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[quote=The-Shoveler]I got to imagine most Apple engineers are making 130K or above, if you get two I am sure they could afford something fairly close. one. maybe not right along the coast but maybe 10-15 miles inland. or further north.

People do commute even in San Jose LOL[/quote]

Fresh out of college Apple engineers on average make ~$180K in their first year. So, yes, it is not too hard to imagine most Apple engineers are making $130K or above.

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[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=Coronita]Some place outside of the US?[/quote]

Cambodia? Mmmm…nicaragua?

https://www.century21global.com/property/krang-thnong-saensokh-phnom-penh-cambodia-C21124601449-USD

My wife gave me a hard no to cambodia. Values have bern going up so fast we are gonna get priced out of phnom penh.

sd hiking trails are a little ridiculously crowded. A move is not a bad idea. My final answer is idaho[/quote]

Guantanamo Bay?

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[quote=Coronita]AMC and Gamestop .

Oh my God , this is so 1999…

What the hell … It’s just hysterical …..

AMC, how the hell do you go up 145% in one day when almost all of your theaters are still closed, lol.

This is so fucked up.[/quote]

But the value of a company can’t be reduced to its expected future earnings. One must also consider a wide range of other factors. Among them: How much nostalgia does the firm inspire in users of the Reddit forum r/wallstreetbets? And would a rally in GameStop shares be funny? Which is to say, has the firm crossed the “so bad it’s good” threshold, as inadvertent comedic masterpieces like The Room or Troll 2 had done before it?

America’s top hedge funds failed to ask these questions. Fortunately, the collective wisdom of rational market participants ensured that they were eventually incorporated into GME’s stock price

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/reddit-gamestop-share-price-explained-wallstreetbets-melvin-capital.html

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[quote] These days learning some data manipulation techniques is also helpful. Start with spreadsheets. If he has good skills and is motivated, there are endless opportunities in the world.[/quote]

I am surprise no one offer this advice:

LEARN TO CODE.

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[quote=svelte]There is not enough time left to impeach or invoke the 25th.

I’m afraid at this point we’re going to have to ride it out. Not that I want to ride it out, but that’s really the only realistic path.[/quote]

Check out this poll via Quinnipiac:

2. Do you believe there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, or not?

Republicans:
73% yes, widespread fraud
21% no
6% DK/NA

Democrats:
5% yes, widespread fraud
93% no
2% DK/NA

10. Do you think that President Trump should be removed from office, or don’t you think so?

Republicans:
10% yes, removed
87% no,
3% DK/NA

Democrats:
89% yes, removed
9% no,
2% DK/NA

14. Do you hold President Trump responsible for the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, or not?

Republicans:
17% yes, responsible
80% no,
3% DK/NA

Democrats:
94% yes, responsible
6% no,
1% DK/NA

Source: https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=3686

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[quote=Hatfield][quote=svelte]The odd part is the Republicans I know were extreme Russian haters for decades…decades! Then when their papa bear embraced the Russian bear they fell silent on the topic.

If I had not lived through the last four years, I never would have believed it. The pack mentality I guess.[/quote]

You’re forgetting about GWB and his pal Pooty-Poot, “I looked into his eyes and saw his soul,” etc.[/quote]

The enemy of my enemy is my friend…

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[quote=ocrenter]it does make a lot of sense from their prospective.

1. Red states are patriots, blue states are not.
2. Red states have actual Americans, blue states have much more people that are not “real” Americans.
3. Red states have more true Christians (evangelicals), blue states have godless heathens.
4. Red state votes are weighted more per voter compared to blue states.

That is their world view, therefore why would the blue states even think they’ll be getting equal amount of vaccines???[/quote]

Tough but fair. Residents in the Blue states shall be grateful that they are getting vaccines at all!!!

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[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=The-Shoveler]IMO Lock-downs, forced biz closing and school closing is not really doing much to prevent the spread in SoCal and USA and is doing far more harm than good.

