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by abhi3 9y ago
My guess is that the public mood is going to shift quickly when it becomes clear how big a loser UK is going to be in any exit deal (or no deal). The conservatives will have to necessarily put the deal to vote in parliament or likely a refe
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Go to the bottom of this list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inflation...
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>indicating the leader now might desire another 5 year presidency. Might? The consensus outside China seems to be that another term is a forgone conclusion
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You have to pay back debts which can be a problem if you don't have adequate liquid assets. If you can't pay it back your company will go into liquidation where all its assets will be sold to the highest bidders and proceeds will
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Actually, 7.2 Billion is the revenue. Gross Income is Revenue minus Direct Costs, while Net income is Revenue minus All Costs
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> Whenever I read about a software company needing that kind of money though, I often wonder why Netflix is a software company just as much as Tesla is a software company. You realise Netflix pays billions each year in licensing fees and
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So until you heard its 128 kbps you had no idea? If that's the case then there's no problem with it streaming @128
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Well, I should have been more specific. I was referring to cases such as these which play out publicly and not disputes between two neighbors. One hundred thousand dollar sounds right in the ball park for General damages in usual cases thou
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Yes, I am a lawyer. Succesful defamation lawsuits usually get multi-million dollar damage awards, most recent case was the Hulk Hogan case against Gawker where 100 million+ damages were awarded and Gawker filed for bankruptcy. Insurance doe
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He'll end up paying millions of dollars in damages most likely not covered by insurance and might be subject to criminal charges if the State decides to prosecute
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Most likely he didn't expect a lawsuit, stupid nonetheless.
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> Nevertheless, the threat of defamation suits can stifle women from coming forward, even if they have legitimate accusations of sexual harassment, she said. The accused must usually be given the benefit of doubt in cases of anonymous al
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It seems to me that the solution is not to ban advertisement but only certain kinds of them such as ones containing strong emotional (Ads guilting people into buying insurance) or aspirational content (won't you look so cool if you liv
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Bizarre physics of Fire Ants [video](youtube.com)
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The thing is if the goal is to create jobs then this policy is counterproductive. It's a great way to ensure that in 20 years time India has no car industry left. When foreign companies have had decades long lead in autonomous tech the
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It would be legal as long as there is no coordination with the campaign but I can imagine enterprise ending class actions against FB by minority shareholders if the Board violated their fiduciary duty to shareholders by involving FB in the
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Also, if it looks likely that Trump is going to lose then the Democratic primary will be super-competitive. Elizebeth Warren and Sanders are going to eat him alive.
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Can't do that. Zuck can't use FB resources or any form of support from FB (other than employees who volunteer outside work hours) for a political campaign. If he does he'll have to reimburse the fair value of services receive
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I suppose UBI would only be provided to citizens and not immigrants (until they become citizens)
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It definitely stacks the odds against you if you are aiming to be part of the top one percent. But if you aiming to be one of the few dozen people as successful as Zuckerberg, then I think your odds are better if you had a tough life vs. a
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In the pursuit of success like Zuck's sometimes being 'unlucky' can also mean getting lucky. Being raised in a family that struggles to make ends meet might give one the grit and character one needs to succeed. Not being popu
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> Why didn't the same thing happen in math and engineering fields? Are we really supposed to believe that women entered the medical field in vast numbers because the medical field rapidly became much more welcoming of women? No. You
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I laughed a little while reading this comment. Of course the opposition party blames Gulen, they must be relieved that Erdogan blamed it on Gulen and not on secularists like CHP. 1. Don't get purged out of the establishment 2. Let the
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> If the worry is that future migrants might not pay their way, why not charge them more for visas, or make them pay extra taxes, or restrict their access to welfare benefits? What do you do when after a couple of years those very same i
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Sounds good, doesn't work. A world of free movement would be poorer as mass immigration would overwhelm developed societies, increase conflict and eventually lead to even more protectionism than existed before (Brexit). Rule of law and
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Mosquito elimination is considered for metropolitan areas where it'd have an insignificant environmental impact rather than as a global extinction.
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>Also more related to your comment the "don't watch ISIS videos it gives them power." I think it's misguided. Just out of curiousity I tracked down a couple of them online and it was very thought provoking. It did not
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The subtle power of uncomfortable silences(bbc.com)
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Inmates offered reduced sentences for sterilization(bbc.co.uk)
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Nine lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk(bbc.co.uk)
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