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by britch 6y ago
Many people, who work in those industries you list as things "you don't need" are without work and health insurance (if they had in the first place). 16 million more people are out of work in the US [0]. Those out of work ca
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by britch 7y ago
Honest question: How common is it to have the local funding of schools outside the US? Schools are funded by property taxes. In lots of places this leads to expensive suburbs allocating lots of money to schools and leaving neighboring citie
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by britch 7y ago
Using "we" was a bad choice by me. I was trying to say that this is not the natural end of a "slippery slope" of removing hateful/violent videos from YouTube. I don't think this was an inevitability of moderati
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by britch 7y ago
I don't think this changes the idea that the slippery slope is a silly argument. Aren't we evaluating these things on their own terms now? It's definitely possible to have a YouTube that is harsh on calls to violence but allo
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by britch 7y ago
Remember this next time Alphabet execs claim YouTube is a neutral platform and that they can't be held responsible for what's posted. Radicalization and harassment is ok because it makes them money. Cyber-security education is a t
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by britch 7y ago
I think there's a disconnect between what makes someone buy a device, and what makes a quality device. In the abstract I think a lot of people would say they'd take a heavier phone that's more durable and has a longer battery
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by britch 7y ago
Understanding is a process. Believing what we have the best evidence to believe is not stupid. If the evidence changes and you shift your belief you are not stupid. I think the reality is that humans are very complex, especially how we rela
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by britch 7y ago
Why would anyone use the outside factory? This comes up in the article. The school board had the choice between prison labor and a group hiring former prisoners. They chose prison labor. Why? It was cheaper.
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by britch 7y ago
Most plastic is photo-degradable. Left in the sun, it will disintegrate as you saw. [0] Most plastic ends up in a landfill or deep in the water or burred under more plastic where it is not touched by the sun and does not degrade. Plastic on
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by britch 7y ago
Pay your taxes. Just pay them. If you are wealthy enough to worry about and have to time to game the tax system, you should just pay them. Don't over-itemize to save yourself a few hundred dollars. The attitude of avoiding taxes baffle
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by britch 7y ago
I admit that eviction situation sounds difficult for landlords. I know I would be frustrated if I was a landlord in that situation. Do you have evidence that the eviction issue is wide-spread enough to cause landlords to prefer AirBnB-ing t
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by britch 7y ago
I think it would exist for it's marketed purpose: to let people stay in a city they don't live in for a short period of time (a week or so). I don't think anyone is going to get a lease somewhere just to visit.
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by britch 7y ago
I think it's both. There's a few different situations with AirBnb 1 We had surplus housing. AirBnB would (probably) be fine from an availability perspective. 2 We have adequate housing. AirBnB would still not be good. A good porti
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by britch 7y ago
God this web page is a mess. USA today is truly a nightmare. Notification popup, ad-block popup, two different advertising videos that start upon opening the page (one stuck to the bottom, one in the article itself). The article itself is a
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by britch 7y ago
There's also the possibility of passing a law around this issue. It doesn't have to be entirely market forces.
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by britch 7y ago
Come on... don't let FB off the hook. Don't just stand up and blame "society." Posting violent, hateful, evil stuff is as old as the internet itself. There will always need to be moderators. The question is how these peo
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by britch 7y ago
Building an AI is expensive. It also means FB is on the hook for false classifications. This moderator labor is (relatively) cheap. It also allows FB to point to a third party if something goes wrong. Look at their statements in the article
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by britch 7y ago
I love NewPipe, it works fantastically. I am nervous that Google will find a way to kill it if it gets big enough. It's not exactly an alternative to YouTube, it's more of a band-aid.
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by britch 7y ago
If I understand you correctly you're saying American car manufacturers were speaking out of both sides of their mouth. "Free market" when it comes to labor. "Necessary protections" when it comes to international com
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by britch 7y ago
Could you provide an example (from a reputable source) of a company that had ended up with less jobs and less profit? It seems plausible, but I'd like some evidence before accepting your claim.
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by britch 7y ago
You could argue that constant access to entertainment is the "soma" of modern society. If you ever feel anxious, unhappy or nervous just reach into your pocket and distract yourself with social media, a TV show, a game, or a podca
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by britch 7y ago
I tried to make it clear in my post I don't think there's a special obligation to provide housing and protect people who grew up in LA. I brought up native Angelinos as a counter argument to the idea the people there are somehow f
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by britch 7y ago
You're right. California is for the rich. If you grew up in LA and your parents grew up LA, but you can't afford it now, head to Michigan. Meanwhile new grad with a fancy degree from Northwestern, you can afford the rent, so they
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by britch 7y ago
Right... What about when someone posts a video of them saying a racial slur backstage. The politician says it was doctored. The poster says it is unedited. How do you verify who is telling the truth.
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by britch 7y ago
Get a non-techie android owner off Google, even for just a week. I dare you. No search, No Maps, No calendar, No search, No gmail, No YouTube, no drive, no docs. Do you really think they can function? Even if they switch to Apple they still
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by britch 7y ago
I don't think plastics themselves are terrible. Single-use plastics and disposable plastics are more the issue. You can reuse a plastic tupperware container many times. I've had the same plastic water bottle for 10+ years. At the
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by britch 7y ago
Actively undermining is good! Specifically fighting for new regulations and laws around this issue. I think people in tech have an obligation around this. We understand it better than most people. It's our responsibility to explain it
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by britch 7y ago
I cannot speak for all churches and I do not have data (though I would love to see a source for the correlation you mention in drug problems/abuse/suicide). What I can offer is an anecdote: the church my grandparents went to was t
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by britch 7y ago
I agree, the article puts really heavy emphasis on the nuclear family which I find questionable. Long term cohabitation is dismissed because it is not marriage. The idea that historically people (especially women) where UNHAPPILY stuck toge
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by britch 7y ago
I think the tactic would work, but I don't think Google would want to use it. IMO they'd burn through a lot of recruiting/culture credit pretty quickly if they became too friendly with the Trump administration. Say what you w

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