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jasondj, to linux in Today GNU/Linux is 32 years old

It’s a shame. Linus was and is far more deserving of respect for his contributions to technology than Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. Probably even Woz. But he’s by far down the line in terms of fame and fortune. Except maybe Woz.

jasondj, to mildlyinteresting in One of the claims on this Belvita packaging only appears in English

I remember seeing a giant jug of Cotton Candy at Walmart that said “A naturally fat-free food!”

Like, no shit, obviously, it’s literally sugar and food coloring.

jasondj, to mildlyinteresting in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

Also known as a Xolo dog.

Conveniently, a Xolo dog named Dante was Miguel’s alebrije in the movie Coco.

Artist Diego Rivera was known to be fond of Xolo dogs, and there are pictures of him with his dog and Frida Kahlo, whose likeness also had a cameo in Coco and identified Dante as both a Xolo and an Alebrije.

jasondj, to mildlyinteresting in "Progress"

Sure did. I’ve lived in RI my whole life save for when I lived just barely into MA about 5 years ago.

Pardon the Reddit link, but as soon as I saw a before and after a few months ago, I was awestruck.

jasondj, to mildlyinteresting in in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on

Comparatively, in the US a $90k USD salary is about $10,415 in federal taxes.

However, my family healthcare is about $22k in premiums alone, for a high-deductible plan. This includes the employer-paid portion, as that is part of my total compensation package. Then there is the deductible ($5k) before the insurance starts paying out. And this is not including Medicare/SS taxes as well.

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