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Comment Re:It's called work (Score 2) 228

The whole point of protest is to disturb the normal flow of things and disrupt the thing you are trying to stop. That's why people engage in civil disobedience: you go into it knowing that you are putting your freedom and/or job on the line because you believe strongly in the cause. "expressing those concerns in a way that doesn't disturb the office" is like saying "if you want to change the status quo then vote". That's fine and all, but it is the absolute minimum and probably won't change anything significant without further action and conflict.

Comment Re:They are wrong (Score 1) 148

No they aren't. Last year, 86 civilians were killed by cops in traffic stops alone, with over 1,200 documented killings overall (there is no central database, and NGOs that do this reporting rely on state by state reporting or news reports, so this is a lower limit). In contrast 136 cops died or were killed on the job in total, this includes things like traffic accidents or just keeling over at your desk, not just shootings -- there were fewer than 50 fatal shootings.

In fact, cab driver is a more dangerous job than being a cop by more that 2x. There are 8 cab driver deaths per 100k workers vs 3.5 for cops. Construction work is even more dangerous at 9.6 deaths/100k. Hell, fast food employees die at a rate of 1.8.

So while being a cop is slightly more dangerous than the average job, it's far from one of the deadlier occupations and the level of danger is greatly exaggerated: I wouldn't call "almost twice as dangerous as working at McDonalds" taking your life into your hands. It in no way justifies the level of violence they inflict on the rest of society. If the goal of the police is to maintain a high K/D ratio, then they are doing great, protecting the public from violence: not so much.

Comment Re:The point of this was to get women into coding (Score 1) 107

I'm a guy and am in that camp too. I love coding. Been doing it since I was 7. But I already do it 40+ hours a week. I love my job, but no hobby is worth that much of my time unless I'm being paid to do it. I don't have any enthusiasm left to do it in my spare time much. I have other interests I want to purse as well and children, friends, and a spouse I want to spend time with.

Comment Re: No thanks. (Score 1) 75

All the houses I've ever lived in have had mostly cast iron sewer pipes and copper for water coming in.There's probably some lead in the solder, but that is only usually a problem if you let the water sit for a long time. Just run the water for a few minutes after coming home from a vacation. Neither of my kids have ever tested positive for lead exposure.

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