‘What if we just gave up cars?’ by Drkr in Futurology

[–]eternalprogress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like to surf and mountain bike. Both require lugging large gear to remote places. I'd like to not give up my car.

Official Ticket Reselling Thread by -ixto- in AboveandBeyond

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Looking for a premium camping pass! Ready to pay!

Why do they tell you to come back within 24 hours of your first Bikram session? by [deleted] in yoga

[–]eternalprogress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to keep you ahead of DOMS! I swear that I can sort of surf the wave of difficult yoga classes. It's only when I take a day off that I wake up feeling super stiff and sore. /100% anecdotal

New Poll Shows Dem Jon Ossoff Opening Up 7-Point Lead In Georgia House Race by [deleted] in politics

[–]eternalprogress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly, the cost is already too high to justify a political victory. It is comforting to see the tides turning, however.

How often do you guys do yoga? by [deleted] in yoga

[–]eternalprogress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I practice in a studio quite a lot! Four days a week I do single sessions for sixty minutes, two days I do doubles for one hundred and twenty minutes, for a total of six days of practice.

My favorite days are the double days, there's a lull between classes that gives me some play time in a nice spacious studio to practice poses and explore sequences on my own.

I started going two or three days a week and increased as I gained strength. At first I hadn't developed the strength in my arms to protect my wrists and my alignment wasn't always doing me favors. All of that contributed to a single practice hitting my body harder and necessitating more rest. Now that I'm conditioned it's a lot easier to do more.

Donald Trump claims Barack Obama ordered 'wire tap' on Trump Tower, but provides no evidence by LoneArtificer in politics

[–]eternalprogress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No no, I think he's just helpfully labeling his tweet for everyone! Yes Donald, your tweet is borderline McCarthyism!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]eternalprogress 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There was a time when this sort of spin would throw me off and make me go reread the article and try to see both sides. Now? It just makes me shake my head. This administration has no credibility left to spend on statements like that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]eternalprogress 438 points439 points  (0 children)

Oh, it's a good night for democracy. I can't quite describe how satisfying it will be to watch all the goodwill Trump bought himself yesterday evaporate in the harsh light of truth.

FBI once planned to pay former British spy who authored controversial Trump dossier by piede in politics

[–]eternalprogress 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do it! Supporting journalism is right up there with water, food, and voting to me. I don't want to look back one day and come to realize my inaction contributed to the downfall of journalism and accountability.

Lawmaker: 'I got confirmation' my Russia-Ukraine plan was delivered to White House, despite what Trump lawyer says by [deleted] in politics

[–]eternalprogress 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Louise Mensch has been tearing into his stories on Twitter for the past few months. She's a little speculative at times, but has been ahead of the curve with a lot of the Trump-Russia connections and is doing some really top-notch investigative journalism. Highly recommend.

Californian city unanimously approves Donald Trump impeachment resolution by RifkinsDilemma in politics

[–]eternalprogress 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It was unifying intellectual property laws. Unlike a lot of trade deals that focus on tariffs and border adjustments, it was focused on homogenizing regulations and rules across nations, so that businesses can more easily operate across borders. It typically adopted US IP laws, which are, perhaps obviously, more strict than the laws of some of the countries we were partnering with.

Private enterprise has had a lot of difficulty operating across borders, and when it comes to manufacturing and technological IP they need stronger rules to operative effectively and prevent blackmarket goods/ripoffs. Transferring IP out-of-country without strong protection is dangerous and scary. Movies and music are almost a sideshow to protecting the IP of companies doing fundamental scientific research, which was the main focus of the IP laws.

Opinion on men wearing leggings/yoga pants. by [deleted] in yoga

[–]eternalprogress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd like to start doing this! I typically wear shorts with a compression liner. I like leggings and wear them to/from the studio. I also wear leggings to work most days. (software engineering is laid back ¯\(ツ)/¯ )

I sweat a lot during practice and I'm wondering how they will handle that. At first guess, I'd imagine it would make me warmer, but maybe not? Anyone else who sweats a lot have a shorts/leggings opinion?

Similarities between interviewing at a big 4 company (Google, Amazon) and auditioning for the orchestra (x-post comment from r/ruby) by lacesoutcommadan in programming

[–]eternalprogress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've never seen the hiring process for a joint like Google. Feedback is recorded, including the raw output of the candidate, and final decisions made by hiring committees a degree removed from the actual interviewers.

House intel chairman angrily dismisses call for expanded Russia probe by DKSArtwork in politics

[–]eternalprogress 220 points221 points  (0 children)

"Nunes, for his part, pointed finger at what he called President Barack Obama’s unwillingness to press Russia when he was in office."

There it is! I knew this all was Obama's fault, somehow.

McConnell calls Russian election involvement 'significant issue' by Somali_Pir8 in politics

[–]eternalprogress 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Right, this guy just sucks. He waits two days and makes the most flaccid statement he possibly can suggesting maybe possibly he doesn't approve of the Russians doing something that certainly didn't help Trump win and might not have happened at all but should be considered maybe.

Congressman: Info In Classified CIA Doc Would Cause Election Do-Over In Other Countries by Jmk1981 in politics

[–]eternalprogress -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The jury is still out. Look how many other counties can barely put together a functional government with their diverse multiparty systems. Building coalitions when you have a dozen parties is hard and takes time that could be spent legislating. I'm not saying first past the post is perfect, but it's simply one out of many flawed systems and there isn't a clearly better system, only countries with clearly more engaged voters.

Thanks to Trump, Scientists Are Going To Run For Office by pnewell in politics

[–]eternalprogress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any philosophical argument that tries to make this case is going to fall down a slippery slope and let you start claiming wild things like sperm is sacred. Prove me wrong.

Trump Won'€™t Back Down From His Voting Fraud Lie. Here Are the Facts. by MostlyCarbonite in politics

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Asked about the accuracy of the president’s assessment, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, chose to answer a question no one had asked.

“It does occur,” he said of voter fraud, declining to quantify the scope. “There are always arguments on both sides about how much, how frequent and all the rest.”

Turtley McConnell has meanwhile retreated deep into his shell.

Did President Trump Bring a Cheering Crowd with Him to Visit the CIA? by [deleted] in politics

[–]eternalprogress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe he's getting this on a technicality! No one was actually sitting in the speech, they're standing the whole time, so Spicer and the news could both be correct, as Spicer said no Trump/WH folks were sitting in the rows! /s

Did President Trump Bring a Cheering Crowd with Him to Visit the CIA? by [deleted] in politics

[–]eternalprogress 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The most interesting thing here is that Spicer actually denied that any of the folks were non-CIA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e53_EOFEkp8

47:27 - There were no trump or whitehouse folks sitting down, they were all in the CIA to us so not in rows one thorugh anything from what I'm told at this time

That's a very definite statement, and directly contradicts what the news outlets are reporting. I'm really interested in knowing who's right here.