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by chewz 6y ago
> How to fix it? Make a tax code as simple as possible. So simple there is no room for interpretation.
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In the video I have linked below, in third lecture Jonathan Parshall compares industrial doctrines of tank manufacturing by Nazi Germamy, Soviet Union and USA during WW2. Very enlightening. Three different systems, three different manufactu
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> I assert that life is about meaning For some people yes, for others not. > Frankl points to research indicating a strong relationship between “meaninglessness” and criminal behavior, addiction and depression. He argues that in the a
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I agree 100% and thank you for providing examples. I would pay a premium for a music service that isn't providing such incompetent recommendation engine. Unfortunatly Apple Music is even worse at that. I have canceled after 30 days of
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by chewz 6y ago
> I switched from Spotify to Youtube Music I have also suspended Premium and went for Youtube Music. But Youtube Music is even more closed system. There is no API and Google isn't planing any. With Spotify API I am able to export an
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by chewz 6y ago
Being also from outside US I have the opposite impression - that Democracts are actively manipulating comming elections. Of course this is from my random reading - I do not follow politics much. Must be living in a different media bubble. :
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Cool. Great achievement. Sedov has interesting history.. And for a long time it has been largest sailing ship. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS_Sedov
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Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution - Wikipedia – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens:_A_Chronicle_of_the... The Vendee: A Sociological Analysis of the Counter-Revolution of 1793 by Charles Tilly – htt
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> When people speculate about how the pandemic will change big cities, they mostly talk about the Zooming classes fleeing the Big Smoke. Yet there are only modest signs of this happening so far. Rather, as the pandemic enters its mass-im
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Why the urban poor will be forced to leave big cities(ft.com)
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Most digital thermometers/weather stations have clock/alarm clock. Most have clock with radio sync so it is also accurate.
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by chewz 6y ago
Reminds me of The Great Masticator Horace Fletcher from hundreds years ago.. "Nature will castigate those who don't masticate." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Fletcher Franz Kafka chewed his food e
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by chewz 6y ago
> brilliant people convinced that supply and demand is just "far too simple" or "totally disproved" etc. etc. These silly people - Keynes, Marx, few Noble laureates...
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Stupidity? Alternative wisdom I would rather say...
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> cancellation is a business decision, not a story decision. Some series get resurected after years... Cold Feet series 6 in 2016 after 13 years... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Feet_(series_6)
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by chewz 6y ago
Western Rome had pretty bad 3rd century as well. Luckily there were no serious contenders around. [1] As for Eastern Roman Empire it lasted for several centuries but after VII/VIII century and loss of Africa, Egypt, Syria (main source
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by chewz 6y ago
> One layer deeper, it commoditizes people's time, making them more replaceable and lowering what one's salary can buy even longer. More or less you have summarized Karl Marx's conclusions in Das Kapital. "as capital
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by chewz 6y ago
There is an app for that of course :-) - Calcium Pro and Vitamin-d Pro [1] [2] (also for Android users) And please read this article explaining relations between calcium, vitamine D and parathyroid if you have time [3] [1] https:/&#x2
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by chewz 6y ago
People should get their calcium and PTH levels checked before taking larger doses of vitamine D as low vitamine D could be result of hyperparathyroidism. In this case vitamine D can kill you (and for sure will give you cognitive problems,
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by chewz 6y ago
I did something like that - tool for transfering Spotify playlists to Apple Music [1] - 3 years ago. It was fun project. Not sure if it still works as I am staying as far from Apple software as I can... And there was more projects like mine
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by chewz 6y ago
Some years ago Polish people living and working in Germany declared apostasis to avoid German church tax. They were suprised after returning back when their parish in Poland refused child baptism or church burial..
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by chewz 6y ago
> I am an Arab and I am pretty sure the article is full of misinformation before even reading it... Yeh, that sums up the the article pretty well
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Nitric oxide a possible treatment for Covid-19, study finds(sciencedaily.com)
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The end of the dollar’s exorbitant privilege(ft.com)
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Why Europeans no longer dream of America(ft.com)
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This of course I understand. My comment was just a remark that there must be something wrong with our culture if spending time with ones own children is so unbearable for so many people without delegating most of the duties to others.
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> -- For the working parent whose productivity has been slashed by 50% and stress has gone up by 50% due to parenting obligations, WFH might be terrible. Why have kids if spending time with them is such a burden?
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by chewz 6y ago
Not going back to MacOS. I really lost heart for Apple software. Perhaps BSD or some Linux? I can also drop Macbooks as their build quality tanked after 2015 and sooner or later I should get a new hardware. Personaly I am not a Google hater
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For: There is going to be a lot of second order post-epidemic/recession disruptions in all possible areas. So if you are lucky, you can find a profitable niche with potential for rapid expansion. It is actually better moment for start
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by chewz 6y ago
For good, stable GUI install ChromeOS and then for CLI crostini or crosh/crouton do decent job as they are really just debian.. Neverware builds should work out of the box for MacAir. I am using this for more then 3 years on Macs now a

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