd648021717b34a
[ { "content": "As the old saying goes: The problem with being old is that you don't feel old.\"We are old....in our mid-70s. We were at a long distance run this fall, volunteering. My did those youngsters treat us as old--telling us that they would read things for us if the print was too small, grabbing things out of our hands if they felt there was a better way to display the merchandise we were selling. My wife and I talked about this today, on our 1.5 mile walk. This morning we also did about 20 minutes of resistance exercises......oh yeah, I almost forgot...and cycled 32 miles in the dark.We are categorized by some young people as old. But even with a broken back that gives her pain nightly, and with my open heart surgery and with my treatment for prostate cancer, we don't feel old. This is 50+ days we have cycled 32 miles in the morning, and a total of 28,000 miles over the past 11 years.Would write more, but need to run: I'm working on our ballroom dance list for Sunday. No \"youngsters\" who have ever seen us dance think of us as old. (Of course, they don't really know what the heck we are doing: \"What is this Nightclub 2-step thingy you're doing?\")\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
8,573
So he donates $44 MILLion dollars to Dems (his top execs donate another $20 mil to Dems) Sure, they also donated $24 million to republicans candidates, almost ALL fervently anti Trump republicans and according to the NYTs reporting, very clearly stated, the “executive” who gave the contributions had told people he had no interest in politics but had just been encouraged by this company to make the donation. Doubt me? Check it out, even NYT was very clear that is how he says it went down. Folks, this is why many of us feel like we’re going through stolen elections. Dems didn’t have to take this money.
83b559d8de5566520e6185d8ea6811353ded2afbd1dece77c291668d422f1c0b
[ { "content": "So he donates $44 MILLion dollars to Dems (his top execs donate another $20 mil to Dems) Sure, they also donated $24 million to republicans candidates, almost ALL fervently anti Trump republicans and according to the NYTs reporting, very clearly stated, the “executive” who gave the contributions had told people he had no interest in politics but had just been encouraged by this company to make the donation. Doubt me? Check it out, even NYT was very clear that is how he says it went down. Folks, this is why many of us feel like we’re going through stolen elections. Dems didn’t have to take this money.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,453
Half of Americans earn under $30,000 a year, and many less than $19,000. The federal minimum wage is a deplorable $7.25 an hour. Health care is problematic in states where Republicans refuse to expand Medicaid. This is the kindling. Republican politicians tell these frustrated people not to blame them, blame those city people instead. Right wing radio and TV strike the match. I’m from Missouri, and I grew up on a ranch in the Ozark foothills. Rural people are more angry there now, and fiddlers conventions and mandolins have been replaced by gun ranges and MAGA hats.
44032a8c01807b642fdc870de6d38b857d517fc721e8ce23d8b408c392f8153b
[ { "content": "Half of Americans earn under $30,000 a year, and many less than $19,000. The federal minimum wage is a deplorable $7.25 an hour. Health care is problematic in states where Republicans refuse to expand Medicaid. This is the kindling. Republican politicians tell these frustrated people not to blame them, blame those city people instead. Right wing radio and TV strike the match. I’m from Missouri, and I grew up on a ranch in the Ozark foothills. Rural people are more angry there now, and fiddlers conventions and mandolins have been replaced by gun ranges and MAGA hats.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
2,217
Eric B Wordle 584 2/6* Skill Luck W/L⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 92 79 24 "Strong, Lucky"🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 89 97 "Great Choice"Skill 89 Luck 88I was pleasantly surprised as the green boxes popped up on the second guess. I was just checking for a common ending with a WoF letter and another vowel. I thought of two words that would work for that plan and chose the right one by chance. It always feels good to beat the Bot who took three steps in hard mode, and my streak continues at 91 wins.I'm in good company today. Cheers to my fellow two-steppers, Spelling Marauder, Eric B, and Great Lakes. Thats two two-fers in a row for Great Lakes. Well done!Yesterday's Wordle 583 3/6* Skill Luck W/L⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 92 84 14 Alone⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 84 58 2 Flute🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 92 75 EludeSkill 91 Luck 74I began with a favorite opener that gave me a good start. The second guess tested for the "u" as well as the "fl" combination. That second try worked out well and left me with just two words, "plume" and "elude." I was lucky and chose the right one by gut instinct. Congrats to Great Lakes and Suz for their fantastic deuces yesterday.
f1dc13dcee9c1ceeec9287e196e62fcb75cb92a43c8f8ede77ee64c21c0567bf
[ { "content": "Eric B Wordle 584 2/6* Skill Luck W/L⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 92 79 24 \"Strong, Lucky\"🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 89 97 \"Great Choice\"Skill 89 Luck 88I was pleasantly surprised as the green boxes popped up on the second guess. I was just checking for a common ending with a WoF letter and another vowel. I thought of two words that would work for that plan and chose the right one by chance. It always feels good to beat the Bot who took three steps in hard mode, and my streak continues at 91 wins.I'm in good company today. Cheers to my fellow two-steppers, Spelling Marauder, Eric B, and Great Lakes. Thats two two-fers in a row for Great Lakes. Well done!Yesterday's Wordle 583 3/6* Skill Luck W/L⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 92 84 14 Alone⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 84 58 2 Flute🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 92 75 EludeSkill 91 Luck 74I began with a favorite opener that gave me a good start. The second guess tested for the \"u\" as well as the \"fl\" combination. That second try worked out well and left me with just two words, \"plume\" and \"elude.\" I was lucky and chose the right one by gut instinct. Congrats to Great Lakes and Suz for their fantastic deuces yesterday.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
4,196
Michael Jackson I was going to say exactly the same. In the UK we vote entirely on paper and the count is also manual (although there have been trials of optical counters they haven't been adopted). I accept that the UK is significantly smaller than the US (or Brazil) which probably makes things easier and that we vote for far fewer positions than in the US which limits the size and complexity of the ballot papers. This method of voting is capable of far greater transparency then electronic voting - especially given the proprietary nature of the software systems. Adopting open source software might be a way forward?
47b56ae3ce0b03fcfa0bd632f01b3e8e2b241f69ba47f07d1e74bafb5d9d77aa
[ { "content": "Michael Jackson I was going to say exactly the same. In the UK we vote entirely on paper and the count is also manual (although there have been trials of optical counters they haven't been adopted). I accept that the UK is significantly smaller than the US (or Brazil) which probably makes things easier and that we vote for far fewer positions than in the US which limits the size and complexity of the ballot papers. This method of voting is capable of far greater transparency then electronic voting - especially given the proprietary nature of the software systems. Adopting open source software might be a way forward?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
2,257
Let's check this. States get to invest money in private companies? The temptation to play favorites must be enormous! Oh wait, it's Louisiana. That ship has sailed.A modest proposal: all States must keep their tax money in Federal Funds or (and this is going to shock people) invest it in infrastructure. Retirement funds must be managed outside of political control (good luck with that).
7ac97346ae686224a18c08c4c983a263fd63d80ec1f36e7a323c297fe87e08fd
[ { "content": "Let's check this. States get to invest money in private companies? The temptation to play favorites must be enormous! Oh wait, it's Louisiana. That ship has sailed.A modest proposal: all States must keep their tax money in Federal Funds or (and this is going to shock people) invest it in infrastructure. Retirement funds must be managed outside of political control (good luck with that).\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
2,379
Will Rothfuss That pretty much sums up almost everyone in DC, and the sad fact is those shares go for peanuts. In any decent, corrupt country, these guys would be skimming 10% right off the top on any legislation they passed to benefit a particular group. Here, they sell their souls for campaign contributions and maybe a few stock tips.
c622dd104ef635cd06ecef3f87ca75f841d123b370ee995bb5785b75ba60cd74
[ { "content": "Will Rothfuss That pretty much sums up almost everyone in DC, and the sad fact is those shares go for peanuts. In any decent, corrupt country, these guys would be skimming 10% right off the top on any legislation they passed to benefit a particular group. Here, they sell their souls for campaign contributions and maybe a few stock tips.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,174
We sanctioned the Russian gov, oligarchs, friends & associates of Mr Putin. In retaliation the Russian gov is successfully attacking our financial system via the debt ceiling, negatively impacting our ability 2 defend our nation & pay our bills, weaponizing our political parties & our laws against us. They are demonstrating they understand our systems better than most Americans do & are eager 2 exploit our systems 2 attack us. Our security agencies will have noticed. We are in an undeclared war. We must educate our people 2 mitigate more of us being weaponized against us. We must declare a national emergency 2 defend ourselves, whatever it takes w/out physically harming weaponized legislators & citizens. Our gov must go loud & explain 2 the nation what is being done 2 us, & why, & how we're going 2 defend ourselves. In Iran that gov believes its protestors are destabilizing weapons controlled by Israel & West allied nations. The Iran gov chooses 2 murder, rape & maim its people instead of honestly explaining modern warfare 2 them. In England the previous PM cost the British people 100s of billions of pounds in added debt costs though she was only in office for weeks. In Israel the Russian gov is destroying the judicial system, using politicians it controls. What we're experiencing is all govs have vulnerabilities when enemies gain access 2 their country. Govs must educate their people, adapt & fortify their institutions & their people. This type of warfare will only get worse
4f65798eb831915385de1aac264e2956691f28092d86a37f21d4a492fb30ec52
[ { "content": "We sanctioned the Russian gov, oligarchs, friends & associates of Mr Putin. In retaliation the Russian gov is successfully attacking our financial system via the debt ceiling, negatively impacting our ability 2 defend our nation & pay our bills, weaponizing our political parties & our laws against us. They are demonstrating they understand our systems better than most Americans do & are eager 2 exploit our systems 2 attack us. Our security agencies will have noticed. We are in an undeclared war. We must educate our people 2 mitigate more of us being weaponized against us. We must declare a national emergency 2 defend ourselves, whatever it takes w/out physically harming weaponized legislators & citizens. Our gov must go loud & explain 2 the nation what is being done 2 us, & why, & how we're going 2 defend ourselves. In Iran that gov believes its protestors are destabilizing weapons controlled by Israel & West allied nations. The Iran gov chooses 2 murder, rape & maim its people instead of honestly explaining modern warfare 2 them. In England the previous PM cost the British people 100s of billions of pounds in added debt costs though she was only in office for weeks. In Israel the Russian gov is destroying the judicial system, using politicians it controls. What we're experiencing is all govs have vulnerabilities when enemies gain access 2 their country. Govs must educate their people, adapt & fortify their institutions & their people. This type of warfare will only get worse\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,684
Doulas can be helpful. But ultimately, we need to make a huge effort to train doctors and nurses to provide better care. We need to invest in OB/GYN, which is becoming a shortage specialty. Midwives, doulas, and birth centers will not fix our poor outcomes in high risk pregnancies, which end in OB-led hospital births (even in countries with heavy midwife involvement such as the UK). The UK also has significant racial disparities in maternal health outcomes. There's more going on here than just the US health system. As long as doctors dismiss symptoms in women, especially Black and brown women, women will die. It is helpful when a doula advocates for a woman. But if the doctor continues to dismiss a problem, it will not be fixed. Another dirty secret is that 40% of US births are now through Medicaid. Since medicaid pays so poorly, the financial squeeze on obstetric services is high and this is only increasing. Moreover, women get kicked off Medicaid too quickly after birth. If the state does not provide comprehensive Medicaid or the woman doesn't have access to other insurance, postpartum complications are missed and chronic health conditions go untreated.
