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by geggam 7y ago
Cities can regulate but you have to be able to move about the nation freely. You are prohibited from walking on most rights of ways not to mention if you do you will be harassed by police as a potential indigent. Undue burden is also a metr
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by geggam 7y ago
Most states do have no trespassing signs on the rights of ways though. Try walking around the nation and see how much police interaction you get :)
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by geggam 7y ago
Also very expensive. Asking the king permission to sue the king seems a bit like what the founders fought against than what they founded. I doubt I have time to attend law school, get a degree and sue the govt before things change drastical
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by geggam 7y ago
BTW how do you restrict a right without due process or a constitutional amendment ?
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by geggam 7y ago
Problem being the interstate highways prohibit walking,horse riding and most "not automotive" methods of transportation. You have to drive a car to travel interstate.
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by geggam 7y ago
States rights was decided during this little thing called the civil war. Interstate travel cannot be regulated by the states and since freedom of movement is a right protected by the constitution. You have to conclude interstate travel is a
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by geggam 7y ago
Given the fact the constitution limits the govt and not the people. Given the fact the constitution says the govt cannot limit the freedom of movement. The govt cannot make laws limiting freedom of movement regardless of the method as they
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by geggam 7y ago
This is codified in law and society has adjusted to it. Example : Driving used to be considered a right, it has since been reduced to a privilege that gets revoked simply by accusation
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by geggam 7y ago
As an atty I am sure you are aware folks can sue and typically he with the most money wins, regardless of law (see:OJ)
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by geggam 7y ago
Just to follow up here. 500k/yr is around 41k a month. Figure you are going to be paying about 40% in taxes or 16,400 a month in taxes you get 24600 left Considering you just spent 14k on a house and car you get 10,600k left. Groceri
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by geggam 7y ago
Every time I use a browser without noscript and ublock origin I feel inundated with all sorts of marketing material. Its distracting. I used to simply switch to a CLI browser to google for things but these days its hit or miss as javascript
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by geggam 7y ago
I used to work for an ad company, ad blockers really dont stop the tracking. They just make the internet usable :)
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by geggam 7y ago
Its not free. CFO is very aware of your total cost and its starting to show up on W2's.
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by geggam 7y ago
Because I can simply turn off everything and reduce my spend to storage alone. If I turn off that server I still pay for it
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by geggam 7y ago
No one supports a family on 60k a year. Healthcare alone for a family runs 20k/yr plus simply for insurance
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by geggam 7y ago
If you are single maybe. I think of a middle class man being what my old man was. Single income, wife stayed home and he provided for everyone. 4 kids. Good luck having 2 homes and some porsches with only 500k in the valley supporting a wif
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by geggam 7y ago
I came from a poor area. I used to think 80k/yr was rich. Time passed, I got work in Silicon valley with a wife and kids. Living there I think 500k would be middle class. Not even upper middle class. Perspectives change as you are exp
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by geggam 7y ago
Same
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by geggam 7y ago
https://grammarist.com/archaic/long-pig/
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by geggam 7y ago
Considering the similarity in Pigs and Humans shouldnt this be raising all sorts of alarms ?
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by geggam 7y ago
Recently transitioned into consultant work, before that I was a silicon valley native who worked at big names and startups. Remote work is difficult because when you are remote and care you feel pressured to do more work to make up for the
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by geggam 7y ago
I can see that. Different people work differently.
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by geggam 7y ago
Fully remote requires a huge amount of discipline to not end up working 16 hr days 6-7 days a week. I do agree open offices kill productivity but a blend of remote and onsite is best IMO. disclaimer : I currently travel mon - thurs to be on
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by geggam 7y ago
What is interesting to me is how shareholders seem to kill corporations when they are allowed to vote the direction of the company. Direct Democracy ?
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by geggam 7y ago
My only Italy experience was Rome and the surrounding area. That remains the only place in the EU I refuse to drive.
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by geggam 7y ago
Get a ticket for 4kph over the limit in NL should fix that relax for you
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by geggam 7y ago
I question anyone's sanity who thinks Italy is a better driving experience than the German Autobahn.
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by geggam 7y ago
The Lamborghinis make you feel like you are crawling, even at 250kph
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by geggam 7y ago
I was driving to Paris from Frankfurt and I found a rest stop that had a very very short on ramp, most cars couldnt get close to speed on it. Completely unusual but they do exist. I had rented a BMW 540i so I got to speed relatively quickly
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by geggam 7y ago
It's interesting to me when I read it. We take it down to the proton neutron and electron stating they are charged with positive negative or neutral charge.... but what are they charged with ? Electricity ? What is it made of ?

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