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by ataggart 16y ago
>Uh, you realise that describes any high level language, right? I'm inclined to agree. I think the following also pretty closely matches the english requirements. (with-open [rdr (reader "customers.txt")] (->> (line-
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by ataggart 16y ago
That's the one.
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by ataggart 16y ago
I actually dislike the wikipedia definition. It suffers from the same general definitional problem: which market? Setting aside the above, the definition suffers for ignoring the question of why there are no viable substitutes. It's a dan
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by ataggart 16y ago
The author's misuse is all the more painful for being an econ grad student at my alma mater, GMU. A former professor of mine, Russ Roberts (the man behind the Hayek vs. Keynes Rap video), even used a similar example ("Does Ford have a mono
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by ataggart 16y ago
>Apple has a monopoly on iP*ds ... the durable-goods monopolist, Apple. ... durable goods monopolists Further evidence that "monopoly" has no useful meaning. At best it allows a speaker to hang negative emotion onto a subject, and at w
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by ataggart 16y ago
>These artificial scarcity rules help make creativity economically possible. This is the common utilitarian refrain, though utilitarian arguments usually include some cost-benefit analysis. In the IP debate, it is simply (and erroneous
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by ataggart 16y ago
>If you jump the fence at a concert, or sneak into a movie theater, you are guilty of "Theft of Services". Perhaps, but it unnecessarily introduces a host of vague, subjective issues (to the benefit of the lawyers involved). The actual
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by ataggart 16y ago
>You're arguing ... legitimacy is significantly a function of the execution of power against part of the populace. I was not advocating anything, merely describing what often goes undescribed. Further, I wasn't arguing from where the l
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by ataggart 16y ago
Down-vote? Interesting.
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by ataggart 16y ago
More evidence that "net neutrality", like "reform", is a fill-in-the-blank phrase meaning whatever one thinks it means. In this way listeners to a politician speaking automatically fill in the blank with whatever they personally would supp
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by ataggart 16y ago
What's the over-under on PPACA's contribution to the deficit? Anybody still think it will be negative?
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by ataggart 16y ago
And I haven't seen any Iraq War-sized protest marches over Iraq or Afghanistan since January 2009.
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by ataggart 16y ago
That was my impression as well, though it seems inconsistent with the point of government. The sole distinguishing characteristic of government, that which sets it apart from all other forms of human organization, is its capacity to legiti
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by ataggart 16y ago
Could a resident lawyer explain the full effect of this bill? Text of the bill: SECTION 1. NO IMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN AIRPORT SCREENING METHODS. No law of the United States shall be construed to confer any immunity for a Federal employee or ag
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by ataggart 16y ago
And in physics class they teach that all planes are frictionless. Please don't disparage an entire field of inquiry simply because you either had a crappy econ class, or missed the point of simplifying assumptions.
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by ataggart 16y ago
Related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQscE3Xed64
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by ataggart 16y ago
The very fact that people wouldn't pitch a fit about losing access to Myspace is a perfect example of why these network-effect-based "monopoly" claims are bullshit.
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by ataggart 16y ago
For me, the following is a lot more readable than cadadr: (def coll [[1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9]]) (second (second coll)) ; => 5 And often when I'm digging deep inside a nested data structure, I don't need
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by ataggart 16y ago
>An employer is willing to pay an extra 20%... I'm sorry, but this is an accounting fiction. The cost of an employee to an employer is the total cost; dividing up the total cost and ascribing it to this or that is irrelevant from the p
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by ataggart 16y ago
At SFO, my only experience with them, one still has to doff ones shoes, and walk through a metal detector. As such, the only choice you get is between a firm pat-down or an electronic strip search. I choose the former. It annoys them and
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by ataggart 16y ago
Note that (unless otherwise worded) the Constitution's "protections" are actually restrictions on the government, and apply everywhere and always to government agents acting under constitutional authority. As such, the nationality of the t
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by ataggart 16y ago
I agree with your point that there is no evidence to suggest it makes us even a little bit safer.
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by ataggart 16y ago
I opted out at SFO. The incredulous TSA agent repeatedly asked me why I was opting out. I declined to provide an answer, and instead simply asked if opting out was an option and if so, then I opt out. Eventually he let me through, shouti
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by ataggart 16y ago
A few problems with basic auth: * Browser specific UI, which leads to: * No place to put password recovery links * No place to put explanatory text * No mechanism for logout
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by ataggart 16y ago
"One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all'." Using threats of violence ag
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by ataggart 16y ago
>If the laws are ultimately chosen by the companies and the wealthiest... At least with respect to the US, politicians are still needed to pass bills into law. The solution to your concern falls out of the simple realization that polit
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by ataggart 16y ago
>None of those products/services would be possible but for the government spending taxpayer money... This is sloppy reasoning. Just because A contributed in some measure to B does not imply B could only have come about because of the
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Net neutrality is about people using their property in ways I don't like. And the fact that I dislike them and still purchase their services is de facto proof of market failure.
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Make sure to stop by Droids-B-Us , but don't forget your coupon.
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by ataggart 16y ago
I can't resist making a point about "capitalism" and "socialism." Rand used to identify certain terms and ideas as "anti-concepts," that is, terms that actually function to obscure our understanding rather than facilitating it, making it ha

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