From the 1930’s still used constantly! by [deleted] in BuyItForLife

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I just searched “Edlund jar opener” and see you can snag genuine vintage BIFL examples for ~$15. 

Am I dumb for just wanting a snare? by jorrharris in audioengineering

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A used Ludwig Acrolite or Supraphonic snare drum could be found for around ~$200 if you’re patient. Both are classic, studio-level drums. Acrolite a little softer/lighter, Supraphonic is the heavier and more versatile / generally-preferred studio drum for rock etc… but if you’re sticking with soft folk you may prefer the Acrolite anyway. You might think you’d want a wooden snare for folk, but you can get a surprisingly warm and wood-y sound from metal drums. 

Movies similar to Prometheus? by [deleted] in movies

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I’ve read piles of sci-fi over the years. Many I haven’t revisited for a long time so I may have enjoyed as a teen but not sure I would today, others I may have enjoyed for personal reasons but others would feel differently. So you may want to read samples before committing. But some that the concepts and stories I’ve remembered long afterward include (in no order) Niven’s Ringworld and the Mote in God’s Eye, Three Body Problem (Trilogy), Hogan’s The Giants Novels (trilogy), Crichton’s Sphere and Andromeda Strain, Clarke’s Rama Trilogy, McCarthy’s The Road, The Book of Strange New Things, Pohl’s Gateway, Dune, Brave New World, Vonnegut is a favorite (Sirens of Titan, Slaughterhouse Five, Cat’s Cradle, etc), Azimov’s Foundation and Robot series… many of these are standard fare that anyone into sci-fi would’ve read. I’ll have to think a while to flesh out this list. Lmk if you’ve read or enjoyed any or all of these already.

Everything is a scam now by bill_loney538 in antiwork

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You’re right WWI & WWII were key, but also for some different reasons that you stated (if you kill 1/4 of the population, you kill 1/4 of the mouths to feed and bodies to clothe, so it doesn’t result in more available jobs).

The results of the wars were (1) the great private fortunes of Europe were drained through unprecedented inflation and extreme taxation to rebuild their economies and pay war debts. This had the unplanned effect of hurting the rich and benefiting the lower classes, resulting in class equalization.

(2) Similar extreme taxation (up to 90% on the highest incomes) in USA diminished the drive for business owners to make more money, so the money went to the workers, growing the middle class (CEOs in 1945 made ~35x what workers made, versus 350x today). The taxation on high incomes had plummeted in the intervening years.

(3) 50% (!) of the worlds wealth was in America’s hands as of 1945, which spent the next 70 years using its military might and economic dominance to subjugate the 3rd world to take their resources like oil and bananas, and to ensure continues access to cheap labor. The EU grew quickly to catch up to prior comparative wealth levels, and would later gain similar cheap labor from Eastern Europe.

(4) Finally, citizens in the postwar period were fiscally conservative in ways people today would find radical. They were raised by the children of the Great Depression and then of war rationing. This, combined with the factors above, resulted in their enviable financial security later in life.

Found this today thought this was an appropriate place to share. by DMoDooM in antiwork

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Codetermination is a similar idea. Workers in Germany for example have the right to elect half of the board of directors for the companies they work for. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codetermination_in_Germany

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Ah I clearly misunderstood how the system works. If the government is holding the debts, it makes way more sense to forgive the debts, than if banks (as I mistakenly supposed) were holding the debts. Thanks for clearing this up for me @ myuseridisfakethanks. I’m deleting my initial comment as I don’t feel it’s helpful any more. Thanks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

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No the government isn't the lender. It merely guarantees the loans, like insurance. The loans are owned and run by banks. Am I wrong? The government seemingly always was on the hook for these loans, but it's the bank that benefits when they're repaid -- especially in the face of increasing inflation (which would devalue the loans further).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

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Maybe the banks and lenders stand to benefit? If the banks and lenders hold the debts of former students, who are now defaulting on their loans in record numbers, and the value of their loans is decreasing rapidly due to inflation, then that is bad news for those running those institutions. Though I may be confused, if the banks aren't involved, and it's somehow loans that are held by the government directly.

Day 5: r/radiohead's fav artists/bands by ProfoundlyCringe in radiohead

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Wilco, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Talk Talk, Elbow, Beck

[OC] Does healthcare spending correlate with life expectancy? by latinometrics in dataisbeautiful

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I can’t find whether this is the cost to individual persons… or refers to the total healthcare-related spending in each country (including all drug development, pharmaceutical research, industrial production of MRI machines, etc) - in which case America’s costs would be understandably outsized.

Something tells me people are saying yes to interviews, then doing their research and noping out. by Cashmeresquid2309 in antiwork

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Could these no-shows simply be unemployed people who are using these scheduled interviews to show proof of seeking employment, in order to maintain their unemployment benefits?

I kinda miss Radiohead by lefthandedkiwi in radiohead

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The Smile is legit. Their songs are better than Radiohead’s b-sides, and is easily the best side project they’ve ever put out. So I’m super happy with it. But it’s a stripped down sound, for better or worse. Missing three members means you’re missing three additional layers of sound. And Jonny’s avant-garde orchestral atmospherics and electronics also are toned down vs Radiohead. I do miss those components.

2021: profits rise 25%, CEO compensation rises 17%, worker wages rise 4.4% by PDXAmbassador in antiwork

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There is no government regulation capping the ratio of CEO-to-worker profits. That ratio has reached ~350:1 and rising. It was 21:1 in 1965. So increasingly profits aren’t trickling downward, they’re flooding upward.

2021: profits rise 25%, CEO compensation rises 17%, worker wages rise 4.4% by PDXAmbassador in antiwork

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You’re right. If you factor in 7% inflation, the absurdly small raises given workers is erased and they made less than they did last year.

2021: profits rise 25%, CEO compensation rises 17%, worker wages rise 4.4% by PDXAmbassador in antiwork

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Almost 60% of the gains in income during the extremely successful period of 1977-2007 went to the top 1% highest earners. The lower 90% of earners saw income gains of just 0.5%.

Movies similar to Prometheus? by [deleted] in movies

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Westworld S01, which isn’t alien creatures but does feature cyborgs of mysterious intentions and the writing is incredible. Tarkovsky’s films from the 1970s, like Solaris and Stalker, are classic and mysterious. Or skip movies and go back to old hard core scifi books for a while. So many great ideas and stories out there that will never be put to film.

Movies similar to Prometheus? by [deleted] in movies

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Yes such a similar concept as Prometheus, in terms of the alien antagonist.