dcce2b4ede84efff620486a2051d74667af03a422b5dc3c9d00ee2de843183a8
[ { "content": "Doulas can be helpful. But ultimately, we need to make a huge effort to train doctors and nurses to provide better care. We need to invest in OB/GYN, which is becoming a shortage specialty. Midwives, doulas, and birth centers will not fix our poor outcomes in high risk pregnancies, which end in OB-led hospital births (even in countries with heavy midwife involvement such as the UK). The UK also has significant racial disparities in maternal health outcomes. There's more going on here than just the US health system. As long as doctors dismiss symptoms in women, especially Black and brown women, women will die. It is helpful when a doula advocates for a woman. But if the doctor continues to dismiss a problem, it will not be fixed. Another dirty secret is that 40% of US births are now through Medicaid. Since medicaid pays so poorly, the financial squeeze on obstetric services is high and this is only increasing. Moreover, women get kicked off Medicaid too quickly after birth. If the state does not provide comprehensive Medicaid or the woman doesn't have access to other insurance, postpartum complications are missed and chronic health conditions go untreated.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,023
Greg The property tax rate and sales tax percentage you note are not particularly high. It helps to remember, too, that the property tax for a $1,500,000 home in California will be many times the amount for a comparable home in Florida.I'm curious as to why you left out the subject of state income tax, of which Florida has none. That one trumps all others when comparing the total tax burden across our fifty states. No state income tax and the lack of a state sales tax is why I chose New Hampshire for retirement.
c241f83c39777458e15f3329f173aa049a3264ca1917a1a949fb6f2d27f3d435
[ { "content": "Greg The property tax rate and sales tax percentage you note are not particularly high. It helps to remember, too, that the property tax for a $1,500,000 home in California will be many times the amount for a comparable home in Florida.I'm curious as to why you left out the subject of state income tax, of which Florida has none. That one trumps all others when comparing the total tax burden across our fifty states. No state income tax and the lack of a state sales tax is why I chose New Hampshire for retirement.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
8,837
Leigh It's not really a "tiny bit more." It's 6.2% from employer, 6.2% from employee. Or the full 12.4% if self employed. That is a lot. Anyone hitting the salary cap of $160k is already contributing about $20k a year into the program, and the max benefit at full retirement age is about $43k a year minus taxes.
1eae2f9b4862c0ca1cf38e21e2ea7998bc781dff029ab5246a4fd96ef3b030db
[ { "content": "Leigh It's not really a \"tiny bit more.\" It's 6.2% from employer, 6.2% from employee. Or the full 12.4% if self employed. That is a lot. Anyone hitting the salary cap of $160k is already contributing about $20k a year into the program, and the max benefit at full retirement age is about $43k a year minus taxes.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,610
Noncompetes are unconstitutional. They limit economic and personal freedom. Our family lost several months of salary and paid 10s of thousands of dollars to battle a non-compete clause in Philadelphia. Noncompetes benefit lawyers and administrators-no one else. They need to be federally outlawed.
1c48be680cbc6744dda86f7c0ea50be051a9d4736d1ad0d2b2be08e20d1e0687
[ { "content": "Noncompetes are unconstitutional. They limit economic and personal freedom. Our family lost several months of salary and paid 10s of thousands of dollars to battle a non-compete clause in Philadelphia. Noncompetes benefit lawyers and administrators-no one else. They need to be federally outlawed.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
4,086
David, You are wrong. It's not a "free market" when the insurance companies are taking massive profits and NOT funneling it back into the hospitals or patient care. You can google all these companies financials, for example "UnitedHealth Group Revenue To Hit $360 Billion Next Year "
eaff9de8fbd5f5d025857e3898a6f81e006254dd77e102b6d244110ca7ab1607
[ { "content": "David, You are wrong. It's not a \"free market\" when the insurance companies are taking massive profits and NOT funneling it back into the hospitals or patient care. You can google all these companies financials, for example \"UnitedHealth Group Revenue To Hit $360 Billion Next Year \"\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,442
Another Nobel Laureate put it this way, Professor. "Most currencies lost their gold base in the 1930s, thus removing an important convertibility constraint on money supplies. Nevertheless, until 1971, the system did preserve an indirect link to gold through fixed exchange rates with the anchored dollar. It was the severing of the link to gold in 1971 and the movement to flexible exchange rates in 1973 that removed the constraint on monetary expansion. The price level of what had become the mainstream of the world economy was now in the hands of the Federal Reserve System, the greatest engine of inflation every created. Because there was no other international money, the Fed could now pump out billions and billions of dollars that would be taken up and used as reserves by the rest of the world. Not only that, but US government Treasury bills and bonds became a new form of international money. Dollars became the reserves of new international banks producing money in the Eurodollar market and other offshore outlets for international money." The late Robert Mundell.
a294501fb3f87e3dfa80d0371a14aae7216d5bff2677757ec3b84fb525b25609
[ { "content": "Another Nobel Laureate put it this way, Professor. \"Most currencies lost their gold base in the 1930s, thus removing an important convertibility constraint on money supplies. Nevertheless, until 1971, the system did preserve an indirect link to gold through fixed exchange rates with the anchored dollar. It was the severing of the link to gold in 1971 and the movement to flexible exchange rates in 1973 that removed the constraint on monetary expansion. The price level of what had become the mainstream of the world economy was now in the hands of the Federal Reserve System, the greatest engine of inflation every created. Because there was no other international money, the Fed could now pump out billions and billions of dollars that would be taken up and used as reserves by the rest of the world. Not only that, but US government Treasury bills and bonds became a new form of international money. Dollars became the reserves of new international banks producing money in the Eurodollar market and other offshore outlets for international money.\" The late Robert Mundell.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,587
These industrial investments are good, but the US has to do a better job educating its own citizens, rather than always relying on recruiting the best people who received great education elsewhere. In the latest (2018) PISA international assessment of 15-year-old students, the US ranks 37th in math. Taiwan is 5th. China is #1.<a href="https://factsmaps.com/pisa-2018-worldwide-ranking-average-score-of-mathematics-science-reading" target="_blank">https://factsmaps.com/pisa-2018-worldwide-ranking-average-score-of-mathematics-science-reading</a>/
f397a570f5fd37e8c605c42bfe06ffe954e233693c4d7c8817c9dbc82421db86
[ { "content": "These industrial investments are good, but the US has to do a better job educating its own citizens, rather than always relying on recruiting the best people who received great education elsewhere. In the latest (2018) PISA international assessment of 15-year-old students, the US ranks 37th in math. Taiwan is 5th. China is #1.<a href=\"https://factsmaps.com/pisa-2018-worldwide-ranking-average-score-of-mathematics-science-reading\" target=\"_blank\">https://factsmaps.com/pisa-2018-worldwide-ranking-average-score-of-mathematics-science-reading</a>/\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,921
SWong If you only “Democrats spend like drunken sailors,” you haven’t been paying attention. Reagan doubled the national debt. Bush Sr ran up as much debt as Reagan, in half the time. Dubya ran up 86% as much debt as All Previous Presidents Conbined.
8ec5d5486dc17802430382e82c8417d004fc35a2551fd25e380d15f5b5d9cd48
[ { "content": "SWong If you only “Democrats spend like drunken sailors,” you haven’t been paying attention. Reagan doubled the national debt. Bush Sr ran up as much debt as Reagan, in half the time. Dubya ran up 86% as much debt as All Previous Presidents Conbined.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
8,114
Bruce Rozenblit one thing I took from the release of trumps tax returns was: in 2015 & 2016 his wages, which is what SS & Medicare contributions are based on was in ‘15 the low 5 figures less than $20,000 in ‘16 it was under $10,000. Which obviously means he was paying a pittance into those programs.Then, in ‘17,’18, ‘19 & ‘20 when his wages, as President we’re over $390,000 he was paying the full SS toll and Medicare on the whole amount.Maybe, though he was the leader of the free world that’s why he was so nasty, ornery, cantankerous and obnoxious. I can see him grousing” I have to pay these taxes?Herein lies the problem with funding these essential programs, in 2020 Jeff Bezos paid himself a salary of $85,000 as head of Amazon, another short changing of society at large.
8014ad9b4ea2983a61b2de8877912e015d2d5f07e3e7a403bc6368897afd035f
[ { "content": "Bruce Rozenblit one thing I took from the release of trumps tax returns was: in 2015 & 2016 his wages, which is what SS & Medicare contributions are based on was in ‘15 the low 5 figures less than $20,000 in ‘16 it was under $10,000. Which obviously means he was paying a pittance into those programs.Then, in ‘17,’18, ‘19 & ‘20 when his wages, as President we’re over $390,000 he was paying the full SS toll and Medicare on the whole amount.Maybe, though he was the leader of the free world that’s why he was so nasty, ornery, cantankerous and obnoxious. I can see him grousing” I have to pay these taxes?Herein lies the problem with funding these essential programs, in 2020 Jeff Bezos paid himself a salary of $85,000 as head of Amazon, another short changing of society at large.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,759
SR -- the max loan forgiveness of student loans is 20k, not 80k. Most borrowers will receive 10k at the most.
a56fafd5f9d50e81051f62dd11c0ed2df5806c7b4c0454b766f80893590cd78d
[ { "content": "SR -- the max loan forgiveness of student loans is 20k, not 80k. Most borrowers will receive 10k at the most.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,864
Interesting that this story comes out the day after Germany is unable to allow its main battle tanks to be sent to Ukraine. Somebody thinks stories like this will help the Germans overcome their misgivings over memories of the blitzkrieg in WW2. The German’s need help to to come to terms with the fact that peaceful economic cooperation with Russia for cheap energy can no longer be considered a viable strategy. This story is designed to make Germans realize that the Russians will do them harm if they do not invest in a full strategy of deterrence against Russia in the Ukraine. Obviously the Russians think these tactics in Spain will scare the Germans off and strengthen the parts of the Chancellor’s coalition who want to hold back. The Germans are careful but I don’t think they scare easily. This too will probably backfire on the Russians. The easiest way to help the Germans out here is to go ahead and commit a few American tanks to the Ukraine. They are going to take a very long time to get there. Meanwhile the Leopard2 tanks can get there very quickly. I hope the training of Ukrainians on these tanks has already started. I wouldn’t doubt it.
