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by fnid2 17y ago
They are also to express disagreement.
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by fnid2 17y ago
My vision of the future is a lot more like the past than it is a scifi novel. Hoovervilles are already popping up in some parts of the country. Will we also return to vigilante justice? Hungry people aren't rational.
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by fnid2 17y ago
I just found this one: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=how+many+licks+to+get+t...
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by fnid2 17y ago
I don't use any of those and I deny google cookies.
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by fnid2 17y ago
Really? One of the forbes links says this: based on credit default swap spreads there is a 3.1% chance of a U.S. default in the next five years, according to CMA, a London credit information specialist http://www.forbes.com/20
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by fnid2 17y ago
There was also a picture of Bush on one of the slides. I'd say the reps and dems got equal bashing.
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by fnid2 17y ago
I think semantic arguments are getting old. You took one sentence off one slide out of 21 and have devalued the conversation to a complaint about the use of a word. Do you have something substantive to say or some facts to dispute what the
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by fnid2 17y ago
How are they misleading? The chart on 19 was from the Federal Reserve. Are the number wrong? I don't really think there is much difference between republicans and democrats, so I don't really care which party is to blame, they are all the
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by fnid2 17y ago
Just ask yourself this question: If I have $1M and I can decide between two options a) tomorrow my money is worth $2M b) tomorrow my money is worth $500k Which option would you choose? These bankers are human beings. They are na
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by fnid2 17y ago
The same thing happened in Argentina and the same thing could happen in the U.S. Countless fiat currencies in history have experienced the same fate. The only solution I have ever seen in my research is to return to a commodity backed c
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by fnid2 17y ago
It's not "bad," but trains are better. For example, it's very easy to work on a laptop on a train and very difficult on a plane. At best your bag is under the seat in front of you and cramping you and you get interrupted to take off and l
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by fnid2 17y ago
http://marketsandeconomy.blogspot.com/2008/08/ron-paul-predi...
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by fnid2 17y ago
Isn't this model how open source development works? How are programmers motivated to do open source work?
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by fnid2 17y ago
In the case you describe, I think the author of the post would say he wouldn't blame you for not knowing the electrician would burn your house down, because in your case, you, the home owner, would be equivalent to the programmer manager an
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by fnid2 17y ago
Many argue, including Hubert King, that oil is running out. He noticed a bell curve of output and predicted the peak of that output would be right around today. He extrapolated data from single wells, to fields to entire nations, correctl
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by fnid2 17y ago
Stability! No popping ears. Wow... flying is a pretty miserable experience. If trains were the same price and I could actually use them to get between places, I would never fly. When I was in SF, I couldn't even get from SF to L.A. wit
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by fnid2 17y ago
I shook my head when I read this part: Cost: $88 billion to $175 billion Why on earth hasn't this project been started yet? We spend that in a few months in Iraq. We write checks for that and just give them to AIG, GS, and MS. Ser
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by fnid2 17y ago
Those projects were all before the invasion of the Military Industrial Complex Eisenhower prophetically warned us about. Plus, stocks are traded by households now and are focused on quarterly earnings. Prior to the 50's that was only true
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by fnid2 17y ago
Trains are more roomy and comfortable. You can walk around whenever you want. You can read easily. The noise level is much more bearable. There's less fear of it crashing. It feels faster because the earth is moving by closer.
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by fnid2 17y ago
I made the same argument against these ads when a prominent VC used them and the hackers here jumped to support him.
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by fnid2 17y ago
Have you traveled on trains? It's so much nicer than planes. No security check, no long waits, no cattle herding. Plus, they are more efficient. They are transportation of the future. The world is going to be going backwards in time as e
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by fnid2 17y ago
In January 2010, the United States asked Pakistan to ... abandon its plan ... in order to isolate Iran. What is an American to think of this? Am I suppose to like it because I'm an American or despise it because it is holding up a better
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by fnid2 17y ago
I kept thinking, "They only have to say yes once, not in perpetuity." But they could shut it down to exert power. There are disputes in eastern europe where gas lines get shut down. But in this case, their own people are going to be hurt
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by fnid2 17y ago
I'll preorder my ticket. If it was easier, why hasn't it been done yet? Our rail lines are ancient compared to the rest of the world. We spent too much money on outdated infrastructure for cars and we are about to be leapfrogged. The
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by fnid2 17y ago
They said yes to airlines for the same reason they'll say yes to this project. China paying for it is a big incentive. Imagine if the U.S. told Romania they'd build them an international airport if Romania provided the concrete and iron. D
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by fnid2 17y ago
Wow, why all the negativity? This is an awesome project and lots of rational reasons it should go through, but you and other commenters are being so irrationally negative. People in the old days said, "International plane flights will nev
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by fnid2 17y ago
In the U.S. it'd be politically impossible, but not in other countries, especially not in China. All the other countries have to say is "yes" and they very likely will because it'll be cheaper to transport goods and people between their ma
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by fnid2 17y ago
That's easily within reach. I remember there being issues with read/writes. You could only write so many times or read so many times. Is this still true? How long will an SSD last?
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by fnid2 17y ago
My micro economics teacher said that nearly everyone pays about 50% of their income in taxes, either through property taxes, sales taxes, vehicle taxes, etc.
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by fnid2 17y ago
I only use about 40GB on my laptop. I'd buy a 60GB disk for $100, but not a 120GB for $300. They should concentrate on getting the price down rather than the capacity up. They're too expensive.

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