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by bwb 1y ago
Can someone on HN explain this better :)?
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What is mirror life? Scientists are sounding the alarm(cnn.com)
3 points by bwb 1y ago|4 comments
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by bwb 1y ago
Seems like a pretty important story, man jailed for a meme post. Seems less like politics, and more like a story about government overreach/abuse.
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by bwb 1y ago
Wow that is a wild take. I would not trust a business without a website, I did a quick poll of friends in tech and they all felt similar for b2b and consumer.
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by bwb 1y ago
We are working to build Notion, but for books. It is a personal book diary to collect your to-be-read and smart sort them, as well as log your reads and use that data to build a profile of your book dna in order to connect you with new book
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by bwb 1y ago
I'd love to get updates on this and talk with you. My email is ben@bookdna.com We are in the process of building Notion but for books (specifically aimed at your to-be-read list and book log): https://building.shepherd.com&#
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by bwb 1y ago
I just finished the latest in the We Are Bob series, so freaking good :) Anyone read the new James S.A. Corey book? (Abaddon's Gate) Thinking about reading it next...
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by bwb 1y ago
Some awesome pics from a great Nigerian author :) Has anyone read Rosewater by Tade Thompson?
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September's top trending hard science fiction books (picked by authors)(shepherd.com)
4 points by bwb 1y ago|2 comments
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Books that prove Nigerians are secret weirdos(shepherd.com)
4 points by bwb 1y ago|1 comments
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by bwb 1y ago
I love this, I used to have a policy of not doing business with companies that don't publicly display pricing.
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Trending science-fiction books (from readers)(shepherd.com)
2 points by bwb 1y ago|0 comments
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by bwb 1y ago
they just stop payment, that isn't cancelling
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by bwb 1y ago
nope, and that isn't cancelling
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by bwb 1y ago
I love love love this comment. Banks are barely running on a modern stack, let alone doing anything userful within banking, and you want them to build an api to cancel an outside service? :)? Love this so much, most HN comment ever :)
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by bwb 1y ago
Every government should try to cut down on paperwork and hassle :)
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by bwb 1y ago
I don't know, I wonder the same thing. And does that number change based on culture? And what parts? And how many new businesses are starting up in France and adding good jobs? I know that the French economy isn't doing great. And
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by bwb 1y ago
In 2023, France’s tax-to-GDP ratio was 43.8%, the highest among the 38 OECD countries.
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by bwb 1y ago
I don't understand this one? You tax income, you tax capital gains, you tax dividends. If you want more money, you increase those taxes.
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by bwb 1y ago
Every tax system has a point where extracting more means less economic activity. I think that also applies to paperwork and all the hoops you jump through. I wish I knew where it was, I think that is a big debate :) But at some point, peopl
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by bwb 1y ago
No, it is estimated that would only raise 15 to 25 billion. And people will just move, or move it around. France already has a wealth tax on real estate + property taxes.
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by bwb 1y ago
First, wealth tax doesn't work because it requires a ton of work to decide what constitutes "wealth," and then you have to carve out so much crap. The only wealth tax that currently works well is on real estate, as it doesn&#
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by bwb 1y ago
Somewhat agree, but the problem is that debt is at 110% and taxes are about maxed out. At some point, you go outside the Laffer curve, and then your economic engine is stunted (which maybe France already has?).
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by bwb 1y ago
I have not seen any solutions by either the left or the right that mathematically solve it. In fact, the last time I checked, the far right was advocating for a lower retirement age and increased spending. The left seems to want things we a
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by bwb 1y ago
That is why you have capital gains, which is ~30% in France. Investment income is flat taxed. And inheritance taxes, which are very high in France. If you want to increase taxes, consider taxing income more and capital gains at a progressiv
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by bwb 1y ago
France is in trouble because people don't want to face the math. It's going to take a leader to push through changes nobody wants and somehow make them feel good about it. Hard bit. Also, the USA is in the same spot. Although bett
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by bwb 1y ago
income tax is 45% on all income above 177,106 Euros
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The most helpful books to apply disease modeling to enhance cybersecurity(shepherd.com)
1 points by bwb 1y ago|0 comments
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by bwb 1y ago
hah eh?
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by bwb 1y ago
Got a good link to something on github that does this? I have to make sure legit bots don't get hit, as a huge percent of our traffic which helps the project stay active is from google, etc.

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