Droobfest

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   by Droobfest 7y ago

   Any evidence to support this? A downward facing arm tends to be more internally rotated due to the weight on it, which is definitely a more prone position.
2. 62.▲
   by Droobfest 7y ago

   I generally agree with you, but what's wrong with aluminum?
3. 63.▲
   by Droobfest 7y ago

   This time it's China making the smartphones.
4. 64.▲
   by Droobfest 7y ago

   I like everything about Fastmail, but they're Australian and Australia seems to be one of the worst jurisdictions when it comes to data privacy. See this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18654434
5. 65.▲
   by Droobfest 7y ago

   I just meant the 20% and 40% as an illustration how increased wealth can make others lose out if productivity doesn't increase proportionally, I wouldn't read too much into it. Starting/growing a company is the obvious invest
6. 66.▲
   by Droobfest 7y ago

   Say the top 1% increase their proportion of wealth from 20% to 40% of the money supply. Since there's only a finite amount of stuff to buy (productivity), this means the rich can also buy a proportionally bigger amount of stuff. Now, y
7. 67.▲
   by Droobfest 7y ago

   I'm a huge fan of the navigation bar on the bottom. I've missed it since I had to give up Windows Phone. It's hard to believe that neither Apple or Google ever added the option. I can't think of a single reason it would
8. 68.▲
   by Droobfest 7y ago

   This is funny. A big reason people voted brexit is because they want more local governance instead of letting some bureaucrats in Brussels decide their fate. In the grand scheme of things brexit might be a bad idea, but you're effectiv
9. 69.▲
   by Droobfest 7y ago

   Android seems to be affected: https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/5d625e9b4a6... This might be fun... Edit: Don't know if segmentation offloading is on by default in Android, but on my defau
10. 70.▲
    by Droobfest 7y ago

    > This is an assertion. What harm is this lie causing? Anything more concrete than "it upsets the moral balance of the universe"? There is a whole social context to it. It could teach people that it's ok to disrespect grie
11. 71.▲
    by Droobfest 7y ago

    Investing in a mutual fund only directly funds other shareholders
12. 72.▲
    by Droobfest 8y ago

    The biggest surprise for me is that there still exists german magazines that distribute dvd's with their print editions.
13. 73.▲
    by Droobfest 8y ago

    Is this one of those things where the vast majority of the 3.8B has a zero or negative net worth? I'm not trying to deny anything about wealth inequality, but I wonder what this clickbaity statement really says about anything.
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    by Droobfest 8y ago

    > A lot of people could benefit from more skepticism. Thinking things through is not just work but it can be a hell of a lot of work. People naturally don’t like to work. It is easy and fun to think someone’s pipe dream will provide ene
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    by Droobfest 8y ago

    When a company pays back interest to a bank, the interest isn't magically removed from the money supply. So the bank also has $10k more profits, with which it pays its employees more, who can then buy more widgets from the company etc.
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    by Droobfest 8y ago

    > "If the racists think the candidate is a racist, the candidate is probably a racist" I honestly think ideas like this are one of the most problematic beliefs in the current political discourse. This type of thinking only mean
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    by Droobfest 9y ago

    Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google Software Engineers.