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by a_c_s 9y ago
The solutions seem simple but not easy: learn the local language and/or start giving talks in places that speak English and/or your first language.
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by a_c_s 9y ago
It would also be unwise to fill a 401k with a handful of stocks because a friend of a friend recommended them. That's why the general advice is for people to fill their 401k's with a few index funds (and chasing average market ret
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by a_c_s 10y ago
$0.190 billion is a trivial amount for Wells Fargo: it amounts to 3.4% of their Q3 2016 profits. They made $5.6 Billion dollars last quarter on $22.3 Billion in revenue. [1] If an individual commits one count of Social Security fraud they w
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by a_c_s 10y ago
In the USA it is common for election work to be run or observed by pairs of majority-party workers: one Democrat and one Republican. So there are multiple pairs of eyes watching the boxes by people of different parties. This doesn't ma
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by a_c_s 10y ago
I think the parent was referring to spending $1 in electricity to generate $2 worth vs. spending $10 in electricity to get $11 worth. Either way you have a net gain of $1 electricity. As you've illustrated cost of building the power pl
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Kickbacks (especially in the form of gifts) often go to the individuals rather than the company. A broker who gives a 10% discount to a company saves the company money which allows them to get their employees a better plan (or higher profit
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Paper ballots and their associated processes to secure, verify and count are simple and robust. Something like 90% of the population is capable of verifying the process. It is therefore easy to set up a process whereby people of differing p
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by a_c_s 10y ago
What you're describing isn't "the flu". 12-24 hours seems more like a "stomach flu" (Gastroenteritis) or a cold (rhinovirus), neither of which is influenza (aka "the flu"). According to the CDC: &quot
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Interesting idea, partly because it is the total opposite of what I want in an alarm clock: everyone's different! As a heavy sleeper I'm always groggy and not social when I get up. My perfect alarm clock would have a loud, blaring
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by a_c_s 10y ago
> Sure you can say that you're a creature of Mother Earth, we're all brothers and sisters united by a common bond, all that; at the end of the day you're still paying taxes to a very specific, non "global citizen&quot
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Having more control isn't something everyone values: some people would rather focus on where they are going than the process of getting there. By that metric automatics are far better.
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Yeah, I'm not an international spy: even if it is 'easy', nobody is going to spend a few hours faking my fingerprint just to get into my phone or my laptop. And if they are so motivated, then there's a much bigger proble
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by a_c_s 10y ago
The surgeon example is one of 'move slowly and accept necessary risk' not 'move fast and break things'.
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Net Mexico-USA immigration is roughly zero though. [1] Most people who enter the USA by illegally crossing the border are from other Central & South American countries. [1] http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/st
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by a_c_s 10y ago
The traditional advice for long-term (7+ year) savings is a mix of low-cost index funds and bonds. Other options include real estate (either by directly buying property or via a REIT), "accredited investors" could angel-invest in
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by a_c_s 10y ago
These issues are orthogonal to GMO's. Monopolies should be handled like any other: by anti-trust authorities. Banning a specific type of technology is a poor substitute. Bananas are a monoculture due to the way they are propagated: the
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Depends on which parts of the constitution you look at: freedom of religion (specifically not establishing one over any other), due process, birthright citizenship (14th Amendment) are all things Republicans have attacked lately.
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by a_c_s 10y ago
This is a bit pedantic, but allergies are the result of an overactive immune system, not a weak one. The immune system is treating harmless particles (pollen, dander, etc.) as dangerous pathogens that need to be dealt with harshly (sneezing
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Every so often I do some research to see if the lack of talent is going to be reflected in salaries but COBOL jobs always seem to pay less than web development
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Hearing back on 0/10 isn't great but it also isn't so far outside my experience when I was applying to my first few jobs. Some companies take a long time to get back to you (IIRC for Amazon I was offered an interview 2-3 mont
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by a_c_s 10y ago
You might want to look into a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) http://www.localharvest.org/csa/
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by a_c_s 10y ago
You're ignoring all of the diseases you don't get due to vaccinations and other eradication efforts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diseases_eliminated_fr... https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
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by a_c_s 10y ago
In theory sure: in practice the housing supply would have to change more drastically for 5 bedroom / 7 bathroom mansions to become affordable to most people than for modest 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom ranch-style houses.
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by a_c_s 10y ago
If someone is between jobs they can (usually) use COBRA to keep the same coverage they had at their last job by paying the full cost (the part the employer paid & the part the employee paid). Since employers often pay more than half the
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by a_c_s 10y ago
Depends on the kiosk/retailer configuration: only a few of the retailers in my area support it, but I've never had to sign a receipt.
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by a_c_s 10y ago
That's exactly the joke - that he's doing something that's 4x more work than just counting the cows directly.
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by a_c_s 10y ago
On 9/11 4 aircraft were hijacked, only 1 had passengers resist. For the sake of argument if we take this as a representative sample, there's only a 25% resist rate: very pretty thin evidence to argue that a fundamental behavior sh
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by a_c_s 10y ago
You can bring a water bottle: most airports now have water bottle filling stations alongside their drinking fountains.
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by a_c_s 10y ago
For now though the Republican party controls congress and in 30 states[1] they control both legislative houses and the governorship: for a party that is 'falling apart' they are doing much better than the Democrats. [1] https:&#x
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by a_c_s 10y ago
The watch types are really clearly differentiated though: Sport: cheaper model, a little better for athletic activity (screen is more impact-resistant but less scratch resistant) regular: main model, styled more like a classic watch, screen

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