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		MrDresden on Jan 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: My Microstartups make $500/day while I'm ... Having a partner that works in a UN run institution as a researcher I have seen first hand how bureaucratic and starved for funds that entity truly is. Getting funds for paperclips is a massive battle.

Jugurtha on Jan 4, 2022 [–]

How are they passing around TPS reports without paperclips ?

MrDresden on Jan 4, 2022 | [–]

From what I hear they used to just staple them together, what with the lack of paperclips.

But now the stapler seems to have gone missing.

Its quite the pickle.

accountofme on Jan 5, 2022 | | [–]

those red swinglines were on the chopping block for quite some time.

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