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by clavalle 10y ago
>The article asks "can possessions stand in the way of fulfillment?" Experience tells me the answer there is certainly yes, they can and often do. While this can be true, and I know a few people who seem oddly compelled to accu
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by clavalle 10y ago
Having a theoretical option to do a thing is not the same as having the freedom to do it. Do you think the community is going to give that person's net worth back so they can start a new life? Do you think someone is going to spend ti
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by clavalle 10y ago
I'm surprised how kindly people are treating this plan. Ignore any mention of Mormonism and talk about a planned community where to participate people must give up all of their net worth to that community, work for a 'business&#x2
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by clavalle 10y ago
>This venture has nothing to do with the Mormon (LDS) Church other than the fact this guy is a member. That's the story, but in the same breath he says: 'A plat, says Hall, will be subject to state and regional laws, but will a
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by clavalle 10y ago
I don't see many of those in the US. Doesn't it help that they are set up under a government built on Jewish law?
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by clavalle 10y ago
That's great for a digital business. It is a bit harder for a farm or a convenience store. And, even in the case of a digital business, how can they just walk without their IP? It doesn't add up.
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by clavalle 10y ago
I hope he doesn't have a repeat of the The Mormon War of 1838 where Mormons tried to massively settle areas and then take over the government of the area and mold that government according to their own values with little consideration
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by clavalle 10y ago
They have had less success moving en masse into populated areas. See: The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri and the subsequent failed attempt to do the same thing in Illinois that eventually lead to their founder's murder.
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by clavalle 10y ago
http://tvtropes.org/ As an fiction writer wannabe, this site is both inspirational and disheartening. There are no new ideas under the sun but the variety and potential for new combinations is dizzying! https:/&#x2
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by clavalle 10y ago
Having read through the opinion the one thing that strikes me is how completely unnecessary deciding that people with computers connected to the internet, because of the existence of hackers, have no expectation of privacy. The judge had fo
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by clavalle 10y ago
'Usually' But when it is...
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by clavalle 10y ago
As compared to where, California?
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by clavalle 10y ago
Yeah, I get that. It can get really bad, really fast. But, then again, I'm not saying we should kill anyone or even damage them permanently so I'm not sure it is fair to take the statement to that extreme.
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by clavalle 10y ago
Perhaps I am being stereotypically Texan here, but sometimes I wish there was space in our legal and ethical system to kick someone's ass for behavior that doesn't reach the level of provable criminality but that still calls for m
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by clavalle 10y ago
> one of the first things the rules would have you do is to file a motion to dismiss arguing exactly those points. Great! How much would getting to that point typically cost a defendant in the case of a fairly obvious bullshit patent?
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by clavalle 10y ago
Not speed but cost of which time is definitely a factor. Getting to the merits is the point but the point is often lost in the game of the process. True statement?
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by clavalle 10y ago
You are right. Having money equips someone to at least be able to put up a fight to reach a conclusion but that is not the heart of the issue. Whether you have money or not the real problem is the threat of loss due to the /process&#x
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by clavalle 10y ago
The one major pitfall of 'loser pays' is that it creates greater risk for legitimate complainants that might still lose. It is less direct but still favors entities that can absorb that risk. Even so, I think you are right and i
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by clavalle 10y ago
People will mention the problem with patents but I see another, perhaps bigger, problem: We do not have equal access to our judicial system in the United States. If you have money, you have the power to legally hold people with less over a
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by clavalle 10y ago
Hasn't it? I see your point. Tuition costs is a good example and I have no doubt that they have risen to capture the money made available through loans and grants. But what makes that different is that student loans can /only&#x
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by clavalle 10y ago
Only if you ignore competition.
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by clavalle 10y ago
I think you are putting too much weight on this pilot. They aren't trying to find out if BI is going to work, they are trying to suss out basic, mechanical issues that they might not have thought of. If good BI data comes from it, gr
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by clavalle 10y ago
But you are just guessing at what the problems might be. I think that is the point of this pilot -- find the problems that crop up. Your own argument is that it should not be done wholesale until we know what the effects are at a smaller le
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by clavalle 10y ago
People can decide what they need. It is a lot less bureaucracy to say "Here's a check that should be able to get you shelter, clothing, and food -- go find it." rather than trying to place everyone somewhere.
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by clavalle 10y ago
Where do you put the tents? How do you prevent disease in a tent city without plumbing? How do they prepare food? Basic Income wouldn't even be possible if it were not for modern society. Why try to divorce the standards of society
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by clavalle 10y ago
Or maybe a some folks in Oakland?
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by clavalle 10y ago
>what will happen when basic income inevitably raises the overall price of basic stuff because now "everyone can afford it"? That is the kind of question that experimentation like this sets out to answer. There are a lot of the
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by clavalle 10y ago
As long as there is nothing forcing people into it, I think it could be great. We don't know what we don't know to paraphrase that famous romantic Donald Rumsfeld. Who knows if the person behind you on the rollercoaster or grabbi
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by clavalle 10y ago
Probably only the ones that meet her rough demographic profile.
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by clavalle 10y ago
True. This thread has me thinking about how a controlled social engineering hacking event might play out just for the sake of education and awareness. (especially since one of my clients got hit badly with a phishing attack recently...less

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