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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Noah smith, liar or dumbass?
« on: Today at 01:15:12 PM »
i think it just shows that younger cohorts in the us have higher incomes at the same stage in life than did older cohorts, and that gen z does not diverge from that trend.  there could be some compositional effects that are distorting the data as presented, but it's not immediately clear to me that there would be.

it's true that the cost of housing has outpaced inflation more generally, but gen z is still spending less on housing than did older cohorts.  americans are still getting richer.

https://twitter.com/JeffreyKleintop/status/1780707675850064219

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tipping
« on: April 18, 2024, 11:43:39 PM »
it's a good question.  and happening at the same time as the non-tipped wage is also increasing.

https://twitter.com/CharlesFLehman/status/1781098254341472567

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: the post-trump gop
« on: April 18, 2024, 11:41:11 PM »
credit, such as it is, where credit is due.  after wasting half the year and getting thousands of ukrainians killed for no reason, johnson finally did what needed to be done.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Noah smith, liar or dumbass?
« on: April 18, 2024, 11:37:19 PM »
you think the data presented are misleading?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: cooking
« on: April 17, 2024, 02:42:41 PM »
i agree with dbt.  add another vote for jaylenhouse to eff off.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Possible WW3 thread
« on: April 16, 2024, 02:11:05 PM »
i don't think many countries are gonna agree to give up or forgo nukes when they can see the consequences in ukraine (or examples on the opposite side of the ledger).

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Possible WW3 thread
« on: April 16, 2024, 01:05:29 PM »
Quote from: Kat Kid on April 16, 2024, 08:58:56 AM
I can acknowledge that the F35 seems to be much more successful than was thought by many.

that's all i ever wanted.


on arms control, it's ironic, at least to me, that the policies favored by isolationists (you and dax) provide an enormous incentive for countries around the world to reengage with nuclear weapons development.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Possible WW3 thread
« on: April 15, 2024, 09:07:40 PM »
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1779964782181011613

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Possible WW3 thread
« on: April 14, 2024, 07:48:11 PM »
it's pretty cool that sa and jordan helped shoot down the iranian attack.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: April 14, 2024, 10:48:12 AM »
agree on avignon.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Wine Thread
« on: April 13, 2024, 09:10:28 PM »
god bless this research.

https://twitter.com/d_feldman/status/1779194821812367363

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: April 13, 2024, 09:00:38 PM »
good to see order restored.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: April 13, 2024, 08:55:47 PM »
running into the tail end of the season, but you should still be able to get some calcots in barcelona.  i envy you that.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: April 13, 2024, 08:53:52 PM »
i'm a little unsure i can properly take into consideration your preferences and conditions, because they seem pretty violently different than my own.  i've moved around frequently on vacations before and enjoyed it, but i much prefer to spend longer in one place.  if i had 16 days, i'd say to spend it one city.  don't waste your time moving around.

that said, if you are going to move around more i have thoughts on some possible cities within your area.

france.

lyon is really cool.
i was there a long time ago, but i also recommend grenoble.  especially if you can get out into the mountains, but also even if you can't.  kinda could fit logistically with your time in switzerland.

italy.

rome is unmissable.  my wife and i were just back there this spring and although it was pretty changed from how i still remember it from 25 years ago, it's amazing as simultaneously a tremendously provincial city and also the capital of the italy and (still in some ways) the world.  i'm an atheist and this last time there, i found the overtly catholic nature of the city pretty moving and the roman era ruins literally everywhere and usually all but ignored as commonplace to be as evocative and charming as ever.
florence isn't overrated.
naples is great.
bologna is fun.
venice is a bit of a disneyland, but it's also unique.

spain.

don't hesitate to hit pretty much any spanish city or town of any size.  hard to go wrong.  not getting bombed to crap in ww2 is a big advantage.
i could easily spend two weeks in madrid and wish for more time.
barcelona i thought was a bit overrated, but it has a nice vibe.
valencia is less touristy barcelona.
santiago is pretty and also has a nice vibe.
i can't not recommend granada (where i went to school).  great town and i can tell you where to eat.   

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: TexAgs politics board gems thread
« on: April 13, 2024, 12:32:22 AM »
Quote from: BIG APPLE CAT on April 12, 2024, 11:47:28 PM
Quote from: sys on April 12, 2024, 11:36:30 PM
Quote from: BIG APPLE CAT on April 11, 2024, 04:28:56 PM
Like I, me personally, I paid more in taxes than Jeff bezos, Elon musk, and Bill Gates combined.

what an insane thing to believe.

When you have a moment to take a break from your perpetual boot licking, you should consider reading the Panama papers.

But please, explain to me in what way the ultrawealthy come even remotely close to paying their fair share

what constitutes someone's fair share is subjective, but what you've paid in taxes is not, and it is objectively funny that your understanding of the world is so inaccurate that you could genuinely entertain the possibility that the sum you've paid in taxes is greater than the sum bezos, musk and gates have paid in taxes.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: TexAgs politics board gems thread
« on: April 12, 2024, 11:36:30 PM »
Quote from: BIG APPLE CAT on April 11, 2024, 04:28:56 PM
Like I, me personally, I paid more in taxes than Jeff bezos, Elon musk, and Bill Gates combined.

what an insane thing to believe.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: April 11, 2024, 07:30:33 PM »
death, taxes and beating the everloving eff out of the astros.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: April 11, 2024, 12:25:40 AM »
if anyone can figure out how witt jr can be the fastest* player in baseball and also run around on his tiptoes looking all weird, please post the explanation here.

* maybe, who knows.  but did you see him get to the grounder last night in the 10th?

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: April 11, 2024, 12:21:38 AM »
the satisfaction delta between when you got a team and when you don't in mlb is ridiculous.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: April 09, 2024, 09:46:20 PM »
winners get winningier.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: April 07, 2024, 09:38:41 PM »
we won our first nine game pod.  1-0, baby.

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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: April 07, 2024, 06:43:59 PM »
they said it couldn't be done, but here we are (over .500).

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: 2024 NCAA Tournament Thread
« on: April 06, 2024, 10:07:47 PM »
what a shitty round of games.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: amazing animal stories thread (post your own)
« on: April 02, 2024, 01:35:12 AM »
can't wait till wichita throws cheyenne from the nest.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: 2024 NCAA Tournament Thread
« on: March 31, 2024, 06:09:40 PM »
below .500 in conference and about to go 9-0 in postseason elimination games.  ridiculous.

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