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by goialoq 9y ago
neither one of those is misleading or harmful if true.
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Where are your 2 dedicated cameras?
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by goialoq 9y ago
> the dangerous territory of < $3 a share. that's only dangerous until the stock does a reverse split.
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by goialoq 9y ago
Please cut the outdated ignorant bigotry about gender and sexual orientation.
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Does a thermostat have a _sensation_ of temperature? Why or why not?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall
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Here's his side of the story: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/when-si...
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by goialoq 9y ago
Hmm? Even among fans of the book, the book's incorrect explanation of money creation is the main criticism: https://mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-core-economic...
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by goialoq 9y ago
That's the key: that perceived/predicted and realized utility are different , and we focus too much on consumers horrible mismeasure of predicted utility.
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by goialoq 9y ago
Economics is a mathematical science that is tortured into a practical policy regime. Economists say that misapplications aren't their fault, and policy makers say that they are just applying economics. The problem isn't with econ
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It's a fair point, but the solution isn't obvious. This book leads with Big Issues before explaining context and background, making it inaccessible to people who aren't already versed in the basics. But other (orthodox) intro
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by goialoq 9y ago
Not quite, they'd be paying the servicer , whoever the loan holder contracted that to.
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by goialoq 9y ago
The zip code is to prevent criminals from stealing gas (via vendor fraud chargeback) via a card stolen elsewhere, not to prevent criminals from stealing cards at the gas station.
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by goialoq 9y ago
A gas station with a skimmer is like a gas station with a gas spill -- it's a hazard on their property that is open to the public. They have a responsibility to maintain a safe environment, or else close off the property.
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by goialoq 9y ago
Mozilla's users outvoted Mozilla staff, and Mozilla staff gracefully conceded that users are best served when they have the OPTION to consume DRM-controlled content or free content.
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by goialoq 9y ago
You are missing the point. Once almost everyone invests in index funds, what will determine the price of stocks?
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by goialoq 9y ago
Yes, this was the origin of the term "hedge" fund, but in recent ~decade has come to mean "actively managed investments" because the name sounded cool to people who don't know that the word "hedge" means s
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by goialoq 9y ago
That's because changing lanes is excited and camping is boring. This can be easily fixed by playing a game on your phone while camping.
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by goialoq 9y ago
Every region says their drivers are the worst.
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by goialoq 9y ago
"left lane" is colloquial for the passing lane. It means the left-most lane in a group of equivalent lanes, not the HOV/reserved lane
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by goialoq 9y ago
and this formula is simply an expression of the fact that given a circle: x = sin t , y = cos t the derivative is d(sin t) = (cos t) dt , d(cos t) = -(sin t) st so it's interesting that it was "stumbled" upon.
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by goialoq 9y ago
"Lost"? It was saved in globally distributed backup!
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by goialoq 9y ago
That's how class actions work. The lawyers extract a fee from the perpetrator as protection against larger settlements/judgments. Perp limits their downside, law firm gets paid, consumers are left holding the bag.
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by goialoq 9y ago
if they switch to an Equifax ID, then you'll have to submit an Equifax ID when applying for a loan and a fraudster could do the same they do today. If you switch to dozens up separate IDs, the entire system will get bogged down as ever
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by goialoq 9y ago
insurance doesn't mean "pay out the max if anything happens", it means "cover damages up to limit"
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by goialoq 9y ago
insuring for the "average case" defeats the entire purpose of insurance.
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by goialoq 9y ago
Americans don't like National ID cards because we remember the Third Reich and the USSR.
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National ID has nothing to do with this. National Password is the problem here.
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What actually happens is that they get interviewed repeatedly. If they get caught in a lie (like Martha Stewart), they face criminal penalties for perjury. If they keep their story straight, they are acquitted.
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It is a small niche relative to the credit-using public at large, and there's no reason to accommodate them at the expense of everyone else.

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