etchalon

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   by etchalon 2y ago

   We always let our ex-employees keep their laptops because a. why not? and b. I don't need laptops for positions that no longer exist.
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   by etchalon 2y ago

   The student in question participated in a protest in support of Palestinians, not Hamas. There is no evidence presented they provided material support to Hamas, and there is no evidence they provided verbal support of Hamas. So yes, it&#x27
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   by etchalon 2y ago

   Visa holders have all of what most would consider "foundational rights" as any citizen. They have freedom of speech, assembly, religion, due process, etc. The government revoking a visa based on categories of behavior which are pr
4. 454.▲
   by etchalon 2y ago

   I have such a hard time getting a read on Sabine Hossenfelder. I wish I was a physicist so I knew if she was full of shit
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   by etchalon 2y ago

   5E is the most accessible TTRPG out there – lots of content dedicated content, a huge ecosystem, and a ruleset that's "easy enough". No one, just starting out, should play Pathfinder.
6. 456.▲
   by etchalon 2y ago

   I never said it was the opposite?
7. 457.▲
   by etchalon 2y ago

   I'd assume it would be a notification action?
8. 458.▲
   by etchalon 2y ago

   I have a hard time sorting out the difference between a "restriction" and an "unwillingness to devote resources to making easy".
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   by etchalon 2y ago

   https://youtu.be/11lPhMSulSU?si=Lqi274EhmzM7nTgB
10. 460.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    It's also only true until it isn't.
11. 461.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    It can no longer be assumed that laid-off developers will "land quickly" anywhere. That's just not the job market we're in.
12. 462.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    Bezos is 100% whatever keeps him rich.
13. 463.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    I think you're confusing "has the right to" with "has the right to without criticism or consequence."
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    I wasn't discounting the achievement. Just pointing out the achievement was the result of domain-experts, not random people with a lot of capital and a can-do spirit.
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    Uber is an iffy case. Starlink was possible due to the expertise within SpaceX, and the ability to subsidize the hoisting of the satellites into orbit.
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    Computer science experts literally built both of those things.
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    Uber was a better consumer experience, but I don't know that it's really a "better solution" than taxis. It was unprofitable until literally this quarter, and the majority of that profit was, I believe, earned from food
18. 468.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    There is a weird belief in SV that if you don't know anything, but have access to a lot of capital, you can build a better solution. This has yet to really prove itself to be the case.
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    Corporate income tax exists because S-corps have legally distinct income. If you set that rate to 0, there would be nothing stopping everyone from forming an S corp, transacting solely via that S corp, and evading massive amounts of tax.
20. 470.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    Basically, whatever IQ measures, its only meaningful at the extremes.
21. 471.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    I for am shocked that something associated with Elon Musk would be riddled with mistakes.
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    This was an argument in the 90s/early 20s. TX, where I live, implemented tort reform in 2003 to limit doctor's exposure, and decrease insurance costs. It hasn't had much impact on costs: https://healtheconomicsrevi
23. 473.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    I mean the name Reinhardt was RIGHT there.
24. 474.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    Eggs cost too much.
25. 475.▲
    by etchalon 2y ago

    You're describing the vast majority of Android phones.
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    It could have, but my understanding is that Qualcomm's contracting is pretty brutal. They had no choice but to accept those terms with the iPhone. With the Mac, so long as they were selling without the modem, why bother?
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    He just changed what is and isn't verboten, in favor of the right.
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    Apparently Musk thinks his "cut everything and then see what we really need" approach was successful at Twitter, despite revenue being down, usage down, and numerous competitors appearing which are decimating its user base. But he
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    It's neat that we've decided laws don't matter and Congress can just be ignored.
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    by etchalon 2y ago

    It'd also be blatantly unconstitutional.