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by dpatru 9y ago
I would say that the illegitimacy is on the part of the Spanish government and the police who used violence to prevent a peaceful political statement by the people.
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by dpatru 9y ago
But see this article by Cal Newport which highlights how the Pullman Company increased production by limiting communication. http://calnewport.com/blog/2017/06/21/an-early-20th-century-... It seems that
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An Early 20th Century Lesson on the Difference Between Convenience and Value(calnewport.com)
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Real world examples of peaceful cooperation are all around you unless you're in prison. Every time someone voluntarily purchases and another sells, that is peaceful cooperation. The alternative would be for one or the other to force th
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by dpatru 9y ago
> Companies are supposed to pay taxes so we can have schools, healthcare, basic income etc. This is just government-enabled theft. Politicians promise people "free" stuff that is extracted by threat of violence from someone els
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The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals(farnamstreetblog.com)
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First Battery-Free Cellphone Harvests Power from Ambient Radio Signals, Light(sci-news.com)
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by dpatru 9y ago
This is probably a very bad idea: https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/foreign-corrupt-pract... .
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by dpatru 9y ago
The average home price in Seattle is over $670,000.[1] This requires a salary of $182,000 per year [2] or $87.50 dollars per hour. At $15 per hour, a full-time worker cannot afford a house in Seattle. Therefore, to avoid the injustice of a
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by dpatru 9y ago
This is despicable. Google is a private company who cannot force anyone to use its services. It is successful because consumers and advertisers have chosen to use its services because it makes their lives better. Google's investors ris
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by dpatru 9y ago
Here's a one-star review of it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3GEM7V96Z5EIH/re...
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by dpatru 9y ago
Aren't software as a service and cloud computing examples of businesses that are primarily about maintenance? It seems to me that the best businesses are mostly about maintaining and profiting from some technology. Startups are advis
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Why He's Rejecting Net Neutrality Rules(reason.com)
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Regulators are not protecting the public when they go after Uber; they are protecting the monopoly profits of the taxi services. Uber, a ride-sharing service, is not a dangerous bacteria; it's not a sweatshop using child laborers; it&#
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by dpatru 10y ago
Your example would be better put to government officials trying to shut down Uber.
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by dpatru 10y ago
It's sad that Uber has to go to such lengths to avoid busybody government officials from interfering in peaceful commercial transactions. The people of Portland should fire these officials. Not only are they wasting taxpayer money, but
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by dpatru 10y ago
What is so hard technically about site search that there doesn't exist open-source solutions for people to run on their own sites or rent for a small fee?
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by dpatru 10y ago
It seems to me that this is something the Linux distributions should already be doing.
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by dpatru 10y ago
The leaks serve several good purposes: - They help remove questionable public officials. - They show government officials what it's like to have no private conversation (strong encryption). - They show both the public and government
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by dpatru 10y ago
> I just wish the vaccine establishment would just be honest and admit that some children have to suffer or even die for the benefit of the "herd". I think this is the problem. If doctors told parents that their child could die
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by dpatru 10y ago
https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/aug/oils.htm
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by dpatru 10y ago
This article does not explain why anti-vaxxers are winning, but it demonstrates why. It repeats tired establishment arguments that the diseases that vaccine protect against are dangerous, but does not address or even acknowledge the legitim
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by dpatru 10y ago
Regarding sugar, read about the "white rice diet" used for many years at Duke University to cure diabetes. The diet consists of white rice, table sugar, and fruit. https://www.drmcdougall.com/2013/12/31&#
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by dpatru 10y ago
I recently found Dr John McDougal on YouTube who has the solution to obesity based on history, current societies, and science. There seem to be two rules: 1) Base your diet around starchy vegetables (potato, wheat, oats, rice, corn, etc). 2
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DonorSee.com(donorsee.com)
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From a 2006 study [1]: Using only data from FARS to assess child restraint system effectiveness in reducing risk for death in passenger vehicle crashes implicitly assumes that surviving children in fatal accidents have restraint practices t
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Surprising stats about child carseats(ted.com)
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DOJ: If Disabled People Can't Use Berkeley's Free Online Courses, No One Can(reason.com)
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Monetizing business ideas (2010)(blog.dilbert.com)
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The Geek Tingle(blog.dilbert.com)
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