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by davidf18 9y ago
> "as the new system only works on post-2000s trains." Actually, it isn't even all post-2000s trains. The CBTC [2] train controls aren't even on all of the post-2000s trains. In fact besides the 'L' train
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by davidf18 9y ago
Actually, in much of the system there is a great deal of redundancy so one track can be shut down for maintenance using weekends and 10 PM to 5 AM. For example there are often parallel local and express tracks (6 local, 4,5, express or 1 l
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by davidf18 9y ago
By far the greatest part of Trump's wealth comes from the "rent-seeking" that I mentioned. The sources are all political: 1) zoning density restrictions, 2) overregulation (e.g. in a city with mass transit and Uber, parking
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by davidf18 9y ago
The author has a degree in history. Perhaps it would be helpful to have an economist write an article about economics. I am not one, but at least have training in jobs that require analysis and not dogma. 1. Wages are just part of the ov
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by davidf18 9y ago
Like any other form of capital equipment, robots have other costs besides initial purchase and electricity such as maintenance and reprogramming. Various forms of farm machinery such as combines automated farm jobs for the better. So true
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by davidf18 9y ago
There are just a few major metro areas in the US where much of the rent-seeking for wealthy landlords is much of a problem starting with SF, LA, SD, Boston, NYC, DC. Not all cities bow to the wishes of wealthy landlords by making land scar
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by davidf18 9y ago
> "Well, the Pentium M was just a refreshed PIII" I respectfully disagree. These are direct quotes from the Wikipedia article mentioned above. The Pentium M (Banias) was an innovation of increasing the (maximum) speed vs. pow
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by davidf18 9y ago
> "The processes for fabrication was surely because they maintained their monopoly and having money to buy the best tech rather than innovation." My first job was VLSI designer (GPUs) and I follow the industry. Intel is the in
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by davidf18 9y ago
While it might be ideal to have local control, cities such as my city of NYC respond to special interests -- in this case wealthy landlords. The local government serves wealthy landlords by making land artificially scarce and scarcity is r
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by davidf18 9y ago
But Intel did innovate: The processes for fabrication are ahead of all others. Also, they were the first to move away from the "higher frequency is better" to running lower power CPUs with more computation per clock cycle for mob
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by davidf18 9y ago
When I first starting FB, as one of the very first schools as part for the site, it worked really well. Now for some reason there are bugs that allow info I don't want not from my friends. I can't figure out how to turn the junk
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by davidf18 9y ago
I believe that much of the difference between Comcast and GM are because of number of customers who are revenue generators and the barriers to competition that Comcast would have compared with GM. While there might be many loyal GM purchas
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by davidf18 9y ago
Well, you can also use FaceTime with iPads. In the US, many people have the iPhones and iPads. For professionals worldwide at least in developed countries, it makes sense to use iPhones which are far, far more secure than Android platforms
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by davidf18 9y ago
Use FaceTime when you can. A lot of people have iPhones and many these days now have Macs.
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by davidf18 9y ago
"This week, the highest court of the European Union handed opponents of basic public health their greatest legal victory in recent memory. At a time when a widening measles outbreaks across Europe and a growing pattern of parents refus
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Science Won’t Save Vaccines from Lawsuits Anymore(foreignpolicy.com)
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by davidf18 9y ago
I live in NYC and I see people smoking cigarettes which cost about $12-$14 per pack. Some people smoke 1 pack a day and some 2 packs a day.
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by davidf18 9y ago
I liked using the O'Reilly early release program available from the site (as well as Manning's MEAP program). Is there any replacement for that now? I also prefer the PDF versions which I can print out a chapter when I need to re
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by davidf18 9y ago
The IBM PC used the 8088 CPU which offered the same 16-bit execution unit of the 8086 (and thus superior to the 8-bit Apple II) while using only an 8-bit bus which was the same size bus as the Apple II. The 8-bit bus of the 8088 was compat
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by davidf18 9y ago
Look, just read the article and you'll see it: "After several months, he had recovered enough to be discharged. But, out in the world, his life was simply another hospitalization waiting to happen." Hospitalizations can cost
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by davidf18 9y ago
Did you read the article? A number of people who have very expensive medical bills when given a home the bills went down substantially. Read the article.
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by davidf18 9y ago
Somebody asked why it was wrong and I explained the reasons which are factually correct so if you're going to down vote discuss which fact you disagree with.
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by davidf18 9y ago
Hey New Yorkers aren't rude but we are intense, quick walking, quick talking, and impatient. Most of Manhattan is not dense at all and is covered with brownstone instead of high rises.
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by davidf18 9y ago
He Is perhaps the most famous real estate developer worth billions with a lot of holdings in Manhattan. While a lot of Democrats claim to hate him, they are usually the ones on city council that pass these rent-seeking laws that are a regre
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by davidf18 9y ago
It us known in medical circles that take care of the poor. I am speaking of people that cost the medical system a huge amount of money. This is a great explanation. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/01/24
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by davidf18 9y ago
In NYC and not only Manhattan housing is expensive. Yet in NYC is where a lot of jobs are. Taking care of very poor populations who may indeed have very high medical costs are substantially reduced by giving them stable housing which is h
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by davidf18 9y ago
It is a regressive "tax" and it creates more greenhouse gas since people have to commute farther, and it contributes to income inequality. It enables special interests to take a share of wealth without creating it through innovat
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by davidf18 9y ago
The issue is that special interests have a much more focused need for the laws (or may have more money for lobbying or "buying" politicians). There are import tariffs on sugar that benefits sugar producers while "harming&quot
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by davidf18 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking Pick up a microeconomics book and it will explain. In microeconomics market inefficiencies or market failures have 3 causes: 1) rent-seeking, 2) negative externalities, 3) in
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by davidf18 9y ago
Scarcity results in rising prices. In general wealth creation comes from productivity. There are many in society including special interests that are not interested in creating wealth but taking it for themselves while harming society as

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