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My strategy from moving frequently was to leave things I don't use in the boxes, and if they're still there when I move again it's time for them to go. Now that I've settled down I set a period of time instead. This had the side benefit of helping me figure out the few mementos I really care about so I start taking better care of them.

I doubt it could really be any worse than how wood rots if you don't handle it properly.

To be fair bad weather is a hard problem for existing sea and air lift.

This is about life insurance not health insurance, health insurance cannot deny you.

When it comes to moving books I measure in how many days it will take to stop being sore.

Yes, but you'd also be a former professional. Amateur also isn't meant to be a negative term, it just means you do it as a hobby rather than as a profession.

AC is a huge load now, with electrification heating will eclipse it. I can confirm this via my electric bill with a heat pump.

There's often used copies on Amazon fairly quickly from returns.

In your case only if there's a topic you'd like to spend your time researching and writing a thesis on. Doesn't have to be cutting edge though, there's plenty of value in iterative improvements.

> Does the person who was robbed still have a right to the book?

Yes, and everyone who bought it under false pretenses are entitled to a refund, but what actually happens in reality is messy and pretty much down to how far law enforcement is willing to go. Someone is always left holding the bag, ideally it would be the original thief but it's most likely going to be the last person in the chain who can be identified or isn't willing to go to the effort.

Possession and sale of stolen goods is not legal, just not a crime unless you are aware it's stolen/likely stolen.

Same as if you forget your safe combination, you're charged with contempt of court.

Unfortunately we have to overcome both instinct, motivation, and willpower.

At least at my company this is baked in to the manager review surveys.

This has always been a key component of processor design and has been integral to improvements in consumer device processors for a while now.

Probably because gun violence isn't a disease, and there's already several agencies under the DoJ for that.

This is an option for a £250 jacket but not for a £50 jacket, so I guess the place to start is buying higher quality products that are worth repairing.

Statistics is the only reason I was able to get over my math struggles in college.

Pretty sure this would just drive up rental costs.

I love my Sony MDR headphones, barely changed over the years as best I can tell and I only needed to swap the pads so my ears were more comfortable for long periods. My Sennheisers sound a bit better and are more comfortable but not enough to justify the price difference.

NAFTA removes tariffs and quotas, it doesn't supersede regulations or enforcement.

HVAC work isn't that seasonal, emergency repairs are but installations happen in the warm months to offset it.

Larger portion sizes, more snacking, much less manual labor. Only the wealthy were obese back then.

Even without politics it would have slowed in the last 2 years due to shortages.

Well the PS4 was released in 2013 and still plays modern games, sure they could look better and run faster but it gets the job done.

Parisian homeless sound similar to aggressive street vendors I've experienced in SEA, they were annoying and would occasionally leave me feeling somewhat violated but never really scared, except for possible pickpocketing.

With homeless here (at least in Portland and Seattle) it really depends. Most completely ignore you, some ask for money, some will be very loud and aggressive at no one in particular possibly from hallucinations or just being upset in general.

A small but significant percentage will act extremely unhinged, so much so they make me nervous as a larger guy with military experience. I've heard that a lot of this is due to a new kind of meth on the streets that causes terrible psychosis.

Differently shaped wooden crates and barrels, mostly.

The Economist and Wall Street Journal (minus the opinion pages) basically fills that niche for me.

They use them like private IPs, across several air gapped networks. When I was enlisted we were putting them on desktops.

Retiring to a cheaper country isn't a new trend, it's just more difficult than retiring to Florida for Americans or Southern Europe for Europeans so most people wouldn't go to the effort.