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by corin_ 12y ago
In a conversation about whether or not to add man-made touches to natural beauty... you didn't mention modifying natural beauty, but an already man-made thing.
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by corin_ 12y ago
"PR project" is subjective and doesn't need to be the same for all parties involved.
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by corin_ 12y ago
What makes blue more boy-specific than guns are, objectively? For whatever reasons, whether through child instincts or society, both are generally preferred by boys over girls.
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by corin_ 12y ago
I don't have sources but I'm sure I've read studies against praising achievement. I'm sure if combined well with praising effort it can work well, but it should be a way of helping judge effort, not praised for and of it
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by corin_ 12y ago
It seems more likely to me that it evolved accidentally and we later began drinking alcohol, given how long evolution takes and that we have probably been making alcohol for only 10s of thousands of years.
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by corin_ 12y ago
Looks like there's a typo in the Guardian article, in addition to the quote you give there is also: > The country has 53 broadband internet accounts today, according to Kelly. edit: Definitely 5,300. Note at the bottom reads &quo
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by corin_ 12y ago
Opening up to Cuba probably costs Netflix extremely little. In terms of rights negotiating their content suppliers are currently getting nothing from Cuba so will go for it without any discussions, so all Netflix needs to do is flick a swit
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by corin_ 12y ago
I know very little about Cuba, but given it's been cut off economically from most of the world, it's no surprise that currencies would be different down there. According to Numbeo.com [1] a cost of basic utilities (Electricity, He
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by corin_ 12y ago
A few interesting stats from The Guardian's article [1]: - Average monthly wage in Cuba is $17 - 2.8m people with access to internet (26%) - 3.3m people with computer access (31%) "at home, work or school" - "A modest co
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by corin_ 12y ago
This story has nothing to do with the US Government or US-controlled domains.
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by corin_ 12y ago
Sure competition is one of the many reasons it's way more complicated than my simple version, but it doesn't mean prices won't change to counter basic income. It's possible competition will force prices to remain where t
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by corin_ 12y ago
That doesn't mean prices won't change because of it. As a simplified example, let's say poor person A is renting an apartment from rich person B for $500/month. The new system gives everyone $500/month basic income,
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by corin_ 12y ago
Meta-question, ideally aimed at Daniel if you're reading this, but not interesting enough to email you plus wondering what community members think: Normally I'd be against comments like "donated" that add nothing else, a
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by corin_ 12y ago
@IBM people: Is there any information available yet either regarding future pricing, or regarding timeline for getting pricing information?
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by corin_ 12y ago
Right. So like I said, I'm not arguing this use of money is a good one. Just that the reason it's bad isn't because it's disproportionate, it's just the wrong kind of disproportionate.
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by corin_ 12y ago
Not that I think it's a good use of money in this case, but disproportional responses are what is expected and needed from policing. The other option is "well we think this guy just bombed a street and raped 15 people but we'
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by corin_ 12y ago
Banks basically don't need to innovate on their hours. If all banks are open similar hours, none of them feel the need to impact their costs by opening longer knowing that it will just force their competitors to do the same and level t
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by corin_ 12y ago
It does work that way. If someone accused me of being a pederast/paedophile (acting not just medically) then I would very much expect the police to want to interview me, and either clear me of all wrong doing or prosecute if it was tru
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by corin_ 12y ago
What's quack about it is testosterone users calling themselves "doctors" to sell testosterone to other people. I haven't looked into research on either side so couldn't tell you whether I think it's a good or s
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by corin_ 12y ago
This may just be me (or maybe London/UK-related), but in my experience restaurants/bars that list prices as just "7" are generally more up-market (or want to be), and having that connection in my mind I tend to pay more
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by corin_ 12y ago
I've been to ~15 countries in Europe, a couple in Asia and the USA. The latter was the only place I've witnessed it. That's not to say it's the only place it happens, but it certainly seems anecdotally to be a rarity. Ma
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by corin_ 12y ago
Even if so far everyone has that exact worst case experience, that doesn't mean tomorrow you won't be arrested for somebody viewing illegal material through your exit host. I know people who've sold drugs and never had any pr
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by corin_ 12y ago
Most people with unfulfilled sexual fantasies are able to legitimately fulfill at least some of their fantasies - I may not be able to sleep with my favourite celebrity, but I can sleep with somebody I'm attracted to. Paedophiles (or a
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by corin_ 12y ago
Arguments have been made on both sides regarding legality of simulated images (be they manga or realistic drawings / computer models) when it comes to underage stuff. Some say that it's better for paedophiles to be able to enjoy i
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by corin_ 12y ago
This seems like an obvious situation to me - people have been repeating jokes to friends since long before social media, whether jokes they've seen at a live stand-up show or knock knock jokes from the playground/office. Why would
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by corin_ 12y ago
Thanks, good links but you don't demonstrate (though I presume in your case its the case, otherwise you made a poor decision) to what extent you lose clicks by stopping vs. the money you waste by bidding on your brand.
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by corin_ 12y ago
It's definitely helped shift budget from premium targeted sites to bottom feeding sites, but (at least in my experience) a.) There's still plenty of money for the premium sites (either because a brand wants to be associated with a
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by corin_ 12y ago
> If I search Google for something, and the result comes up as both an ad and a non-ad, I click on the non-ad link Slightly off-topic, but I do something a little different as my own "screw you" to stupid advertisers. If I se
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by corin_ 12y ago
> Premium ads can get well over an order of magnitude higher CPM, so the picture might not be quite as bleak as I’m making it out to be. But to get premium ads you need to appeal to specific advertisers. What advertisers are interested
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by corin_ 12y ago
And that prostitute wouldn't earn enough to live off if I didn't pay her for sex. Sometimes it's too easy to twist ethics about until they fit what you want them to fit.

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