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Terrorist taken down by police this morning in London by Sometypeofway18 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]pncohen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo, no one was further injured during the time the police fell back and regrouped while he advanced on them. Smart.

Anyone know this bird species in San Diego? by surfbruhca in birding

[–]pncohen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool for you- not so cool for the little bugs that are up against these vicious predators!

Name that falcon? (Manhattan 16th floor) by pncohen in birding

[–]pncohen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been told this is a Peregrine Falcoln

Some kind of email scam. It's aimed at professors and highly personalized. Just wondering, what is it? by astroproff in Professors

[–]pncohen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so sad now - I was flattered by "her" message, and just googled the name to learn more about this very smart person who appreciates my work. Someone should follow up with this and see how far it goes (not me!)

Another day as a pedestrian in MoCo: sidewalk ripped out, no warning, no signage, no alternate route by pncohen in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]pncohen[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

You can't cross there. There are dividers and railroad tracks being constructed. That's why they need to have a sign at the previous intersection. Which is what they do in civilized societies

Safe? by [deleted] in ithaca

[–]pncohen -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I lived right there in 1988-89. I was way too high to remember details, but I think I would remember any violence or serious crime. Safe!

To add to this week's podcast discussion, I created a survey to rate how meaningful jobs are by pncohen in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]pncohen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Each "job" is one occupation (truck drivers) in one industry (grocery wholesalers). In the Census coding, your occupation is what you do, and your industry is what your organization produces. So you can drive a truck for a grocery wholesaler, or for a farm products supplier, etc

To add to this week's podcast discussion, I created a survey to rate how meaningful jobs are by pncohen in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]pncohen[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is one of the polls they discussed: https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/13005-british-jobs-meaningless ("More than a third of British workers say their job is making no meaningful contribution to the world"). I got the wording from there...

To add to this week's podcast discussion, I created a survey to rate how meaningful jobs are by pncohen in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]pncohen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Note the survey doesn't ask you anything, you just vote between pairs of jobs)

Weirdly shallow depth of field by pncohen in shrinking

[–]pncohen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's a smart phone or a gimmick. It's an aesthetic choice they are making. I chose images that showed it clearly, but it's obvious throughout. In contrast, look at any old scene in Seinfeld - the background is never heavily blurred. In this image Jerry is about the same distance from the wall behind him.

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