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Comment The US lifted the Chinese up (Score 1) 179

The Chinese labor was cheap, so manufacturing went there. But it was "cheap chinese crap" so we made it better, moved the tool and dye manufacturing there too and trained the Chinese, quality went up. But with that increasing quality, now they have everything. The tool and dye is a trade literally dying in the US, the Chinese goods are good and they don't need us anymore. We made this powerhouse and now we're mad about it? Ok.

Comment Thanks, Unky Ghost (Score 2) 16

I was a tween/teen when SGC2C/Cartoon Planet was on the air. A friend and I were huge fans of the show and specifically Lowe. We learned about his radio career and decided we had faces for radio. When I was in college, I landed a part-time job in radio which amounted to beer money (I learned this was not a lucrative career before I got the job and moved on). I adapted some of Lowe's mannerisms into my air shift, increased ratings, and made many friends in the listening area. I'd fall victim to one of Clear Channel's job massacres - good thing it was just for beer money!

Many thanks to Mr. Lowe for his positive impact on me. RIP.

Comment Services exist (Score 1) 83

I know Lastpass offers emergency access, but there maybe others. You designate another LP user as one who can request this access. There is a delay of a period of days for the account holder to cancel the request (if they weren't really dead/incapacitated), but after that the designee gets all of that info.

Comment Delta slipping to become Spirit (Score 1) 78

This airline has gotten cheap. Buying old-ass planes and not updating them, refusing to help customers, and their business is susceptible to a single point in technology failure. It's not the first time it's happened int he past several years. Only reason I still fly with them is status and they don't fly a lot of tiny-ass CRJs (American, ahem) that can't hold a roll-aboard. United is looking more appealing nowadays.

Comment Define kits (Score 1) 228

If you buy a lower-80, you’re buying a block of plastic (some sell metal ones). There’s no fire control cavity, no way for it to function as a gun. It’s not like you can stop by Gunazon and have a untraceable firearm in minutes. It’s a doorstop, paper weight, etc. and takes tools, time, and some skill to complete the lower. Many incomplete lower sellers just sell this, not an entire kit. A kit has EVERYTHING you need to make a functioning firearm.

This sounds like they’re going after people who sell you the lower-80 and the parts: upper receiver, barrel, BCG, etc. That’s ALWAYS been an issue, it’s regulated, and requires background checks. Some gun dealers tried selling these complete kits, thinking it wasn’t a gray area, and have got themselves in hot water; others knew better.

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