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811.
by jpadkins 15y ago
can you cite an example of when DRAM is used for persistent storage? I am not aware of any.
812.
by jpadkins 15y ago
Is down IPO market due to bear market or SOX regulation? I think IPOs went down well before 2008. Classic unintended consequence, where SOX hurts IPOs, which hurts VCs, which hurts startups, which hurts job creation...
813.
by jpadkins 15y ago
> I think that is an overall win for everyone. Except for when you make life more fair by handicapping the high performers. See Kurt's Harrison Bergeron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron
814.
by jpadkins 15y ago
Can someone explain why normal everyday chapter 11 bankruptcy is not applied to banks? Why can't they wipe out the shareholders, sell off the assets, and pay the creditors from that?
815.
by jpadkins 15y ago
wait.. you mean math is simply made up? It's not the language of the universe? well that's just depressing.
816.
by jpadkins 15y ago
I think it says more about the state of high school math. technology meets the needs of the market, and this market hasn't changed much in 10 years.
817.
by jpadkins 15y ago
money is fungible. It goes to the federal government.
818.
by jpadkins 15y ago
If that is true, than most games in production and pre-production now are using ray-tracing based engines. Can you cite examples of major studios using ray tracing engines today?
819.
by jpadkins 15y ago
cost of borrowing has a well documented effect on prices (see interest rates and real estate)
820.
by jpadkins 15y ago
your school itself is not free, the costs are just hidden from you. You will pay much more in taxes over your lifetime than the college costs cited this article. There is no free lunch.
821.
by jpadkins 15y ago
To force the country to prioritize its spending and stop creating higher taxes on future generations. Deficit spending is taxation without representation, and should be eliminated. Both parties are guilty of deficit spending (republicans mo
822.
by jpadkins 15y ago
caps on future spending and a balanced budget amendment is ridiculous grandstanding? keep in mind the group that passed this bill were not in the congress 2 years ago, let alone 10. Also keep in mind the republican leadership that was in of
823.
by jpadkins 15y ago
Congress already passed a bill instructing the Treasury to pay interest on debt, social security, wages of troops in that order. If the President does not follow that law, it's probably an impeachable offense. The result won't be a defaul
824.
by jpadkins 15y ago
They did pass a bill, the debt ceiling is tied to a balanced budget amendment.
825.
by jpadkins 15y ago
To some, self improving software is a frightening.
826.
by jpadkins 15y ago
I don't think she is trying to avoid the taxes and stay in business. I think she wants CA to receive the taxes and have local retailers on a level playing field.
827.
by jpadkins 15y ago
What about the moral implications that deficit spending is inter-generational taxation? I think that is a clear case of taxation without representation.
828.
by jpadkins 15y ago
erlang based server (pikko server) is trying for 1k people realtime FPS trial... http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/07/pikkotekks-1000-p...
829.
by jpadkins 15y ago
Who regulates the Federal Reserve? You trust the SEC to secure your wealth?
830.
by jpadkins 15y ago
So use mybitcoin.com then. Or another 3rd party you trust.
831.
by jpadkins 15y ago
Umm GE sells pharmaceuticals and has a large healthcare division. Apple tried and failed to enter B2B, recently.
832.
by jpadkins 16y ago
you can't reflect the will of the people with representative democracy. People have different value judgement, therefor it is impossible to create laws that are 100% reflective of the people. Democratic representatives do not represent you
833.
by jpadkins 16y ago
Bubbles require rapid credit expansion. There may be varied reasons for what fuels a particular bubble, but the necessary precondition is easy money/credit. When the government regulates the currency & credit markets tightly, then gove
834.
by jpadkins 16y ago
$100k per employee in the valley? That seems low. Fully loaded (healthcare, office space, payroll taxes, perks, IT, etc) are probably closer to $200k per.
835.
by jpadkins 16y ago
uphill and downhill assume going left to right. forward slash and backslash both assume going left to right. How is this an improvement? Maybe call them right-slash and left-slash, with the lean prefix implied? This would probably help our
836.
by jpadkins 16y ago
define abuse a priori. The whole IP system is a patch on top of hack on top of a compromise on top of a insiders club.
837.
by jpadkins 16y ago
yes, lets take away choice of government so the empire can rule effectively. /s Competing jurisdictions is a check on corruption.
838.
by jpadkins 16y ago
loops represent the economy. Other than new currency from the Federal Reserve or Treasury, or physical dollar media being destroyed, its a closed loop system.
839.
by jpadkins 16y ago
why is that shocking? Not to sound heartless but doctors, nurses and medication are expensive. Treatment for cancer is expensive. People who work in healthcare deserve to get paid, right? Houses are usually people's largest source of sa
840.
by jpadkins 16y ago
Private profit, socialized losses. Now I understand what you meant. I believe the government enables these actors, not prevents them. Finance sector is the recent example. Polluters are protected from being sued (and damages are capped) by

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