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by dilemma 11y ago
So under UBI, if someone in San Francisco, NYC, DC, Seattle, etc. loses their job, they should move to rural Wisconsin?
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by dilemma 11y ago
1. Can an unemployed single parent of two support themselves and their family on $10,000 per year in San Francisco? 2. Can an unemployed single parent of two support themselves and their family on $10,000 per year in Detroit? 3. Why? 4. See
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by dilemma 11y ago
The basic problem that makes universal basic income impossible is that it's simply not possibly to set the level of it. Have a try: 1. What should UBI be in San Francisco? 2. What should UBI be in Detroit? 3. Should they be the same? 4
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by dilemma 11y ago
There are systematic biases in the social sciences, and there are systematic biases in physics. Read Lee Smolin's The Trouble with Physics. As they are social systems, they will always be biased. And the most dangerous bias is the one
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by dilemma 11y ago
>Of course they could make a bold move like make a big outlay to get their supply chain operating in another country/region, that strikes me as something they could do. But it would be a really big deal. The supply chain is made up
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by dilemma 11y ago
It's not a summary of her thesis, but where it's coming from. Someone else posted this and it does a better job than I do: https://xkcd.com/1314/
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by dilemma 11y ago
So the answer to "Why?" is "because I say so".
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by dilemma 11y ago
> It was just boring, and I agreed with a philosopher (sorry can't remember which) that when you take a photo, you miss the authentic moment because you're busy manufacturing one. Susan Sontag. It's a pessimistic sentiment
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> I think this is the crux of the issue. You are right--photography has been part of vacations since cameras were generally available. But what's different is the real-time nature of sharing those images, and the real time acceptanc
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by dilemma 11y ago
Mostly agree but with one exception: I, and I believe people in general, do not much visit individual blogs or websites anymore. Instead we visit aggregators and feeds, whether there apps or websites like reddit, HN.
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How Snapchat Killed the Homepage(businessoffashion.com)
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by dilemma 11y ago
The best copy I've ever seen is from a second hand bookseller: http://instagram.com/idea.ltd
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by dilemma 11y ago
Neither you nor the article is correct. The exposure algorithm is being introduced because with it, they can sell premium spots to advertisers. Without it, it's impossible to do it in a way that doesn't stick out.
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by dilemma 11y ago
Interesting. If you don't mind me asking here, I've seen you're hiring for your HK office. I'm based in Shenzhen -- will you be hiring here in the future or would you be open to employees commuting to HK? Happy to email
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by dilemma 11y ago
Making software lets you project infinite scalability.
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by dilemma 11y ago
I believe this rule to be true in general, and in all environments. I.e. 90% of software developers (or any other profession) are terrible at their job. But this _also_ goes for prestigious company environments like Google -- 90% of Google
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by dilemma 11y ago
With WeChat I can: Order and pay for materials from suppliers and have them sent to my factory Communicate with my factory regarding product and pay them Have the finished product shipped to my fulfillment center Sell the product in my WeiD
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by dilemma 11y ago
> If you think of cubicle training as the main job of the university, it follows that large corporations would look for degrees. If you read The History of Education (1920)[0] which outlines how the American and the Preussian system of e
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by dilemma 11y ago
Before you call someone else's comment useless, consider if yours is any better: You have no evidence supporting your hunch that degreed applicants make better employees, so you're making your most important business decisions bas
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by dilemma 11y ago
Maybe that's what the article says, but I think it's far better to use your money to create things.
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by dilemma 11y ago
Sounds like you should move over here. Not only would you get what is probably the best opportunity today to start your own business and create your own product, you also get to learn a language that is likely completely new to you. 20 year
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by dilemma 11y ago
I think more so than the choice itself, what's important is that you design a system with integrity. If you want to go in the direction of quality, always choose quality and make decisions in favor of creating an organization geared to
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by dilemma 11y ago
Medication is essentially victim blaming by society unto the individual reacting against its conditions. And the medical health specialists are agents of society, not the person they're ostensibly helping.
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by dilemma 11y ago
One of the best things about W10M is having a shortcut to creating a new OneNote in the pull-down menu. And the hardware camera button.
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by dilemma 11y ago
Interesting thought: What if the reason that Google is unable to find a second source of revenue outside of advertising, is the size and importance of the ad revenue itself and the effect it has on the organization?
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by dilemma 11y ago
Agreed. It is a differentiating feature (see: Amazon/Zappos/Apple Store), and an important source of information for product development. And certainly, not everyone can do it well. I can see Customer Service being the starting po
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by dilemma 11y ago
Can someone flag this comment?
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by dilemma 11y ago
Wow, thank you!
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by dilemma 11y ago
I run my website on tumblr. This is perfect for when the new owner inevitably ruins tumblr with ads.
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by dilemma 11y ago
I actually think it's a lot "sexier."

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