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by jryle70 7y ago
No, since when America practicing functional constituency [0]? It was invented long before 1997 when HK was still under British rule, nothing to do with China, so I think you can take easy with whataboutism. [0] - https://en.wiki
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by jryle70 7y ago
The very next paragraph of your quote. Not sure why you missed it: > The report states: “Twelve percent of adults would be unable to pay the expense by any means.” I’m dubious about that as well. In any event, 12% is a lot less than 39%.
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by jryle70 7y ago
So... shouldn't publish this article at all? or publish in the website of Peoria Weekly?
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I'm all for this, but says if Burkina Faso today demands the US to enter agreement not to weaponize the space, do you think the US would feel the need to respond? how about after Burkina Faso has successfully demonstrated its satellite
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by jryle70 7y ago
Do you know what the disadvantages of your vehicles? they don't take riders to their house. They don't allow riders to bring along any oddity of luggage. They aren't available at the moment notice. They aren't personal e
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by jryle70 7y ago
Or a half full view: tens of billions, possibly more, will be paid to the same truckers in their new, more fulfilling and healthier occupation? I don't know which scenario will play out. Neither do you. We'll have to see. Better y
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by jryle70 7y ago
You're either disingenuous or ignorant of the history of programming languages. MS doesn't use Java because it's a direct competitor to MS's eco systems. Windows isn't required; enterprise software; taking away deve
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by jryle70 8y ago
VCs invest other people's money, who want to see a clear path to profit. They can't afford to invest in long term risky bet like space or fusion energy. VC is not the right model for space investment. Nothing sad about it. It&#x27
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by jryle70 8y ago
"not doing it out of the goodness of their heart" is such an irritating cliche that makes me cringe. FB was founded in 2004 as a crappy for-profit startup. How many for-profit businesses born out of the goodness of the owner'
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by jryle70 8y ago
> I think SpaceX itself has said that it can't/won't be funding the Mars launches. What they said was they couldn't be funding the whole Mar endeavor. They certainly can and plan to fund Mars launches. They stated th
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by jryle70 8y ago
Spacex lease LC39 and LC40 at Cape Canaveral. They are exclusively used for Spacex's launches. SpaceX need approval for launches obviously, but they have full control of the cadence and timetable. NASA and US Air Force are just custome
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by jryle70 8y ago
Cooking is enjoyable. Pushing card in a crowded store is not. You either feel annoyed that you're blocked by someone's, or feel awkward that yours is blocking others. From that perspective not having carts is beneficial to the sto
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by jryle70 8y ago
> In America, you're shut down and surveilled for demanding systemic changes to the system (just try to build a movement in the United States for a change of government; see where that gets you) Have you tried? Did you know that the
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by jryle70 8y ago
> We're being inconsistent with our criticism, unwilling to apply it as a universal standard A cursory search on HN will give you countless counter-examples. Can you give me an example of the inconsistency? Are you suggesting there
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Because US isn't a threat to Canada and Mexico, as opposed to Russia vs. Poland or Estonia?
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Setting aside your subjective opinion about the state of the US's government, the Schengen area includes countries such as Slovakia and Austria. Apparently there have been no wave of Slovakians migrating into Austria despite the gap be
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by jryle70 8y ago
> With all that said, I do want to address one underlying point. "What's the alternative?", you ask. That's not my problem. That's your problem as a media professional. As a media consumer, I'm perfectly hap
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by jryle70 8y ago
Ars has some of the best space coverage that I have seen, thanks in no small part to the comment section. The knowledge there is amazing. Sometimes article is simply a way to start a discussion. This article is no exception.
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by jryle70 8y ago
So maybe BMW is more profitable or pulls in more revenue than Tesla in the US, or maybe not. Also, Model 3 has only been delivered to US and Canada's customers, and only expanded to Europe very recently. But the point remains, Tesla is
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by jryle70 8y ago
Click-bait? That's from South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong newspaper that still tries to be independent from Beijing. Also, did you know that Chinese in mainland can't access this very article? since SCMP has been blocked in th
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by jryle70 8y ago
#1 in terms of volume and revenue, sure I believe so, but quality? who are #2 or #3? The buses in questions are claimed to be not up to par. Credit to China for taking the lead in pushing EV -- as opposed to the current US administration. H
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by jryle70 8y ago
> There is little reason to believe that China would expand beyond its historical borders, they have enough people and land as is. The GP asserted that China wouldn't expand beyond its historical border, which was false. Not sure wh
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by jryle70 8y ago
Western? You already forgot about discussion of Chinese student groups at US universities? If anything, Chinese propaganda is both subtle and obvious. Nothing wrong with that really. PR is part of the game for anybody. Just don't prete
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by jryle70 8y ago
Can you give example of dissident voices in the US? why do they need RT when they already have Intercept, Medium, BuzzFeed; Fox News or CNBC; Drudge Report or Mother Jones; Breitbart or Daily Kos, etc?
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by jryle70 8y ago
Well, they are not just another new kid in the block. When their goals are to mass produce electric vehicles; to make it a viable option in the market; to move the entire industry in a new direction; to create advanced battery production ca
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by jryle70 8y ago
Months going to GEO are months of revenue lost, and mass for propellant is less mass for payload. That's the tradeoffs that may not be compelling for some customers.
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by jryle70 8y ago
So marketing to law enforcement is unethical? What about all the database vendors that sell to law enforcement -- Oracle, Microsoft, or Postgres? Can't you see the nuances in that? Law enforcement is the tool designed by the society to
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by jryle70 8y ago
Good idea doesn't matter because good ideas are rarely exclusive. If one has a good idea, there is a good chance someone else has also came up the same idea. Thus how to execute that idea becomes critical, including access to capital,
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by jryle70 8y ago
Yes it'd be the same. So either your country become strong and handle your own affair, at a cost acceptable to your population, or you align with country(ies) with that capability that share your interest and belief, such as EU. But de
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by jryle70 8y ago
We're in a thread about native ad and misinformation, and here we go a comment that is blatantly spreading misinformation stated as facts.

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