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by graedus 9y ago
> Wealth follows the wealthy, and most of the wealth in the US rests in very few hands, much of it offshore and in other ways hidden from taxation. If they leave, the "wealth" leaves with them for the most part. All true enoug
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by graedus 9y ago
There is a stereotype that "black people can't swim". May be local to the US.
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by graedus 9y ago
> If you carry a $10 balance, you're probably giving up the free float. Not sure what the mechanics are behind the scenes, but I keep an eye out for interest charges and I haven't seen any for years. > meaning the balance is
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by graedus 9y ago
Of course that's possible, but I think more people will avoid that if they know they won't be able to afford food the next day. Easy credit is a big factor allowing people to continue making the bad decision to keep living outside
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by graedus 9y ago
My understanding is that having 0% credit utilization is slightly worse for your credit rating than having 1%-10% credit utilization. That doesn't mean that you should only pay the minimum. My approach is to regularly pay them down t
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by graedus 9y ago
IMO it's objectively superior! I'm fine with queuing-without-queuing as long as it's not abused. Queuing at least makes the order absolutely clear so that people can't as easily change the order, intentionally or acciden
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by graedus 9y ago
I'll add my experience with the "PBR Glossy" demo: Windows 8.1 Chrome: 144fps Firefox: 144fps IE11: 72fps Not sure why IE11 is getting exactly half the framerate of the other two, which are maxing at my monitor's refresh
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by graedus 9y ago
Nuclear capabilities will probably not be affected much by cyber attacks over the internet . There are other vectors, but they obviously require a much more serious investment in espionage, spycraft, etc.
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by graedus 9y ago
Wall St has deeply and thoroughly captured all of the regulatory agencies charged with overseeing it, as well as most of the powerful organs of government, and thus sits comfortably above the law.
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by graedus 9y ago
I agree, but GS appears to be resilient against bad optics so far. Some negative stories are written about them, some people on the internet call them 'criminal banksters', but no matter what happens they continue to make vast am
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by graedus 9y ago
> I hope that younger people can learn from my example Thanks for sharing. Would you mind going into a little more detail for the curious? For example, how many (and what type of) energy drinks would you typically drink per day, and wh
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by graedus 9y ago
Absolutely. Also hilarious to me when a bunch of economists start whining about "stingy consumers" when inflation numbers aren't ticking up as much as the central bank hoped for. Meanwhile over half of Americans don't
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by graedus 9y ago
> then a lot of the work you did was wasted. Unless you get enjoyment on some level from the financial security of having a bunch of money saved (i.e. you sleep better at night because of it). It's like purchasing insurance - if yo
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by graedus 9y ago
Seems intrusive to me - wouldn't an email or text message have been a more appropriate channel to deliver that message?
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by graedus 9y ago
The different costs of housing and living in different areas is of course a valid factor when it comes to comparing incomes. I disagree with your second sentence though. > Most of the finance guys I know in New York make what I would co
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by graedus 9y ago
> It's untraceable Feature of cash, not a bug. It's not the best choice for every situation, but neither is digital, which is why it's important that people have both options available.
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by graedus 9y ago
> we could end up with a terrible society where the rich feel they have no responsibility to help the less fortunate (by e.g. providing universal healthcare), because they must simply have been lazy I completely agree with you, but it&#x
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by graedus 10y ago
> When I buy a pack of tokens rather than depositing USD or similar into an account, I'm more likely to spend all of those tokens. In my experience, it's exactly the opposite, since packs of points/tokens are not typically
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by graedus 10y ago
> First thing I do is do the math Me too, but I guarantee we're outliers. You probably look at your credit card statements sometimes too :) They could easily choose to make the exchange rate easy (at least in e.g. USD), or even bet
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by graedus 10y ago
100%. This looks like the same idea as my old "favorite" example: the xbox live store, where players were forced to convert from their local currency into "Microsoft Points" before buying anything. Of course, the excha
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by graedus 10y ago
I get what you're saying, especially the Lexus grilles - the designers have gone insane. Audi has some similar bold shapes at the front but they pull it off much better. Also, the side view of modern Audi sedans are perfect - simple,
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by graedus 10y ago
Me too. It sounds like CPMA's creator arQon hasn't been heard from in a few years, but the source code is held by at least one or two other people[0]. http://www.esreality.com/post/2839396/to-arqon-cpma-s
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by graedus 10y ago
This seems to be true in my experience. I was stopped in a subway station with a legal folding pocket knife (no assisted opening, blade length <4"). One of the undercover cops took the knife and repeatedly tried to get it to open
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by graedus 10y ago
As far as I know the system I described is manual only on iPhone. That is, if the database file gets updated on another device/computer, you have to manually re-import it from Dropbox to MiniKeePass to see the update there. On desktops
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by graedus 10y ago
I do. I use the MiniKeePass app, which is free. You can export your KeePass database (.kdbx) from the Dropbox app to MiniKeePass.
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by graedus 10y ago
> My favorite book of all time, Blood Meridian I'm reading Blood Meridian for the second time now - I think I like it even more now than the first time.
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by graedus 10y ago
Or Short Circuit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkzxP-Wt9oo
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by graedus 10y ago
Very cool - any thoughts on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the FLIR vs Seek models?
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by graedus 10y ago
Off-topic but related: Nvidia's Geforce Experience software recently implemented a similar system - you must now create an account and log in to use core functions that previously didn't require any network connection.
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by graedus 10y ago
This is the slogan of a post-9/11 (and ongoing) MTA campaign that's been borrowed by the Department of Homeland Security and many other agencies around the country and the world since. I believe the original intent was mostly abou

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