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by gnopgnip 5y ago
For a cruiser a hybrid electric system has a lot of benefits. Basically it uses the conventional diesel engine, prop, gearbox, and adds an electric motor that bolts on. So if something goes wrong, all of those parts can be serviced worldwid
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
Virtually every DSLR and mirrorless cameras will correct for distortion in camera. On Nikon it is called Auto Distortion Control, you can turn it on and off after the fact for raw images. Lightroom and most other photo developing software s
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
Much of Paris only allows 4-5 story buildings, but Paris is more dense than NYC where skyscrapers are allowed
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
The law is mostly enforced against outright scams, not against legitimate companies that do pickup the phone or let you cancel.
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
Cancelling the billing in paypal isn't the same thing as cancelling the subscription, the same was as cancelling a check or charging back via credit card doesn't cancel the subscription. NYT could still pursue collecting this debt
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
Because the transaction is not just limited to the employee and employer. The cost of their under/un paid work is borne by society at large, and directly by the government.
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
This is a charity auction, a common way for charities to get donations. The purchase can make sense for the buyer because they get the good will of the donation, and they get an NFT potentially they could resell later that could be valuable
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
The Bowley lock is pretty close to a purely physical lock that cannot be opened non destructively without the key. Basically it is a warded pin tumbler lock, the pins are 180 degrees offset from where you put the key in, surrounded by a ste
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
In England and Wales there is a small claims track in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
The US took a step towards that with CASE Act that was recently passed, establishing what is basically a small claims court for copyright infringement. The big problem with the existing situation is attorneys fees can be over $50k for a rel
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
> For that matter, what stops individuals exchanging private keys instead? This could work if you were only making transactions with people you trust, at least in the short term. The main risk here is anyone with the private key could tr
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
Whether or not a tax or other cost is passed on to others depends on multiple factors that contribute to price elasticity. For the rental market, for a cost that is incurred on sale and only applies to the most wealthy/active participa
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
That only applies to investments
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
The tax applying to real estate would drive down real estate prices, making investing in stocks and other alternatives more profitable.
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
Owning a stock is more than just dividends. You own part of the company, if it is liquidated you are paid based on the assets of the company.
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by gnopgnip 5y ago
High prices in some areas is about the price of land and not about construction prices. Residential REITs need to profit when they buy a house. An individiual homeowner doesn't, they can pay more if they want to. And individual homeown
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Should people be able to agree to work for less than minimum wage? Who is impacted by this, who ultimately bears the cost?
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
You aren't paid in healthcare at an hourly job. There is an employer healthcare plan you can buy into if you want. If you have insurance through your parents, spouse, another job, you just don't opt in. At lower paying hourly jobs
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
That is why you hire a tax pro, and have an appraiser so the donated item is valued correctly.
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Technically no, no one has to explicitly lose money or pay for these rewards. The economy is not a zero sum game. There are direct costs with handling cash for merchants, for smaller businesses these are often higher than credit card interc
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
> The Earth is a zero-sum game No, it's not zero-sum. As you noted, "arable land decreasing" shows that. And similarly you can create arable land, you can enrich soil, use more drought tolerant crops, use tools and automat
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
You can replace most business travel with technology, zoom etc. You can't replace leisure in the same way
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
There is a little more to it, but more than $1.5b in revenue is a requirement to be a covered company
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
There is at least one person circumnavigating without using any motorized transport. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-bqpGT7rVPJ-CEEdFIeTDQ They do mostly mix between sailing and cycling. With this one it is more abo
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
They don't make anyone take the role of a government. The US government gives tax breaks for certain benefits available to all employees. If the benefits are only available to certain employees, the company loses those tax benefits. Wo
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
That really depends on your perspective. Sure, no one needs a shoe where the design and manufacturing is broken down all the way to each individual thread. And the vast majority of people wouldn't notice a difference wearing footwear m
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
The government already builds "too much" public housing in undesirable areas. For instance the San Francisco Housing Authority has had all waitlists closed for 10+ years. Many other relatively desirable areas are the same. But pla
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Congress already passed the STOCK act, that is why these disclosures are required, and partially why this kind of securities fraud is illegal. It is the job of the SEC, and the justice dept to enforce this
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
What does spending 8 hours in bed but only sleeping for 5.5 hours mean specifically, and how is this measured? What is the expected amount of sleep for a healthy person that spends 8 hours in bed?
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by gnopgnip 6y ago
Western Christmas is based on the lunar calendar, the first Sunday after the full moon after the vernal equinox.

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