29b2cdf124a3def1a3d0212088c5280f29913b4a1bb19c32918a9facb8a2d86b
[ { "content": "Interesting that this story comes out the day after Germany is unable to allow its main battle tanks to be sent to Ukraine. Somebody thinks stories like this will help the Germans overcome their misgivings over memories of the blitzkrieg in WW2. The German’s need help to to come to terms with the fact that peaceful economic cooperation with Russia for cheap energy can no longer be considered a viable strategy. This story is designed to make Germans realize that the Russians will do them harm if they do not invest in a full strategy of deterrence against Russia in the Ukraine. Obviously the Russians think these tactics in Spain will scare the Germans off and strengthen the parts of the Chancellor’s coalition who want to hold back. The Germans are careful but I don’t think they scare easily. This too will probably backfire on the Russians. The easiest way to help the Germans out here is to go ahead and commit a few American tanks to the Ukraine. They are going to take a very long time to get there. Meanwhile the Leopard2 tanks can get there very quickly. I hope the training of Ukrainians on these tanks has already started. I wouldn’t doubt it.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
4,318
Bruce Rozenblit Trump added 7.8 TRILLION to the debt the largest increase ever in a 4 year period
bd6f9d2270e60bb97509cb5da438adad2e82c66e017fd205227532ea7b6baf4c
[ { "content": "Bruce Rozenblit Trump added 7.8 TRILLION to the debt the largest increase ever in a 4 year period\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,172
Auntie Mame - You don't understand economics, and there was never a time computer products were protected. The reason you can have an iPhone or iMac for the price it costs is because it's made in China & Taiwan. The reason the manufacturing was moved to China is to lower manufacturing cost. If an iMac were made in the US it would be $5000 and nobody could afford it. The people overseas who build Apple products make Burger King money.
025a9eeeeac0558d77d4c71b0902643c5b87caf201f9ba5ad3d6fd3c09f735d9
[ { "content": "Auntie Mame - You don't understand economics, and there was never a time computer products were protected. The reason you can have an iPhone or iMac for the price it costs is because it's made in China & Taiwan. The reason the manufacturing was moved to China is to lower manufacturing cost. If an iMac were made in the US it would be $5000 and nobody could afford it. The people overseas who build Apple products make Burger King money.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
2,163
Eric B Day 4 of new strategy, where I use the previous day's next to last word as today's starter. Yesterday's starting word was TEACH, followed by SNORE, then today's word, then the answer ELUDE. I'm very lucky that today's word worked at all, let alone as well as it did. BaloneyBot was actually sort of nice about word 1, saying: "Bold choice! Not what I would have picked, but I admire your creativity. Less than 0.1% of players today opened with... And today it was a lucky choice: You've eliminated all but 159 words in my dictionary." Word 2 was good, but another word would have been "more efficient".Wordle 584 3/6*⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 44/77/159🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 79/64/13🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 72/95WordleBotSkill 76/99Luck 79/99Congratulations to Spelling Marauder and Eric B for their early morning charge into 2fer leadership! Happy Tuesday y'all!
4d7867a164983e492cab67655aba2e8d0e5fbc572eff15038338351c83313021
[ { "content": "Eric B Day 4 of new strategy, where I use the previous day's next to last word as today's starter. Yesterday's starting word was TEACH, followed by SNORE, then today's word, then the answer ELUDE. I'm very lucky that today's word worked at all, let alone as well as it did. BaloneyBot was actually sort of nice about word 1, saying: \"Bold choice! Not what I would have picked, but I admire your creativity. Less than 0.1% of players today opened with... And today it was a lucky choice: You've eliminated all but 159 words in my dictionary.\" Word 2 was good, but another word would have been \"more efficient\".Wordle 584 3/6*⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 44/77/159🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 79/64/13🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 72/95WordleBotSkill 76/99Luck 79/99Congratulations to Spelling Marauder and Eric B for their early morning charge into 2fer leadership! Happy Tuesday y'all!\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,976
The failure of Congress to enforce the STOCK act as our legislators pile up massive fortunes in office while in theory they make less than $200k a year contributes greatly to the sense that our government is bought and paid for. Whether it be a remarkable ability to invest in certain stocks, or just outright grift, it is not lost on Americans that our government is not about what is best for them.
41fc17431539e04cab18ae58f41ad2f4e7f2b1521dae548e2adc11761c1520bc
[ { "content": "The failure of Congress to enforce the STOCK act as our legislators pile up massive fortunes in office while in theory they make less than $200k a year contributes greatly to the sense that our government is bought and paid for. Whether it be a remarkable ability to invest in certain stocks, or just outright grift, it is not lost on Americans that our government is not about what is best for them.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,575
If boosters are allowed to give directly to football & basketball recruits, millions of dollars will be flying to lure them to either big boosters colleges or colleges with wealthy alumni. What a mess. I thought only legitimate companies were allowed not boosters. It’s the Wild West. A recruit is offered $13M to sign for a particular school. A QB has a $3.2M deal. The Tarheel player is a positive. He made the dean’s list in business & is staying another year & will probably get that degree.
4143dc4051622286586652834e76b42493af22090e2a826e3ad854405cc5e3f4
[ { "content": "If boosters are allowed to give directly to football & basketball recruits, millions of dollars will be flying to lure them to either big boosters colleges or colleges with wealthy alumni. What a mess. I thought only legitimate companies were allowed not boosters. It’s the Wild West. A recruit is offered $13M to sign for a particular school. A QB has a $3.2M deal. The Tarheel player is a positive. He made the dean’s list in business & is staying another year & will probably get that degree.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,598
MB I would be curious when the $705,000 loan was made along the time line of his candidacy? Was it after this study was done on his fake life?
c387f8f7c322444e7a166dfff55c03a89dc8107a4858ce359c93fcac9d9a9441
[ { "content": "MB I would be curious when the $705,000 loan was made along the time line of his candidacy? Was it after this study was done on his fake life?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,415
". . . it’s hard to encourage open-ended curiosity when schools are judged by standardized test scores . . ." So true. We fail students from the start. We teach them that learning can be quantified. And we do this in an a world constantly distracted by digital devices, awash in conspiracy theories, hate speech, bias media, and dissembleing political leaders. If ever there were a time when we need objective critical thinking it is now.
f4af3d97cd5c33e1e7a05368b206bed4683bf8f6943e75ad05cd8329ffc8253c
[ { "content": "\". . . it’s hard to encourage open-ended curiosity when schools are judged by standardized test scores . . .\" So true. We fail students from the start. We teach them that learning can be quantified. And we do this in an a world constantly distracted by digital devices, awash in conspiracy theories, hate speech, bias media, and dissembleing political leaders. If ever there were a time when we need objective critical thinking it is now.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
2,802
I think that the investment by our government is needed but it is only needed because these Tech co. abandoned the US for money. They continue to underpay top talent that is why US students do not want to take engineering courses that coast $150 grand just to make $80 grand when they graduate. So when these factories go on line they will have to pay top dollar or they will not work. Seems to me investors will need to get acquainted with the word haircut or down size when it comes to the money they make out of production. The American people are holding there collective tongues because of how much money we are throwing at co. that have billions in profits but still have there hand out for our money. It is a bullet the American people have to bite in order to keep our Democracy's alive around the world and the American people need corporate America to do its job and pay up and pay top dollar for American workers. That way we can rebuild the middle class they destroyed for a three percent profit when they moved to China.
d7da56e0c742a6afbb1eedce3f8befdd91ed45624a6c5b63a4fa6808c2c595ea
[ { "content": "I think that the investment by our government is needed but it is only needed because these Tech co. abandoned the US for money. They continue to underpay top talent that is why US students do not want to take engineering courses that coast $150 grand just to make $80 grand when they graduate. So when these factories go on line they will have to pay top dollar or they will not work. Seems to me investors will need to get acquainted with the word haircut or down size when it comes to the money they make out of production. The American people are holding there collective tongues because of how much money we are throwing at co. that have billions in profits but still have there hand out for our money. It is a bullet the American people have to bite in order to keep our Democracy's alive around the world and the American people need corporate America to do its job and pay up and pay top dollar for American workers. That way we can rebuild the middle class they destroyed for a three percent profit when they moved to China.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,287
Saw Jeff Beck open for SRV at the Garden. Unreal.
61bacebe39b36e03b9953a94008fccf58080c6946a526d8897c2fa06783db579
[ { "content": "Saw Jeff Beck open for SRV at the Garden. Unreal.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
4,851
I do not trust most people to use FSD responsibly. Humans simply do not have the wisdom or maturity, especially behind the wheel of a car. Musk has conned $15,000 from some Tesla owners to test a self-driving feature that will always be ready next year.He is a genius. He figured out a way to “part a fool from his money”.The only question a jury has to answer is would a reasonable average driver been able to avoid said accidents in the article.
698a72017771628b046180846a0842663caf29353d8b435d23ec438273b3e4f3
[ { "content": "I do not trust most people to use FSD responsibly. Humans simply do not have the wisdom or maturity, especially behind the wheel of a car. Musk has conned $15,000 from some Tesla owners to test a self-driving feature that will always be ready next year.He is a genius. He figured out a way to “part a fool from his money”.The only question a jury has to answer is would a reasonable average driver been able to avoid said accidents in the article.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,253
David As an orthodox gay Jew, this is incorrect. The Torah says MSM (men who have sex with men) is a sin, and doesn't mention the possibility (or lack of) marriage between 2 men.These guys are orthodox. They do follow Jewish law and believe in it. What they do in bed is none of our business, and even in an orthodox gay (civil) marriage we don't know what they do in bed. This club is not hosting gay sex parties - which would be the sin itself.Being an orthodox gay is not easy, you have to try to balance your beliefs and upbringing with your identity. Some have sex, some abstain, but they all know they are gay. Some need support from other orthodox gay Jews.YU doesn't care because YU wants to ignore the existence of gay Jewish men and non binary folk. It's easier to ignore than allow and discuss. It's easier to censor and control than have an open talk, but let's talk.
73496ad6acb6d5e59ea060768bcbdc1cbd944699472f8e0ddfa10b31905b22e0
[ { "content": "David As an orthodox gay Jew, this is incorrect. The Torah says MSM (men who have sex with men) is a sin, and doesn't mention the possibility (or lack of) marriage between 2 men.These guys are orthodox. They do follow Jewish law and believe in it. What they do in bed is none of our business, and even in an orthodox gay (civil) marriage we don't know what they do in bed. This club is not hosting gay sex parties - which would be the sin itself.Being an orthodox gay is not easy, you have to try to balance your beliefs and upbringing with your identity. Some have sex, some abstain, but they all know they are gay. Some need support from other orthodox gay Jews.YU doesn't care because YU wants to ignore the existence of gay Jewish men and non binary folk. It's easier to ignore than allow and discuss. It's easier to censor and control than have an open talk, but let's talk.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
8,518
My favorite part is where Harry and Meghan whinge and moan so pitifully about their lot from their mansions, castles, private jets and lives of privilege while depositing 100 million from Netflix, 30 million from the Spare book and 25 million from the Spotify deal into their accounts. Brings a salty tear to my left eye every time.
