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geggam
7y ago
Being eaten by a dingo is a strawman. Given two people in the same place with the same opportunity you will see the difference. Yes chaos can happen and create challenges. Genius rises above it.
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geggam
7y ago
Your idea works until you look at something like the autobahn. Having driven on it I can say what I feel the main factor to safety is driver behavior. I see more turn signals used and when someone is going faster the other folks tend to mov
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7y ago
Having worked in Silicon Valley with some really really smart people. I wonder how many people think they are genius because their circle is limited? When you work in the valley for any period of time you think you might have a shot, and yo
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geggam
7y ago
Name them ? Rewarding hard work creates people who work hard. Valedictorians even admit that the most intellectual struggle in school while valedictorians are the most hardworking [6] https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2017
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geggam
7y ago
Its really interesting to me when I look around places like Germany. The majority of beverages are served in glass bottles, carry a bottle opener btw.
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geggam
7y ago
Rewarding mediocrity has worked well so far ?
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geggam
7y ago
Audi A8 diesel on the autobahn is fun. Smooth ride at 250 kph :)
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8y ago
and for the sophisticated redneck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.25-06_Remington
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geggam
8y ago
PhD's who do silly things deserve more criticism because they are supposed to know better, and its funny watching their reaction that you dare.
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8y ago
I find when people say the tools are limited they are trying to use the wrong tool for the job. 2 cents
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8y ago
Both work ?
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8y ago
Just as a note you still remember Trump is head of a large govt agency ? So is Putin and Kim Jong Un... If you feel safe with those folks driving the direction govts are headed ... well..
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geggam
8y ago
Saying people aren't required is being facetious. A right is infringed when you have to do something extra to exercise it. Pretending otherwise is giving up a right.
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8y ago
Difference being the EU doesnt have a 4th amendment. The govt searching everyone with no warrant is a bit of an over reach. They are supposed to use the 3rd party loophole and pay some corporation for the date. In the US everything with a p
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geggam
8y ago
I challenge you to come live where I do without a car. Come during the summer. When the average temp gets over 105 and your body simply doesnt cool itself guess what happens to that long walk you want to do ?
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8y ago
Hydrogen burning ICE is really the only viable solution for a country as big as the US. I am not sure people understand how undeveloped the US is. 2nd best option IMO would be hemp oil diesel. While not the best on emissions the fuel would
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8y ago
Not sure, I cant get a feel for society as a whole. If the apathy is actually gone or its just those pockets of "I want to be angry" still kicking
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8y ago
What license is AMP ... GPLV ? BSD ? MIT ?
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geggam
8y ago
Soon enough Google will face the fate of Ma Bell
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8y ago
Yes, the rear. I didnt make that clear. When backing out the bikes can be 50 ft away coming fast and the car senses they will be close so it slams on the brakes way before anyone is in danger. Coffee spills etc
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8y ago
Smaller groups, yes it has. Software is in everything now so you have to actively avoid it.
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8y ago
I am an American too, renting an Audi in Germany has caused me many learning experiences. Like take the 30 minutes to learn the computer system before you take off because attempting to turn things off at speed is interesting when you cant
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8y ago
Have you had to fight your lane assist yet ? I am all for the sensors to give me information but when the systems take over control I am not a fan. Cyclists in the EU have learned that the car sensors will slam on the brakes. Quite irritati
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8y ago
How does it feel to enter a world where software is killing people ? Driven a new car lately ?
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8y ago
you are simply wrong
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geggam
8y ago
From my experience most startup stock are common so they dont get paid until the preferred get settled up. You can have 20k shares of stock and walk away with nothing even in an a successful IPO
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8y ago
You mean people have quit coming in full cash 10-15% over ask for houses in the bay area ? 2 years ago people with standard financing didnt have a chance in hell of buying a house in the Bay
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8y ago
One thing he missed. Only in the US can you be bankrupted with full coverage, a simple medivac helicopter ride would take care of most Americans.
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8y ago
:) we are getting closer. Now... lets say a company was allowed to buy shares in the govt and be able to act as a govt agency while remaining a private company. So they contract themselves to do some work, pay themselves for setting up the
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8y ago
What you cant see ? A corporation with employees becomes a member of the Federal Reserve. The job is to generate money from nothing, and get paid for it. So as a federal reserve bank you create money, charge for doing so and then you change
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