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by abalone 8y ago
> > Other countries have better health outcomes, so that pretty much kills your “worse service” claim. > No it doesn't. Not every US citizen actually receives the service, because they want to (or have to) save money So by
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by abalone 8y ago
These are totally invalid analogies. Scientific claims are never judged by the ridiculousness of the claim but by the strength of the evidence. Every scientific journal would be fairly judged on its assessment of the data and methodology. E
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by abalone 8y ago
Because one line of attack on the authors is that their exposure of flaws in the often left-leaning humanities is politically motivated. Stating their politics helps shut that down and support the idea that they are just champions of integr
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by abalone 8y ago
That is like saying The Onion fabricates reporting to fool your aunt on Facebook. These people are just embarrassed they got taken by an obvious work of satire.
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by abalone 8y ago
Nope. They’re 8% of the bill, several times higher than countries with Medicare For All type systems.[1] [1] https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/03/u-s-pays-more...
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by abalone 8y ago
Indeed! Countries with Medicare For All type systems have a cost of care that’s half as much as the U.S.[1] [1] https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/03/u-s-pays-more...
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by abalone 8y ago
You don’t cite any evidence to support your claim. Most U.S. doctors graduate with >$100K in medical education debt. Other countries have better health outcomes, so that pretty much kills your “worse service” claim. Rob Delaney is a grea
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by abalone 8y ago
> literally every other country has "death panels" Source? This term was invented by Sarah Palin and was judged 2009’s Lie of the Year by PolitiFact.[1] > In America, everyone gets every treatment You have no idea what y
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by abalone 8y ago
Literally every other industrialized country has a Medicare For All type system and somehow the hospitals manage to stay open. And you can’t mention a tax increase without mentioning the savings of not having to pay for private insurance.
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by abalone 8y ago
> Modern Healthcare decided to see how long it would take to present the data in a more consumer-friendly format. It took less than two hours Having been through several hundred thousand dollars of chargemaster charges with one of the
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by abalone 8y ago
I wish Google would just heavily weight fast-loading, responsively-designed pages in pagerank and call it a day. There's no need for a weird problematic proprietary format.. It just smacks of a power grab to keep visitors on google.com
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by abalone 8y ago
Wow, I remember lots of buzz on HN about Transatomic a few years ago and did not realize how much they had to backtrack on their initial claims: - From 75X electricity per ton of uranium all the way down to 2X - No longer re-using spent fue
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by abalone 8y ago
> I disagree. What would be more cruel is to keep people guessing for weeks, or to do several smaller layoffs. That's how it's usually done No it's not and you're presenting a false dichotomy. They made the decision
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by abalone 8y ago
Pour le piano is to me one of the greatest piano works.
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by abalone 8y ago
Key point here is Chris Lattner is working on this stuff. He’s the creator of Swift and LLVM and one of the smartest minds in the industry. Pay atttention.
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by abalone 8y ago
It's correct to describe Chariot as a midpoint between buses and Uber/Lyft. Buses operate on a fixed route that takes years to change. Chariot was minibuses with more dynamic, niche routes. But like any mass transit system it need
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by abalone 8y ago
Musk's account was total bullshit. Here's a complete accounting of why. You can read the response from the journalist[1] and the NYT public editor[2] which concludes the report was done with "integrity". Musk was initial
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by abalone 8y ago
What's your source? Most urbanists I read at least in the context of San Francisco definitely advocate building taller. Maybe not skyscrapers, but at least 4-6 stories. And the "formula" for that type of construction uses a
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by abalone 8y ago
I just want to note that if this was in fact a case of a transient tic then "positive discipline" could be counterproductive. Obsessive finger/hand licking is a known example of transient tic disorder. If we define positive d
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by abalone 8y ago
Cement/concrete is a MASSIVE contributor to global warming (8% of CO2).[1] Steel is not far behind at 5%.[2] I feel like we need to talk about this more. Whenever "urbanists" go on about the environmental cost of sprawl and t
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by abalone 8y ago
The parent may have misdiagnosed their child here. This could be Transient Tic Disorder. It's super common. Kids get random physical/vocal tics, including licking fingers/hands. Usually they just go away with time. Not much y
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by abalone 8y ago
What's your source?
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by abalone 8y ago
It's not just emotional attachment. There's a lot of investment that goes into building community relationships and the living space itself that doesn't translate into market value. > People are living on the streets beca
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by abalone 8y ago
Thanks for adding a link. It's from 2016 and its author, Heather Knight, is in favor of Prop C. In the years since she wrote that she has investigated SF homelessness deeply. She's detailed how very little is actually spent on the
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by abalone 8y ago
You’re just saying that without citing any supporting evidence. It’s fact free.
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by abalone 8y ago
Did you see the movie? It was a poor family that put all their money into a house, then lost it through a reverse mortgage. “Privilege and greed” is a slapdash accusation here. Some families struggle to put their life savings into a home an
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by abalone 8y ago
I agree this can be a good outcome, but there’s a big difference between forcing seniors to do this versus letting them opt into it. Especially when hiking taxes does not guarantee that the “magic of the market” will provide a good solution
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by abalone 8y ago
Prop 13 was passed in 1978. That post on pensions is from 2010. You’re going to need a stronger connection than that to support the charge that helping seniors stay housed is made up. > The additional free money capital gains ought to t
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by abalone 8y ago
Do you really feel that Prop C is “fighting” tech growth, though? Not sure if that is your position. I think a big reason Benioff came around is that he’s taking a long view. Perhaps you could even draw a connection with the maturity of Sal
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by abalone 8y ago
Dorsey campaigned for the gross receipts tax in 2012. In his capacity as Square CEO. Here’s a video of him doing it.[1] He had no problem with the gross receipts structure for a low margin business. He only flipped his position when it beca

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