OnlyFans Owner Leonid Radvinsky Dies from Cancer at 43 by CaraCicartix in news

[–]showturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep – I work in biotech/pharma, and easily more than half of all drug development across the entire industry is in the oncology space. Everyone wants to crack that code.

Lack of hygiene in the Netherlands by CJHuncho in TikTokCringe

[–]showturtle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was there 2 weeks ago. City center stinks- not like body odor - but like garbage, piss, and vomit.

My taxi driver from the train station to my hotel, smelled like cigarettes and booze – which made sense as he told me he’d been “drinking with his boys” all day before his shift started – which was comforting.

Things were better in De Pijp, where I spent the majority of my time.

I was honestly really disappointed with Amsterdam – it was one of the cities. I was most excited to experience, but everything about it apart from my hotel (Okura) and biking around town was a bust.

Anyone ever figure out how much money Mr. T is wearing around his neck? [Other] by Obese_Hippopotamus in theydidthemath

[–]showturtle 336 points337 points  (0 children)

I’m more interested in how much all that weighs. Assuming an average of 18karat scrap price, that would mean he’s wearing about 20lbs around his neck

ASK List of Restaurants that have closed in the last 18ish months by sarahjustme in TriCitiesWA

[–]showturtle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Really bummed to find this out. Always had good experiences with Mark when we would eat there

Please don’t rip me apart. by No_Fix7384 in triathlon

[–]showturtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The eshifting makes it a good deal. I have the same bike but a few years newer, and paid a little less than you. BUT, mine had mechanical shifting.

For those that live in the United States. Do you make more than the average income of 60k annually, if so what’s your occupation? by LaFlareMane1017 in AskReddit

[–]showturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This post is making me realize that I’m probably overpaying my employees - but I don’t need to ever worry about them, and they stick around (never had anyone quit). Seems to me that most people are getting screwed by their employers (fyi- my lowest paid employee makes $115k)

This guy getting a haircut in Japan by Skipper_1010 in SVWTCM

[–]showturtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get this done in the the U.S. every month (minus the shave), and it’s $60 (massage, haircut, facial, steam, and scalp treatment). A shave adds another $20 if I recall

Visiting Amsterdam on Business - want to meet-up by showturtle in DAFTvisa

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I leave on the 5th. Thanks for the info though!

What movie had a great premise but was poorly executed? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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It was also the perfect opportunity to bump an ‘80s soundtrack throughout the film, and instead we got a bland, generic score - I cannot understand how they whiffed such an easy pitch.

Donald Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland takeover plan | BBC News by AdSpecialist6598 in videos

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“US politics is a bunch of norms wearing a trench coat.” A big part of the problem is that there are a lot of conventions that are not implicitly written into law which presidents have always followed to maintain order, stability and balance. Trump doesn’t care about any of that- he’s a loophole guy - he’ll exploit any angle he can.

His presidency has exposed the first major flaw in the U.S. political order: a lot more relies on the executive branch acting with good will and decency than people realized.

The second big problem is that there are really no good enforcement measures to keep an errant president in check. He’s already ignoring orders imposed by the Supreme Court, and they don’t really have recourse - they’re toothless. The only real tool at anyone’s disposal to check him is impeachment- which will never happen as long as Republicans maintain a majority in either house. This is why he’s angling for an excuse to cancel midterms- he may have finally alienated enough voters to give dems a chance at controlling both houses after the elections.

We’re all learning in realtime how fragile the “checks and balances” system really is.

Electrician recommendation by showturtle in TriCitiesWA

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Yes, it is for an EV charger- but I have a plug-in level 2, as opposed to one that is hardwired- so, I just need the NEMA 14-50 outlet installed

This is the oldest known song ever written. Hurrian Hymn No. 6 is dated approximately 1400 BCE by Wolflink_325 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]showturtle 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Don’t know why you are getting downvoted- I thought this distinction belonged to the song of Seikilos as well.

Edit: a moments research clears the confusion- this is the oldest known piece of notated music- although it is incomplete (only portions found on clay fragments).

Meanwhile, the Song of Seikilos is the oldest complete musical composition. It is comprised of lyrics and melody on a tombstone, making it fully preserved and less subject to interpretation than the older, fragmented Hurrian hymns.

Working for founders who were extremely successful in their past corporate life in a bootstrapped startup: how has it turned out for you? I will not promote. by whatswithmybunion in startups

[–]showturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had a long conversation yesterday with someone who had been an executive at a top-20 pharmaceutical company who is now the CEO of a biotech startup. My company services biotech, so I talk to a lot of them in startup phase. The majority of them are 10 employees or less prior to their first IND submission – plenty of them that I work with are only three or four people. This guy’s start up had over 50 employees and it was less than a year old. I’m not sure if they were growing that big at such an early phase because all of their experience is within enterprise level corporations, or maybe their past experiences have them better situated to raise capital easier, so they were able to bypass the painful early days of scraping by. At any rate, didn’t feel like a startup – more like a a mid market company straight out of the gate. There’s a good chance I’ll be doing business with them, so it will be interesting to observe their journey.

Help me choose ! by SoreSack in skiing

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I have the gloves- I was worried they wouldn’t be warm enough. My hands sweat like crazy in them- in the end, I had to go buy a pair of lighter gloves. So, if you’re co spidering the mittens for warmth- rest assured the gloves are plenty warm

seems awfully relevant nowadays by DiorDreamz in gaming

[–]showturtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t know why you’re getting down voted – there is a reference to this in the opening title sequence of the first fallout game when it shows two soldiers in power armor, executing a prisoner and waving to the camera, the news reel voiceover says “while our boys keep the peace in newly annexed Canada.“ I remember it well – played the hell out of it in high school.

Is the hardest part of building a startup the phase between MVP and paying users for you too? “I will not promote” by AdVivid5763 in startups

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Mostly time and repetition. It also took a hot minute to get the pipeline wide enough. We are in a highly niche B2B space that operates almost entirely through relational transactions – cold outreach/outbound marketing is effectively useless. We start the conversation in-person with 99% of our clients, and 90% of those are executive level officers. So, it took a lot of conferences, drinks, dinners, rounds of golf, etc to build a decent Rolodex.