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by abeyer 9y ago
In the US, e-deposit of checks is a passable option to avoid fees. Many banks will take a check deposit by scan or phone camera now, so you can just have someone write a paper check and send the image immediately and deposit it that way. It
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> Voluntary taxation is a thing Is it? I've heard it as a theory, but never as an actual example. I'm not aware of its ever being applied on a practical scale in modern history, and a quick google didn't turn up any obviou
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by abeyer 9y ago
True, but that's a specious comparison, as taxation is always a forcible redistribution of wealth. No matter what you call a tax, people know it's a tax. It's very different when there are two opposing directions on an issu
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by abeyer 10y ago
It sounds like it may be worse than that. According to someone who took the test[1] they then also offer students the chance to pay to retake for better scores. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments&#x2
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There's one critical step this leaves out though: 0) Pick a domain with significant costs/regulation/other barriers to entry. Otherwise your beautifully designed and documented API is a blueprint for developers to go off and
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by abeyer 10y ago
Is the TCS jibe not appropriate? And I think it was part of the GP's point...I suspect there is a big difference between the people who come in on H1B's to the top tech firms and those who come in on H1B's to TCS et al to out
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by abeyer 10y ago
I'm not necessarily convinced that it's unfair. There are still benefits you derive like consular support abroad, and rights you retain regardless of where you're located, and guaranteeing those does have costs. Perhaps it wo
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I think that's only true in a very academic sense. Ideally you would want to exclude the expenses incurred to sustain a reasonable minimum quality of life and only consider taxation on income in excess of that. A truly flat tax rate is
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by abeyer 10y ago
> Just to put things in simple terms, this $200B does not include money Apple made by selling iPhones in the US, right? It only includes money Apple made by selling iPhones in other countries? I don't get why we obsess so much over
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There are big differences between: 1. Genocide and consenting adults choosing how they want to interact with one another. 2. Being friends with someone and being able to interact with them professionally.
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Life is messy. I think there's a fine line, but still a difference, between factoring in past injustices and factoring in current negative conditions that resulted from past injustices. Throwing your hands up and saying "it&#x27
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> I'd imagine several things could be used as this proxy to varying degrees, everything from income to criminal history But I think you could also make a compelling argument that many of those things are accurate proxies primarily
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by abeyer 10y ago
Good question, and I'd be curious to know...but I'm not really sure. My sense of most libraries doing that is more anecdotal than quantitative. Mostly just what I've heard from librarians and my experiences signing up for lib
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by abeyer 10y ago
I'm curious how effective this law is. What is the threshold for "not hiding commercial purpose"? It doesn't seem like a very high one from that translation (though that could just be a language thing.) Especially when y
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by abeyer 10y ago
> I swear there are ads left and right on every rap video that talks about killing others, snorting cocaine and snagging women. Why they want their ads appear there but no next to some lunatic creating conspiracy theory videos or whatev
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by abeyer 10y ago
https://ghostgunner.net/ "As shipped, Ghost Gunner manufactures mil-spec AR-15 and AR-308 lower receivers to completion. With simple tools and point and click software, the machine automatically finds and aligns to you
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by abeyer 10y ago
Just removing the light that has no practical purpose in that case seems more thorough yet.
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Given that almost everyone has gone to chiclet keys with space between keycaps, I'm almost surprised that no one has tried to market a glue-on bluetooth track point for those who demand them.
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That's a fun marketing idea, though maybe not necessary for the people who are already dedicated enough to have signed up for a subscription.
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It's also one of the first things to turn off a new consumer thinking about taking a chance on an unknown brand. You're fighting the reputation of generations of scammers who promised "cancel any time" and either weasel-
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by abeyer 10y ago
A bit of Occam's Razor might be called for before suggesting hidden agendas and IP theft by foreign governments. It sounds like a new program that overpromised, didn't plan well, and struggled to deliver would have been a similar
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by abeyer 10y ago
from tfa: "The full catalog is over 4 TB and will be synced over the next several days."
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Agreed, that is a problem, and we should be working to fix the law so that doesn't happen. The difference in this case is that the law requiring it already exists and Berkeley didn't obey it.
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So you only need to subtitle video posted on the web after 1990? Not a big difference there.
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It depends on your library. Many have a policy of destroying records immediately after books are returned unless you request otherwise (eg to be able to see your borrowing history in your account.)
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by abeyer 10y ago
If you're at all serious about doing dev work on arm for non-micro/embedded systems, you should probably look at: https://softiron.com/products/overdrive-1000/technical-speci...
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> The other aspect is that banks are really good at physical security, but not so great at data security [..snip...] but at least they're modern technology companies that probably hold themselves to higher data security standards t
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I don't mean this as an attack, but I really just don't get this attitude unless you're buying a laptop primarily as a social symbol or display piece. I use a laptop as a tool, and suspect that's true for more people her
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I'm not sure about firefox, but in chrome it requires you to install an extension with all sorts of unrelated permissions to share your screen. I nope'd out when I saw that.
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Not combining, that's why I said or . And I said that because I'm not sure why they've made that decision...it could have been either or both. And sale of DDoS service is arguably illegal in at least some places, so they obv

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