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by jazzyk 9y ago
So, using your logic, I assume nothing in the NYT holds much value to you, because they have run stories (without proving any evidence) about "Trump and the prostitutes" in Moscow?
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If you are alleging that they photo-shopped these screenshots - it would be intellectually honest to present a proof, rather than just smear the source, because you don't like it.
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I agree, but it should start at the top: "Eric Schmidt [and a sizeable team of Googlers]* played a crucial role in Team Hillary’s election tech". https://qz.com/823922/eric-schmidt-played-a-crucial-role-in-...
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>The workplace is no place for politics like this Sadly, with the onsluaght of statism in the US, that's no longer the case. Eric Schmidt (and a whole team from Google) played a crucial role in Team Hillary’s election tech. https:&
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There is more to creating "another SV" than just paying more, and it is quite complex and not precisely measurable. If you are interested, The Economist had a cover story on this a couple of years ago, explaining it much better th
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There is no shortage of programmers in the US, either (except, temporarily, in SF/SV). There is this myth, which uses an example of a handful of lucky "tech" people like Jobs or Gates or Zuckerberg who got rich and famous. In
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Has it occurred to you that they hold down salaries, because they can ? Apparently there are many people willing to work for that money. The word "market" assumes that each party can walk away from the deal. But if you are the so
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Strictly speaking, it was politically possible - the Democrats had majority in both the Congress and the Senate. Public option is a great solution, because it does not prevent the people who prefer (and can afford) to pay for private serv
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by jazzyk 9y ago
The single-payer option was quickly dropped by the Democrats in Congress. Their sponsors (the health-"care" industry) did not like it.
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by jazzyk 9y ago
>The lawsuit did a lot of damage in both directions. It's not clear who benefitted other than the attorneys. That lawsuit single-handedly created an additional layer of intermediaries (whole industry, really), which eats up ~30% of
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by jazzyk 9y ago
A lunch meal at a restaurant with friends/coworkers is just so much more civilized - and satisfying - than eating some melee out of a plastic container. And the Mediterranean countries are just masters in this area (thank you Spain&#
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There are a few pockets of good markets, I am sure. But the whole shortage myth is created by companies (often startups) posting "Magician" ads. Example of a "Magician" ad: "Looking for a PhD + min 10 years of exper
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Debt has never been seen favorably in almost any culture - even in the US, before the 80s. I think it was the Reagan administration made credit card debt interest tax-deductible and the cat was out of the bag.
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by jazzyk 9y ago
Two points: - 2% GDP growth is not exactly what I would call "strong economy": http://www.multpl.com/us-real-gdp-growth-rate - it is not a workers market - if it had been, incomes would not have stagnated I do agr
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by jazzyk 9y ago
I have lived in the US for 27+ years and I think Americans tend to be very generous, a lot of people donate their time and money to charities, churches, etc. They just don't want to give their money to a bunch of bureaucrats, who spend
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by jazzyk 9y ago
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough". -- Albert Einstein
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by jazzyk 9y ago
So Newton's Laws of Motion are just "an outdated theory" because they were published in 1686? And, I am sorry, but the paper you quote is just pseudo-intellectual drivel. If I could decipher anything from it, it boiled down t
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by jazzyk 9y ago
>They won't ever be able to buy a $100,000+ car, a small boat or a small air-plane Except for the few lucky ones in SV who cash(ed) out in time, these toys are mostly bought on credit. Salaries are high, but so are the costs.
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by jazzyk 9y ago
Not defending O'R, but what conferences pay speakers' fees and reimburse their costs these days?
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Yes, but before that, make sure you marry someone with a good earning potential :-)
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by jazzyk 9y ago
>but 16 years of experience is exactly what empployers and clients want They do want 16 years of experience, but only if they can pay you a mid-level[1] salary/rate... [1] Mid-level -> 5-8-years of experience
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by jazzyk 9y ago
i am against Internet lynching, but there have been enough scandals and just plain toxicity coming out of Uber for several years now. I know it was not quite your point, but idolizing assholes like Kalanick - "they may be a bit flawed,
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by jazzyk 9y ago
Access => $70k/year for a private university, $30K/year for state
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Private Internet Access allows payment with popular brand gift cards (Starbucks, etc.) purchased at brick-and-mortar locations for cash. Then you use a disposable e-mail account to receive your password.
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by jazzyk 9y ago
I disagree with your statement about not having savings in a safe (usually lower-yield) account. Index funds are usually a good idea in the long term, but right now (June 2017), I would not put a penny in the stock market - it is ridiculous
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by jazzyk 9y ago
The OP was asking for financial advice, specifically.
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True, but it is very hard to work for yourself these days. There is a reason why small business creation is at an all -time low [1][2]. Big corps (and their lackeys in Congress) would like us to "give our lives to some companies",
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Which is, sadly, almost always the case.
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One of my favorite quotes: "There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved." -- George Sand
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A lot (not all) of rich people who inherited money actually do nothing , they have money people managing their wealth (for a good cut of the profits). And making money on your capital in a perma-bull stock market (casino?), engineered by t

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