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by jensen123 11y ago
> It would be very easy to make holding such stock illegal. Really? I think the USA already has many laws in place to make offshore tax evasion harder. These laws also have the effect of making it very hard for Americans to do (honest) f
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by jensen123 11y ago
> I can't think of a single reason that anyone should have any money in an actively managed mutual fund. I kinda agree with you. However, theoretically, I would have been more than happy to put my money in an actively managed fund I
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by jensen123 11y ago
I totally agree with you that many corporations seem rather greedy. I wish those corporations were more nuanced, too. For example, I don't mind if Intel and AMD make locked down CPU and GPUs for entertainment computers, but it would ha
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by jensen123 11y ago
I suppose they can remain separate forever. I'm certainly ok with owning a separate computer for games and movies.
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by jensen123 11y ago
I wish the FSF was a bit more nuanced. For example, if DRM causes ordinary computers to come with proprietary code that is impossible to remove, then that is bad indeed. Then you no longer control your own computer. The same computer that y
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by jensen123 11y ago
I guess there could be more than one single thing causing this problem. So, overly restrictive zoning might contribute to the problem, but so might reduced demand for human labor and the government/banks printing too much money.
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by jensen123 11y ago
Good point. For example, I find it really strange that lots of money is spent on improving infrastructure in London rather than building new subways etc. in other cities in the UK: http://www.theguardian.com/news/databl
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by jensen123 11y ago
> the majority of their use cases is illegal. Is there any evidence for this, like any studies that have been done? Or are you just propagating a myth here?
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by jensen123 11y ago
Even if the tax percent was exactly the same on capitals gains and dividends, buybacks would still make sense. Dividends typically are paid out at least once year. On the other hand, you only incur capital gains when you sell shares. So, wi
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by jensen123 11y ago
I see your point. Much of this vulnerability is psychological, though. If you look at how many people have died from terrorism in the past, it's not many, at least compared to things like cancer, heart disease or traffic accidents. Sti
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by jensen123 11y ago
You're not the only one. Recently, I decided to try Fedora, though. It seems to work very well. However, I'm somewhat uncomfortable with it. I guess Red Hat makes a living selling Linux support, which means it's probably in t
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by jensen123 11y ago
> What is left to say about this? Does anyone have any new insights? There is one thing that I'm really, really wondering about. Are large cities like London and New York basically screwed? Let me explain: One large city with 10-20
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by jensen123 11y ago
> If you want a good laptop, you can never go wrong with a thinkpad. Actually, you can. I purchased a 3rd generation X1 Carbon last year. It had a very annoying fan. I guess that's what you get when you buy an "ultrabook"
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by jensen123 11y ago
The population of India has an average IQ of 81. Compare that with China, which has an average IQ of 100. I guess this is why China instituted the (very smart) one-child-per-family policy whereas India has done nothing. http://ww
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by jensen123 11y ago
I have tried redshift, however, I don't really like using my computer without good colors. I usually spend my late evenings reading paper books instead.
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by jensen123 11y ago
Those are the ones I have :-)
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by jensen123 11y ago
I've found it absolutely essential to spend some time outside in the middle of the day. I usually take a 1 hour walk outside around noon. If I don't do this, my circadian rhythm will get out of whack: I won't be tired in the
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by jensen123 11y ago
This article has some valid observations, but it also says that "There is no evidence to support the idea that the top 1 percent consists mostly of people of "exceptional talent."" Actually, there is some evidence for th
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by jensen123 11y ago
Sexual preferences that psychiatry considers mental disorders, like BDSM, fetishism and transvestism, or previously homosexuality and masturbation, usually have nothing to do with forcing anybody. Seems like much of psychiatry basically boi
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by jensen123 11y ago
I find it interesting that if you have odd/unusual sexual preferences, then you are often considered mentally ill, but if you have some odd/unusual preferences for other things (like operating systems, for example), then that is i
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by jensen123 11y ago
I think it's interesting to look at how psychiatric disorders are invented. For example, is homosexuality a mental disorder? It's basically just a bunch of psychiatrists getting together, suggesting stuff and voting on it. It is n
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by jensen123 11y ago
That could be. It's especially renovations in the same building where I live that has been the problem here. I'm guessing this is a bigger problem (more renovations!) in a large building, than a small one.
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by jensen123 11y ago
> Re: the conversation about walk-ability of cities. The key concept here is density. We need to value density as it allows for more compact living. Another thing that perhaps needs to be valued more is sound insulation. I currently live
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by jensen123 11y ago
That communist countries often call themselves democratic is not really that strange. Democracy comes from the Greek words demos, which means people, and kratos, while means power or rule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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by jensen123 11y ago
It seems that the Do Not Track feature will only give you a false sense of safety and privacy. It depends on the advertising companies actually respecting your choice, which most do not, according to this article: http://arstechn
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by jensen123 11y ago
Good point. I'm not an expert on global warming, but I guess crop failures are much more likely in southern areas? Recently, I read the science fiction book The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. This book takes place in a future US, on
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by jensen123 11y ago
Well, you can at least move to some other place that will be less affected by it. For example, if you currently live in Florida, you could move to Michigan. So, I think it's useful to hear about it.
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by jensen123 11y ago
What about getting laid? It's no secret that women tend to find rich men attractive. Or men with a high social status. I wonder how many men work hard because of this?
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by jensen123 11y ago
I wonder if most of the politicians in the UK actually understand what they're doing here? Some research have shown that in order to recognize brilliance, you basically have to be brilliant yourself: http://www.livescience.c
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by jensen123 11y ago
Caldwell Esselstyn has proven that it's possible to cure heart disease such as angina with a low-fat, plant-based diet. He's written a book about this 20 year study: Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientific

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