Balero

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by Balero 5y ago
Hopefully after this pointless fiasco they will be less happy to start something. But it is a good reason for European countries to keep supplying Ukraine, and to build their own defence forces. Good point though! I hadn't thought of t
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by Balero 5y ago
I think Russia's incompetent invasion goes to show that Europe can defend itself against Russia (at least discounting Nuclear Weapons, but who can defend there, and not just retaliate). And further more, that they should prepare in ord
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by Balero 5y ago
It is based on the value of your property in 1993, which can lead to some weird payment. Also it is generally much lower for expensive properties than Californias property tax.
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by Balero 5y ago
What's wrong with a decent flat or maisonette? I agree with your general point that housing is too expensive! I'm just curious.
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by Balero 5y ago
I agree with everything you said aside from: "For some reason I thought FAANGs in London were paid really well but seems like contracting or finance is the only way to get a reasonable income." Even in London £100k is above a reas
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by Balero 5y ago
Plus a great deal of UK housing is semi-detached or terraced housing. European home energy usage is about a third of the USA's on average per person.
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by Balero 5y ago
Could you please elaborate or provide some further reading for the French solution?
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by Balero 5y ago
It's not a gated community. It is to keep cars out, and allow people to use more space in their city. If anything I think having tons of space wasted for cars is bringing the suburb to the city. You get much more bustle with people tha
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by Balero 5y ago
Whilst this might (emphasis on the might) be a good idea in a purely military world, it would not be useful in the real world. Military action is an extension of politics. Ukraine is viewed as the good people being attacked by the bad. They
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by Balero 5y ago
Or just don't drive. If you are driving blind like the parent is claiming they do (driving without seeing before you can stop is driving blind) then it is only a matter of time until you hurt yourself, or worse someone else. I have dri
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by Balero 5y ago
> Being able to go on a road trip and end up in a different culture sounds awesome. I do that often in California, but there are only so many places you can go. You can take the train, no need to drive even better!
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by Balero 5y ago
It's pretty prevalent in the UK, though the topics that it comes up in aren't all that common outside of the newspapers. There have been some unfortunate mistakes from companies not aware of this. https://www.dailymail
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by Balero 5y ago
Or Microsoft to buy Disney, which is probably more likely.
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by Balero 5y ago
Really nice post, thanks for brining the idea that the revolution doesn't necessarily have to have happened in what we now consider to be that entity. It's often a challenge to put aside our modern biases when looking back, and it
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by Balero 5y ago
This all comes with a time limit however. Because of the demographics of Russia, they will not be able to keep this military industrial base up for more than a couple of decades. It is really a case that Russia are currently at their strong
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by Balero 5y ago
> EU is basically the third largest economy in the World. Meanwhile, Russia is about similar size economy as Italy. The combined EU military spending and capability/equipment is well above Russia's. So, in terms of economic and
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by Balero 5y ago
I mean you are right, but that texture is doing a lot of work, since the Mona Lisa is about $850 million, and my solution is $0.0001 million, and indistinguishable at 15 meters. But either way, this doesn't distract from the main thrus
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by Balero 5y ago
I can get an exact copy of a piece of artwork, say the Mona Lisa, for like $20. It will look identical, maybe another $50 for a nice frame. What you are seeing is identical. The art market is not buying and selling pieces of artwork. It is
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by Balero 5y ago
I don't entirely blame the city government, though that does have some responsibility, the rest lies with the State and national government. If the homeless people got the support and resources (eg, healthcare, a secure job, and a reas
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by Balero 5y ago
It's part of living in a broken city. Your city (and country) does not need to have a massive homeless problem. This is something the city and state government can fix. Housing, mental health support, drug treatment support and better
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by Balero 5y ago
In the UK they looked at employment first, and some sort of secondary income separately. > Like most people I've got multiple little incomes and you need to consider them all. I was also a little skeptical about your usage of most h
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by Balero 5y ago
Only if you pay back rent for squatting in its flood plain.
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by Balero 5y ago
About 67 million potential users. Plus a large office of hundreds of staff members, lots of investment into people and real-estate, and billions of yearly revenue. About that relevant. Also I do not think the general public will scream at t
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by Balero 5y ago
In some places not a lot. Some parts of the great plains have basically swapped Bison for cattle, and keep a vaguely similar ecosystem. However much more of this area is degraded due to have far too much cattle there too often. Bison used t
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by Balero 5y ago
Very good point! I always forget this!
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by Balero 5y ago
Yes really. That is not a very good benchmark. My Toyota Yaris gets over 50mpg on motorways, so about 50% better.
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by Balero 5y ago
In the UK things are improving slowly. A bit more infrastructure, a few more cars. Lots of talk from politicians, a lot less action sadly.
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by Balero 5y ago
On road trips (driving for more than 2 hours), I almost always do. It's a good chance to have a break and stretch my legs. When I fill up in my local area I do it at the supermarket (which all have a petrol station attached where I am)
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by Balero 5y ago
I think the biggest issue in the UK is how to get cars parked on street to be charged overnight. In towns and cities (and elsewhere too) it is very common to park your car on the street, potentially a good distance away from your home. Wher
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by Balero 5y ago
"Between two tribes of 100 I'm pretty sure it was permanent war; unless they where symbiotic, in which case I would call them one tribe of 200" Well you would be wrong to call them one tribe. The US and Mexico have a symbioti

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