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I don't understand Mitch McConnell's reluctance to passing an election security measure, I would've that assumed that a voter suppression strategy that utilized the new law would be finalized by now.
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Media has been rightly under fire these past few years, but stories like this and the recent re-hashing of the Epstein case go to show the power of the fourth estate. Reading that Door Dash article was like reading The Jungle by Upton Sincl
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I'm opposed to the death penalty for a number of reasons, one is as stated in the article: the discrepancies in our criminal justice system make it so that black folks are disproportionately executed. Secondly, this subtlety shows how
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We require state level (think of war) mobilization to properly combat all aspects of climate change. Streets in city centers should be lined with trees, research is required to find a suitable alternative to asphalt -- or perhaps a way to s
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by 40acres 7y ago
A local groundwater management agency in Ventura County, CA recently started a pilot program that established a groundwater market among farmers in the county. Following the early 2010s drought in California, laws were enacted to cap and ev
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In general, I agree with the government stance that "warrant proof" communication is not in the best interests of US citizens. I believe that there is some precedent and established law that can be built upon to provide a compromi
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I'm no expert, but I would wager that costs are so high due to a mix of: state capture, a complex regulatory scheme, and relatively minor process inefficiency throughout the value chain that when taken as a whole slow down large projec
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I think tipping is ingrained in American culture because of the lack of price transparency throughout this economy. This has been a recent topic of discussion in regards to healthcare but it also shows up in retail, where the shelf price is
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I'm listening to the excellent BBC podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon about the Apollo program, can you guess how many CS degrees worked on programming the Apollo Guidance Computer? In my opinion, software is more of an art and design disc
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A major issue with the labor movement in America is that folks only join a union when they are weak and/or threatened by bosses. The best time to negotiate is when you're strong, it amazes me that big tech was caught colluding to
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by 40acres 7y ago
The #1 issue with big tech is that the major players are under-utilizing their talent base. It's never been easier to start a software company (idea, laptop, Stripe Atlas, AWS/Azure/GCP.. GO!), and yet the over-all number of
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The fundamental tension of technology monopolies is convenience v. competition. In the same breath that Google and Amazon are criticized for their dominance critics bemoan the fragmentation of online streaming.
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Marx predicted this with his theory on Entfremdung (alienation), in a system of highly optimized division of labor those laborers are going to be for a lack of a better word: bored.
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The #1 problem with commenting online (including this post) is the nitpicking of semantics. Truly the best way to generate engagement online is to be "wrong". Congratulations to the pilots and those who assembled the plane, it mus
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Hey, at least it's progressive. Higher income folks fly more.
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I don't understand... tourism generates loads of local jobs. For example, most people who view a show on Broadway are not native New Yorkers, the reach that Broadway has on NYCs economy and the jobs it generates for locals is huge.
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"X beats Y's target" makes sense to me due to the nature of the stock market, and how expectations are "baked into" the share price. Quarterly earnings are all about performance relative to expectation, while it is
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Two macro-issues in my view, have caused the rise of what could be called "illiberal" tenancies. 1- The gains of globalization have not been equality distributed, we see this in rural France & England, along with the mid-west
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by 40acres 7y ago
It's less about social media and more about China and India growing their middle class. More and more people now have the disposable income to travel, it's more than likely that they will flock to the most famous sites.
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Humans are hierarchical creatures, this idea has been co-opted by folks and turned into a political argument, but nevertheless in many ways humans look for someone to "drive" decision making, even in a fair and democratic organiza
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And he got a lot of flak for it too, "Obama phones" as a four letter word early in his administration.
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I'll have to research how this program is funded later, I haven't lived in NY for a few years now but between Lower Manhattan and this section of Brooklyn it seems like richer neighborhoods are getting access first. Do the two sup
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Truly hope that those in the region can stay safe, as mentioned the last heat wave of this magnitude in Europe killed thousands. That being said: I'm taking a mental note to purchase some 2019 vintage, the heat must do wonders for the
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It's difficult to see how any restrictions on encryption can be deemed constitutional, especially by a conservative majority court. In my view the 1st and 4th amendments deem encryption constitutional, "corporate personhood"
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Trust me, I'm an equal opportunity critic when it comes to human rights. In the same breath that I condemn the Chinese government for it's actions in Xianjiang I condemn the current administration for locking up children at our bo
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I've never used Go, but why not treat err like a Boolean? One of my favorite patterns in Python is a simple "if item: do x" where item can be a sequence, a string, or even an integer, where certain values are considered False
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To be clear, I am many times more critical of my own government and the history of this nation than I ever can be of a foreign nation. My user name is specifically a reference to civil war era promises to freed slaves that were broken and t
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Woke is shorthand for awoken, or awakening. It's generally used to signify an agreement (or at least understanding) of left leaning perspectives on civil rights. Personally, despite my beliefs, I am not comfortable with corporations co
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In the short term, moving to China is always the right move, the labor is cheaper, the regulation is lighter, the market is gigantic and the middle class is growing every day. In the long term, I believe we are mortgaging our future. Not on
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The first order problem is that VCs are desperate and dumb, in a low interest rate economy everyone is looking for high yields and that desperation will lead you to believe that a note taking app is worth a billion dollars. The second order

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