Kaveren

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by Kaveren 8y ago
Since you said "expect", this comment isn't directed at you specifically. But let's say someone is advocating for that 80%-90% tax-rate on income: 1. Why should I try to make more money if I'm going to be taxed at 8
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> "It's a major reason why taxation should focus on the rich (as opposed to the 'well off' e.g. high incomes). They really will not notice it aside from ideological opposition." I don't understand what the s
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1. I can't easily go and look back at everything that was said in a call. Notes are not a replacement for this. 2. Phone calls are too real-time, to the point where you can't manage multiple separate phone calls near the same ti
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by Kaveren 8y ago
Taxes already do focus on the wealthy with progressive taxes (in many countries), though. From an American perspective, the top federal income tax bracket is 37%. The top state income tax rate can be anywhere from 0% to 12.3% (California),
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Some form of communication that's reasonable to be real-time is important. Slack is one of the better options for this. It makes much more sense to change the expectations / culture surrounding Slack usage at a company than to dro
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I have nothing to add, other than that yes, recently I noticed an increase in challenges. I do use a VPN. I'm not entirely sure I'm not just imagining it, but it certainly seems to be the case. It used to be bearable. Now I have t
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by Kaveren 8y ago
The Constitution protects your right to freedom of speech. You can't censor someone based on their personal opinions. If you hate Jews, you can say you hate Jews. If you hate Trump, you can say you hate Trump. The First Amendment may j
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I think everything on that show was faked with paid actors, I remember a story coming out about it.
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The US grew "organically" into what it is today. The population leans left in more urban areas, and leans right in more rural areas, to varying degrees. This doesn't lend itself to a geographical solution. I don't think
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by Kaveren 8y ago
> "50ms looked almost positive (didn't wait enough to have it statistically significant)" Did you test the other delays (100ms, 250ms, and 500ms) for long enough to get statistical significance in this context?
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Additionally, you don't even need to use language implementations that compile to JavaScript. WebAssembly is progressing and is quite arguably ready for production use. I really like Rust personally and think it's a good option fo
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> "in heavy media multitaskers because they have a higher probability of experiencing lapses of attention. When demands are low, they underperform. But, when the task demands are high, such as when the working memory tasks are harde
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by Kaveren 8y ago
Cocaine usage I get, though it's awfully unsustainable for your heart. The thing about methamphetamine is that from what I understand it is neurotoxic at normal doses, and you have a much safer drug that's not going to be much mor
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> "and cocaine and stimulants — a group that includes methamphetamine — are each now killing more than 10,000 people a year, a threshold they only crossed in the past few years." I understand why people use drugs like heroin an
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I am just saying, if I am an asset, I do not want to be handled by someone under official cover. I'm sure they take all manner of measures to stay safe, but imagine how much safer it could be when you don't know the handler is in
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Cellular networks are sometimes the only option for people in the developing world. I meant smartphones. Obviously, as I said, if you have a capable computer of any kind without Internet access, that is usually enough.
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Internet access is not nearly a luxury in the same way cigarettes are. Yes, it won't literally kill you not to have Internet, but that's a disingenuous argument. I did not say "essential to remain alive", I said "
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Not having a smartphone is much easier to do when you have regular access to a decent laptop or desktop. Many people in developing countries do not. There is nothing "FOMO" about Internet access, it is extremely important. The wor
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Relying on not having to speak is extremely sub-optimal. I'm not sure how many situations you can get in that you have both the time required as well as the need to disguise yourself as someone of the opposite gender. You could preten
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by Kaveren 8y ago
It seems like a privileged position to argue that there's no downside to people having smartphones. Many people are unable to regularly access decent laptops or desktops. Internet access is essential. The Internet lets you communicate
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I think the downvotes are because people might consider this off topic. Though, realistically the damage has already been done. It no longer matters if your SSN is stolen. A very sizable percentage of adults above a certain age already have
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I wonder how good the disguise "technology" is that they won't disclose in a public YouTube video. I don't know why you'd want to disguise yourself as the opposite gender unless you could pull off the voice, your co
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by Kaveren 8y ago
I don't have an opinion on the findings, but can you really draw results from a single study with only 54 subjects? Specifically when something like this could differ across industries and those 54 are spread out among them.
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by Kaveren 8y ago
ProtonVPN is simply the best choice for a VPN if your goal includes anonymity / privacy; I place zero stock in this. 1. No other VPN that I'm aware of has any of its own data center infrastructure. 2. Even though ProtonVPN (and es
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by Kaveren 8y ago
You're looking at Saudi Arabia from the point of view of a strategic ally. They're a threat, and what they do is not something we need to support. I'm not usually the person to bring up past comments, but I do think your opin
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by Kaveren 8y ago
Why are you so eager to buy into the modernization narrative? Killing an innocent journalist is not very modernizing, and I can't pretend to believe even for a second that MBS didn't know about this. It's clearly only for PR
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As companies embrace AI, it's a job-seeker's market(reuters.com)
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> "If you're mentally and physically fit, you can do as much with 65 as you do with 20 today." Can you, though? You're definitely long past your peak physically and in terms of testosterone. I don't know if intel
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Thank you, I wasn't aware of this.
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Not that I'm aware of, no. I don't know, but it seems to me like WebAssembly is more promising for conveniently bringing all programming languages to web applications, rather than languages like Elm or Dart whose standard implemen

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