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by brc 13y ago
I think the point there is not that fact that Ireland had a major economic crisis, but what the response to that crisis was. My memory on this is imperfect, but I recall all the banks getting nationalised and the losses being pinned on the
902.
by brc 13y ago
Economic Freedom is the freedom for you as an individual to follow your own path. It has nothing to do with individuals vs corporations. Regulations do not make you free. How free are you to start up a company in any given field? To earn
903.
by brc 13y ago
It is for facial recognition software. I know nothing about the field, but my assumption would be that you need a plain base to work from. That way you start with a known value and you compare from the base to the image you're trying
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by brc 13y ago
Er, don't you mean the Joker?
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by brc 13y ago
I'm curious why you ever accepted in the first place? False advertising? And why you stayed three years?
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by brc 13y ago
I found that living in w2 was cheaper because I could travel on a zone 1 bus pass instead of a tube pass. The inner city council tax is also much cheaper than outer suburbs. The trade off was a much smaller place, but this was balanced by
907.
by brc 13y ago
If you're going to go down that route, you have to look at total vehicle ownership. That includes the manufacture and trasnport of components, total vehicle miles and costs, and many other factors. IMO the dicsussions of the benefits
908.
by brc 13y ago
Indeed. Why no 'flat taxes'? Flat taxes with no exemptions eliminate armies of tax collectors, accountants and lawyers. They would eliminate a host of nickel-and-diming taxes. A flat tax is beneficial to everyone but a politicia
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by brc 13y ago
This was always on the cards, the only surprise to me is that someone has moved on it so fast. The major problem facing governments over growth of electric cars is loss in tax revenue currently enjoyed from fuel taxes. In most places the a
910.
by brc 13y ago
Certainly not me, perhaps they will - I'm merely observing that the presence of the chargeback system can be felt even if no chargebacks have been issued. The OP was posting that chargebacks can't be that important because they ha
911.
by brc 13y ago
>> It's only with persistent antics of rulers and governments >Alright, tinfoil hat guy, we're done. I need no lessons in Bitcoin from you, I hold them and actively trade them, you don't know anything about them I do
912.
by brc 13y ago
Well, no. Inflation; it strangles an economy for obvious reasons that require nothing more than understanding the inevitable consequences of endless increasing the supply of your medium of exchange. Printing money is what keeps prices risin
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by brc 13y ago
No, you've got it right. War is the mother of all inflation. Always has and always will be. Rulers and governments of all stripes don't like having their spending ways crimped, so that's why it's no longer around. You w
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by brc 13y ago
The difference is that nothing can remove the confidence behind gold - not even forced confiscation by the state (which just results in hoarding and buried treasure). However, it's easy, simple to undermine confidence in fiat currency
915.
by brc 13y ago
Deflation is better for holders of a currency. Price deflation means that the value of your currency is rising as compared with goods you want to buy. The world is naturally deflationary. The price of things falls over time with increas
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by brc 13y ago
That is missing the point. Arrests are not that common either, but the mere possibility of them does change behaviour. The chargeback is an important part of credit card transactions - it makes the card-holder more likely to spend, and it
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by brc 13y ago
I know very little about weapons, but I can tell he means it is not a comfortable rifle to use. I assume that means inaccurate shooting due to poor positioning, or perhaps he means they are difficult to carry. Ergonomics is ergonomics no
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by brc 13y ago
Well, I'm in that hemisphere. My dog prefers to do it facing away from owner if no reference points, otherwise always likes to go parallell to the nearest path/ building/ fence. I would say virtually never randomly chooses
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by brc 13y ago
This whole episode is the first time I have ever picked up on a gender discussion in relation to yc applications. The general feeling here seems to be that some type of affirmative action of quots needs to be applied. But there already i
920.
by brc 13y ago
We all take nationalism for granted these days, but it really was a growing new thing in the late 19th, early 20th c. Germany and Italy didn't even exist as nations back then.
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by brc 13y ago
You really have no idea what my experiences are, but you seem quite judgemental and somewhat defensive, and eager to pick a fight. The point remains that there is a non-zero chance of harming your chances of achieving you career goals if yo
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by brc 13y ago
Smoke weed if you like but don't kid yourself it's making you better at your work, ezpecially if you do it regularly. If you need stress relief, get good rest and exercise. I've seen several promising friends fizzle and burn
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by brc 13y ago
Not defending the guy but it would appear from the article that he isn't a criminal, because there is no charge for breaking the spirit of the law, only the actual law. The recurring charges are legal because the terms are on the chec
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by brc 13y ago
I don't know if it is Monsanto or another company, but I read recently that GMO companies have given away a lot of innovations over the years. People have to remember that most of the people working for these big orgs want their work
925.
by brc 13y ago
I have read a line (it might have been Steve Wozniak, or perhaps even Paul Graham, I forget) but it said that, when the idea of 'Personal Computer' was mentioned, it was audacious, like saying 'Personal Satellite' now. W
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by brc 13y ago
The crazy thing for me is that i keep getting advertised with my own products. Just a bit of bug-finding on the company site, and voila! that's all I see, no matter where I go. The funny thing is when people with no clue about how int
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by brc 13y ago
You have hit upon a truth that many do not ever discover. What you take into your hands or eyes, you take into yourself. If you read negative hateful rubbish, it will rub off on you. If you watch a lot of pron, you will develop a warpe
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by brc 13y ago
One of my close relatives passed away this year. She was the partner in a professional services firm, and well like by her staff. The entire company had a day off on the day of her funeral, and many of them were distressed by it. It was
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by brc 13y ago
Lego has always had 'pneumatic' pistons and valves. I would assume they have developed a way to use a large array of these to provide the power.
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by brc 13y ago
The car itself is fascinating. The article is very weird. Instead of talking about the obvious challenges of building a full size Lego car, plus a working compressed air engine, it contains discussions of the local car industry closing do

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