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antihipocrat
5y ago
The 80 per cent also includes the large rent seeking corporations. It is in their interest to stifle innovation as well, or if not, then be in a privileged position to aquire it once it has been de-risked.
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5y ago
Only if the interest rate is fixed, right? Is it common for mortgage interest rates in the USA to be fixed at a set percentage for the life of the loan?
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Thanks for that, I understand the argument a little more. If reducing undue harassment and disruption is the reason for publishing mugshots, and it turns out that in practice the mugshots are actually being used by others to harass and dis
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5y ago
Can someone more clearly explain to me how the transparency laws actually improve transparency in practice? Why would a police department, who would act in a way malicious enough to disappear people, suddenly start adhering to the requirem
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I doubt the C-suit bought into the gravity argument. However there is a smile like quality to the new design, as is pointed out in the design docs, and this is probably what resonated with the executives during the pitch. I also wonder abou
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That argument could be, and has been, used to justify some terrible actions by governments and corporations. While we may never know the full story in this specific case. What we do know for certain is that Google has a history of pulling t