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by junofan 3y ago
The FTC’s statement cites a Shkreli case. I wouldn’t get my hopes up.
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by junofan 3y ago
Explain?
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by junofan 3y ago
You’re missing the concept of foreseeable injury.
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by junofan 3y ago
You’re neglecting the time value of money and failing to adjust for risk. Pharma margins aren’t that great. 15–20%.
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by junofan 3y ago
I think fiduciary duties get way more nuanced. You can’t always do anything you wish to a company, even if you own it outright.
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by junofan 3y ago
I thought FTX lead its own rounds? Sequoia was in for <1%.
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by junofan 3y ago
Is it possible for somebody to open up a shop that buys from German distributors at up to a 40% discount? Then you wouldn’t need a mass outrage movement to solve the problem.
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by junofan 3y ago
Which states don’t care? All 50 states+PR+DC have submitted NEVI plans and received approval.
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by junofan 3y ago
I think it’s a little different when we’re talking about classified documents and national security. I’m ready to assume Israel has nuclear weapons. It’s a shame NASA’s independent study team did not review classified reports.
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by junofan 3y ago
That’s a stretch. UAW could’ve confirmed it. Twitter pops up a big warning when you try to change your PFP. It’s like if I went to AT&T, changed my number, and complained that AT&T was preventing people from calling me.
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by junofan 3y ago
No need to declare false beneficiaries. Click through to the final rule and ctrl-F “exempt”, then keep in mind there are jurisdictions that approach capital formation by creating structures that fall into those categories.
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by junofan 3y ago
Their “synthetic doppelgänger economy” seems a little off. Fig B1 Burlesconi 2001 is particularly egregious.
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by junofan 3y ago
Looking fwd to paying my lawyers a bit more. The bad guys will keep operating under one of many exemptions and workarounds.
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by junofan 3y ago
Changing profile picture automatically removes the blue check. I believe there’s a big confirmation dialog you have to click through. This article seems deceptive. > Twitter’s verification policy temporarily removes verification from acc
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by junofan 3y ago
It’s an ad company. Good luck running a local plumbing business without forking over 10% to the big GOOG.
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by junofan 3y ago
I’d question this: “The deeper problems are, as always, corporate control of laws, policy and regulatory agencies.” Cursory look at history shows that the problems with governments are usually not companies. People seeking power just aren’t
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by junofan 3y ago
Doesn’t seem fair for the voters, no? Why should my representatives be ineligible to serve because others couldn’t agree?
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by junofan 3y ago
He’s a former government official who openly changes his messaging based on polling data, not scientific evidence. It’s not unreasonable to discount his public statements. > “When polls said only about half of all Americans would take a
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by junofan 3y ago
It’s not uncommon in places with droughts.
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by junofan 3y ago
I dunno, weather modification has been going on since at least the 80s and it’s pretty unnoticeable. I don’t see how we can peacefully stop China and Africa from burning coal, so I’m more interested in unilateral, noncoercive solutions.
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by junofan 3y ago
I think most data points to delays rather than worker’s compensation as the big cost driver. Time is money. The net project isn’t even completed yet.
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by junofan 3y ago
$700m is the inflation-adjusted figure FYI. The Golden Gate Bridge cost something like $30m at the time.
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by junofan 3y ago
They heat rocks. What’s the barrier to scale other than cash?
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by junofan 3y ago
Common myth. Millions of years of tree growth would have taken the earth to ~0 ppm CO2, preventing plant life. There were likely organisms other than white rot fungi that broke down lignin. Most petroleum formation occurred from dead diatom
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by junofan 3y ago
I think it’s fine to describe a film on a discussion forum. I just Googled what it is and copied the first thing I saw. I referenced it so others have that information too.
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by junofan 3y ago
Everything points to our politicians being fine with owners becoming richer and nonowners just being poorer.
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by junofan 3y ago
Also (in general) I don’t think most people would be so sanguine if their condo lost $75k/yr over 8 years.
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by junofan 3y ago
Here’s what ChatGPT GPT-4 gives me: > Sally has 2 sisters. Each of her 3 brothers has 2 sisters, and those sisters would be Sally and her 2 sisters.
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by junofan 3y ago
That’s the first in a series of articles. The next article in the series states: > the regression … can explain the Electoral College drop-off Clinton experienced relative to Obama based on some simple demographic variables and the 2012
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by junofan 3y ago
I’m not bothered. I don’t think the FCC will prioritize it.

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