3deb1a527a8235bd417e8eee5b35dced3bdc8c9c52817961bb877b7f156336a3
[ { "content": "My favorite part is where Harry and Meghan whinge and moan so pitifully about their lot from their mansions, castles, private jets and lives of privilege while depositing 100 million from Netflix, 30 million from the Spare book and 25 million from the Spotify deal into their accounts. Brings a salty tear to my left eye every time.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,658
Pleasant Plainer From he article" "Like other tech companies, Microsoft expanded rapidly during the pandemic, hiring more than 75,000 people since 2019."
297459125810d51e01391357d22262d6241f9bb3cab3abd6389ba213c8bffc8d
[ { "content": "Pleasant Plainer From he article\" \"Like other tech companies, Microsoft expanded rapidly during the pandemic, hiring more than 75,000 people since 2019.\"\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
842
I am in support of the freedom to choose an abortion when a pregnancy is unwanted, unviable, or a danger to the a woman's health or well-being. With that freedom comes the responsibility to be intellectually honest about what we're really doing when we terminate.In 1972 my best friend worked as an abortion counselor at one of the newly opened clinics in NY. The counselors had no qualifications for this position, other than a sincere desire to serve. They told women seeking abortions that any ambivalence they might feel about the procedure was simply the result of conditioning by the patriarchy, and that the fetus was simply a "clump" of cells. The procedure was no different from having a tooth pulled. In short, they lied.I learned this when my friend revealed that when she had an illegal termination, prior to becoming a counselor, that the emotions she struggled with were far more complicated than the party line the counselors espoused.The percentage of women who were not using contraception when they became pregnant was roughly 40% in 1971. Based on data collected at clinics, that figure has not changed much.If we were honest about what a complex emotional issue pregnancy is for many of us we would not normalize abortion as simply "health care." Women need honest counseling from high school on that encourages contraception. The fact that abortion is used as a political football makes such honesty impossible because we are forced to preserve our rights instead.
95cea672a6235b3316a38887e4d8842eebefe709b26a164c4fc3acead9817a43
[ { "content": "I am in support of the freedom to choose an abortion when a pregnancy is unwanted, unviable, or a danger to the a woman's health or well-being. With that freedom comes the responsibility to be intellectually honest about what we're really doing when we terminate.In 1972 my best friend worked as an abortion counselor at one of the newly opened clinics in NY. The counselors had no qualifications for this position, other than a sincere desire to serve. They told women seeking abortions that any ambivalence they might feel about the procedure was simply the result of conditioning by the patriarchy, and that the fetus was simply a \"clump\" of cells. The procedure was no different from having a tooth pulled. In short, they lied.I learned this when my friend revealed that when she had an illegal termination, prior to becoming a counselor, that the emotions she struggled with were far more complicated than the party line the counselors espoused.The percentage of women who were not using contraception when they became pregnant was roughly 40% in 1971. Based on data collected at clinics, that figure has not changed much.If we were honest about what a complex emotional issue pregnancy is for many of us we would not normalize abortion as simply \"health care.\" Women need honest counseling from high school on that encourages contraception. The fact that abortion is used as a political football makes such honesty impossible because we are forced to preserve our rights instead.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,656
Massive investment in public education is needed - the US is behind much of the world. But the right wing has largely given up on public education. It’s a disgrace. How is it that we accept that teachers use their own money to buy classroom supplies? Why do we accept the insane inequities from school district to school district?
e7f338c7a8f0bbdde899bd81b712a3dadf32d0e219716bb49524e2370b2f8982
[ { "content": "Massive investment in public education is needed - the US is behind much of the world. But the right wing has largely given up on public education. It’s a disgrace. How is it that we accept that teachers use their own money to buy classroom supplies? Why do we accept the insane inequities from school district to school district?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,798
The 10 other states without expanded Medicaid (mandated by the ACA but blocked by the GOP Supreme Court) are TX, GA, AL, MS, SC, NC, TN, KS, WY, and WI.
5eadef60c33041590f3b9b713b5711bbcde0ac6524e345d1bca9ac546b7e157c
[ { "content": "The 10 other states without expanded Medicaid (mandated by the ACA but blocked by the GOP Supreme Court) are TX, GA, AL, MS, SC, NC, TN, KS, WY, and WI.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,615
Elie Levine every day it seems to me that many of the Hive suggestions are mutually contradictory, but…For a start I have seen suggestions about the Game and those for changes in the Forum. Some of the suggestions are low hanging fruits, others would require more IT investment. Those could be the main facets of a taxonomy.e.g some titivation of the Forum should be easily done (changing “Hi busy bees” to “Hi, busy bees” e.g).But consistency with the names of the pages and where the links end up on ALL platforms, browser, and Apps, would really be welcome, to NOOBs and those who help them navigate. Why Hints in the menu, Answers in the URL title, but Spelling Bee Forum as the page title?Differences in functionality in the Apps and in the browser cause much angst. The series “Apps Behaving Badly”, featuring Stats and Yesterday’s words, is always a hit in the Hive.For the game, the “big one” will always be the word list. Some consider selection necessary, others are unwilling to suffer ANY truncation of words. Others want word swapping (“i don’t know that nasty word, let me use this lovely word I do know instead”). As a Watcher you will see the sore points, just providing a comment here, and follow it up with a recommendation to Sam, would be helpful. Words ARE added, they must be seen to be added.Basically, if the NYT still has a professional librarian on staff, ask them to help collect and organise the suggestions. GOOD luck
c3004fac120af03f3b1ae06889da1c1b9d1d9656378d796102c4b8e55f8165ff
[ { "content": "Elie Levine every day it seems to me that many of the Hive suggestions are mutually contradictory, but…For a start I have seen suggestions about the Game and those for changes in the Forum. Some of the suggestions are low hanging fruits, others would require more IT investment. Those could be the main facets of a taxonomy.e.g some titivation of the Forum should be easily done (changing “Hi busy bees” to “Hi, busy bees” e.g).But consistency with the names of the pages and where the links end up on ALL platforms, browser, and Apps, would really be welcome, to NOOBs and those who help them navigate. Why Hints in the menu, Answers in the URL title, but Spelling Bee Forum as the page title?Differences in functionality in the Apps and in the browser cause much angst. The series “Apps Behaving Badly”, featuring Stats and Yesterday’s words, is always a hit in the Hive.For the game, the “big one” will always be the word list. Some consider selection necessary, others are unwilling to suffer ANY truncation of words. Others want word swapping (“i don’t know that nasty word, let me use this lovely word I do know instead”). As a Watcher you will see the sore points, just providing a comment here, and follow it up with a recommendation to Sam, would be helpful. Words ARE added, they must be seen to be added.Basically, if the NYT still has a professional librarian on staff, ask them to help collect and organise the suggestions. GOOD luck\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,207
Satya Nadella made $54.9 million last year. How incredibly courageous of him to lay off people making 300 times less than him! Must really be penny pinching now.
4aa1f0c243333d5cabb02e4394fa2d2357a3d7720e01a55c016971a993765a04
[ { "content": "Satya Nadella made $54.9 million last year. How incredibly courageous of him to lay off people making 300 times less than him! Must really be penny pinching now.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
423
Rory Yes. It begs the question why didn't he just create another imaginary currency to cover the $8B shortfall. His productivity would have soared!
4c8975fa378c4c7a74b5281d6ee4babc94ba1c0c8de845e887ddb5174ea6cc08
[ { "content": "Rory Yes. It begs the question why didn't he just create another imaginary currency to cover the $8B shortfall. His productivity would have soared!\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,334
Best advice I ever got came from a former, female manager. She told me that when interviewing for a job, when they ask how much you are requesting for salary, to say, “What salary range has been designated for this role?”Catches the recruiter totally off guard, but it’s a reasonable question so they always answer. I’ve received job offers $5k-$15k higher than I would have thought to ask for.
6dcfaa41cecde21e90d194fb1ca81262ee0653bbf7adc338fc08f5fb9d2e1180
[ { "content": "Best advice I ever got came from a former, female manager. She told me that when interviewing for a job, when they ask how much you are requesting for salary, to say, “What salary range has been designated for this role?”Catches the recruiter totally off guard, but it’s a reasonable question so they always answer. I’ve received job offers $5k-$15k higher than I would have thought to ask for.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,966
When you look for the root of all of this crazy behavior, it all points to one person and that person is not Trump. Criminals have always been an unfortunate part of society but usually there is an attorney general to prosecute them.No longer.AG Merrick Garland's failure to prosecute Trump and his cohorts made it open season for extremists. Criminals and wannabe power hungry zealots are on the loose while the Top Cop looks the other way. Some people opine that Garland is being careful, trying to avoid a deeper schism in America, but this republican pustule has split wide open infecting every thing it touches.
8ae43aa95daf8a9791a4e62bd62f4048154d6329e3d50fc095d76a95c5ea409d
[ { "content": "When you look for the root of all of this crazy behavior, it all points to one person and that person is not Trump. Criminals have always been an unfortunate part of society but usually there is an attorney general to prosecute them.No longer.AG Merrick Garland's failure to prosecute Trump and his cohorts made it open season for extremists. Criminals and wannabe power hungry zealots are on the loose while the Top Cop looks the other way. Some people opine that Garland is being careful, trying to avoid a deeper schism in America, but this republican pustule has split wide open infecting every thing it touches.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,703
Mike C. I should mention the restaurants here aren’t that loud. They say the food here falls off the trees. I just bought six more big tangerines in the little store 200 feet away, and it cost 1.47 Euros. The butcher carves off a pound of smokey or Swiss cheese every few days. Sicilian beer isn’t bad but single bottles of Leffe from Belgium are 1.5 Euros.
e2058e495efa1c6fdbf70934d56932a5d5d72760bfc15e96db80171ca728f40e
[ { "content": "Mike C. I should mention the restaurants here aren’t that loud. They say the food here falls off the trees. I just bought six more big tangerines in the little store 200 feet away, and it cost 1.47 Euros. The butcher carves off a pound of smokey or Swiss cheese every few days. Sicilian beer isn’t bad but single bottles of Leffe from Belgium are 1.5 Euros.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,479
"Even as schools spend billions of dollars on security, the number of gun incidents at schools has only grown.""Overall, schools are still quite safe.""School shootings are “very, very rare,” said David Riedman, the founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database.""But experts say many “deterrent” measures — like metal detectors, clear backpacks or having armed staff members on campus — have not been shown to reliably prevent shootings. Other tools, like security cameras or panic buttons, may help interrupt violence in the moment but are unlikely to forestall shootings."“There is not a lot of evidence that they work,” Marc Zimmerman, co-director of the National Center for School Safety at the University of Michigan, said of many of the safety measures." "Most school shootings, though, are not planned, mass attacks."“The most common occurrence — throughout history and throughout the last couple of years as things have dramatically increased — is there are fights that escalate into shootings"So you mean there are people making billions of dollars by spreading hysteria to combat something which is vastly unlikely to ever happen to an individual and even if it were to happen the billions of dollars invested will do little or nothing of benefit? Sounds like its really worth throwing ever increasing sums of money after as well as obsessing over daily on a personal basis....
