bartart

8 ms·

31.
by bartart 9y ago
A self-centered desire to preserve an environmentally unfriendly suburbia at the expense of others who wanted to share in the region's prosperity contributed the shortage. In the article the polls cited say that people think it was pro
32.
by bartart 9y ago
The main problem with these newsgroups is that they have _so_many_ competitors. Most people don't want to and don't have to pay to get around a paywall because chances are someone else offers a similar article for free. Even for
33.
by bartart 9y ago
I hope this will matter less (if it even matters now) once automatic translation of web pages gets good enough and those google auto translate earbuds actually start to work
34.
by bartart 9y ago
At least the chairman is on trial. Not that the trial would be fair or is for the right reasons.
35.
by bartart 9y ago
Since China essentially steals intellectual property from companies of every country, Trump should really focus on building a coalition of concerned countries rather than going off alone.
36.
by bartart 9y ago
Facebook should really try offering a subscription that matches their revenue per user in that country. In the US it would be under $2 per month. Maybe no one will sign up but they have no excuse for not trying. This is such an obvious sol
37.
by bartart 9y ago
People at Berkeley view this class as kind of a joke. The average grade is insanely high and the topics are covered in much less depth than just the normal intro cs or stats classes. https://www.berkeleytime.com/grades/
38.
by bartart 9y ago
The constitutional powers of the Supreme Court are widely known to be somewhat limited. Congress can and has repeatedly limited the supreme court's and lower courts' ability to review laws. Under the US constitution, "In all
39.
by bartart 9y ago
It is also a bit of a strange comparison since the weapons produced today are hundreds of times more powerful than the ones produced sixty years ago. It seems like the US or Russia will prominently decommission old bombs and people will hai
40.
Russia and Venezuela’s Plan to Sidestep Sanctions: Virtual Currencies(nytimes.com)
1 points by bartart 9y ago|1 comments
41.
by bartart 9y ago
Hardware in general seems to become more commoditized. In China Apple has lost market share to local firms that produce cheap phones with good specs. And most people there spends a lot their time in WeChat anyway so the phone's OS isn&
42.
by bartart 9y ago
It seems like it would be best for the foundation to sell Newman's and use the proceeds to create an endowment. They could use investment gains from the endowment over time to find their charitable mission, and it would also be good be
43.
by bartart 9y ago
Does this mean that many CVSs will become magnets for sick people as CVS tries to integrate more basic health services into its stores? I realize that most people going to an expanded minute clinic aren't going to be some sort of walki
44.
by bartart 9y ago
It just seems like the US court decided that the Australian court had no jurisdiction over the EFF. But does the Australian court agree with the US court's ruling? It may or it may not. Evidently the Australian court at one point belie
45.
by bartart 9y ago
This is good for the EFF in the short term, but what if the Australian court finds that the EFF is ignoring its order and so must pay fines? Perhaps in response to US court saying "the Australian court lacked jurisdiction over EFF&quot
46.
Zimbabweans Pay $14000 per Bitcoin to Escape Hyperinflation(reuters.com)
1 points by bartart 9y ago|0 comments
47.
by bartart 9y ago
The job was important for this woman who needed to pay for her daughter's college and granddaughter's disease. Now the job goes to someone in Mexico who might also need it to pay for their daughter's college or granddaughter&
48.
by bartart 9y ago
I am in college right now, and after one year I and a friend got summer internships. I made $43 per hour and my friend got just under $8000 per month plus heath insurance, which was nice because she is on Medicaid. I was surprised I got an
49.
by bartart 9y ago
Is it not a problem that Singapore is right on the ocean? Does anyone know if there risk of flooding or anything?
50.
by bartart 9y ago
It appears that when local cities have control over housing, they make decisions that are good for them, but bad for the state that needs higher paying jobs that generate tax revenue. Plus low density housing is bad for the environment when