Empact

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by Empact 2y ago
Perhaps most importantly, unlike cash, it can't be printed, and unlike gold, its supply is not responsive to price.
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by Empact 2y ago
You have a mistaken conception of the free market. The voluntary action we do in upholding our families and communities is foundational to the economy - voluntary action is the space in which economic liberty occurs. It doesn’t reduce effic
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by Empact 2y ago
Is there any particular basis for this statement, or do you prefer to leave it unsubstantiated?
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by Empact 2y ago
The context: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-10-02-006...
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by Empact 2y ago
There are a few concerns about the electoral college, but I don’t consider it broken in any meaningful sense. After all, the Constitution has survived over 200 years with it in place, which makes it the longest-serving constitution in force
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by Empact 2y ago
Anyone looking for a solution to physician quality or availability can find it through direct primary care / concierge care. Personally I pay $60/month to have unlimited access to my physician in Austin. The physician, in turn, ra
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by Empact 2y ago
There are various ways to hide an airtag on a bike. Consequences are the way to deter thieves.
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by Empact 2y ago
The question is not whether any particular person can benefit from university education - the answer is that there is a possibility of benefit for any person. That does not mean that every person should attend university. The question we sh
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by Empact 2y ago
About 44% of the population goes through college.[1] If this population was the top 44% by IQ, then the minimum IQ would be 102.[2] Instead the average IQ is 102, meaning many college students are below average in intelligence. We’re popu
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by Empact 2y ago
> What part of the Constitution are we ignoring? Drone strikes on foreign targets are most analogous to the historical practice of issuing “letters of marque and reprisal,” which allowed private actors (privateers) to act on behalf of th
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by Empact 2y ago
This community is a good resource for that: http://reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/
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by Empact 2y ago
In the Rails world, the gem strong_migrations can be used to detect these: https://github.com/ankane/strong_migrations The docs include a handy articulation of fixes.
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by Empact 3y ago
Indeed, in the US we too have a history of creating “states of exception” to the same effect, e.g.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Committee_of_Vig...
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by Empact 3y ago
Don’t the many zero setback cities invalidate your setback argument? They’re not drowning in stormwater - clearly it can be managed in a number of ways. Why not admit to yourself that you just like exclusionary land use regulations, and are
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by Empact 3y ago
Fun fact: the vast majority of the NYC system was built between 1904 and 1940 when there were several competing subway companies. Since the subway companies were unified in 1940, essentially no new lines have been built. The NYC Subway is a
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by Empact 3y ago
As someone who likes to pick up incidental litter along my way, my practices on this front are: * I make a point of not picking up everything I see, rather just do an incremental bit at each opportunity * I set a basic standard for when I s
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by Empact 3y ago
There’s a documentary “The Singing Revolution,” which covers how this festival related to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Trailer: https://youtu.be/4njksFKyycY?si=vrULaKl20rVx9L9g
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by Empact 3y ago
Another automatic option for achieving these air quality goals is to use an HRV/ERV for continuous fresh air in the house, as they do in Passive House construction. Doing heat exchange between the outgoing and incoming air makes it a v
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by Empact 3y ago
Are we making a good trade-off if that protection means preventing lifesaving treatments from reaching the market for decades or more? Does the risk the part might not work somehow justify the loss of life due to the absence of a lifesaving
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by Empact 3y ago
Is there a reason other than fear to think that CRNAs are ineffective at their jobs?
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by Empact 3y ago
Have you seen evidence that less discrimination at work leads to higher fertility?
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by Empact 3y ago
Nuclear power is the most significant opportunity for clean energy. If we implement it fully, as e.g. France has, I don’t see a reason we can’t achieve abundant clean energy.
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by Empact 3y ago
A great example of why to support "Right to Try" laws. Every terminal patient could choose to contribute to our understanding of treatment while also possibly improving their outcome. Through self-experimentation we could dramatic
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by Empact 3y ago
It's not just to cut costs, it also means they can remotely update the interface as new features are introduced or new designs implemented.
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by Empact 3y ago
The boom gets started with an expansion of credit. The fed sets rates low, are you starting to get it? That new money is confused for real loanable funds, but it’s just inflation that’s driving the ones who invest in new projects, like hous
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by Empact 3y ago
Isn't the title itself editorialized, care of our propagandizing media?
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by Empact 3y ago
They may appreciate that competition between the operators is a mechanism to support efficiency and progress in infrastructure. Each rail operator wants people visiting their malls, building near their stations, and in working towards that,
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by Empact 3y ago
Notably the system was almost entirely built by these private companies, and basically no progress occurred after the unification. Instead, the system has decayed. A demonstration of how competition fuels progress in infrastructure.
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by Empact 3y ago
This article convinced me to give CNN another chance, after being disgusted with it under Zucker. IMO the USA does need an honest, unbiased news organization. If CNN can be it, then more power to them.
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by Empact 3y ago
Some years back I had a sobering realization: there is no outer limit for how inefficient a government program can be.

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