gadders

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by gadders 2mo ago
More unhinged and better, especially in banks. I had one senior stakeholder that would come back from the Pub on a Friday and complete change all his previous decisions. I think my lunchtime record was 4 1/2 pints. Another IT guy on th
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by gadders 2mo ago
It's dropped off now. It was better in the 90s.
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by gadders 2mo ago
You think the USA does that?
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by gadders 3mo ago
I had to learn Modula-2 at Uni. It was useful for teaching core concepts, but very limited use in terms of finding a job. I think it was only defence companies that used it.
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by gadders 3mo ago
A lot of big infra projects end up going bust, and then someone else buying up the company and its assets because they no longer have the original build costs to bear - EG EuroTunnel, Iridium etc. Someone should stand up a vulture fund to b
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by gadders 3mo ago
I quite like the Zvi Mowshowitz's substack: https://thezvi.substack.com/ He mixes in other stuff you may not care about, and the volume is quite high but I find it an interesting read.
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by gadders 3mo ago
The counter argument of "If we put minimum wage up, everyone will be richer" is "What happens if we massively increase it?"
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by gadders 3mo ago
"Reductio ad absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity") is a valid argumentative technique that disproves a statement by demonstrating that its logical conclusion leads to an absurd, impossible, or contradictory result.&qu
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by gadders 3mo ago
Well it should be both, no?
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by gadders 3mo ago
That sounds like an amazing way to stop people taking risks to start companies.
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by gadders 3mo ago
What about the chap that mortgaged his house to rent a factory and buy a widget maker and employs these people? What % should he take?
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by gadders 3mo ago
Well, I guess there are two parts of it: 1) Raise the floor for everyone 2) Work to make sure that the path for talented (however you define that) people to go from low earners to high earners is as simple as possible.
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by gadders 3mo ago
As much as I think you can't raise minimum wage indefinitely, I kind of agree with this a bit as well. I would be in favour of some sort of mechanism that ties "Number of your employees needing additional benefits to survive"
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by gadders 3mo ago
I don't go on Reddit, but you seem to still have people on here who are hard of thinking and believe that increasing the minimum wage has no second or third order effects.
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by gadders 3mo ago
Yes, agree. I only really know about office work. If people are giving it to their blue collar employees as well, that's great.
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by gadders 3mo ago
"We set the bar at half of what a typical American household earns. " Yeah, relative income isn't really a good measure. You want to raise the floor for people, not (necessarily) narrow the gap between rich and poor.
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by gadders 3mo ago
But if they made the minimum wage $1m/year then we would all be rich! /s
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by gadders 3mo ago
A lot of people in the UK (with professional jobs) top up their state health provision with private medical insurance provided by their employer. This isn't a bad mix.
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by gadders 3mo ago
Yeah, it's a hard problem at their scale. It's almost you need an App Store++ where someone trusted verifies apps.
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by gadders 3mo ago
The android store is the same. Jump through loads of hoops, fill in tax information for a bunch of countries, dox yourself, etc etc. I'm finding it hard to reconcile a) how difficult the process and b) the load of absolute garbage apps
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by gadders 3mo ago
Also - James Prinsep - decoded the ancient Brahmi script, unlocking a lot of Indian history. And as an English person, it pains me but I should mention a lot of the Empire was run by random Scots people as well. They should share the credit
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by gadders 3mo ago
I think it's a bit rude to claim India has gone dark. It seems like a pretty vibrant economy.
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by gadders 3mo ago
The finding was annulled. He actually thinks global warming is happening and man made. He just demonstrates that the cure in some cases is worse than the disease.
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by gadders 3mo ago
"By Bjorn Lomborg"
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by gadders 3mo ago
From the article: "The founders Nico and Emily ... have been recognised by Forbes 30 under 30 UH OH
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by gadders 3mo ago
Have you got evidence for otherwise? He does appear to have 3-4 security people, driver etc.
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by gadders 3mo ago
"While gas accounts for 93% of wholesale electricity prices, those wholesale prices are only around 40% of bills. Ofgem’s breakdown of bills includes the costs of the Capacity Market (“CM”) and Contracts for Difference (“CfD”) within w
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by gadders 3mo ago
And paying people to not generate electricity But essentially there no countries with high renewables and low energy cost: https://nypost.com/2025/05/07/opinion/cheap-solar-and-wind-i...
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by gadders 3mo ago
"The Exemption Rule: Parliamentary ethics rules generally require MPs to register financial interests and "personal benefits" received in the 12 months before taking office. However, Farage and Reform UK have leaned on the ex
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by gadders 3mo ago
How do international high energy costs single out the UK and make our energy costs the highest? >>Clean, renewable power is a way out of the mess. Yes, can't wait until it exists.

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