HWR_14

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721.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Per the article, it has not just the business cycle: > the skyscraper curse involves an economic crisis, not the ordinary ebbs and flows of the typical business cycle.
722.
by HWR_14 2y ago
That's a great idea. Do you have any other ideas for finishing the other half of the pieces. Graphite seems too messy, and I'm not sure the different sands will look different enough. I imagine the details that currently (and insu
723.
by HWR_14 2y ago
A formal eulogy is a different part from when they ask if anyone from the audience wants to get and share a few words about the departed.
724.
by HWR_14 2y ago
How much can it possibly drive up the costs? My guess is practically not at all.
725.
by HWR_14 2y ago
It's not a mystery - NFC features are cool but contactless payments are valuable. Nothing that could possibly interfere with that will be tolerated.
726.
by HWR_14 2y ago
The issue is when $50 million is owed and some of the debtors offer to give up their $28 million dollar claim for the building. But then there is no cash for the other debtors with a $22 million dollar claim. As opposed to selling the build
727.
by HWR_14 2y ago
The Onion's bid is the one where the creditors are applying their debt. The competing offer is more cash. The whole point of bankruptcy is that the creditors do not get to vote and the solution that makes the majority happy isn't
728.
by HWR_14 2y ago
I thought the other reason was that some creditors were trying to use their debt forgiveness as a credit to purchase inforwars. Which obviously doesn't make sense in a bankruptcy, since the whole point is the creditors are not going to
729.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Sure, there were some news articles about a theory held by a couple of scientists. But the scientific consensus was that global warming was an issue.
730.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Technical solutions seem to work very well. Ad-blockers remain effective.
731.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Some people will contribute money. Wikipedia doesn't have ads (except occasional banners to donate).
732.
by HWR_14 2y ago
50 years ago science consensus was talking about global warming.
733.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Random technical details: You can take money out of a 401k in a couple of ways that aren't retirement. The best way is an authorized reason: Up to a fairly small amount towards a first home. If you become disabled. If you are a victim
734.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Well, it's not instant in the US either. All ERs triage and kidney stones are low priority. I'm not sure how long is standard, but even if admission took less than an hour, you're still low in the MD's priority.
735.
by HWR_14 2y ago
In the US, 70-80% of the time they just send people with unpassed kidney stones home from the ER. With painkillers and a giant bill.
736.
by HWR_14 2y ago
For works produced by a company's employees and owned by the (immortal) company, its 95 years. For works produced by a mortal human it's that author's life + 70 years. That's how it is in the US and most of Europe.
737.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Confidential sources are necessary for lots of whistleblower based reporting. Fairness of media representation seems hard to define and prone to abuse. But mandating the the financial conflicts be disclosed and ads labeled seems reasonable.
738.
by HWR_14 2y ago
There are regulatory structures in place for if your bank goes insolvent. AFAIK there is no regulatory mechanism for "I think The bank owes me $1MM dollars; they think I am not a customer". That's just a lawsuit.
739.
by HWR_14 2y ago
If the author is a real person, it's life of the author plus. If it is a corporation it is a fixed amount of time.
740.
by HWR_14 2y ago
"Most people will be earning top 35% income by age 35" seems like a patently false statement. Clearly more than 35% of the working population is over 35.
741.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Did anyone think Zuckerberg was cool ? Even the movie about him seems to have made him seem more antisocial and nerdy than he really is. (Based on 3rd party reports about him)
742.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Why does it matter if the celebrity was good at something or not if you are just discussing what they wear?
743.
by HWR_14 2y ago
And, as a plus, your phone can now be subject to a subpoena issued to your employer! I don't want their data on my device for a variety of reasons. Loss of control would be enough on it's own, but there are others.
744.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Yes, but the TSA wasn't created in the 1980s, when most of the decrease happened. The TSA wasn't invented until after 9/11.
745.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Thanks.
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by HWR_14 2y ago
I read that as compensation wasn't correlated to your performance relative to peers . Which is I think what most people would appreciate in an ideal world. I don't think they meant absolute performance and compensation weren&#x27
747.
by HWR_14 2y ago
What is the RealPage suit?
748.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Correct.
749.
by HWR_14 2y ago
2x2 miles is over 10km^2. Barely.
750.
by HWR_14 2y ago
Tons of software runs locally but then still exfiltrates your data for a variety of reasons. Ads, product improvement, metrics, cross-device syncing, etc.

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