2dc24aa28ba6cd1d0030f9659f1dea6ccba47aa694c8a4d5da2373f09ca93452
[ { "content": "\"Even as schools spend billions of dollars on security, the number of gun incidents at schools has only grown.\"\"Overall, schools are still quite safe.\"\"School shootings are “very, very rare,” said David Riedman, the founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database.\"\"But experts say many “deterrent” measures — like metal detectors, clear backpacks or having armed staff members on campus — have not been shown to reliably prevent shootings. Other tools, like security cameras or panic buttons, may help interrupt violence in the moment but are unlikely to forestall shootings.\"“There is not a lot of evidence that they work,” Marc Zimmerman, co-director of the National Center for School Safety at the University of Michigan, said of many of the safety measures.\" \"Most school shootings, though, are not planned, mass attacks.\"“The most common occurrence — throughout history and throughout the last couple of years as things have dramatically increased — is there are fights that escalate into shootings\"So you mean there are people making billions of dollars by spreading hysteria to combat something which is vastly unlikely to ever happen to an individual and even if it were to happen the billions of dollars invested will do little or nothing of benefit? Sounds like its really worth throwing ever increasing sums of money after as well as obsessing over daily on a personal basis....\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,492
Mary I agree there's no need to punish the child, but I'm deeply confused about why you think that people who defrauded a city government should be treated as valuable members of their community.Also, it's absolutely nonsensical to treat this as "bearing false witness." According to the letter, they settled with the city government for several million dollars, which doesn't happen for no reason.
f07ef76e1627b5e79aaeb548ed42f5414139bcb523fc37c6faf504f8749de209
[ { "content": "Mary I agree there's no need to punish the child, but I'm deeply confused about why you think that people who defrauded a city government should be treated as valuable members of their community.Also, it's absolutely nonsensical to treat this as \"bearing false witness.\" According to the letter, they settled with the city government for several million dollars, which doesn't happen for no reason.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,610
PWR. The extent that the shortcomings are caused by underfunding, the UK has plenty of room to increase spending and still be more cost-effective than the US. The OECD estimates that the US spent 17% of its GDP on healthcare versus 10% in the UK.How long is the wait time to see a specialist in the US for someone who doesn't have health insurance and can't afford to pay out of pocket?
0693fc3d65c8e08d53936d8e8467cacf33831deafe7c8afabe75c4b947390ed7
[ { "content": "PWR. The extent that the shortcomings are caused by underfunding, the UK has plenty of room to increase spending and still be more cost-effective than the US. The OECD estimates that the US spent 17% of its GDP on healthcare versus 10% in the UK.How long is the wait time to see a specialist in the US for someone who doesn't have health insurance and can't afford to pay out of pocket?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
447
Lyrics: Pack Up Your Sorrowsby Richard and Mimi Farina, 1965Here is the opening of a great song whose time has come.Recorded by Judy Collins, AFAIK no relation to Julia Collinsfeatured in the article."No use cryin', talking to a strangerNamin' the sorrow you've seenToo many sad times, too many bad timesNobody knows what you mean""But if somehow you could pack up your sorrowsAnd give them all to meYou would lose them, I know how to use themGive them all to me" ...
9ee3d0c4bfc4d5524faea6bb9f755ceb4e6a14a01a4f13c88c904252f53e3bc0
[ { "content": "Lyrics: Pack Up Your Sorrowsby Richard and Mimi Farina, 1965Here is the opening of a great song whose time has come.Recorded by Judy Collins, AFAIK no relation to Julia Collinsfeatured in the article.\"No use cryin', talking to a strangerNamin' the sorrow you've seenToo many sad times, too many bad timesNobody knows what you mean\"\"But if somehow you could pack up your sorrowsAnd give them all to meYou would lose them, I know how to use themGive them all to me\" ...\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,505
While I appreciate your perspective that you HOPE ESG investments are profitable as well as consistent with ESG principles I think you are being unfair by splitting the comments of the Treasurer of Louisiana. His duty is fiduciary and notwithstanding if they are concerned about their energy industry his responsibility is financial return. Blackrock while pushing ESG is now BACKING away from it to the extent ESG investments provide a LOWER return than other investments. In and of itself it is IMPOSSIBLE to measure ESG investments in dollars return.
88bf0415f8d728eb4f282b75480aaac8488f8afe5a8366f6873708ff797e6b07
[ { "content": "While I appreciate your perspective that you HOPE ESG investments are profitable as well as consistent with ESG principles I think you are being unfair by splitting the comments of the Treasurer of Louisiana. His duty is fiduciary and notwithstanding if they are concerned about their energy industry his responsibility is financial return. Blackrock while pushing ESG is now BACKING away from it to the extent ESG investments provide a LOWER return than other investments. In and of itself it is IMPOSSIBLE to measure ESG investments in dollars return.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,994
1 Kg Iron bar costs $6. 1 Kg of Gold costs $60,000. Sure, gold is shiny, and used as jewelry, but does that warrant a 10000x premium? Only real use of gold is, store of value, and gold be held in self custody without counterparty risk. Trouble with Gold is, it is hard to split gold into smaller denominations, gold is hard to transport in airplanes and gold is hard to authenticate without sophisticated machinery. Tungsten and Gold have the same density. Fake gold is prevalent in higher denominations. Gold is definitely better than government printed paper like the dollar. But gold is not very convenient.
ff92cdd493778aa17e07acbe13e5b1bcdd754f882f8fd14b73d4503d99219251
[ { "content": "1 Kg Iron bar costs $6. 1 Kg of Gold costs $60,000. Sure, gold is shiny, and used as jewelry, but does that warrant a 10000x premium? Only real use of gold is, store of value, and gold be held in self custody without counterparty risk. Trouble with Gold is, it is hard to split gold into smaller denominations, gold is hard to transport in airplanes and gold is hard to authenticate without sophisticated machinery. Tungsten and Gold have the same density. Fake gold is prevalent in higher denominations. Gold is definitely better than government printed paper like the dollar. But gold is not very convenient.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
4,395
Hunter Biden made millions by influence peddling. Those who paid the millions, corrupt oligarchs and criminals, knew just what they were buying for their millions. Now we know some of those millions were used to pay Joe Biden’s bills, and “10% for the big guy” is the quintessential smoking gun.
59d26344c1055f9fad4998c5ef28651adc049232b6cc43a1f5e60f2e2e71e302
[ { "content": "Hunter Biden made millions by influence peddling. Those who paid the millions, corrupt oligarchs and criminals, knew just what they were buying for their millions. Now we know some of those millions were used to pay Joe Biden’s bills, and “10% for the big guy” is the quintessential smoking gun.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,514
Ed Cotterell it's $5 where I live. Down from $7 though.
574a72a25fc059bcab07abdab1643e93cca9e42bc1c0a3e5ffa1f7bf23c97e11
[ { "content": "Ed Cotterell it's $5 where I live. Down from $7 though.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,911
Al Mostonest The short answer is yes. The benefit of being the best of the worst, is the exalted position of being the world's reserve currency. Yes, its just paper money that gets printed through arcane and convoluted processes between the Treasury and the Fed, but its paper money that holds more valu and is useful in more places and more easily convertible than the Euro, the British Pound and currencies issued by China and Japan. So as long as we hold this position, and trillions of dollars are stuffed into mattresses and public reserve accounts we never have to repay the original amount borrowed with taxpayer money. We can just issue more debt to refinance the old and the future interest payments on the new. The low rates on newly issued Treasury debt is an indicator that there seems to be a large demand for our paper, as there has been for decades and decades.
f43a5885dd9c32a4cc30a4c2e2ea73e6087ae335b3df81602df15b6ab263216e
[ { "content": "Al Mostonest The short answer is yes. The benefit of being the best of the worst, is the exalted position of being the world's reserve currency. Yes, its just paper money that gets printed through arcane and convoluted processes between the Treasury and the Fed, but its paper money that holds more valu and is useful in more places and more easily convertible than the Euro, the British Pound and currencies issued by China and Japan. So as long as we hold this position, and trillions of dollars are stuffed into mattresses and public reserve accounts we never have to repay the original amount borrowed with taxpayer money. We can just issue more debt to refinance the old and the future interest payments on the new. The low rates on newly issued Treasury debt is an indicator that there seems to be a large demand for our paper, as there has been for decades and decades.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,732
Long before the pandemic and its tsunami of problems, BB&B had lost most of its luster. When they opened, they were staffed by sales associates who were very knowledgeable about the products they were selling. At some point, they were replaced by staff who seemed to know little about anything (IF you could find any sales help). They had increasingly poor store/company management. It's a shame because when they opened, it was a great place to shop. Unfortunately, they trended steadily downward for years----past the tipping point.
42c6e73548e3b5b26c84e7c68b974a710dd2adddf6a0739ada430eab7705f443
[ { "content": "Long before the pandemic and its tsunami of problems, BB&B had lost most of its luster. When they opened, they were staffed by sales associates who were very knowledgeable about the products they were selling. At some point, they were replaced by staff who seemed to know little about anything (IF you could find any sales help). They had increasingly poor store/company management. It's a shame because when they opened, it was a great place to shop. Unfortunately, they trended steadily downward for years----past the tipping point.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,919
Until my signing bonus allowed me to buy a house in my later 20's all I had was a small reserve fund. Undergrad, Grad school and the PC delayed my working life -- any extra money was going towards loans. This was the 80's and before any 401k matching was around. I don't think anybody 25 years old with a decent job prospect should worry too much about not having enough savings. I did have a positive career path ... nothing works like income. I invested in real estate initially and by my early 30's I was with my partner (few years younger) and loan free. You need a plan but don't beat yourself up at 25/26
1edad84d85bfffdd85b80390d2095f139211559f73b181376e16a7e7f4c4420e
[ { "content": "Until my signing bonus allowed me to buy a house in my later 20's all I had was a small reserve fund. Undergrad, Grad school and the PC delayed my working life -- any extra money was going towards loans. This was the 80's and before any 401k matching was around. I don't think anybody 25 years old with a decent job prospect should worry too much about not having enough savings. I did have a positive career path ... nothing works like income. I invested in real estate initially and by my early 30's I was with my partner (few years younger) and loan free. You need a plan but don't beat yourself up at 25/26\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,689
Laughable......and probably $2.5 million in legal fees and other expenses, if not more, on the government's side.
