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by esilver 7y ago
You highlight an important point. China is an aspiring regional and global hegemon and the Europeans are learning what that might mean for them materially and otherwise. I don’t doubt the United States could hold its own in a rebalanced int
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by esilver 7y ago
I completely forgot about this set of practices. Yes, a huge part of youth culture concerned itself with the creation and sharing of mix tapes. Looked at through this lens it makes me almost wistful thinking about the mix CDs I exchanged wi
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by esilver 7y ago
This interview sets up this false dichotomy where people ostensibly accessed music by spending $15 on a CD or not at all. The contention seems to be that piracy/Napster were a forgone conclusion because there was no real choice. People
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by esilver 8y ago
I love the focus on seniors, who are typically more price sensitive than younger people due to fixed incomes. Excellent design, too, although larger type, larger savings indicators, and custom images instead of the emoji might be appreciate
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by esilver 8y ago
That friction presents an interesting set of problems. One aspect of the current housing crisis, at least as it exists here in California, is that young people increasingly rent instead of owning. A generation ago home ownership would be a
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by esilver 8y ago
Completely new infrastructure. No entrenched stakeholders with an incentive to block growth.
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by esilver 8y ago
I think the primary problem here is the rural-urban migration; people the world over are moving from villages and small towns to large cities for work and other opportunities. This is a truly global phenomenon with the share of people livin
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by esilver 8y ago
There’s actually a really interesting historical relationship between the U.S. postal service and newspapers in the early republic; basically, newspapers could be mailed at a rate far lower than then-expensive personal and business correspo
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by esilver 8y ago
It’s an inspired satirical project. I think there’s value in shipping something no-one would ever use; it allows you to see things from new perspectives. See also: the useless machine [0]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki
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by esilver 8y ago
It's gorgeous and easy to use. I especially appreciate inclusion of demo images and hex codes for easy copying. I'll probably refer to it from now on instead of googling "complementary colors" as I've been doing. We
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by esilver 8y ago
I worry lawmakers are more interested in scoring political points than fully-understanding a problem and crafting legislation that best serves the public interest. I don’t think regulation is bad, per se, but my preference is for changes li
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by esilver 8y ago
This is mind-blowing. Can you point to any resources on how to do this? Also, where’d you sell the components? eBay?
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by esilver 8y ago
Every one of my devices is from Apple: phone, laptop, and yes, AirPods. My practice has been to sell any devices after four years and use the proceeds to buy new. AirPods are probably the first Apple device I've bought that will likely
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by esilver 8y ago
I would be happy to. ericsilver [dot] us [at] gmail
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by esilver 8y ago
I’m down with the message of this site but directing people to “just use Hugo + Netlify” leaves out crucial steps for non-devs. While there’s a link to a how-to it assumes a level of knowledge many, like myself, don’t yet have. It would be
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by esilver 8y ago
Fair point. Then again maybe half of the Uber and Lyft drivers plying San Francisco’s streets on a given day are from Stockton, Modesto, Fresno, etc. The same or a similar principle may apply to auto mechanics.
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by esilver 8y ago
Uber and Lyft compete for drivers using a rewards system based on ratings and number of rides completed. If I look at my own dashboard right now (I drive for Lyft) I see a small fuel subsidy from Shell ($0.05/gallon), discounted roadsi