Like NYC and Sweden I think we are close to burnout.
Its about run its course IMO.
Lock-downs did not really do much IMO.[/quote]

LOL[/quote]

LOL is exactly right.

“Swedes are not sticking to coronavirus recommendations as well as in the spring and public gatherings will now be limited to eight people, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said, down from a previous upper limit of 300”

As a known conservative like to said, “facts don’t care about your feelings”, or in this case, opinions.

https://news.trust.org/item/20201116135516-ilta9

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[quote=flyer]I agree with all of the positive elements mentioned wrt the president elect, that’s why, as an independent, I voted for him this time.

Of course, money isn’t the most important thing. Never has been to me, and never had to worry about it, just glad we can help family and friends live better lives, but with the constant whining we hear about wealth inequality, it must be important to many voters (Gallup Polls reported 80% of voters are concerned about their finances) so it will be interesting to see if this mega issue can also be solved by the new administration in any measurable way.[/quote]

Except, Gallup Polls reported no such things.

“The 55% who say they are better off today is also similar to the 53% who rate their personal financial situation as either excellent or good, down only slightly from before the pandemic. ”

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/321992/americans-economic-attitudes-election.aspx

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[quote=svelte][quote=evolusd][quote=svelte]
He is in at least two high risk categories: old age and obesity.
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He’s in a third high risk category: low income[/quote]

Ha! Perfect![/quote]

which is why he was put on socialized medicine with doctors don’t even know whether or not he had an oxygen mask on or not….

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[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=Coronita]more GOP party members infected. Lol…. Do stupid things… win stupid prizes.[/quote]

If trump dies, its not really a covid death. Shouldnt count. He was dying of other shit. Not covid.[/quote]

Don’t think someone who has god-tier genetics; top 1-percentile genetics will succumb to something like a flu, Scaredy.

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As ‘the clock starts ticking’ after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road ahead

“This is a disease that can and often does confound, with many people experiencing no or very mild symptoms and others progressing to prolonged, debilitating bouts of illness that, in some cases, can lead to death. It’s also a disease that can take its time: People who appear to be recovering can take a turn for the worse at a point where, with other respiratory infections like influenza or colds, one would be expected to be starting to recover.”

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“Given Trump’s age and his weight — whether he would be medically classified as obese is a matter of debate — his chances of developing severe disease are higher than his wife’s. (Men also have a higher rate of severe Covid illness than women.)

Related: Covid-19 Drugs and Vaccines Tracker
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest a person 65 to 74 has a five times greater chance of being hospitalized with coronavirus infection than a person aged 18 to 29. The risk of death from Covid-19 in the president’s age demographic is 90 times higher than that people in the 18 to 29 age group.

Ranney noted the risk of death from the infection for a person Trump’s age is 8%. “

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[quote=The-Shoveler]https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/health/coronavirus-testing.html[/quote]

Thanks. I think a better summary of the article will be the tests are too sensitive to identity potentially infectious patients. This doesn’t mean those tests have up to 90% false positive rate.

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[quote=The-Shoveler]NY-times is saying the covid tests are far too sensitive with up to a 90% false positive rate, meanwhile hospitalization and death rates are falling like a rock.[/quote]

link, please? Which test(s) specifically have a 90% false positive rate? I find it hard to believe that testing sites use these tests if they know the false positive rate is at 90%.

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[quote=Coronita][quote=outtamojo]

Wasn’t there a discussion a while back about getting exceptional grades at a low rated high school vs average grades at a top ranked high school or is that info too old to be relevant for now?

Things are just gonna get even more confusing with the SAT waiver.[/quote]

See here’s the problem. My kid does the typical asian kid things. My kid plays the violin. My kid does orchestra. My kid does art. Just like every other asian kid.

Need to do something that different. Maybe sew 1000 face masks for covid?[/quote]

or follow what this lady did. Probably just secure a full scholarship to an Ivy League school despite a 3.2 GPA and a 1050ish SAT score.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/15-year-collects-12000-protective-masks-hospital-staff/story?id=70444226

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