JudgeWapner

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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
ok, they created a bureau, not a "rip consumers off and your executives go to jail (viz. wells fargo, HSBC...)" law. Great convictions are a start. but in order for them to actually pass legislation , they need other congress mem
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
> elect sane leaders in the US and elsewhere. honest question: can you point me to any US politician that has stood up to a corporation or corporate interest with laws that effectively say, "No, you can't have what you want,
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
and even if this were possible, it requires a significant amount of freshwater to supply that many trees.
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
>what will you do? You'll do the same thing most other professional industries do. List the requirements for the job: x to y years experience with technologies a,b and c. Grab a handful of the most polished resumes, interview them f
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
More generally, why do we have such a fetish for acronyms in general? Is it some kind of insider feeling to know a "code" for a thing?
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
TMZ is actually a very reliable source. They just happen to specialize in celebrity sleaze instead of serious issues.
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
so is that the magic formula for PR damage control for the next internet disaster: join their group with many shill accts, pretend to go along with the conspiracy and make it bigger and more obnoxious than before, drawing on racial/ant
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
They got this far with public funding, that's enough for proof of concept. Let the billion-dollar budgets of institutional/prop trading desks see what they can do with this technology.
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
Tangentially related, but I wonder how long before HFT harnesses neutrino transmission to send market data directly through the earth? The MINOS [1] project is underway to send neutrinos from Fermilab in Illinois to detectors in northern Mi
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
Agreed, but incorrect language shouldn't be used either. Every word has a meaning. Polluting the meaning of words, either maliciously or not, creates harm because it obfuscates the truth. The truth is he was shocked once for a nonviole
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
> how such activities would be paid for. they should be paid for by the industries that caused the pollution: oil and gas, automobile, manufacturing. I don't think there is any dichotomy regarding encouraging healthy consumption. Ev
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
Velcro Velcro Velcro Velcro
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
Processing and transport requires energy which is unlikely to be renewable. To maximize impact I think we need to find some efficient system, perhaps algae or GMO plants or weeds, that sinks carbon straight into the earth. Perhaps very verd
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
Is it not possible that some of them only knew him before his conviction?
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
> it is certain that Epstein is not related to the US intelligence agencies. what about the dreaded possibility that our intelligence agencies are somehow fighting domestic wars for/against specific political interests? In that cas
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
Thiel is despicable for co-inventing the abomination that is Paypal. Not for destroying a business that made millions from destroying reputations (particularly through the use of homophobia).
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
it's probably a 2 (or more) factor optimization problem. Because even if large trees don't absorb as much, they are still blocking sunlight and converting at least some (how much, I don't know) of the photons into photosynthe
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
trees don't need to be in perfect shape to sequester carbon. breaking off branches is part of nature's process. and they can be trimmed to avoid powerlines since you have plenty of warning. I think the biggest concern is for those
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
and seaweed near areas with ocean access. I wonder if you could have wastewater treatment plants that feed seaweed (in a large enclosure with seawater access, done responsibly), then harvest the seaweed, dry it, and send the carbon straight
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
> and be used to offset eventual health complications that would be predicated on an honest and direct pricing scheme for healthcare. taxing soda may be a feel-good thing to do, but how can you say - with a straight face - how much dial
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
> I'd support giving the next Democrat President carte blanche to obliterate the healthcare industry The top 5 recipients of healthcare lobbying money for '17 and '18 have been democrats [1]. Democrats received more health
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
I wonder why the military doesn't add "it works or else you don't get paid" clauses in these lucrative contracts they award? The vendor can't say no to that without admitting their products suck. especially since ou
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
I certainly hope that level of military response was a result of the landlord's prior weapons charges, and not simply standard protocol for a 33 yr old woman's arrest warrant for a non-violent offense.
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
I was recently googling friends' names and looking at the results from find-people sites. It's already creepy enough that they have "related to:" and then a list of family members of that person. But the most recent conc
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
so if they're at worst, both equal, at best, one that releases a small-size (compared to earth) contamination zone every 3 decades while the other incrementally worsens the climate and atmosphere everywhere , why are you arguing in fa
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
And yet you're still alive today, 30 years later
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
If I steal capital ones company vehicle and get in a head-on collision, capital ones insurance still pays the damage. I'm still criminally liable for unlawful entry, but C1s insurance covers the damage done by their vehicle. The same p
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
Maybe drs shouldn't prescribe meds in such doses if they have such harmful effects?
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
At most large companies, IT sets the policy and developers are required to work within that policy. I've worked at about 10 jobs. The only one where devs could write their own ticket was a startup
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by JudgeWapner 7y ago
nothing surprising here. this is the same reason you don't see people studying while working out at the gym. when the brain is (either low on O2, or just under high pulmonary load) it's no good for doing cerebral-type tasks.

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