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by fixxer 10y ago
A less devisive explanation is that the UK is a big place with respect to beliefs and urbanism. It is completely reasonable for these different groups to disagree and the fact that they disagree on such easily explained features indicates t
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by fixxer 10y ago
Xenophobic would be more accurate. And apparently anti-sex worker. And sausages.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Well, that rate also puts a floor under a lot of domestic manufacturing (see how it has worked for China?), so a little bit more complicated that "gee, Miami is so much more expensive now."
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by fixxer 10y ago
Ha! You might find a lot of support for that on the Island.
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by fixxer 10y ago
You tell me.
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by fixxer 10y ago
You can start with an 80% lower and a $20 router from Harbor Freight and get something pretty good depending on how you set up a jig. It ain't rocket science.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Neither will Jane Street.
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by fixxer 10y ago
Why rtop?
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by fixxer 11y ago
The Air Force attitude to the venerable A-10 has always struck me as pure budget bloating. I love that flying pig.
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by fixxer 11y ago
Completely agree. While I'm very interested in the data and I'm sure there is a significant amount of implied evil deeds going on, I think notion that there is a conspiracy to protect the 1% is sophomoric enthusiasm at best (and i
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Try a $15 Minimum Wage and See Those Jobs Get Automated Out of Existence(forbes.com)
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by fixxer 11y ago
Lots of other things to consider beyond the folksy idea of worker productivity (which I would argue doesn't scale uniformly across job type). If we include the full cost of labor in that $20, then it is cheaper in locations unhindered
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by fixxer 11y ago
True, logic and reason are the basis of these arguments. That is not the same as saying there is only one set of logic and reasoning from which an opinion could be derived. > How could someone be better off with fewer choices as to where
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by fixxer 11y ago
No, I'm sorry but you are wrong. Calling Venezuela a control for free trade in the United States is absurd. The number of variables that differ is insurmountable, from colonial history to Marxism. There are no controls in the study of
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by fixxer 11y ago
Personally, I trust practitioners of economics more than economists.
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by fixxer 11y ago
Totally should be a productive use of money since this is a problem that can totally be solved with money. /s
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by fixxer 11y ago
You shouldn't, but you should embrace skepticism and realize that is not science. If you trust individuals making assertions based on unscientific methods because you value each individual's aptitude in the subject, fine. That is
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by fixxer 11y ago
At no point in my statement did I echo Trumpism or political rhetoric. I was speaking generally about things that are rarely included in the "free trade is great" line of thought. You are absolutely correct that every country has
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by fixxer 11y ago
Economists? Are those the same people that make assertions based on observations & models lacking legitimate control groups? Beyond the fact that social sciences are generally not scientific and highly subject to groupthink, I don'
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by fixxer 11y ago
Beyond the case itself, doesn't this sort of ineptitude illustrate exactly why we should not want the government holding the keys?
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by fixxer 11y ago
Well, in that case, don't fly American.
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by fixxer 11y ago
This is why I drive now.
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by fixxer 11y ago
I think many people are more focused on party affiliation than actually paying attention to what their party is doing. Identity politics.
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by fixxer 11y ago
Yeah, totally. The dems have such a great record on privacy! /s
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by fixxer 11y ago
I don't think there is anything "wrong", but I appreciate the irony that Eric Schmidt and his ilk have spent a lot of time and money getting cozy with politicians that want to tax me into the ground.
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by fixxer 11y ago
I know a few people there and no, my hopes are nonexistent. I'm honestly amazed they still exist.
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by fixxer 11y ago
What got me was the PhD requirement. I've worked for some big names in a range of industries and to think that they only had "PhD preferred" while Sears is requiring for a large team (~15 people) strikes me as a bit odd (and
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by fixxer 11y ago
They just picked up a guy from Amazon and are building their data science team. Should be interesting to read the same article next year. Edit: I think this is going to have zero impact on their biz. I got a recruiter solicitation earlier t
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by fixxer 11y ago
Depends on the usecase. I deal with java in the hadoop/big data space and I constantly wonder how much better the ecosystem would have been had it been implemented in a solid systems language. I also find the tooling for go vastly supe
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by fixxer 11y ago
Doesn't support progressive politics != Racist. Such a tired meme. Whenever a lefty plays that card in discussions, I know I've won the argument.

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