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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403 @RojoLoco
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      @RojoLoco If you had to choose. . .

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

        @mlnews Uber Rail!

        There is no such thing in the US. 😜

        Rail sucks here.

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
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          @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

          @mlnews Uber Rail!

          There is no such thing in the US. 😜

          Rail sucks here.

          It really does, it takes 17 hours to drive to Florida, but takes 23 hours to take Amtrak to the same location. . . .

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @DustinB3403
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            @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @mlnews Uber Rail!

            There is no such thing in the US. 😜

            Rail sucks here.

            It really does, it takes 17 hours to drive to Florida, but takes 23 hours to take Amtrak to the same location. . . .

            Chicago to New York City is almost 24 hours by Amtrak.

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @JaredBusch
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              @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @mlnews Uber Rail!

              There is no such thing in the US. 😜

              Rail sucks here.

              It really does, it takes 17 hours to drive to Florida, but takes 23 hours to take Amtrak to the same location. . . .

              Chicago to New York City is almost 24 hours by Amtrak.

              Yeah that's insane. Trains need to be faster, not slower than driving. Like WTF. . .

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403
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                While granted it would be nice to just lounge around for a day and do "nothing" it's unacceptable that the mass commuter system that is in the US is slower than just driving yourself to your end destination (with rest stops along the way mind you!).

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch @DustinB3403
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                  @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  While granted it would be nice to just lounge around for a day and do "nothing" it's unacceptable that the mass commuter system that is in the US is slower than just driving yourself to your end destination (with rest stops along the way mind you!).

                  Cross city commuter rail will never work in the US outside of the NE and the spur down to D.C.

                  Simple not enough people to ever make money.

                  Even the suburban lines in Chicago are slow and expensive.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    BBC News - Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74
                    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48142765

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                    • travisdh1T
                      travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      BBC News - Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74
                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48142765

                      😢

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        BBC News - Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74
                        https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48142765

                        It took a moon to kill Chewie. Nothing less.

                        RIP Peter Mayhew.

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                        • nadnerBN
                          nadnerB @JaredBusch
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                          @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                          BBC News - Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74
                          https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48142765

                          It took a moon to kill Chewie. Nothing less.

                          RIP Peter Mayhew.

                          Also, Vector Prime was a good book. Even if they did kill off Chewie.

                          RIP Peter Mayhew.

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                            mlnews
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                            Cyclone Fani: Powerful storm slams into eastern India coast

                            A powerful cyclone has slammed into India's eastern coastline, bringing torrential rains and winds of up to 200 km/h (125mph).

                            Cyclone Fani, one of the most severe storms to hit the region in recent years, made landfall at 08:00 local time (02:30 GMT) on Friday.

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                              mlnews
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                              Russia tightens grip on its national net

                              Russia has formally adopted a law that gives its government more control over its domestic internet.

                              The law means the systems that exchange data between the networks forming the Russian internet must share more information with government regulators.

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                                mlnews
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                                US jobless rate at lowest since 1969

                                The US unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level for more than 49 years in April, according to official figures.

                                The jobless rate fell from 3.8% to 3.6%, the US Labor Department said, the lowest rate since December 1969.

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                                  scotth @mlnews
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                                  @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  US jobless rate at lowest since 1969

                                  The US unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level for more than 49 years in April, according to official figures.

                                  The jobless rate fell from 3.8% to 3.6%, the US Labor Department said, the lowest rate since December 1969.

                                  Does this report count those who are "unemployed" the same way in both time frames?

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                                    mlnews
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                                    Mueller report: Five looming legal battles between Congress and Trump

                                    The US attorney general spent five acrimonious hours in front of a congressional committee explaining his handling of the Mueller report. The intensity of some of the exchanges suggests multiple legal and political battles lie ahead between the Democrats in Congress and President Donald Trump.

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                                    • Reid CooperR
                                      Reid Cooper @scotth
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                                      @scotth said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      US jobless rate at lowest since 1969

                                      The US unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level for more than 49 years in April, according to official figures.

                                      The jobless rate fell from 3.8% to 3.6%, the US Labor Department said, the lowest rate since December 1969.

                                      Does this report count those who are "unemployed" the same way in both time frames?

                                      Not likely.

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch @scotth
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                                        @scotth said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        US jobless rate at lowest since 1969

                                        The US unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level for more than 49 years in April, according to official figures.

                                        The jobless rate fell from 3.8% to 3.6%, the US Labor Department said, the lowest rate since December 1969.

                                        Does this report count those who are "unemployed" the same way in both time frames?

                                        It never has.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
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                                          Unemployment is a very "soft" concept at the best of times. Even just defining who is and isn't unemployed amongst your friends is hard. Do you count part timers? Retirees? Children? Consultants? Entrepreneurs? The lazy? Students? What about people with jobs created only to make them not appear unemployed? The rich? The poor?

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                                            scotth @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                            Unemployment is a very "soft" concept at the best of times. Even just defining who is and isn't unemployed amongst your friends is hard. Do you count part timers? Retirees? Children? Consultants? Entrepreneurs? The lazy? Students? What about people with jobs created only to make them not appear unemployed? The rich? The poor?

                                            I'm not defending any specific method. I mention it because I've seen apples to apples comparisons mentioned here, defended to the death and thought that I'd point out that there have been more 'corrections' introduced to the definition of unemployed more times that I could possible count and maintain any kind of sanity.

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