ahallock

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by ahallock 5y ago
> Many americans like to kill and die by gunfire, and consider it their constitutional right How does this sarcastic, mocking comment contribute to any kind of rational discussion? You have no idea what you're talking about.
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by ahallock 5y ago
The taxes aren't just. The state blows trillions on wars, foreign aid, etc so I think there's a spending problem. Maybe if they could reign their spending, we could let people keep more of their money. Instead people take out loan
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by ahallock 5y ago
Income tax was supposed to be temporary. It shouldn't even apply to people making under a certain amount because they have very little disposable income. The first say 50k, probably more, is eaten up pretty quickly by expenses. That&#x
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by ahallock 5y ago
Does this bode well for when low-level (and even high-level) jobs are mostly automated and we need UBI?
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by ahallock 5y ago
I agree, except why use the word "right"? There is no such right for businesses (although bailouts are a thing...).
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by ahallock 5y ago
Then why is crypto open to so many other first world countries?
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by ahallock 5y ago
The SEC must know something many other modern, first world countries do not because when I try to use most crypto apps, it says it's unavailable for US citizens, along with places like Yemen and North Korea.
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by ahallock 5y ago
That's a good point. You definitely need family or a significant other to provide a safety net while you rebuild.
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by ahallock 5y ago
Personal. What's extreme? My friend (or me if you think I'm doing that joke) is rebuilding their credit now. They discharged a bunch of medical and credit card debt.
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by ahallock 5y ago
My friend has gone through bankruptcy twice. It was a breeze both times. Paid a court fee and had to go through a simple online course. I wish there weren't such a stigma because companies do this all the time.
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by ahallock 5y ago
You're saying that as if it's a walk in the park to set up and not cost prohibitive, in terms of opportunity cost and budget, especially for smaller companies.
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by ahallock 5y ago
I've been working with CSS for over twenty years, and Tailwind is the way forward for me. Some of the big benefits are: * No more worrying about naming class selectors. This frees up so much cognitive space. The less you have to worry
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by ahallock 5y ago
Curious about the opportunity cost here and why not adopt things like typespecs and static analysis tools like Credo and Dialyzer?
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by ahallock 5y ago
Debt isn't always bad. It's a powerful tool (leverage), and bankruptcy shouldn't have a stigma. We need people to be financially educated. We teach calculus in schools but very little on finance. Perhaps that's changed s
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by ahallock 5y ago
I think people can make the context switch. Was visiting a buddy of mine a few weeks ago and picked some up. Didn't think twice or even joke about it.
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by ahallock 5y ago
Yeah, you should have a well-rounded set of defenses. I don't think anyone is saying vitamin-D is a silver bullet.
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by ahallock 5y ago
Ignore those people then. There are communities dedicated to their projects and care about the underlying tech and long-term vision. Every industry, especially those involving money, will have unsavory elements. It's human nature.
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by ahallock 5y ago
And fiat has also enabled those things, to a greater degree I would argue -- what's your point?
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by ahallock 5y ago
We need to start applying free speech to internet platforms as well -- an updated first amendment. Times have changed and these platforms can deny speech, effectively silencing political opposition. The people cheering it on are happy becau
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by ahallock 5y ago
> The "justification" for it is: a criminal can amass vast sums of money, then use it to buy so many top lawyers that he or she is untouchable. So they're admitting the justice system is dysfunctional and the only way to f
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by ahallock 5y ago
Agree. Third pounder does not exactly roll off the tongue.
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by ahallock 5y ago
You need to prove a completely subjective thing -- not liking someone's shoes? Makes no sense.
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by ahallock 5y ago
> Yes. You just need to be able to prove that’s the reason if needed. It's completely subjective... unless you can read my mind
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by ahallock 5y ago
So If I don't like the shoes of the person in the protected class, I can refuse service? I think there are better, more organic ways to solve this problem than forced association and labor.
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by ahallock 5y ago
I like meta comments about the business or technical decisions behind the code. You can come up with clever method and variable names to help enlighten the reader, but nothing beats an intimate, first-hand account explaining the why .
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by ahallock 5y ago
The "woke" movement uses the same tactics as religions. Followers try to shame you and offer absolution for your original sin of racism or transphobia. There are different sects of wokeness, similar to denominations in the Christi
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by ahallock 5y ago
I get that China is authoritarian, so I'm not even going to argue about that, but even if you agree with the premise, three hours seems to be swinging too far in the other direction. Do they enforce the same rule with other entertainme
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by ahallock 5y ago
I remember being so driven and hungry in my early career as a programmer. I worked long hours by my own volition. Weekends and even holidays. This lasted from my first job out of college until my early 30s. I remember the end very distinctl
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by ahallock 5y ago
You were exploiting a bug, an egregious one, and I don't think any reasonable person would think that behavior was the intent of the service provider. In other words, "the code let me do it" isn't going to fly in court.
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by ahallock 5y ago
That's like saying if a website allowed SQL injection because they made a mistake in their code, you're complying with their contract by waltzing on over to the browser and dropping all their tables. Just because something is allo

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