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by jhancock 17y ago
As to why the number are odd, its anyone's guess. I'm sure there are competing interests at various gov levels that would over or under-report. Just as likely is the various accounting systems for determining the numbers are flawed. Poss
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by jhancock 17y ago
I seriously doubt it. I am a southerner and many have called me a redneck. I am very plugged into the folks I have grown up around. Racism is alive and well my friend. Obviously, not all the people I know are racists, but there are more
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by jhancock 17y ago
I am very aware he meant domestic. Its not a valid argument to only select violence in your own neighborhood/state/country when you are discussing if someone exhibits radical behavior. It just makes you a wealthy radical.
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by jhancock 17y ago
Your point "need a lot more back-up from elected officials and everyday members of the general public in insisting that we are all mostly Americans here" seems the right answer but I don't see how we get there from here. While in my home to
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by jhancock 17y ago
Yeah, I think the word superiority is not the best term for what you're describing. The trouble I have with the way you present this I do not view "winning" as being a situation where others "lose". I believe I can be "better" without tak
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by jhancock 17y ago
"but has there been mass violence in response or whatnot? No, life has gone on as normal." There has been quite a bit of mass violence. How many have we killed in Iraq and Afghanistan these last 8 years? Depending on who's numbers you bel
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by jhancock 17y ago
Your points on the "mathematics" point out problems with the structure of this "spoils" system. The system requires constants readjustment, complete replacement, or removal to satisfy the changing numbers. In regards to: "No one...and I me
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by jhancock 17y ago
"If this did happen, it would be the result of suicidal national policies that increase the degree of race-consciousness" I can see how policies can make things worse. So how would you recommend doing it different? My best guess is that n
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by jhancock 17y ago
"What am I going to build my next app on? Probably Postgres. Will I use NoSQL? Maybe" I just spent some time evaluating several k/v stores for a new project. My conclusion: These things may be useful when I'm ready to optimize. Until then
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by jhancock 17y ago
Perhaps a special fully transparent non-profit. You can pay employees whatever wage the market demands and with certain limits, like executive packages that have to be approved by "members" (policy holders). As to your questions: 1 - The g
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by jhancock 17y ago
The essential problem is that the person paying the premium is not the insurance companies "customer". The health insurance company's customer is the shareholder, not the premium payer, that has to end. I have built software for health ins
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by jhancock 17y ago
Google aggregates these sites fine for my needs.
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by jhancock 17y ago
but could your father speak Australian?
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by jhancock 17y ago
Is there some case law or legislation you can point out that aggregation counts as transformative? I hope that it would be. But my non-legal view of the term transformative says aggregation is not.
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by jhancock 17y ago
Good points. I have had my market destroyed in a similar fashion to what you describe. I also did not think it was the right course to sue my new competitors that were giving away their product. But if the French want to have more strict
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by jhancock 17y ago
I like free services as well as the rest of us. But Google is making money indirectly off all/most of its free services. They certainly aren't creating great products for us out of kindness. There isn't an easy answer here. The free ser
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by jhancock 17y ago
If a company can subsidize a product or service (shipping, free maps so you make money off ads, etc) at a loss, this is anti-competitive. I'm not saying it is illegal or immoral. But it most certainly can be an effective anticompetitive a
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by jhancock 17y ago
And your iPhone, once you've paid for it, is not Apple's anymore. Its yours. Congress has passed legislative caveats around the DMCA for cell phones. Meaning you can unlock them. Well at least I haven't seen Apple or anyone else yet sue
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by jhancock 17y ago
My high school math teacher refused to teach calculus. We spent year after year on algebra, trig, geometry, and did proofs. Lots and lots of proofs. He told me not to worry about when I went to college and studied calculus as I would be
920.
by jhancock 17y ago
"They also cannot force corporations and consumers to spend. Since China isn't a democracy, it doesn't suffer these problems." This article is full of stupid statements like the above. A democracy can do whatever the voters tell it to do,
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by jhancock 17y ago
From afar it may seem like central planning is the name of the game in China. On the ground, its highly regional; whith districts inside regions doing their own thing. There are high level "mandates" of sorts and a few central programs th
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by jhancock 17y ago
Your right, we do need to figure this out. I never have understood why we make it so hard for someone to stay after they've completed an education here.
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by jhancock 17y ago
I agree, a visa for what you are doing should be available. From what I have read about pg's founder visa, I don't see how that includes your situation. It does seem reasonable that the U.S. should be tripping over themselves to provide a
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by jhancock 17y ago
Your point is well taken. However, we do have lots of talent already here (many are ones already here on various student and work visas). YC is limited to a narrow set of people that can "afford" the process. I do not buy the argument t
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by jhancock 17y ago
at 70mph, you'd look like a dork committing suicide.
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by jhancock 17y ago
I have read the essay. I agree with the points. However, they do not take into account the number of Americans that have the skills and desire to create a startup but for other reasons can not afford to be founders. Shouldn't we address
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by jhancock 17y ago
Nothing against folks outside the U.S. that want to work here. But, I have not seen any real evidence that supports a skill set shortage. Can someone provide real numbers?
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by jhancock 17y ago
It is common practice to take collections into your own hands in China. I have found it is not common for people to hold you hostage when you do not owe them money. Rule of thumb: pay your debts, don't screw over your creditors.
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by jhancock 17y ago
We should treat companies that move overseas as dead to us. The estate tax on death is around 50%. Please pay as you leave.
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by jhancock 17y ago
I can't recall the last time I needed an icon. I need easy curved borders on divs and color palettes. But icons?

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