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by c1u 14y ago
ok, the highest marginal tax rate for a $65K gross salary is ~30%. Everyone gets the first ~10K tax-free, then it's ~20% (in BC) off the next ~$40K, then ~30% off the next ~$40K. Only the last ~$15K gets taxed at 30%, and you can easily red
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by c1u 14y ago
"50% marginal tax rate started around $65k" I think your friend has very poor math skills. http://www.ey.com/CA/en/Services/Tax/Tax-Calculators-2012-Pe... $65K gross income in BC nets nearly $52K; a ~20% average tax rate. This is before a
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by c1u 14y ago
Maybe, but then how do we radiate away 500kg of pure energy before it reduces the ship to a plasma? Not easy. regarding the GRB - http://www.universetoday.com/93882/warp-drives-may-come-with...
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by c1u 14y ago
500kg sounds trivial, until you realize they mean conversion of 500kg of antimatter into energy being able to use 100% of this energy for the drive. Good luck solving that problem any time soon. You have the time though, it's going to take
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by c1u 14y ago
Diamonds as an investment? Only probably as the worst investment one can make in their entire life. Don't believe me? Try to sell one. Diamonds are a total scam. They are not rare. They are not special. Only a fool would ever buy one.
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by c1u 14y ago
Good points. I've been pushing Trello for our team internally and almost everyone who's had a chance to use it so far loves it. We've even started using it with clients for QA and most clients really like it. Only one client hates it, but t
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by c1u 14y ago
I love Trello, but cannot commit to using it more for business until I have an expectation of service, which comes from paying for it. They're awesome, but they owe me nothing, and that's just too risky.
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by c1u 14y ago
FYI table sugar is 50% fructose. HFCS is usually 55% fructose. Honey and maple syrup are also ~50% fructose. You cannot escape it unless your only sugar comes from starch & dairy. It should be obvious to everyone that a diet higher in s
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by c1u 14y ago
All credibility is destroyed at the word "detox", which is always total bullshit. There is no such thing as "detox". If the text in the linked page is any indication this program was not made by someone with basic understanding of human phy
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by c1u 14y ago
"An oxygen powered jet did not travel the world in 4 hours" - TRUE, as I know of no aircraft that can carry a human at mach 9. But without an oxidizer combustion is not possible. I don't know of any airplane (jet or propeller) that uses any
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by c1u 14y ago
... if you are a mouse. The best time to exercise is whenever you can push yourself the hardest. Although I come from the cardio-is-stupid-just-eat-right-and-lift-heavy mindset.
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by c1u 14y ago
I feel the "IP extortionists", those that acquire IP only to claim the value someone else builds, are the biggest problem. I'm no law-talking-guy, but I've thought; Maybe we need a "if you don't use it, you lose it" clause? Maybe we also ne
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by c1u 14y ago
I can travel to almost any point on the planet in less than a day for the cost of a few days work. I can converse with billions of people instantly at almost zero cost. I have access to medical tech that makes it trivial for me to survive a
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by c1u 14y ago
Good point. I'm not trying to start an off-topic climate change debate, just trying to step back and look at the problem a little more broadly, but there's at least one big error in my calcs as has been pointed out.
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by c1u 14y ago
ah! whoops, one too many zeros (I used $35K) :P
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by c1u 14y ago
Transportation CO2 emissions make up a tiny fraction of total greenhouse gases. Water vapour is by FAR the biggest greenhouse gas. I wonder if a 787 burns more hydrocarbons flying 250 people from NY to LA than 250 cars driving that distance
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by c1u 14y ago
I see your point, but we don't know. A one in a million event happens about once a month (Littlewood's law). It might be that there are many more rocky wet worlds than we now think there are, but we dont know that either. But we do know FTL
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by c1u 14y ago
A "warp drive" is a time travelling device as much as it's a space travelling device. Travelling to Alpha Centauri in 2 weeks means travelling about 4 years 3 months into the past. If that holds true then leaving today, spending 6 months "a