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01-25-24, 10:45 PM
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All your arguments would be valid, if a proper whetting process was in place where the immigration authorities could ensure that criminals and other “undesirable” individuals were excluded from crossing our border. But from what I have repeatedly read, this does not seem to be the case.
Interestingly, some of our think-tanks are now predicting demise of China for similar reasons you stated about our country. The thought process is that China’s population is getting older, cost of labor is increasing. What these people seems to ignore in their estimates that China or that matter any country, given the incentives and motivations, can change the balance of population fairly quickly. [Iran did that after we had Saddam kill a lot of Iranians of prime reproductive age. I’m sure China isn’t going anywhere soon.]
Interestingly, some of our think-tanks are now predicting demise of China for similar reasons you stated about our country. The thought process is that China’s population is getting older, cost of labor is increasing. What these people seems to ignore in their estimates that China or that matter any country, given the incentives and motivations, can change the balance of population fairly quickly. [Iran did that after we had Saddam kill a lot of Iranians of prime reproductive age. I’m sure China isn’t going anywhere soon.]
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01-25-24, 10:47 PM
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01-25-24, 11:22 PM
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01-26-24, 01:04 AM
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01-26-24, 05:06 AM
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Got to cycle in shorts yesterday. First metric in god knows when. Felt real good.
01-26-24, 06:03 AM
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I have a near metric planned for Monday. It will be broken up by a lunch stop. I am only assuming I can manage it. I have no doubt about the first half. It has been quite awhile since I’ve ridden that far in a day.
Sad.
Sad.
01-26-24, 07:31 AM
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01-26-24, 08:29 AM
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Will there be a pop quiz? 
What percentage of our final grade will that be?
What percentage of our final grade will that be?
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01-26-24, 08:34 AM
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01-26-24, 08:49 AM
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What’s it about?
01-26-24, 08:54 AM
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01-26-24, 09:12 AM
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01-26-24, 09:14 AM
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How did you research/decide on what to get?
01-26-24, 09:20 AM
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You poor bastid. Best to drop the course.
Who can say, Vol is involved.
Who can say, Vol is involved.
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01-26-24, 09:24 AM
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Kilo TT bike. The left hand crank is a smaller gear then the right hand crank. The sprocket on the right side is only just started on the thread. When you start you are not only pushing the lower gear from the left hand side but winding the right side sprocket on. Once the right side is fully tightened you then have a higher gear for the remainder of the kilo TT.
Kilo TT bike. The left hand crank is a smaller gear then the right hand crank. The sprocket on the right side is only just started on the thread. When you start you are not only pushing the lower gear from the left hand side but winding the right side sprocket on. Once the right side is fully tightened you then have a higher gear for the remainder of the kilo TT.
Now that I think about it there are some left hand drive singlespeed freewheels at the bike shop, and I have a fixed/fixed wheelset laying around...
01-26-24, 09:25 AM
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Wordle nearly got me, and Octordle Rescue was a fiasco.
01-26-24, 09:32 AM
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01-26-24, 09:34 AM
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01-26-24, 09:37 AM
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Rigi made a split seat stay bike. A shop in Champaign, IL had one in the 80s. It was a gorgeous metallic green.
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01-26-24, 09:38 AM
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01-26-24, 09:52 AM
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Wordle in 4, but about 5 minutes overall.
01-26-24, 09:59 AM
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We had three systems installed in 4 years, and switched installers after the second when they didn't prove to be as good at servicing as we would like and were always trying to sell some new added products that were not needed. .
Stay away from the new leasing/service agreement model. That's a rip off.