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by dogruck 9y ago
Yes, Reuters themselves were conflicted on this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/reuters-f... I’ll admit that it’s hard to prove. Soros surely didn’t fund it directly from his checking acco
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by dogruck 9y ago
Occupy Wall Street was a manufactured movement, supported by Adbusters and George Soros. The Civil Rights Movement was a genuine movement.
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by dogruck 9y ago
I abide by David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) method. I use OmniFocus as my tool. I also think the ideas in Extreme Ownership are useful to stay motivated.
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by dogruck 9y ago
Duplicate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15625216
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by dogruck 9y ago
Sounds like Twitter has a flawed internal culture. I expect many rats will start paddling away from the ship.
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by dogruck 9y ago
The phenomenon is as old as news. The terminology and hyper awareness is fresh.
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by dogruck 9y ago
That’s a fair insight. (And, yeah, title needs 2016 added). Now I’m curious to see how the comment thread grows. The negativity at this moment could be anchored in the observations of the first couple of top-level comments. Certainly it’s
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by dogruck 9y ago
Here’s a nice story from the New York Times that might shed some light on what I’m trying to describe: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/fashion/modern-love-a-span...
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by dogruck 9y ago
Sure, I can elaborate. Most simply, many people are aroused by actions only if they don’t discuss it. Maybe a woman likes to be spanked with a belt — but not if she has to ask, “please spank me with a belt.” Then, there are the multitude of
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by dogruck 9y ago
One fundamental problem is that many people are aroused by the unspeakable.
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by dogruck 9y ago
I think this is a weak op-ed with an argument that’s primarily supported by emotions such as anger. Nothing is stopping the writers from unionizing. As a union, they can then work for whatever business would like to hire them. It’s not li
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by dogruck 9y ago
I have conflicting opinions on “sin taxes” on cigarettes and soda. On one hand, yes, it does make sense that increasing the prices of cigarettes, for example, decreases the number of people who smoke. That’s a nice result. On the other han
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by dogruck 9y ago
Can you please elaborate on the effective tools for fighting obesity? Do you have any pointers? I am not convinced simply by the obvious statement that corporations will respond to the threat of regulation. The advent of Coke Zero does no
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by dogruck 9y ago
To be fair, your example is not a counterpoint because the company also collapsed. I think you’d have to show examples where a company: 1. Was not allowed to fire employees, 2. Executives did not take a pay cut, 3. The company conti
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by dogruck 9y ago
I agree with you, but many people do not share our view. The general counter argument is that if you make it difficult for companies to terminate employees, then companies will search for alternate mechanisms to sustain profitability. For
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by dogruck 9y ago
Twitter will soon be subjected to regulations that mandate transparency to their decisions, data, and algos.
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by dogruck 9y ago
A similar thing happened to me.
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by dogruck 9y ago
I’m not making a “slippery slope” argument. On the other hand, I concede that my tone could give the wrong impression. To clarify — I think people should be free to buy or sell any food product. I don’t think we should punish a seller bec
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by dogruck 9y ago
Ah yes. Regulate the guns, not the shooter. The food, not the eater. The soda, not the drinker. The couch, not the potato. The Home Depot truck, not the maniac. Let’s regulate our way to utopia.
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by dogruck 9y ago
Companies benefit from terminating with zero notice, and subsequently providing money and services to facilitate the employees transitions. Labor seeks regulations that makes it difficult to be suddenly terminated. The primary downside is t
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by dogruck 9y ago
You make a great point. I'd like to learn more about that dynamic of used car pricing. Do you have any pointers? Here are some thoughts I have which might introduce subtleties: * At some price level, there is a floor on "good con
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by dogruck 9y ago
I’ve got my popcorn out. I keep encountering more and more everyday people who are investing serious money in Bitcoin. Uber drivers, barbers, baristas.
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by dogruck 9y ago
A 2016 model year car, at the end of 2017, is not “new”. Also, I don’t know what specific electric utility subsidy you’re referring to, but that doesn’t help your argument, in this thread about subsidies, IMO. What was the out-the-door pri
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by dogruck 9y ago
Congratulations, your parents are relatively wealthy. And, did they buy a new one? MSRP is $30,680: https://www.nissanusa.com/electric-cars/leaf/versions-specs/...
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by dogruck 9y ago
Yes, those are cars for the wealthy. Most people cannot even afford a car. If they can, they’re probably not buying a new car. And, if they do buy a new car, they’re probably looking to spend close to $20,000.
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by dogruck 9y ago
Thanks, that’s excellent.
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by dogruck 9y ago
Then, they should just shut down the company now, donate the remaining billions to charitable causes, and enjoy their “success”?
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by dogruck 9y ago
If what you argue is true, then what do you think is the primary reason all of these grad students are blind to other opportunities? I have a hard time believing it’s because grad students are “young and pretty street-dumb.” Also, do you h
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by dogruck 9y ago
Failure looks like bankruptcy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy_in_the_United_State... If you don’t think it’s possible, then I suggest putting all of your available assets into their equity.
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by dogruck 9y ago
As an engineer who has zero investment in Tesla, I truly hope they overcome this setback. Simultaneously, I know from experience that failure is a real possibility. At this point, it’s nice to have the additional transparancy into the curr

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