axau

6 ms·

1.
by axau 9y ago
SB-827 is great, but I’m assuming its chance of passing is about zero. Am I wrong? What else can be done?
2.
by axau 9y ago
/r/CryptoCurrency is best used for entertainment, not technical analysis.
3.
by axau 9y ago
> For that matter I’ve also never had anyone of any gender implore me to be careful when loading my children into a car, which statistically speaking is far more warranted. This would be extremely surprising to me. Citation needed.
4.
by axau 9y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16404025 Done here.
5.
by axau 9y ago
This is why I said, in my original comment, "and the property is large enough" (implying it doesn't interfere with others; or you have a permit, ...). I'm sure you knew that though. What exactly is your point? Would you
6.
by axau 9y ago
Does it matter? Do you think we should blacklist people if they allegedly hold or have at some point allegedly held unfashionable opinions? What a horrible precedent.
7.
by axau 9y ago
The H1Bs I know that support Trump do so mostly because of economic reasons, and because of the immigration policies, like fixing H1B abuse, and making legal immigrants take priority over illegal ones (Democrats are perceived to do the oppo
8.
by axau 9y ago
It doesn’t really matter how discrete or not they are if even if you know about it you can’t do much about it. I’m also not convinced by a “don’t worry the camera is bad” argument; looking at drone footage online it seems to have plenty of
9.
by axau 9y ago
Yes, and those could fall under the properties you own exception (or have permission to use from the owner).
10.
by axau 9y ago
USA, which, contrary to popular belief, has lots of restrictions on the use (though not necessarily ownership) of guns. Try discharging a weapon anywhere near a major metropolitan area and let me know how it goes :)
11.
by axau 9y ago
I hope one day drones are regulated similarly to guns, i.e. de facto banned unless some exception applies, such as: - you're in the middle of nowhere - you're doing it exclusively on a property you own (and the property is large e
12.
by axau 9y ago
Source article with fewer typos and less political babbling: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dc-...
13.
by axau 9y ago
Related question: is it enough to be a EU citizen, or must one also live in the EU?
14.
by axau 9y ago
It's not just about left/right. Compared to SF, LA is a true big city, as close to New York as you can get on the west coast. In comparison SF is a petty small town, complete with the provincial backstabbing and all.
15.
by axau 9y ago
If the % required to service it was growing significantly, that'd be a problem. The debt outstanding growing, on its own, doesn't matter. The government is not a human who better pay off their debt by 65 or they're screwed. T
16.
by axau 9y ago
The title is not very useful; this quote gives some context: “It's the highest amount of borrowing in six years, and a big jump from the $519 billion the federal government borrowed last year.”
17.
by axau 9y ago
I agree, it won’t be enough, but it’s a great first step. Currently, given how difficult it is to find reliable data, one often can’t easily disprove even the most ridiculous of arguments (like the various groups in the Bay that believe, al
18.
by axau 9y ago
This is great, it is about time some scientific process was forced into a system that sadly has been largely driven by protests of idiots in large numbers so far.
19.
by axau 9y ago
Obviously. This is why I said "in general".
20.
by axau 9y ago
Because, in general, you’re free to enter into contracts that limit your rights if you so desire.
21.
by axau 9y ago
Whether or not Apple/whatever was being shifty or not is a matter of opinion. The fact is, though, that nearly every other country already had a territorial tax system.
22.
by axau 9y ago
We’re talking about the repatriation part here, not all the others, which are a different debate.
23.
by axau 9y ago
Because the US is not going “down a path that neglects its obligations”. In fact quite the opposite since it just got a massive tax revenue increase. So comparing it to a situation where the US decided to just stop levying tax doesn’t make
24.
by axau 9y ago
That makes no sense. Then the government would get nothing, plus give up future leverage, so obviously it will not do that. Comparing what happened to having no tax is a straw man. What happened here is that the government finally set a rat
25.
by axau 9y ago
What’s wrong with a Chevy Volt? (~50 battery only, 400+ total)
26.
by axau 9y ago
Almost certainly not. Many people in SF avoid long term rentals very much on purpose, because of the city’s comical tenant protection laws.
27.
by axau 9y ago
Probably because they'd want to minimize correlation between the thing being monitored breaking and the thing monitoring it breaking.
28.
by axau 9y ago
Hah! Meanwhile in Facebook group chats, anyone can add anyone, and they get to see the whole conversation history immediately and completely irrevocably (even if someone removes them later, they get to keep the history until their removal,