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by hcurtiss 5y ago
But that's precisely how it's supposed to work. That there is not (yet) sufficient political will to adopt these policies by statute does not in any way create a duty for the judiciary to act. Congress makes the laws. It's
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
Agreed. The US Congress can act when it wants to. The ACA passed, even if altered by subsequent legislatures. The problem the environmental contingent has is that there is not the political will to move their highly controversial legisla
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
I think most people agree on the policy. The question in the US, at least, is whether unelected jurists with lifetime appointments are the ones who should be deciding those policies. Generally speaking, the reason for separating the two i
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
I don't know what "equality" means in this circumstance, but for those nearing retirement age, 4% inflation would destroy the value of their savings at a time when they cannot afford to take additional risk in equities with n
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
Same story. Bought a rigid Rockhopper XC in 1993 as an eighth grader with $400 of summer wages. Started life as an off road machine, but converted to an after-school work commuter, then a college commuter, then a law school commuter, then a
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
That extra trip there and back cost an hour out of your day, though, and usually during prime hours.
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
Yeah, I subscribed to three other services before I landed on Koinly. I also like that it properly handles fees.
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
I use koinly.io and it does a nice job of preparing the 8949 for me, and syncs with my various wallets and exchanges. Plugs right into TurboTax.
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
Yes, but when it's illegal, it's much easier to quickly identify the law breaker before the trouble starts.
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
Like what kind of mask? In heavy industry or manufacturing environments, I can assure you that nearly all are wearing N95s or surgical masks, and they all cause real issues with safety glasses fogging. It's been a huge problem, allev
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
Emphatically agreed. Particularly in our increasingly-polarized and dehumanized culture, smiles are worth saving. Masks definitely do have costs. Severe costs for children at school with new teachers/strangers.
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
While there are obvious perils here, I fear it would be tremendously irresponsible to let our adversaries own this space. AI weapons must be developed if for no other reason than to battle AI weapons.
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
Title should be updated to 90 characters per minute. 90 wpm would be legitimately fast.
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by hcurtiss 5y ago
The problem with this thesis that the CDC has been "politicized" is that the level of precaution merited in the face of a novel virus is very much a question of policy, not science. All science can do is illuminate certain imperf
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
I can, but the vendor's negligence causes me to suffer higher insurance premiums without any ability to leverage them into better practices. If they were obligated to buy that insurance, the insurers could require that their insured o
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
I recently negotiated two service contracts, one for a company that helps administer employment verification (e.g., if an employee applies for a loan), and another with a company that handles COBRA documentation post-termination. Both of t
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
I’m not sure I even disagree with that. Is your proposal that because everyone can’t have it nobody should?
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
I am not convinced there will ever be a universe where we are "getting rid of cars." At best, I think, we decrease emissions associated with them.
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
Honestly, I think the pandemic is driving some of this. And if you have a family, it's a lot easier to find space to comfortably work from home in a 3000 square foot suburban home than it is a 1500 square foot flat in the city. And w
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
I only mean “marginally” insofar as living in a cabin with no electricity and growing your own food would use even less. We are all living very high energy lifestyles. The difference, as always, is on the margin. Modern conveniences and co
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
Having money has always and will always lead to a more comfortable life. Pollution is all a matter of degree, and cities produce plenty of it, even if per capita numbers are marginally less.
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
Except living in suburbia is a delight. I appreciate not everyone shares that perspective, but in my view everything from not sharing walls, to quiet streets for kids to ride bikes, to garages large enough for a boat or trailer, to large pu
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
I'm not so sure about that track record. In many major cities public transportation has proven miserable, and that has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
If we're doing anecdata, I too had the J&J shot right before it was cancelled. Literally no symptoms whatsoever. Very happy with the "one and done" relative to my wife who will go in next week for the second Pfizer shot
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
I don't know, man. It seems to me that having a job is actually a pretty big factor from the human point of view.
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
Can you consider it such a "disaster" when so many from all around the world are desperate to move here? I realize that's kind of a cliche' right-wing talking point, but it still seems some relatively is merited.
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
Strange. The only time I've had law enforcement take my money was in Mexico.
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
Same. I help put deals together with some experience in SE Asia. The ability to enforce contract and property rights in the US, with ready access to the courts and relatively clear rules, sets the US apart in terms of business efficiency
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
Of course they have stocks that far exceed young managed forests (they store a lot). But forests do not continue packing biomass on indefinitely (the rate of sequestration slows and eventually stops). See this summary of Malmshmeimer (2011)
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by hcurtiss 6y ago
This is definitionally untrue. Forests have a maximum biomass carrying capacity, and they rarely reach that capacity, instead losing carbon to stochastic events like fire. Old growth forests "store" a lot of carbon, but their ca

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