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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> Local vendors keep the money circulating around the local community in the form of wages, rent, and profits But that's all it is; a different allocation of wealth. If you happen to live in that community, great. The question bec
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> I'll browse through a real bookstore, which is fun, but I'll look up reviews on mobile and factor that into my buying decisions. This is my use-case. For my small corner of the world, Amazon has been a boon to used-book sto
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> I don't see how you got there. Well, I started with the fact that he said he isn't social and made few connections, while his sociable friend made many connections. From there, it wasn't hard to conclude that "col
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> Ten years out, those numbers look more like $250k and $150k. If there are managers willing to pay an employee 40% more based on an education received a decade prior, there's a huge economic advantage to be had hiring those of &qu
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> So just because I wasn't personally able to capitalize on the networking opportunity doesn't mean that the opportunity wasn't there. It sounds to me that you reinforce the OPs argument: social people will make connectio
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> And ISIS wins. Honest question: what exactly is ISIS "winning" by depicting their group as crucifying members that they couldn't accomplish by, say, actually crucifying members? Don't get me wrong, I agree with
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> but the point of being a journalist is to find out the truth behind rumors Agreed. Defending the story as reporting a rumour is even worse. As a journalist, being duped is one thing; not caring enough to print a real news story is a
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> And the tendency to play semantics and say "since GDP hasn't fallen for two successive quarters the recession is over" when the economy is clearly still in shambles ignores the real struggle of millions of Americans who
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> Banning dangerous and illegal services is fine Things that are banned are always described as "dangerous and illegal".
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> Will they be able to compete on price if they do that? Can they even be considered to be competing now, if they can't assure me that the driver will be able to cover expenses if he injures and/or kills me or other passengers
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Banning products and services in demand by every day people has a long history of working out.
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> So you need to sit back and start thinking why is it that Bitcoin keeps growing and reaching milestone after milestone Because it has the support of a vocal, passionate, educated community of tech people, some with a monetary stake in
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> As Boland explains it, Facebook simply shows advertisers that a given number of people who saw an ad for a product also purchased that product. Facebook doesn't share my personalized shopping data with advertisers. That's g
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> The Blockchain provides an audit trail that is considerably more transparent and easy to access than the audit trail a bank uses. If I send money to someone unintentionally or undeservedly, how does the block-chain rectify that charge
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> The Supreme Court of Canada says law enforcement officials can go through the cellphone of someone under arrest as long as the search relates directly to the arrest and police keep detailed notes. Fair enough. Now how do they plan on
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I fat-finger down-voted you. Sorry.
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> it holds your money, it sends your money, it allows people to send you money It also provides an audit trail for where money comes from and where it's going, and assumes some of the responsibility as an intermediary during those
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> if BitCoin is supported and has zero costs and a lower risk That's a big "if". As it is, neither of these things are true. There's no such thing as "free"; services have to be implemented, infrastructure
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> executives at massive companies are taking it seriously. Having come from they heydays of Facebook gaming, and having seen the rise and fall of numerous payment providers, I'm not sure how you draw that conclusion. Implementing a
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> with bitcoin you are your own bank A bank isn't a vault to store money, it's a service provider. They provide services for money, including the assumption of risk. Whether those services justify the fees charged is another
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> Looks like a normally proportioned guy to me. Skinny by American standards?
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> and "business" in the 1400's isn't really relevant or meaningful in 2014 So I guess you'll be saying the same thing about Google and Apple in a few hundred years, rendering your argument moot? "Not going
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> I already outlined what they should have done And what sort of authority are you? How many multi-hundred-million-dollar companies have you run that you make it sound so easy and obvious?
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> Because Apple was founded in 1976 and I'm guessing they aren't going anywhere. Google was founded in 1998 and I don't think they're going anywhere. I'd bet everything I have that you'll be wrong. Look at
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> I'm surprised, how Assange is at all relevant. Simple: he's an intelligent, charismatic individual working on and for the defining issue of our generation. Like it or not, these issues need faces to humanize them. He'
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> A shortage is a lack of supply No, a shortage is the discrepancy between the quantity supplied and quantity demanded at a given price. When wages offered are too low, there is a shortage of labour supply. Increase those wages and tha
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I almost spit out my coffee when the OP stated " for free ", as if not having to pay anything but time, my most valuable asset, was some perk. I'm sure the OP means well, and it may have been a success for them, but I don&#x2
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> Doesn't mention anything about not paying the market price. That's the flaw in that definition. Price is the most important factor. Edit: If price isn't accounted for then what isn't in a shortage at prices just g
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> but let's not pretend that this isn't going to reduce tech worker wages in the area Right, I don't dispute this. But whether this is good or bad depends on whether you are buying or selling the labour.
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> There's absolutely no talent shortage in the Bay Area, provided you can pay But this is precisely what defines an economic shortage. There's no shortage of anything , if the price offered is right. I wonder if the discrepa

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