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by avocado4 7y ago
Human body is complicated - when we think we know something today, it's not uncommon that eventually the evidence will come out proving us wrong. Doctors used to recommend smoking to people for stress release, all based on solid scient
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by avocado4 7y ago
Rent seeking is bad for economy, and is antithetical to a free capitalist society.
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by avocado4 7y ago
Rent seeking is bad for society, by economic definition. People relying on appreciating prices of their homes instead of investing into their productivity growth indicate a bug in the system that needs to be fixed (via increasing supply and
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by avocado4 7y ago
Are there any unfair obstacles you face as a newcomer trying to unseat an incumbent?
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by avocado4 7y ago
Says the new account with a bunch of digits in the name.
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by avocado4 7y ago
BART and Muni need to start accepting Apple Pay ASAP. You can already do it in the UK and many other countries. Adoption of technologies like NFC payments in public transport is a good metric to see how competent a local government is.
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by avocado4 7y ago
> Apple Pay accounts for about 5% of global card transactions and is on pace to handle 1-in-10 such payments by 2025, according to recent trend data compiled by Bernstein, a research firm.
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Are Doctors Overpaid?(npr.org)
1 points by avocado4 7y ago|0 comments
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by avocado4 7y ago
Didn't even have to open the thread to know that the top comment would be whataboutism. Essentially every China-related thread follows the same formula.
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by avocado4 7y ago
I don't have a horse in this race. And I don't like the current immigration laws, I'd rather have legally open borders. But it doesn't mean existing laws shouldn't be enforced IMO.
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by avocado4 7y ago
If NYC doesn't like the Federal Government enforcing the immigration laws, maybe they should lobby to change the laws instead of trying to prevent enforcement?
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by avocado4 7y ago
> There is no clear connection between Huawei and Xiongmai. The connection is that both firms are fully controlled by and reporting to the Chinese Communist Party.
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by avocado4 7y ago
AI doesn't think. It's just a tool based on math.
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by avocado4 7y ago
And after you get a citizenship you get a TN Visa and move South to double your income (if you're a top performer).
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by avocado4 7y ago
Chinese government criticized UK's recent decision. - hard cap on the market share (35%) - no Huawei parts in core part of network - no Huawei in sensitive locations (military, energy) - Huawei declared as the only provider that poses
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by avocado4 7y ago
Don't try to change the subject.
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Airbus ran ‘massive’ bribery scheme to win orders(ft.com)
369 points by avocado4 7y ago|240 comments
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by avocado4 7y ago
I think companies like Apple who outsource manufacturing to poor countries would, on the contrary, support increased immigration. There's more pressure against immigration from Americans who are effectively collecting rent on their cit
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by avocado4 7y ago
- Desire to migrate in Northern America up for the first time - U.S. still No. 1 desired destination for potential migrants - 18 countries attract two-thirds of all potential migrants worldwide
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by avocado4 7y ago
Election turnout in SF is abysmally low. Those who do turn out are mostly homeowners who really want to keep the prices growing.
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by avocado4 7y ago
Atherton looks so funny from a satellite: https://imgur.com/a/kKpymj9 You can see the NIMBY lines so clearly.
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by avocado4 7y ago
There's no specifics mentioned in that article, other than new commons data standards across the industries (good idea IMO).
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by avocado4 7y ago
So if you take a cold shower you'll be less likely to want to call in sick.
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by avocado4 7y ago
The guy downright lied about a huge financial incentive. There's no excuse or valid "America bad" angle to spin this. > It says the deal called for Lieber to be paid up to $50,000 a month, in addition to $150,000 per year
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Hospitals Accused of Paying Doctors Large Kickbacks in Quest for Patients(khn.org)
2 points by avocado4 7y ago|0 comments
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by avocado4 7y ago
I go to library almost every day - it's free office space essentially when you're running a startup, with WiFi and printing. I can't say the same about movies. Seems like apples to oranges essentially.
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by avocado4 7y ago
> we would live in a democracy (understood by the Greeks to mean rule by the poor, given they massively outnumber the rich) Democracy in Ancient Greece explicitly meant that only the wealthy city elites would be able to vote.
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by avocado4 7y ago
Why is this post flagged?
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by avocado4 7y ago
My routine: 1. Floss 2. Waterpik (water + mouthwash) 3. Electric brush, no rinsing
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by avocado4 7y ago
That was probably the justification for a high valuation. Also explains the recent pharma pivot.

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