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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Canada is successful 38% of the time when checking electronics. Common scenarios are seeing text messages showing someone has accepted a new job and will be working while on a visa waiver/tourist stay, or planning to get married while
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
The answer is white. Sunlight when viewed outside our atmosphere is the definition of white.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
If you live somewhere for 30+ years renting is very clearly cheaper. In most large cities the break even if 5-7 years.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
If you are publishing the image on a website, or billboard, or book cover, or any other use, you are ultimately liable for any infringement. If you licensed the image from a traditional stock photo service, they have certain practices that
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Yes, customs and border protection will seize electronics from US citizens if it believes there is contraband on them. But it is exceedingly rare.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
The point of the lawsuit is that the border search is only supposed to be for contraband being imported, not a general law enforcement search
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
What is the downside to a land value tax? Or put another way, how can you fairly assess taxes based on the value of the land? It seems absurd that a vacant parking lot pays basically nothing in property taxes while a hotel of the same size
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
They are in some ways. Hospitals are required to publish their chargemasters, a list of all of the services they provide and their "retail" price, starting this year. Previously a few states like CA required it.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
About 3 trillion miles are driven, and about 9 billion miles cycled in the US each year. The fatality rate per mile for cycling about 5x the risk of driving, but hour for hour it is about the same because of the difference in speed. The ori
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
The point is that drivers speeding is responsible for 10k+ deaths a year, and it is largely accepted by society. But cyclists running stop signs or red lights is responsible for a negligible amount, and most people would say this is a much
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
For small companies remote work allows for a much larger candidate pool. Compared to looking only at local hires it allows you to offer competitive compensation, and hire people with more experience. To have an effective team with remote wo
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
The field of photogrammetry deals with taking multiple photos of something to create a 3d model. There is free software for consumers that can do this. But there are a lot of limitations and currently the traditional way of making a CAD mod
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
If they had a US documented ship, the US navy or coast guard potentially.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Many others do, but usually on a more limited basis to protect certain industries. Brazil does for virtually all electronics.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
The cost floor of driving even with automation is above the cost of public transportation in most cases. Because of traffic, the service standard will never approach public transportation in dense areas
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
You can get a commercial or industrial version of most appliances with relatively few features, and a focus on durability and ease of maintenance. One problem is commercial units are loud. The other is they are often slightly larger. For mo
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
The sale price, and what offer to accept is not the decision of the agent, it is up the seller.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
For the same reason you are allowed to sell open source software.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
With the new tile you put it on your keychain, and if you lose your keys the app on your phone can find them. And if you lose your phone, the keychain can find your phone.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Modern battery chemistry lasts longer, and after three years they will still hold a charge.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
In a lot of cases it is not as much of a luxury as you would expect considering the meals and how long it is. You can get a pair of tickets from SF(Emeryville) to Chicago with a sleeper room for about $675 total. A pair of coach train ticke
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
There is a noticeable difference having agents as a buffer when buying or selling a home. For many it is an emotional experience and without representation the sale would not close. There is also a difference between transactions where ever
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
In contrast to other systems used, The US system ensures the buyers are able to make a competitive offer without forgoing representation(because the buyers agent is paid for even if the buyers are unrepresented), and that almost all transac
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Most of the value of a real estate agent is after getting an accepted offer.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Youtube kids/safety/restricted mode removes ads.
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Being subject/able to copyright, complying with the license, and not infringing on the original work are separate issues
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
There are multiple ways to represent the people and their best interests. It is not always the role of the government to do what is most popular. Raising taxes instead of increased deficit spending is an example of something that is often u
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Even if you had 100 users with 1024x768 resolution for their screen they can be fingerprinted further because of small differences in the browser. Zoom setting, toolbar size, bookmarks button showing, full screen mode, small icons, addition
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
There is certainly some grey area in how the law should be implemented. Should the police disclose only those who have been convicted of a crime AND who have exhausted all appeals?
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by gnopgnip 8y ago
Is there any evidence of that happening? Is it a bad thing that an insurance company is incentivized to cover an expensive procedure instead of denying it?

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