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by donw 6y ago
Part of the Commonwealth, no?
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by donw 6y ago
Is it bad that I read that as the "Nordstrom Completion", and was wondering why the Europeans needed more overpriced fashion items?
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by donw 6y ago
> Civil wars are fought by armies May I direct your attention to the Cultural Revolution? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution The possibility is there. > The US military is completely unified behind
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by donw 6y ago
No, "American Civil War II" is an absolute nightmare scenario. I would go as far as to say we're in a cold one right now. I would not have imagined this possible four years ago, but now, given the level of division... yeah, i
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by donw 6y ago
The US lost that near-monopoly years ago. Broadly speaking, I think we're witnessing the birth of three distinct global powers. One is centered on the US, and consists (broadly) of Canada, Mexico, the rest of Latin America, the Commonw
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by donw 6y ago
I love the name. For obvious reasons, I've been thinking a lot on this topic, and it's... just flat-out complicated. For any culture -- be it a business or a country -- there is both (a) a maximum rate of sustainable change; (b) a
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by donw 6y ago
> I think, generally, the problem is that food service doesn't scale that well. Maybe? First and foremost: my knowledge of the industry is limited to a passing interest. I've investigated opening a restaurant, have worked in p
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> If you’re in a position where you can easily start a (nonetheless failing) frivolous social app startup you’re already much more comfortable than most of the country. I did work, hourly, for money.
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by donw 6y ago
The food-tech startups that would see her as a potential user likely wouldn't be renting out her kitchen space. Instead, they'd be trying to give her equipment, courses, software, or whathave you to solve her problems -- probably
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> This logic breaks down when you get an unexpected medical bill, or the car you rely to get to your job breaks down and you get fired, etc. How? I have experienced all of those things -- except replace "getting fired" with &
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by donw 6y ago
Hyunjoo isn't a user. She is a professional, with years of experience in the space that various startups are trying to "disrupt". That's years of hard-won, hands-on experience that would benefit anybody trying to enter
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by donw 6y ago
> Is there a legitimate law on the books that Fedex et al cannot legally deliver letters. I just learned this, but yes, that appears to be the case! The private express statutes[1] appear to do just that. [1] https://en.wikipe
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by donw 6y ago
Maybe it makes sense to pay someone (perhaps a fellow HNer[1]?) to review your resume and suggest some changes? Japanese is my third language, so when I was shipping around my Japanese resume in Japan, I had an experienced native speaker re
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by donw 6y ago
Salt Lake already looks to have a better AQI than LA[1][2], though, and pretty much every new car sold is 50-state compliant (which includes CARB). So, Utah has already effectively adopted CARB standards, and the rest of your suggestions fi
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by donw 6y ago
As with all things, it depends on the situation. If you own a rental property outright, you'd be keen to keep good tenants -- people that took care of their homes, nominally paid their rents on time, all that. Covid or otherwise, you&#
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by donw 6y ago
Harley screwed themselves in a lot of different ways. First, they fought to protect their market with tariffs on imported bikes -- okay, fair enough -- but then did absolutely nothing to either grow that market, or innovate on their product
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by donw 6y ago
Remington has been on the rocks for awhile. Low quality, high prices, and outdated technology. Today's buyer wants a lightened AR-15 with holographic sights, not grandpa's double-barrel shotgun. I suspect you're being downvot
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by donw 6y ago
> One of the downsides of being a red state is less will to address environmental concerns like this. Practically speaking... what would you expect that they do about it? As a California native, I've seen just how bad short-sighted
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by donw 6y ago
I think it is true. You're right that you can't hold an empire with only force, but I would argue that was just as true during the days of the Roman empire as it is today. Sure, the Romans used (for the time) overwhelmingly advanc
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by donw 6y ago
The best programmer interviews I have ever underwent -- as a candidate -- were almost identical to "doing real work". Either because we actually did real work -- the interview was literally "work with us for a day and see how
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by donw 6y ago
That depends entirely on the company. "Nepotism and corruption" is a very odd claim. Does this mean that only family members and friends of managers get promoted? Or that you have to bribe folks in the company to advance? What do
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by donw 6y ago
Tests do not exist to prove correctness. Tests exist to help prevent you from changing behavior unknowingly.
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Technically, is he not milling electrons?
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by donw 6y ago
If we replaced existing taxes with VATs, and did a prebate (e.g., Yang's proposal), that'd be a lot more palatable. Although I'd be curious what this would do to housing prices -- e.g., if you buy a house, is a VAT applied to
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by donw 6y ago
First, because VATs are regressive. Imagine Alice has an income of, say, USD 50k. She's going to spend a big chunk of that on goods and services: housing, food, etc. Bob, on the other hand, makes USD 500k. He spends maybe twice as much
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by donw 6y ago
Dial is on the base. My kettle lives on a high shelf, because kitchens in Japan are not exactly famous for the countertop acreage. :) I’ll probably buy this one one I get back to the US, though. I also like that OXO was a brand founded on a
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by donw 6y ago
For-profit corporations acting as a source for public good was the case for a good, long time. The idea of "maximize shareholder value" didn't really kick off until the 80's, and it's been an absolute disaster for t
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by donw 6y ago
I live in Japan, so those are readily available. What is, however, in short supply is countertop acreage. :) My kettle lives on a somewhat high shelf on a gorilla rack... because that's the only place I can put it.
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by donw 6y ago
It does seem that truly quality design has fallen on hard times in the consumer market. For example, I'm looking for a kettle with temperature control. All I want is a kettle with a dial on it, that I can turn to set the appropriate te
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I'd argue that it's the norms that a community develops. LWN and SSC had excellent discussion because their respective communities focus on both promoting quality and policing bad behavior -- go off the rails, and you'll get

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