7c2d41ab11c4d73fb7aa4ca0db78b2fb2bb568fe76719dccf33b0a93dcb872f5
[ { "content": "Laughable......and probably $2.5 million in legal fees and other expenses, if not more, on the government's side.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
2,882
I was expecting an appraisal of $260k for a home I recently sold and was surprised when the first appraiser told me it was worth 150k tops. I brought in a second appraiser who told me it was worth $250k. It sold for $250k within one week. I later found out that the first appraiser was working with the realtor to low ball my property so that the realtor could arrange an in-house sale; essentially steal my property at a low rate to sell it higher for themselves later. I wonder if this is what might have happened with the couple in this story??? Not every mean act is a racially motivated one. Sometimes people just get scammed for being people.
3fb1f1368722b4c3e2df70ede64068e905b1e3ee3dd210d576ff01bdf0ba3b5f
[ { "content": "I was expecting an appraisal of $260k for a home I recently sold and was surprised when the first appraiser told me it was worth 150k tops. I brought in a second appraiser who told me it was worth $250k. It sold for $250k within one week. I later found out that the first appraiser was working with the realtor to low ball my property so that the realtor could arrange an in-house sale; essentially steal my property at a low rate to sell it higher for themselves later. I wonder if this is what might have happened with the couple in this story??? Not every mean act is a racially motivated one. Sometimes people just get scammed for being people.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,142
Rural Farmer My in-laws did the exact thing you describe with a suitcase they could not open. My husband intervened and forced the lock before it went to the curb for trash removal. In the suitcase was a 12 piece sterling silver ware set. Sometimes it pays to look.
3ae694977362930256073756be13363f375f7c82a57cc50c1a0925515fc483f7
[ { "content": "Rural Farmer My in-laws did the exact thing you describe with a suitcase they could not open. My husband intervened and forced the lock before it went to the curb for trash removal. In the suitcase was a 12 piece sterling silver ware set. Sometimes it pays to look.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,156
If there were any doubts that the nation had or has imperial ambitions, I'm fairly certain that myth was easily dispelled by the $6T 15-20 year failed foreign invasions and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan (runner ups for similar failings in Libya and Syria, plus associated failings in Yemen).Hopefully we learn from these mistakes.
77a1a61dcabba7ffbbc615bf0777ed4d15b6a74d3ea5b40b179d9a87608e0957
[ { "content": "If there were any doubts that the nation had or has imperial ambitions, I'm fairly certain that myth was easily dispelled by the $6T 15-20 year failed foreign invasions and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan (runner ups for similar failings in Libya and Syria, plus associated failings in Yemen).Hopefully we learn from these mistakes.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,878
President Biden is giving both the Republicans and Democrats time and opportunity to work out their separate agendas for 2024. He is exactly what the American People wanted, the steady hand of a traditional office holder. No surprises. My concerns, which my fellows do not widely hold, is the plight of the small businessman or woman. In an age of mega-corporations, we are but microorganisms—too small and inconsequential to garner the attention of government. Biden doesn't see us; neither do the Republicans.The second issue I have is with the environment. I don't believe there is a technocratic solution to global warming. It's a lifestyle issue. The only way to reduce carbon emissions is through conservation, and that extends across the board from transportation, to agriculture, to housing, to urban design. Conservation is never good for the economy, sadly the number one concern for pols.Lastly President Biden won't embarrass Americans, especially on face-to-face encounters with foreign dignitaries. He warmed up to Xi Jinping and Macron equally. Made us proud.
2f785d3232c89f5d6059aeefb6691de247bba5e759819e78cbf1fd6942a9470b
[ { "content": "President Biden is giving both the Republicans and Democrats time and opportunity to work out their separate agendas for 2024. He is exactly what the American People wanted, the steady hand of a traditional office holder. No surprises. My concerns, which my fellows do not widely hold, is the plight of the small businessman or woman. In an age of mega-corporations, we are but microorganisms—too small and inconsequential to garner the attention of government. Biden doesn't see us; neither do the Republicans.The second issue I have is with the environment. I don't believe there is a technocratic solution to global warming. It's a lifestyle issue. The only way to reduce carbon emissions is through conservation, and that extends across the board from transportation, to agriculture, to housing, to urban design. Conservation is never good for the economy, sadly the number one concern for pols.Lastly President Biden won't embarrass Americans, especially on face-to-face encounters with foreign dignitaries. He warmed up to Xi Jinping and Macron equally. Made us proud.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
2,757
MJ Oat milk from Aldi…$2.50 for a half gallon. Pretty cheap.
d86512bd4a22f512738faac0a49322eb7a605c4fe61202e1c8c2040ae546b0ce
[ { "content": "MJ Oat milk from Aldi…$2.50 for a half gallon. Pretty cheap.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,816
Bill White While I agree the US needs to incentivize more STEM study and curricula, you seem not to be aware that mainland China has the least number of college and high-school graduates as a percentage of the population than any other major developed country. It's actually quite the problem over there; how wildly uneducated the majority of the populace is!In fact, it's why many economists are sure China is condemned to a systemic "middle income trap", regardless of what they do now to course-correct. For the CCP never invested in widespread education... and now they won't have a populace able to engage in the "critical-thinking" necessary for wide-scale complex innovations; especially now that Biden has pulled the rug out from their free-riding on the american and western IP underlying their semiconductor value chains. Check out "Invisible China" by Scott Rozelle if you doubt the scope and scale of the problem I'm suggesting here.600 million rural Chinese make less than $140 a month... and there's no conceivable growth model that will ever pull them out of their poverty, now, unfortunately.It's quite possible that China's best days are already behind them.
eb0e7852f4c86d721e841390681d1ad4c5fcf21859f5b9a8e38ff6cc182f01cf
[ { "content": "Bill White While I agree the US needs to incentivize more STEM study and curricula, you seem not to be aware that mainland China has the least number of college and high-school graduates as a percentage of the population than any other major developed country. It's actually quite the problem over there; how wildly uneducated the majority of the populace is!In fact, it's why many economists are sure China is condemned to a systemic \"middle income trap\", regardless of what they do now to course-correct. For the CCP never invested in widespread education... and now they won't have a populace able to engage in the \"critical-thinking\" necessary for wide-scale complex innovations; especially now that Biden has pulled the rug out from their free-riding on the american and western IP underlying their semiconductor value chains. Check out \"Invisible China\" by Scott Rozelle if you doubt the scope and scale of the problem I'm suggesting here.600 million rural Chinese make less than $140 a month... and there's no conceivable growth model that will ever pull them out of their poverty, now, unfortunately.It's quite possible that China's best days are already behind them.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,365
I'm concerned that this is a route to devaluing education in general, a route that will contribute to a further dumbing down of this country. Are our high school graduates currently leaving school with the educational foundation to make them successful in entry level positions that currently don't require a college degree? Jobs beyond car wash attendant and warehouse picker? My state is not alone in literacy crisis, graduating high school seniors who can barely read or write. How successful will these students be in trade apprenticeships if they don't have the basics that my parents finished public school with in 1950? While we've been dismissing the benefits of higher education, this seems largely an excuse to avoid dealing with it's high costs and resulting student debt. Why are we not instead talking about a greater share of college and university education being publically funded at PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES? When I was an undergrad in the 1980s, and my parents paid tuition at three public universities on an income of <$100K with no educational savings account and no loans or scholarships?
f3525fae1342cadd66f7089684a697092a11340f58e34c182375b47d6a976873
[ { "content": "I'm concerned that this is a route to devaluing education in general, a route that will contribute to a further dumbing down of this country. Are our high school graduates currently leaving school with the educational foundation to make them successful in entry level positions that currently don't require a college degree? Jobs beyond car wash attendant and warehouse picker? My state is not alone in literacy crisis, graduating high school seniors who can barely read or write. How successful will these students be in trade apprenticeships if they don't have the basics that my parents finished public school with in 1950? While we've been dismissing the benefits of higher education, this seems largely an excuse to avoid dealing with it's high costs and resulting student debt. Why are we not instead talking about a greater share of college and university education being publically funded at PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES? When I was an undergrad in the 1980s, and my parents paid tuition at three public universities on an income of <$100K with no educational savings account and no loans or scholarships?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,669
GOP House guys and gals are truly amateur hour. Thirty percent sales tax !!!!! Cuts to SS and Medicare. Let’s ask Ron DeSantis how that works in Florida ? When he was Congressman he voted for cuts to SS amounting to $250b. McCarty and crew want all the $6.5 trillion held in the various trust funds for tax cuts.
ca48ca75d10a9e8ff5b45f1bf067ced1adce17d89e9d570fea0655b27da90c3e
[ { "content": "GOP House guys and gals are truly amateur hour. Thirty percent sales tax !!!!! Cuts to SS and Medicare. Let’s ask Ron DeSantis how that works in Florida ? When he was Congressman he voted for cuts to SS amounting to $250b. McCarty and crew want all the $6.5 trillion held in the various trust funds for tax cuts.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,682
Anne Because there are so many of us, a small increase Medicare payroll taxes (one fourth of one percent) would keep the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund solvent for the next 10 years.Social Security Retirement Benefits and Disability Benefits trust funds are safe at current tax rates for many years.Read the 2022 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports.
f20733fc549ffe4e7089445a8d0b1996a030c6c4dd2b94da67ea700adaeb3bc6
[ { "content": "Anne Because there are so many of us, a small increase Medicare payroll taxes (one fourth of one percent) would keep the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund solvent for the next 10 years.Social Security Retirement Benefits and Disability Benefits trust funds are safe at current tax rates for many years.Read the 2022 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,535
The Indigenous Environmental Network, led by Tom Goldtooth, has been carrying these messages for decades. The entire capitalist model is built on exploitation and growth, a devastating calculous over time. In my book Coyote Warrior, I tell the story of the architect who was hired by the DOD to come up with some fool proof way of telling people 10,000 years from now that the nuclear waste at Hanford was lethal to all living things. The nearby Yakima tribe was holding it's annual powwow and the chief invited the architect to join him for the opening feast and festival. Over dinner the chief asked him:"What is your purpose here, can we help?"We're here to design a solution to the nuclear waste buried at Hanford for people who will come along 10,000 years from now.""Oh," replied the chief. "You don't have to worry about that, we'll tell 'em."The reductionism of western science, and the exploitive engines of the capitalist growth economy, have combined to disassociate human beings from the natural world, as if human cultures exist 'apart from' those systems...when, in fact, we are utterly dependent on the very sources of wisdom and sustenance that we are destroying at an ever accelerating rate. I've always found Aldo Leopold's quote to be deeply prescient...ah, the green fire in the wolf's eyes that changed the direction of that man's life has been a gift to us all. Indeed, she is correct...pushing back is a joyful dance.
