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by jdpedrie 8y ago
I think tech can be effective when its used to make on the ground activism better. It's a truism in political science that face to face politicking and door knocking wins elections. If you can improve the effectiveness of that sort of
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In the wake of Obama's 2008 and 2012 elections, there was a ton of angst in Republican circles as they woke up to the seemingly insurmountable gap between the innovation of the Obama campaign and the pre-internet tactics of the GOP. Ad
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by jdpedrie 8y ago
"To the benefit of the people" and "does violence to the rule of law" are not mutually exclusive, at least in the short term.
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Neither are enough. Until I can drive across the continent as conveniently as I could in the ICE car I have today, I'll be extremely reluctant to purchase an electric vehicle.
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That seems like a strange way to look at it. If we grant that part of the appeal of a Rolex is that it is out of reach of most people, $1700, adjusted for inflation, was out of reach 50 years ago. Today, a luxury good of that price is well
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by jdpedrie 8y ago
Why not next Wednesday? edit: /s
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> They would get some government assistence with the condition that this was the first and only time that the governmnet would help. We'll see how well that holds up next time those people need assistance. Somehow I don't see a
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It's not "anti-intellectualism" to be skeptical of the word of someone who stands to directly benefit from the course of action they recommend. I'm quite sure that the ASCE is a fine organization populated by conscientio
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The only statistics I ever see cited are those of the American Society of Civil Engineers, an interest group with a vested interest in increased infrastructure funding. I'm not hostile to the idea that we should spend more on maintenan
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Dan Gilbert has invested $5.6B in Detroit(businessinsider.com)
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by jdpedrie 8y ago
Milo became less prominent after he got banned, but not necessarily /because/ he got banned. His loss of prominence followed an impressive string of self destruction, of which his banning from twitter was only one part.
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by jdpedrie 8y ago
As with many topics discussed on HN, a recent EconTalk episode provides a useful perspective! http://www.econtalk.org/michael-munger-on-traffic/
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by jdpedrie 8y ago
I've always been happy (well, happy isn't the right word -- accepting perhaps) to pay what I know is a 25-40% premium for apple computers over a roughly equivalent PC, because I know what I'm getting in terms of quality, and
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by jdpedrie 8y ago
It’s not a post. It’s a link to the account deletion screen on Facebook.
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> The incorporation doctrine is a constitutional doctrine through which the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution (known as the Bill of Rights) are made applicable to the states through the Due Process clause of the Four
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by jdpedrie 8y ago
> The political gerrymandering cases decided thus far this term are a good example. Masterpiece Cake Shop was as well. The court ruled in his favor, but was able to wiggle out of resolving the constitutional questions because of explicit
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https://outline.com/FmnVuN
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The marketing name is different from software versions. The versions, while not entirely linear, do progress in a sane manner. https://www.gaijin.at/en/lstwinver.php
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StackOverflow's developer survey[0] would suggest that the original comment was incorrect. But I think it's an incomplete story for the reasons I and other respondents mentioned. The large supply at the lower end of the market dep
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I don't speak for the parent (and I don't think the assertion is correct), but I will say that PHP jobs outside the valley are plentiful. A large percentage of those are legacy maintenance or development on unpleasant platforms su
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by jdpedrie 8y ago
Is there any concern around having a tank full of gas so old? Do you add a stabilizer to keep it from going stale?
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by jdpedrie 9y ago
What makes it right or left wing bs? Can't it just be an incorrect statement? It could just be me, but I didn't detect any political undertones to the parent comment.
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by jdpedrie 9y ago
Thank you for the correction. Unfortunately I can't edit my original comment to highlight that anymore. I've certainly always rented whilst having primary coverage from my normal auto insurance and so the distinction wasn't e
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by jdpedrie 9y ago
Rental car companies always try to sell you liability coverage for accidents and damage for about $25/day. Almost every major credit card already includes the coverage for free, so when you opt into the rental coverage, you're nee
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by jdpedrie 9y ago
No no, that march is in January, but you don't hear about it on the news.
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by jdpedrie 9y ago
See price info without filling out the forms: http://www.mynutrigene.com/products I kind of like this idea, but it seems so half-baked. Why not wait a while to get the product working before posting here?
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by jdpedrie 9y ago
AFAIK that only applies to hospital emergency rooms. Your local doctor certainly can refuse service if you can't pay the bill.
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Fiat Chrysler CEO: Electric cars not worth investment(detroitnews.com)
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"Paying cash" in this context doesn't mean a briefcase full of $100 bills. It means direct payment from the consumer to the provider. That direct payment could be in the form of a check or credit card.
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by jdpedrie 9y ago
From the bottom of the article, since people are wondering whether this is serious: > The views expressed in this article are not endorsed by and do not in any way represent the opinions of their employers or Leo Strauss. They should als

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