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The visit

Why share this without the original context?

It was something like

"You learn how to time travel and go to see Jesus speaking in ancient Aramaic and he turns to you and in perfect English says 'Go home. Now.'"

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Why God and the Bible were right about why you should have to work a 55 hour 6 day workweek

First off, this is a fucking ad. Article author is Mark Gerson who repeatedly references a book titled "God Was Right" written by... Mark Gerson... Set to release next month.

Second, just some of my "favorite" parts:

Contemporary research has shown that we can enjoy and find meaning in any job as long as we frame it correctly. This is called "job crafting."

Numerous studies have found that there is a productivity ceiling.

The rate of production slowed for the hours 50 to 55.

However, there was no increase in output from hours 56 to 70.

"That extra 14 hours was a waste of time."

And so, we now have the number of what we have termed the "productivity ceiling": It's 55 hours a week.

And here’s the amazing and maybe divine math.
A Sabbath observer can work 10 hours a day for five days a week. He can really only work half a day on the sixth, as he needs to prepare for Shabbat — leaving him with a 55-hour work week.

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Tell me what it means

  • Receiving junk mail Internet CDs
  • Waiting patiently to record a song you liked
  • Setting the clock and a timer to record something on your VCR
  • The planet Pluto
  • Wax lips and candy cigarettes
  • Tang
  • Translucent electronics
  • Cheat Code books
  • 1(800) COLLECT & "00 it's magic!"

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Update: Nothing illegal here. Virginia reused envelopes from last year.

This brought up a concern of mine that I had last year. I tried looking but couldn't find it. Is there a way to verify that my vote was counted and specifically counted for whom I voted?

Edit: To clarify, my state does have voter history but only what elections I vote in, not how I voted.

Worst case scenario, someone intercepts my ballot and/or changes my vote. Website says "yep, you voted." Great, but I want to know it was counted correctly.

Ultimately our whole voting system needs an overhaul, but I doubt that'll happen anytime soon.

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Stop Talking to Technology Executives Like They Have Anything to Say

"Do not fall into the trap of anthropomorphizing [technology executives]. You need to think of [them] the way you think of a lawn mower. You don't anthropomorphize your lawnmower, the lawnmower just mows the lawn, you stick your hand in there and it'll chop it off, the end. You don't think 'oh, the lawnmower hates me' - lawnmower doesn't give a shit about you, lawnmower can't hate you. Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower. Don't fall into that trap about [technology executives]."

-- Brian Cantrill (Originally about Larry Ellison specifically)