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by dntrkv 5y ago
It sounds good on paper until you consider the facts. Being an owner-operator means you maintain your own truck, find your own loads, and take care of everything related to your business (insurance, licensing, rent, parking, etc). Just main
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by dntrkv 5y ago
There are 3.6M truck drivers in the US, and this number has only been increasing. The shortage has nothing to do with self-driving trucks. The problem is it’s a dangerous, high-stress, and comparatively, low pay job. It has only gotten wors
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Big Sur is officially supported by 2013 Mac models (8 years). iOS 15 is supported by the 6s, which was 2015. So 6 years. And I still know people using devices from these eras. Apple may not be repair friendly, but at the end of the day, the
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Controversial opinion, but I think adding Magsafe back (along with the other ports) was a step backward for the industry. Apple pushed the whole industry to standardize on one connector for everything. If anyone really needed those other po
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Who was carrying around a bag of dongles? Any sane person would just get a tiny hub that fits in your pocket and has USB-A, HDMI, DP, SD, and whatever else you need. Which is honestly a much better solution than adding SD and HDMI back to t
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by dntrkv 5y ago
> There is still so much nuance as to, in my opinion, make this fact practically useless. Agreed, and so is the title of the thread we are discussing. > The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U.S. stocks
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Just reserve judgement until you experience it yourself. You can't reproduce the experience on a 2D screen. That's the whole point.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
What might have happened is they were open while you started checkout and then closed after. I’ve had this happen many times. They need to handle this better in the UI.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
React has been around for 8 years and isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Certain politics are relevant for certain companies. This idea that because everything is touched by politics, you should be free to bring every aspect of politics into any organization is ridiculous. Coinbase should be involved in the the
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by dntrkv 5y ago
I don't see how at-will employment is related here. This is Coinbase. The vast majority of the employees there are not stuck in a job they wish they could leave but can't. These are some of the most privileged employees in the wor
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by dntrkv 5y ago
There is no source because nobody under the C-level is worth anywhere close to that much.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
That's what the unemployment was for, and it was quite generous. $1200/month on top of the existing unemployment benefits, plus the stimulus checks. Most low wage workers earned more on unemployment during COVID.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
> The extreme radicalism What do you think FB's role is in that? Do you think the "algorithms" are to blame? Seems to me that unmoderated online discussion will always be toxic. Take a look at the chan forums for an extrem
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by dntrkv 5y ago
The discussion around FB, and social media in general, has gone off the deep end. There is no nuance. Facebook is Hitler, Philip Morris, and Purdue combined.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
I'm with you, though, I have a fairly controversial opinion on FB and social media in general. I think Facebook is just the result you get when the general public participates in online discourse. I believe the algorithms may in some c
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Even in the US, FB is still growing their MAUs, albeit slowly. Sure, one day that will not be the case. But you can say that for any company out there.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
I don’t know how you could say Facebook.com is on its last legs when it is still growing, both in DAUs and MAUs, with 1.9B and 2.9B, respectively. A fourth of the world population uses it daily, and a third uses it monthly. They are far fro
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Not only that, but the Prius was practical. Most of the EVs on the market are not. Their range alone makes them a non-starter for most people. The Prius is a pinnacle of practicality. Great gas mileage, reliable as hell, cheap to repair, an
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by dntrkv 5y ago
None of those are competitive with Teslas. Range, performance, comfort, features are all miles ahead in the Tesla. Price may be the only factor they're competitive, but the sales numbers don't lie. Nissan has sold 500k Leafs in th
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by dntrkv 5y ago
That just tells you how little faith everyone has in the existing players launching a competitive, modern EV. The Model S has been on the market for almost 10 years now and there is still zero competition from the large OEMs.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Or you can just compare them to software engineers that work on critical software like launch systems and nuclear reactors. Software can be just as reliable when there is a need for it. Thing is, 99% of the time you don't need those ex
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by dntrkv 5y ago
It’s almost like we have different standards for different types of engineering. The devs writing code for the next social media app operate under very different standards than the ones writing code for nuclear reactors. And that’s ok.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Israel, UAE, and the Saudis have figured it out, you really think the US can't? Arizona is close to the ocean and has plenty of sunlight. Solar power + desalination will make this a non-issue in the next 40 years.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
This is really being blown out of proportion. Spending $400k on a prototype for something that will cost $10M+, will be on every street, will be interacted with by every citizen seems pretty fucking reasonable. Their unit costs are basicall
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by dntrkv 5y ago
I get everyone here is on the Google hate-train, but this is just bad. Not an interesting perspective in the least.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
For me, it's been the single greatest boost to email productivity. It works great 99%+ of the time for me where I only keep any eye on Updates and Primary, and maybe once a week clear out the Promotions tab. Forums and Social I can usu
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by dntrkv 5y ago
I think the bigger issue with that argument is that there isn't any one moment where your rights are stripped away and the people rebel. It's a gradual process that most will not notice before it's too late. At least that&#x2
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by dntrkv 5y ago
Sure, but that doesn't change the point of my comment which is that the income tax rates in some US states will actually exceed Australia's in higher earners.
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by dntrkv 5y ago
...Yes I understand how they work, thank you very much. In California, the highest possible tax rate on earnings, would be 50%. In Australia that tax on the highest earnings would be 45%. Nowhere did I claim that all your income is taxed at

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