bobby_9x

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by bobby_9x 11y ago
The US has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. With more restrictions and taxes, things like this will continue to happen.
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
Digg was great for bloggers around 2005. I created software to add hundreds of friends per day (I think the limit was 250..and the only way to do efficiently was with software). I only had to post a link a few times a week and the friends
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
I hope so. The current language translation tools are pretty terrible, especially for non-romance languages.
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
This is like saying: I make lots of money, why am I penalized because I can't receive welfare? I suppose we can fight the technicalities of net neutrality, but it will only mean you will pay more money, not less.
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
T-mobile won't give you the BingOn allowance for this. If they lose in court, you will still need to pay for this and for videos.
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
I think the problem is that many of the business models of these startups is basically taking VC money and shuffling it around. I've been to many startup competitions in the last couple of years and most of the winners have no business
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"Bull. Most people have any interest in learning beaten out of them by our crappy factory/prison like educational system. Because you know what's not conducive to learning? Having no choice as far as subjects; having no choic
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
It's pretty trivial to create an encrypted app: put together a simple custom android app that uses open source openssl libs for messaging directly between phones/clients. There will be no way to stop this.
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"Are you trying to be the 'typical' American who portrays 'facts' about other countries that are nothing of the sort?" The facts are that Australia has high taxes and is much more expensive than the US. The nu
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
The current system was created for a reason: because for most people, it works. I ran a language learning group for a couple of years and we tried many different styles of learning. With no structure, most people flounder. Unless you alrea
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
Basic income might be okay in the beginning. But over time, I forsee more and more people using it, depending on it, and not contributing enough back into the system. Eventually it will collapse. In my old neighborhood, I've seen gene
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
Everything is more expensive in Australia. A large social net, a minimum wage > $20USD, and other high taxes, leads to rising costs of most goods and services. I went there 2 years ago on vacation and stayed in hostels (which were $70US
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
..so why are all of the search terms suddenly gone from google searche referer headers? Which happened at the same time google defaulted to https?
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
What will stop people from having multiple kids, just to get the $10K/child windfall?
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"The same résumés bearing monikers such as Emily Walsh and Greg Baker received 50 percent more callbacks for interviews than those with names such as Lakisha Washington and Jamal Jones." I wonder if the fake resumes had the exact
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"AI won't make this new problem, it's something we already deal with." Right now, they can get a minimum wage job and survive. My point is that AI could completely replace these and the only way you will be able to get
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"You just beautifully summarized the "Lump of Work fallacy"" The fallacy claims that the number of jobs is a zero-sum game. I'm not saying this at all. While more jobs will be created, because automation is happen
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"We should not be afraid of AI. Instead, we should hope for the amazing amount of good it will do in the world. It will saves lives by diagnosing diseases and driving us around more safely. It will enable breakthroughs by helping us fi
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"Money won’t make you happy" I disagree with this. I've been running my own company for a little over 5 years. Not having to worry about my rent and being able to live a comfortable lifestyle has made me really happy. If I
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
I would never just roll my own solution for a client. The whole point of open source is that it's battle tested. It also saves you lots of time that could be used on the features they actually do want. Most clients just want a soluton
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
You say you are 'very very young'. I worked extra hours for awhile (even if I didn't get paid for these extra hours), just so I can get the experience needed for a better job. But, pretty much every job is 8 hours. If it&#x
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
I grew up poor, made okay money when I started my development career, and now make more money than all of my friends from the business I started 5 years ago. I am by no means rich, but I am comfortable. I also have a pretty flexible schedu
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
Uprisings always make things worse. Pretty much every 'revolutionary' in the history of the world has ushered in soul-crushing fascism, except the american revolution. This is what makes Trump and Sanders so scary for America.
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
This is why you shouldn't rely on one channel for your traffic in any business. If you do, that one channel has the ultimate control over you and can make or break you.
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"Besides, globalisation will overall increase the total wealth of the poor + middleclass combined." It won't really increase the overall wealth of the middle class. It will pull wealth away from the middle class to pay the p
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
The poor are moving up, the middle class are moving toward the poor (they will meet at some point), and the rich continue to get richer in the process. So yes, inequality is technically decreasing between the poor and middle class, but the
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"All it does is drive down wages for everyone and hurt everyone except for the 1% at the top." It's funny how much this parallels file sharing and the music industry (and even open source) over the past 15 years: the sharing
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
One of the big reason we have an increase in wealth inequality is globalization. Before 2000, you were only competing with another American at the same wage. Now, you need to compete with workers in India, China, and Mexico. If not in tho
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
This is usually a bad sign. Your company will probably be out of business within 5 years. It might be time to look for another job.
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
"the fact that you THINK you have these different styles" I don't just "THINK" it. I know it...and I have my own empirical evidence which has shown me which methods work for me (and which ones don't). I enjoy

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