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To know when to hold on and when to let go, when to push and when to pull. That is enlightenment. 🌻

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@metrolaalerts Can riders be picked up and dropped off at those stations?

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@Lex_491 @metrolaalerts Eastbound is only going as far as 23rd Street (LATTC / Ortho Institute) so I guess the situation hasn't been resolved yet.

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@LaruaSaint @nc_2300 @ibrake4ants Same w/ my relative who also has Kaiser - home-tested for COVID. Did an e-visit (which was really just a quick survey online), got a call back to get blood test for kidney function, and to pick up Paxlovid. Even had an option to print out a work note to take time off.

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@TaiwanSpecial In Taiwan, people voted on 3 positions (pres/vp; legislative yuan; party). We usually have more "contests" to vote on - my ballot had 17 contests for a position (ranging from pres/vp to community college district board member) and 19 measures (laws). Hand count all of those too?

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Teen: Well.
Man: Then why didn't Mike Pence doing anything (as Veep)?

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On the bus today, a white teen started chatting w/ an older white guy visiting LA for business.

Teen: I like Kamala.
Man: I like her too.
Teen: You don't like Trump?
Man: No, I do not.
Teen: Trump lies. He said he won in 2020 but he didn't.

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Teen continues: They're both pretty bad but he's worse.
Man: How is she bad?
Teen: She's probably done some bad things.
Man: That's... like comparing a parking ticket to murder.
Teen: Well, she hasn't done anything.
Man: The Vice President's role doesn't really do much...

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In Taiwan's most recent election (Jan 2024), TW citizens voted on 3 contests (Pres/VP; Legislator; and Party).

By contrast, my ballot has 17 contests for a position (person) and 19 contests for measures (laws).

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I have a vague idea of what cryptocurrency is, but just asked Chatgpt to explain it to me like I'm 5. 😂

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Me @ 2:50pm: If you have to choose which transactions to post to meet the 3pm deadline, do the second half of the transactions before the first half. We can do the first half later.

Coworker: Okay! (Proceeds to process transactions starting from the top of the list).

🙄

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Obviously, the situation for the US's upcoming general election is different (candidates for any office can and do drop out), but still...

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In 2015, the KMT replaced their presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu w/ then-New Taipei mayor Eric Chu just 4 months before election.

Was due to low polling for Hung, but my thoughts were "how undemocratic! Whichever candidate wins primary should be in the general".

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Rep: We're just about out of time. We were able to get thru half the questions which is great! Thanks for joining the office hours today!

Spending 90+ minutes waiting for your turn (40 other ppl), and not even get to ask a question - NOT how office hours should be done. 😒

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@dava_keavney @amylizk @baym We had to contact a professor (who had left the univ) to try to get a final report for a project that ended a few years ago. His response? "It was years ago - I don't have any notes of the research I did and I don't have the computer anymore so... tough luck."

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Haven't been to Ralphs supermarket in a while. They were giving away 2024 calendars for free - I have a few calendars already but I love free stuff and I love calendars, so why not?! ☺️

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Mom: These candies are good! Probably expensive.
Me: *Web search* Oh, I've see these at Costco - they're made in China. Bleh."

Except that these are actually made in Taiwan! Why would you name your brand Shanghai Shanghai?!

https://t.co/G62uVzoNkT

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@BanGaoRen Well, I do support & like William Lai (not that it matters, since I'm not a voter in Taiwan). It's just funny that my dentist thought my opinion would change for some reason.

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My Taiwanese dentist retired last Autumn, and at my last appointment, he asked "so you guys still support Lai Ching-Te?"

Me: Yes. (不然呢? 🤷‍♀️)

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@usbank Will US Bank branches have calendars for 2024?