ff7cff86c19b0cb3dff7eed0a4497747e809965545b64b6c203963f9cbd1aa99
[ { "content": "The Indigenous Environmental Network, led by Tom Goldtooth, has been carrying these messages for decades. The entire capitalist model is built on exploitation and growth, a devastating calculous over time. In my book Coyote Warrior, I tell the story of the architect who was hired by the DOD to come up with some fool proof way of telling people 10,000 years from now that the nuclear waste at Hanford was lethal to all living things. The nearby Yakima tribe was holding it's annual powwow and the chief invited the architect to join him for the opening feast and festival. Over dinner the chief asked him:\"What is your purpose here, can we help?\"We're here to design a solution to the nuclear waste buried at Hanford for people who will come along 10,000 years from now.\"\"Oh,\" replied the chief. \"You don't have to worry about that, we'll tell 'em.\"The reductionism of western science, and the exploitive engines of the capitalist growth economy, have combined to disassociate human beings from the natural world, as if human cultures exist 'apart from' those systems...when, in fact, we are utterly dependent on the very sources of wisdom and sustenance that we are destroying at an ever accelerating rate. I've always found Aldo Leopold's quote to be deeply prescient...ah, the green fire in the wolf's eyes that changed the direction of that man's life has been a gift to us all. Indeed, she is correct...pushing back is a joyful dance.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
891
Imperfect preventative measures are better than no measures at all. I am immunocompromised and managed to avoid getting COVID for three years due to masking, boosting and hyper vigilance. People have treated me like I’m hysterical and paranoid. In early January. I had some airline vouchers and a hotel credit that were expiring and decided to take the risk to fly to Mexico. The vacation was fantastic, the place we stayed was open air, and everywhere we went was outdoors. It was blissful to feel that kind of freedom. But the flights there and back were filled with people coughing and sneezing yet not wearing masks. Upon my return I got a seriously scary case of COVID with 103 fever, intense, stabbing pain in my body, hallucinations,and the inability to get out of bed. I was lucky to have access to paxlovid, and it decreased the serious symptoms, but now I have a rebound case of Covid and have beenvery sick for 3 weeks. I feel angry at people who downplay the impact of this virus and refuse to wear masks when they are demonstrably ill. Getting on an airplane sick without wearing a mask is selfish bordering on sociopathic. For some people, this is not “just a cold.” One intervention we have at our disposal is consideration for other humans. Why is it so hard for some people to grasp that?
8bcfa8cda1ccf8a347358ead8ce6f60c13ef56da170df6b3ac3b81f986c16f43
[ { "content": "Imperfect preventative measures are better than no measures at all. I am immunocompromised and managed to avoid getting COVID for three years due to masking, boosting and hyper vigilance. People have treated me like I’m hysterical and paranoid. In early January. I had some airline vouchers and a hotel credit that were expiring and decided to take the risk to fly to Mexico. The vacation was fantastic, the place we stayed was open air, and everywhere we went was outdoors. It was blissful to feel that kind of freedom. But the flights there and back were filled with people coughing and sneezing yet not wearing masks. Upon my return I got a seriously scary case of COVID with 103 fever, intense, stabbing pain in my body, hallucinations,and the inability to get out of bed. I was lucky to have access to paxlovid, and it decreased the serious symptoms, but now I have a rebound case of Covid and have beenvery sick for 3 weeks. I feel angry at people who downplay the impact of this virus and refuse to wear masks when they are demonstrably ill. Getting on an airplane sick without wearing a mask is selfish bordering on sociopathic. For some people, this is not “just a cold.” One intervention we have at our disposal is consideration for other humans. Why is it so hard for some people to grasp that?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,923
Gorbachev was given assurances that in exchange for a peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union, NATO will not expand one inch eastward (in those times that meant stopping at East Germany!), but NATO continued to expand and expand, and expand... Moscow no longer believes any promises, assurances, agreements (remember Minsk?) coming out of the West. As such, Russia will not allow the "hedgehog" solution for Ukraine, as they will aim to destroy Ukraine as a state. The bottom line is - Russia doesn't want a Western puppet state armed to the teeth in their backyard, and it's army is well on their way to make sure it doesn't happen. Mind you, in order to achieve their goal, Russians don't have to have some overwhelming military victory over all of Ukraine. All they have to do is a slow roll of their military in their attritional war to deplete Ukraine of weapons and men, combined with the destruction of infrastructure, and, therefore, economy. Whatever military assistance we are giving Ukraine now is a drop in a bucket. It is just not enough, and nothing short of getting into an all out WW3 will never be enough. We lost this fight, when we went with half-measures. As it stands now, Russians have time, men, weapons, logistics, and (according to them) God on their side. And we have New York Times.
492935364974e8f83b7d1eedc19d040e876b5ea99b045efc946ad2afddc5e4ea
[ { "content": "Gorbachev was given assurances that in exchange for a peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union, NATO will not expand one inch eastward (in those times that meant stopping at East Germany!), but NATO continued to expand and expand, and expand... Moscow no longer believes any promises, assurances, agreements (remember Minsk?) coming out of the West. As such, Russia will not allow the \"hedgehog\" solution for Ukraine, as they will aim to destroy Ukraine as a state. The bottom line is - Russia doesn't want a Western puppet state armed to the teeth in their backyard, and it's army is well on their way to make sure it doesn't happen. Mind you, in order to achieve their goal, Russians don't have to have some overwhelming military victory over all of Ukraine. All they have to do is a slow roll of their military in their attritional war to deplete Ukraine of weapons and men, combined with the destruction of infrastructure, and, therefore, economy. Whatever military assistance we are giving Ukraine now is a drop in a bucket. It is just not enough, and nothing short of getting into an all out WW3 will never be enough. We lost this fight, when we went with half-measures. As it stands now, Russians have time, men, weapons, logistics, and (according to them) God on their side. And we have New York Times.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
7,250
1. What do you imagine he wants to achieve in Congress? If the answer is "nothing," then he doesn't need the relationships you needed in order to achieve whatever you achieved there. (If the answer is "to get really famous," he's already done that. Seems to work for, say, Matt Gaetz.) 2. Who else do you imagine is going to pay him $174,000 + reimbursements this year? If the answer is "nobody," then he can stick around and serve his constituents as well as Madison Cawthorn did the last two years, i.e., not at all. Shame would seem not to be a concern here.
dbee4dfad8c00e168f20675ad3ea7a0f367e166c4e1bc7d37ce61446891ab961
[ { "content": "1. What do you imagine he wants to achieve in Congress? If the answer is \"nothing,\" then he doesn't need the relationships you needed in order to achieve whatever you achieved there. (If the answer is \"to get really famous,\" he's already done that. Seems to work for, say, Matt Gaetz.) 2. Who else do you imagine is going to pay him $174,000 + reimbursements this year? If the answer is \"nobody,\" then he can stick around and serve his constituents as well as Madison Cawthorn did the last two years, i.e., not at all. Shame would seem not to be a concern here.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,776
M What people want (I think) is a sense of fairness rather than a guarantee they are the sucker in the game. "The Economy" is designed exclusively for the benefit of corporations, corporate investors and the executives running the corporations. Long gone are the days when companies had to consider customers, community, country or think beyond the next earnings report.As long as one of our political parties is a wholly owned subsidiary of corporate America there will be no basic income, the cost of living will still keep most living paycheck to paycheck (think of the poor couple making $400,000 a year!) and the cost of gasoline will spike before every election unless a republican is the incumbent.
6a1ac3af97f2240cdca7efdf99636ef27b59c9a19706b9ed06f7cc3c3d738bf5
[ { "content": "M What people want (I think) is a sense of fairness rather than a guarantee they are the sucker in the game. \"The Economy\" is designed exclusively for the benefit of corporations, corporate investors and the executives running the corporations. Long gone are the days when companies had to consider customers, community, country or think beyond the next earnings report.As long as one of our political parties is a wholly owned subsidiary of corporate America there will be no basic income, the cost of living will still keep most living paycheck to paycheck (think of the poor couple making $400,000 a year!) and the cost of gasoline will spike before every election unless a republican is the incumbent.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
1,140
Ken, the fossil fuel industry has been the recipient of hundreds of billions of dollars of direct and indirect subsidies. It will take a long, long, long time for the amount of corporate welfare given to non-petroleum energy to catch up to the amount given to fossil fuel companies.
e62724932411a450f6cfb7d08079f1ca55085db3c18a9d03cc30a9d7ca4eb1b3
[ { "content": "Ken, the fossil fuel industry has been the recipient of hundreds of billions of dollars of direct and indirect subsidies. It will take a long, long, long time for the amount of corporate welfare given to non-petroleum energy to catch up to the amount given to fossil fuel companies.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
8,898
A You do not understand how FEMA works. The bigger FEMA problem is repeatedly bailing out storm victims who rebuild right in nature's way? That should be outlawed. You get one bailout. Done. Relocate away from areas known for coastal inunadation. The real problem is the GOP has given the wealthiest a $2 Trillion tax cut, under the orange baboon guy, and working people are still fighting for an increase in the federal minimum wage and access to healthcare! Women are now second-class citizens who can't control their own bodies and their own futures! Is that freedom? We have to stop the GOP from catering to the rich and powerful. Our economy grows when we all pay our taxes. For the Common Good. The rich got rich off of our tax-dollar investments! They need to pay too! The GOP, with its Fascist power-grabbing, truth-denying ways, is void of ideas on helping our economy, fixing our broken healthcare system, getting weapons of war off of our streets, and holding Big Tech accountable for the big steal they have made with our information for profit. We are owed a big refund from Big Tech for their taking.
05009f8982a1ce032b3cd9852d572b7a591f17f384453db16a7a062a62aeff48
[ { "content": "A You do not understand how FEMA works. The bigger FEMA problem is repeatedly bailing out storm victims who rebuild right in nature's way? That should be outlawed. You get one bailout. Done. Relocate away from areas known for coastal inunadation. The real problem is the GOP has given the wealthiest a $2 Trillion tax cut, under the orange baboon guy, and working people are still fighting for an increase in the federal minimum wage and access to healthcare! Women are now second-class citizens who can't control their own bodies and their own futures! Is that freedom? We have to stop the GOP from catering to the rich and powerful. Our economy grows when we all pay our taxes. For the Common Good. The rich got rich off of our tax-dollar investments! They need to pay too! The GOP, with its Fascist power-grabbing, truth-denying ways, is void of ideas on helping our economy, fixing our broken healthcare system, getting weapons of war off of our streets, and holding Big Tech accountable for the big steal they have made with our information for profit. We are owed a big refund from Big Tech for their taking.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,090
knnj Co-signing all this. Universities often cheap out on systems, and particularly, on systems implementation/system admin duties. So, they pay PeopleSoft (which is a good example of a cheap, poor choice) a contract fee and don't pay for a consultant to set up the system according to your business process and they don't pay for a staff admin to keep it running and update the system as your other systems and business processes change. Most university systems are 20 years out of date, or held together by string, and would certainly catastrophically fail (similar to the Southwest Airlines meltdown) if it weren't for overworked IT, HR, student support, and procurement staff at the university finding ways to keep things working despite the lack of investment and bad decisions made by overpaid administrators. It is absolutely a failure of upper management and I don't see it changing. I will believe Dr. Newport's theses only if you next interview Georgetown staff and ask them if his ideas have been accepted by President DeGioia and implemented with less overwork on staff and better results. After all, theory is nice, but if Dr. Newport's own institution is unwilling to implement his ideas and Georgetown's own staff still don't benefit, I don't see the point of his scholarship.
