GarrisonPrime

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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Nice story. I’m not sure web scraping is a “niche” subject anymore though.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
The difference is in quality and quality. Both media began with precious little content, most of it relatively high in value for the times and circumstances. (Even if it could be argued some content was low quality or utility, the simple ac
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
If history is any indication, the recipients are likely to become just more complacent and detached. I fail to see how people would become “mobilized” and towns revitalized when they have even less incentive to leave the house. If anything,
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Yes, free money magically appearing would make life easier for the individuals receiving it (at least, in the short term). No one is arguing otherwise. The concern is that it may have even greater negative effects on the economy as a whole.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
I wish for your assessment of human nature to be accurate, but I’m quite doubtful.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Then there’s the behavioral factor to consider. Will UBI truly relieve pressure and give people a hand up? Or will it result in a large swathe of the population dropping out of the labor force and accepting a life of poverty and marginaliza
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
>How does UBI even work? If Indian reservations in the USA are any indication, it clearly doesn’t.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Some of the ancient Greeks were aware of the limitations and drawbacks of language. Rumor is some of the Spartans took it so far as to refuse to read or write, and even speak as spartan (heh) as possible.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Ironic, since Facebook itself uses a sort of AI to create fake shadow profiles.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
FedEx is also a parody of a service in the US. They are acknowledged to be strong in logistics in a cross-country way, but as far as "last mile" goes they leave plenty to be desired. Beat-up packages, wildly unsafe drivers, unreli
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
The great boon of the internet is that it allows the small voices to be heard much more loudly. The great bane of the internet is that it allows the crap voices to be heard much more loudly, too.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
The cost would be much less for a company to just take over the USPS infrastructure and run it in a different manner. No need to reinvent the wheel or start from scratch. And if indeed a monopoly were to develop, it’s not as if they could c
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Why in the world would you want tax money to fund journalism?
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
“it’s a slave’s responsibility to pay attention to his master’s proclamations” Fixed it for you.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
It certainly could be that they’re intentionally making the news an indecipherable morass. But continuing to participate in it wouldn’t prevent the catastrophe you predict. If anything, abandoning the chaotic media and helping to collapse t
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Sometimes, the problem is that you’re framing the problem wrong. Something everyone could find useful to keep in mind.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
They absolutely would have to pass along a lot of the cost savings to patients, otherwise they would lose those patients to other companies. But I can appreciate that your pet preferences prohibit you from believing this is so.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Or perhaps the true lie is the one evolution has programmed into us, to believe that things "should" be better.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained, video by CGP Grey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw too long; didn't watch: The royal family likely contributes quite significantly to the popularity of the UK to
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
I left my job as a physician 5 years ago. Of course it was a hectic life, but the hours and pressure wasn't as bad as my lack of control over my life. Everyone thought I was crazy to leave without something else lined up already, but I
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water."
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
From my perpective, part of the problem is that any system is chosen based on political connections and/or bribes. And once any system is in place, there is zero reason to replace it until someone else puts down enough bribe money to c
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
God, I haaaaaaaaate PayPal. Not as a dev, but as a casual private user, a real-world entertainment venue business owner, an online retail business owner, an eBay user, a seeker of capital loan sources, and just a UI and customer service uti
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
You jest, but sadly yes. Those who are mostly promoted by others tend to be remembered for reasons they might not prefer.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Um... Finding someone who multiplies rather than merely adds...but then someone who fills in the gaps? Wouldn’t filling in the gaps be adding and not multiplying? Perhaps by multiplying, you mean adding the right pieces in the right way.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
If it affects your life, you’ll become aware of it eventually. By definition. It’s surely possible that something could occur that has repercussions for your life, to where you would have preferred to be aware of it ahead of time. But I can
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Ignorance of “current events” is a good thing when what is presented as an “event” is largely a twisted, biased misrepresentation of truth. Far easier to see the bull for what it is when you’re not acclimated to being deceived 99% of the ti
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Wealth taxes would only be a band-aid, kicking the can down the road. The wealthy aren’t a magically endless source of loot.
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
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by GarrisonPrime 7y ago
>It propaganda for fascists, and a machine of hate, targeting the mental inept. Funny. I would have said the same about nearly every primary left-leaning media outlet.

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