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by cascom 7y ago
Just deleted my fitbit account
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by cascom 7y ago
Regardless of what you think of this plan its absolutely stunning in terms of the wholesale changes to the way Americans receive healthcare and are taxed.
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Ending the Stranglehold of Health Care Costs on American Families(elizabethwarren.com)
5 points by cascom 7y ago|4 comments
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by cascom 7y ago
Why not simply put the question to the company/manager - “it appears you’ve reduced my package by X, how are you going to make me whole?”
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ProtonMail iOS Client Security(protonmail.com)
2 points by cascom 7y ago|0 comments
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by cascom 7y ago
Not if they were only borrowing for 1-month - then the annual rate would be closer to 43%
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by cascom 7y ago
I don't think the article is referencing installment loans at 6.5%
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by cascom 7y ago
People don’t think in APR for small dollar loans they think in nominal terms. Also - loan origination/servicing costs have a nominal floor - it costs the same to originate/service a $50 loan as a $500 or $5000 one, necessitating w
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by cascom 7y ago
Additionally size of average account would matter, I don’t see people wading into those waters over $50 or probably even $200
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by cascom 7y ago
100% so annoying - going to have to throw out my fitbit stuff if this goes through
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by cascom 7y ago
I’ve seen a lot a options packages awarded - and most of the time the actual options agreement goes completely unread - it’s baffling - but I think most of time senior managers are too embarrassed to let people know they don’t understand
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by cascom 7y ago
For what it’s worth I know the three highest costs in most mines are: Diesel, explosives, and tires. Anything you can do to address those issues are big $ savings
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by cascom 7y ago
I just wish i could get more people to adopt it - between whatsapp and text/imessage people are not interested in another messaging platform...
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by cascom 7y ago
I think the premise of your question is wrong - you assume that homeless in SF would prefer to be or not be homeless in another city, I would actually ask the question as “what makes SF so appealing as a homeless person” or “what is it abou
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by cascom 7y ago
online retail, hosting or VPN services
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by cascom 7y ago
"hard GPA" assumes uniformity of high school academic programs.I watched numerous kids in college that came from elite prep-schools who had 3.0-3.5 GPAs in high school do less work than they did in high school and get better grade
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by cascom 7y ago
What am I missing - I would expect the most strikes in a good economy and tight labor market?
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by cascom 7y ago
The ones I’ve seen look pretty appealing but don’t think I could bring myself to purchase something from such a disreputable company
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by cascom 7y ago
Tangentially - I can’t recommend Ken White’s first amendment related Make No Law podcast highly enough - and his podcast on the often mis-interpreted but oft quoted “fire in a crowded theatre” is great. Episode is: https://legalt
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by cascom 7y ago
How should banks think about the risks of areas of the country that are prone to earthquakes/wild fires/mudslides vs flooding? What if areas that are prone to flood risk are disproportionately minority owned?
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by cascom 7y ago
I was under the impression - perhaps falsely - that taxes in Brazil were nightmarishly complex?
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by cascom 7y ago
What’s missing/are the issues with Apple contacts?
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by cascom 7y ago
Seems like all a pre-nup is, is an amendment to the "standard marriage contract" (using that as a short hand for all the facets of marriage/divorce). If you don't know what the "standard marriage contract" is i
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by cascom 7y ago
Is UTC to busy selling elevators and air conditioned in China to make a big deal about this? Or is it just that is no-recourse?
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Our First Clear Look at China's Z-20F Seahawk Helicopter Clone (Updated)(thedrive.com)
2 points by cascom 7y ago|2 comments
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by cascom 7y ago
I get so annoyed by restaurants that want my phone number - even takeout, “so they can let me know my food/table is ready” even worse are the stores that don’t offer paper receipts, want a receipt provide an email or phone number...
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by cascom 7y ago
Because someone in Manhattan owns a car does not mean they use it on a daily basis. From what I see the biggest contributors to parking and congestion in manhattan are people commuting in from outer boroughs and suburbs, then there are the
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by cascom 7y ago
that's a fair point, but which is easier for an employee to compare, wages between two companies or job offers when they buy their own insurance and know the cost, or to compare wages AND benefits of two different jobs/offers
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by cascom 7y ago
1 - If my company buys health insurance for me, its tax deductible(pre-tax), if I buy it myself it is after-tax . Now companies are can just gross-up pay, and don't have to compete on healthcare... 2) Pooling remains an issue, but as i
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by cascom 7y ago
A truism at the commodities hedge fund I used to work at was the "the Saudis are always lying" along with "never be long a country's currency if they have their own word for afternoon nap"

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