36b021f190e68f1de8ec5a02ee5b6ac342ca79c3fe4cb0c552856ebf8e9f9d04
[ { "content": "knnj Co-signing all this. Universities often cheap out on systems, and particularly, on systems implementation/system admin duties. So, they pay PeopleSoft (which is a good example of a cheap, poor choice) a contract fee and don't pay for a consultant to set up the system according to your business process and they don't pay for a staff admin to keep it running and update the system as your other systems and business processes change. Most university systems are 20 years out of date, or held together by string, and would certainly catastrophically fail (similar to the Southwest Airlines meltdown) if it weren't for overworked IT, HR, student support, and procurement staff at the university finding ways to keep things working despite the lack of investment and bad decisions made by overpaid administrators. It is absolutely a failure of upper management and I don't see it changing. I will believe Dr. Newport's theses only if you next interview Georgetown staff and ask them if his ideas have been accepted by President DeGioia and implemented with less overwork on staff and better results. After all, theory is nice, but if Dr. Newport's own institution is unwilling to implement his ideas and Georgetown's own staff still don't benefit, I don't see the point of his scholarship.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
8,705
Eric B Wordle 580 3/6*⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩My usual starter came through for me today. Only one letter to change and then juggle them all into a new word. Going with the WoF letter choice made a three a walk in the park, It could've been a deuce but wasn't—close, no cigar.Yesterdays words:STARE 318 words leftMOUND 5 words leftMULCH 1 word leftMUCKY — words leftAfter a swing & a miss on the opener, follow-up MOUND landed the M and gave a yellow U, a promising recovery. MULCH landed the U in place and added a yellow C. After a lot of trial & error figuring, the CK combination stood out. The solution then followed. Can LUCKY be too far off?I agree with Great Lakes about YUCKY: I left that word behind in kindergarten.Congratulations to the short-solvers today—and there should be plenty of them.
dabd25ebf0390b0a93ff2997e00bd74ba6523ca1becdacf0d44f54cc0b895303
[ { "content": "Eric B Wordle 580 3/6*⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩My usual starter came through for me today. Only one letter to change and then juggle them all into a new word. Going with the WoF letter choice made a three a walk in the park, It could've been a deuce but wasn't—close, no cigar.Yesterdays words:STARE 318 words leftMOUND 5 words leftMULCH 1 word leftMUCKY — words leftAfter a swing & a miss on the opener, follow-up MOUND landed the M and gave a yellow U, a promising recovery. MULCH landed the U in place and added a yellow C. After a lot of trial & error figuring, the CK combination stood out. The solution then followed. Can LUCKY be too far off?I agree with Great Lakes about YUCKY: I left that word behind in kindergarten.Congratulations to the short-solvers today—and there should be plenty of them.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,110
Roberto, a simple google search tells me that humira was researched and developed in Europe, a collaboration between BASF Bioresearch Corporation and Cambridge Antibody Technology, U.K., itself a collaboration of the government-funded Medical Research Council and three academics, which began in 1993.Abbott acquired Humira and made 100s of billions and used those profits to make more acquisitions.
06b63eb4c5f5368d602352b42fb7a24d42b83499a967d72693d53735a6ac97b8
[ { "content": "Roberto, a simple google search tells me that humira was researched and developed in Europe, a collaboration between BASF Bioresearch Corporation and Cambridge Antibody Technology, U.K., itself a collaboration of the government-funded Medical Research Council and three academics, which began in 1993.Abbott acquired Humira and made 100s of billions and used those profits to make more acquisitions.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,634
Rebecca The key battle the Florida GOP won was to refuse to accept federal tax dollars for Medicaid expansion, leaving most poor Floridians with no health care coverage at all. Many of my patients have no way to get the essential care they need, while Republican state legislators get a Rolls Royce health care plan for $5 a month, the balance paid by the sales taxes charged to their working poor constituents, who are denied the care they need.
5c6e81e5115620719525cc90fd924128f08be2b2da7df01c4ed7c3fa66ca0812
[ { "content": "Rebecca The key battle the Florida GOP won was to refuse to accept federal tax dollars for Medicaid expansion, leaving most poor Floridians with no health care coverage at all. Many of my patients have no way to get the essential care they need, while Republican state legislators get a Rolls Royce health care plan for $5 a month, the balance paid by the sales taxes charged to their working poor constituents, who are denied the care they need.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,667
I just couldn't break away from ELLEN for 44D, having guessed Eye OPENER in the cross. Of course! CONAN! How soon we forget! That was the 2010s, after all.I used to swim in a pool in which the "natatorium" was inscribed in large block letters on the tiled back wall. You couldn't miss it. And, as a teacher of Romance languages, I appreciated the stretch into that overly formal, obscure backlot of the English language. The Latin neuter plural ending was a nice touch too.
d1d4c68e53c7fd91b80bf217fa24dbab496e41559645e9882bbc45f1ef863616
[ { "content": "I just couldn't break away from ELLEN for 44D, having guessed Eye OPENER in the cross. Of course! CONAN! How soon we forget! That was the 2010s, after all.I used to swim in a pool in which the \"natatorium\" was inscribed in large block letters on the tiled back wall. You couldn't miss it. And, as a teacher of Romance languages, I appreciated the stretch into that overly formal, obscure backlot of the English language. The Latin neuter plural ending was a nice touch too.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,185
I urge Janet Yellen to not listen to Wall Street.America can default on ALL of its debts and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. Why? Because America (the American taxpayer) spends more on defense than the next 6 countries combined. America is the sole, last line of defense for every country on earth. I understand, America must pay its debts. Let’s track down the $4 trillion that is hidden in offshore accounts first.Ms. Yellen, Wall Street makes obscene profits. Please protect the American taxpayer.
96cad2ae6f97dc1b6c0e239551d37ba0d49b73f61315fa26fcd929afcc4ff441
[ { "content": "I urge Janet Yellen to not listen to Wall Street.America can default on ALL of its debts and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. Why? Because America (the American taxpayer) spends more on defense than the next 6 countries combined. America is the sole, last line of defense for every country on earth. I understand, America must pay its debts. Let’s track down the $4 trillion that is hidden in offshore accounts first.Ms. Yellen, Wall Street makes obscene profits. Please protect the American taxpayer.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
6,781
I went to college in St. Louis, and once every couple of years I get a taste for St. Louis style pizza. I'm very glad Goldbelly exists on these occasions, and I don't mind paying $25 for an Imo's pizza for the nostalgia of late-night studying and oh to be young again.There's a lot of pooh-poohing of frozen pizza in these comments, to which I say: to each his own. Many a night I've been very happy to come home late from work knowing that the emergency frozen pizza I always have on hand will be dinner. Give me the Red Baron 5-Cheese Thin Crust over 95% of coal fired, wood fired, whatever fired that seem so popular these days. $3.50 on sale and worth every penny.
bde804bfda6f0437a39a6ec928e573c7ef05f9ca8103024fe14896ce09f10b72
[ { "content": "I went to college in St. Louis, and once every couple of years I get a taste for St. Louis style pizza. I'm very glad Goldbelly exists on these occasions, and I don't mind paying $25 for an Imo's pizza for the nostalgia of late-night studying and oh to be young again.There's a lot of pooh-poohing of frozen pizza in these comments, to which I say: to each his own. Many a night I've been very happy to come home late from work knowing that the emergency frozen pizza I always have on hand will be dinner. Give me the Red Baron 5-Cheese Thin Crust over 95% of coal fired, wood fired, whatever fired that seem so popular these days. $3.50 on sale and worth every penny.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]
no
Classification
3,048
I too was duped in very much the same way as Ms. Lee was. I called my credit card company and they did give me a refund - at least for now. They said I had to return the items to the sender. I emailed the sender and asked for an address to make the return. I mailed back the socks ($43 in postage) but they were recently returned to me with a sticker saying that the person I sent the package to "has gone away". So now I have a bunch of knock off socks that I will donate to a local agency for the poor. Bombas should suggest on their social media ads that customers go directly to their web site rather than clicking on the link. Lessons learned - I will never again click on a link of any kind on social media. I am sorry for all who were scammed.
303a540bf05fed341cebfa230b460e09224e245e2528becf63ae8b7ec4e081e2
[ { "content": "I too was duped in very much the same way as Ms. Lee was. I called my credit card company and they did give me a refund - at least for now. They said I had to return the items to the sender. I emailed the sender and asked for an address to make the return. I mailed back the socks ($43 in postage) but they were recently returned to me with a sticker saying that the person I sent the package to \"has gone away\". So now I have a bunch of knock off socks that I will donate to a local agency for the poor. Bombas should suggest on their social media ads that customers go directly to their web site rather than clicking on the link. Lessons learned - I will never again click on a link of any kind on social media. I am sorry for all who were scammed.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,198
Colorado recently announced its NOT going to expand a highway thru Denver, instead will invest in alternative modes for transport. There was much rejoicing.
d810dd5be8103bfe429f3bda7e4a085ae20e924f0915969e7310d3c31f58b556
[ { "content": "Colorado recently announced its NOT going to expand a highway thru Denver, instead will invest in alternative modes for transport. There was much rejoicing.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
9,471
so much for "china re-opening". due to a lack of transparency, it is difficult to get accurate statistics. china imports most of it's oil and gas, depending on the year, anywhere from 75 to 90%. mostly from russia and saudi arabia. not exactly friends of the u.s. what has been seen from recent reporting is a country who's government and financial system is completely corrupt and dysfunctional. what i see is a population that has been pushed to the brink, beaten down and de-moralized. isn't it time for wall street to end it's love affair with companies under the thumb of the CCP?
212244f7dc1ba495c7ffae1702efa4068af88d9431f6bcb017b623d433dfb362
[ { "content": "so much for \"china re-opening\". due to a lack of transparency, it is difficult to get accurate statistics. china imports most of it's oil and gas, depending on the year, anywhere from 75 to 90%. mostly from russia and saudi arabia. not exactly friends of the u.s. what has been seen from recent reporting is a country who's government and financial system is completely corrupt and dysfunctional. what i see is a population that has been pushed to the brink, beaten down and de-moralized. isn't it time for wall street to end it's love affair with companies under the thumb of the CCP?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "yes", "role": "assistant" } ]
yes
Classification
5,405