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by bmmayer1 11y ago
Anyone else think it's weird that regulators of X can decide what is defined as X?
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
Capital doesn't maximize capital; it maximizes productivity. In absence of controls, capital naturally flows to productivity in order to be maximized by the holders of capital; but only because productivity creates wealth, not the capi
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
Ahem. Buttonhole.
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Unionization is part of the free market, provided that it happens without compelled membership or coercion.
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
It's not a straw man because he's not creating a villain to argue against it. He's explaining the origins of a very common historical myth still taught in schools. Whether or not those origins were originally perpetrated usin
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The Myth of the Flat Earth (1997)(asa3.org)
7 points by bmmayer1 11y ago|6 comments
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
This looks fairly inaccurate. Right now on this page: "The Swarovskis ran their crystal business, generation after generation, doing moderately well until WWII. How they have weathered WWII when almost all the other Austrian Jews were
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
Has anyone in the government ever been held responsible for the disastrous rollout of Healthcare.gov in the first place? With $2B[1] tossed down the drain before they figured out how to use AWS, one has to wonder if anyone even raised an ey
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“I Feel Like”: This Has to Stop(brianmayer.com)
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
That makes no sense. Idle cars don't make money and therefore have no incentive to stay in the business for long. The biggest problem with Ubers and taxis right now is that demand for drivers is way, way higher than supply. More Ubers&
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Barons of King John of England – The Magna Carta – Genius(genius.com)
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
Is it ethical to take a government subsidy intended for low- or no-income Americans if you have the savings to start a startup, and presumably the thought capital to be able to work for a real salary if it doesn't work out?
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
In a system where nearly everything is forbidden are burdensomely permitted, enforcement ends up targeting the most vulnerable in society (the poor, minorities, etc). I think most Americans would be shocked if, overnight, every law on the
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
Import tariffs are the crime, then, not the smuggling.
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
His situation was markedly different. He actually took up arms against the United States. That isn't protected by the First Amendment.
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
The government isn't an intelligent entity; it's made up of people. And people have prejudices, hatreds, fears, and worst of all, a pack mentality. Governments have the worst track record when it comes to oppressing minorities--wh
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
That is the question of course: who gets to decide what constitutes 'abuse'? Do you trust anyone in your government to decide which of the words, writings, blog posts, comments or tweets you make constitute 'abuse' o
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Why do so many terrorists have engineering degrees?(slate.com)
1 points by bmmayer1 11y ago|0 comments
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by bmmayer1 11y ago
On the contrary, his ad is getting flooded with responses. Any publicity is good publicity. I should know [1] [1] http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/03/everyone-seems-mad-at-reser...
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President Obama to shun saying 'genocide' on 100th anniversary(politico.com)
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Yes, Supply and Demand Apply to Housing, Even in San Francisco(medium.com)
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The Times Discovers Pizza (1944)(nytimes.com)
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by bmmayer1 12y ago
You're right. I should have said consumer software, not free software.
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by bmmayer1 12y ago
Just the opposite. The free software movement has led to apps and programs where the users are the product, not the customer, and companies bend over backwards for advertisers. The companies have no incentive to care about your privacy, jus
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by bmmayer1 12y ago
This one has a .email domain :)
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A lot more market-rate construction helps low-income renters more than subsidies(medium.com)
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How Netflix is turning viewers into puppets – Salon.com(salon.com)
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The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever (2012)(dmagazine.com)
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by bmmayer1 12y ago
It's a liquidity problem for the whole marketplace. There's only a limited amount of space to rent in the first place. When people get older and don't need as much space, they don't move to a smaller unit to free up spac
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Foreign-Born Uber Drivers Recommend Their Favorite Home Cuisines in the Bay Area(brianmayer.com)
1 points by bmmayer1 12y ago|0 comments

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