DavidHm

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by DavidHm 8y ago
Depends on whether you consider the ICCPR and in particular articles 6-8 as superseding country sovereignty or not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Covenant_on_Civi...
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by DavidHm 8y ago
One of the reasons that Berlin is so popular is that everything works smoothly (everything is relative, of course), and it has a great, multicultural social life. Neither of these apply to Naples.
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by DavidHm 8y ago
Eh. (imho) Hydro pumping is way more simple, and is just limited by the fact that you can't have it wherever you want. Also concrete is not exactly environmentally friendly to make.
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by DavidHm 8y ago
I suspect this is very much dependent on the country. My bachelor was in stats & actuarial sciences (though I never worked in the field), and in my country there's a big shortage of qualified actuaries. So the average salaries are
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by DavidHm 8y ago
I'll strictly speak about Google. (and assume that you are a regular internet user, who has gmail, and doens't go to great lengths to mask their activities) If they wanted to be really invasive, they could get a lot. Not saying th
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by DavidHm 8y ago
Google knows all that things too, without you having to expressly tell them. Where have you been? You are constantly tracked if you have an android device. (not sure whether it also works for iOS with google maps on). No need to check in. H
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by DavidHm 8y ago
The confluence or random circumstance and intentional lobbying that have allowed SF area landlords to ensure that a low stock of housing is maintained in the face of skyrocketing demand is truly fascinating.
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by DavidHm 8y ago
This is very much the case when learning to play string instruments. When you start out, you are told to practice your scales by making sure the notes are clean and even in volume. Doing it fast comes later.
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by DavidHm 8y ago
I do struggle the reconcile this apparent lack of self awareness with the undeniable savvyness that he has shown in his life so far. Is there a method to this madness? I'd like to believe that there is, and he hasn't just allowed
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by DavidHm 8y ago
Harsh but true.
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by DavidHm 8y ago
Because VR headsets have been selling for ~5 years. Comparing them with the full lifecycle of the NES sales instead of its first 5 years is not a proper comparison.
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by DavidHm 9y ago
Is the refusal legally valid, or just pressure?
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by DavidHm 9y ago
How is this project perceived by the government officials? I am sure (or at least hope) that some of them are very much in favour, but are there others calling into question the accuracy / legitimacy of these type of analyses?
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by DavidHm 9y ago
The comparison doesn't hold up when developers create solutions that in breach with the regulation of the city and country they live in.
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by DavidHm 9y ago
Star Wars is not sci-fi, it's a cross between space fantasy and space opera. The list of better sci-fi movies is long.
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by DavidHm 9y ago
You seem to be conflating valuation with innovation.
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by DavidHm 9y ago
If you can host X companies over the course of a semester / year, then selecting large, well-know, well-paying companies maximizes the total salary of all students you are able to place in these companies
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by DavidHm 9y ago
Which leads to an interesting question: how many mixed race talented black & korean actors are there of the right gender and age?
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by DavidHm 9y ago
Ok, I see what you mean. It might not have been textbook communism - but if we go down that route, how many real communist countries have there been? The whole soviet block self described as communist (bulgarian party was "communist&qu
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by DavidHm 9y ago
Why do you think that? As far as I know, it was ruled for 40+ years by the self called communist party, and the means of production were owned by the state. They might not have been part of the USSR, but they were pretty communist as far as
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by DavidHm 9y ago
One regret I have about AskHistorians is that I don't get to see all the hissy fits thrown by people who don't like the strict moderation and believe their speech should be uninpeded.
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by DavidHm 9y ago
The sarcasm was more aimed at the fact that a company's good intentions are ultimately irrelevant. One of the reason we don't want to trust our government with all of our data is that even if the current government behaves perfect
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by DavidHm 9y ago
It's a good thing Apple, Google and Facebook care deeply about our privacy and would never abuse the trust of their users. Or the users' lack of interest in protecting one's privacy.
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by DavidHm 10y ago
This is both amazing and a bit unnerving.
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by DavidHm 10y ago
Whether or not there's a specific law for it is irrelevant, sadly. Government doesn't like it, therefore government shuts it down. If it wasn't for "affecting stability of electricity supply", it would probably be &
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by DavidHm 10y ago
Can't tell if this is sarcasm. Then again, maybe I am overly cynical. UK utilities at least do seem to have a more positive approach towards people struggling to pay than other countries.
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by DavidHm 10y ago
When we make mistakes in making a website, people get frustrated. When we make mistakes in food, people die. Not every industry can accept the "move fast and break things" mantra.
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by DavidHm 10y ago
Yeah. Germany is a big one on this. If ask you for a non compete, they have to basically pay you for the full duration of it. As a consequence, almost no one ever does, except for very high level executives.
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by DavidHm 10y ago
To play the devils advocate, where does this stop? Do you deny them any sort of public space where they can communicate with each other?
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by DavidHm 10y ago
What exactly is their relationship with YC? The article is a bit murky. They "invited" YC to contribute, but do not actually say whether YC agreed. Forgive the cynicism, but if it turns out that YC was not contributing in any way

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