jwallaceparker

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by jwallaceparker 12y ago
Hey. Great example. I think you're correct to point out that "in Telstra's case the government did effectively grant them a monopoly" in the first place. The specifics I'm talking about in the Comcast case is that g
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by jwallaceparker 12y ago
Those cable lines that run down the streets into all the houses. By law nobody can use them but Comcast and by law nobody else can string up another set of lines to run to all the houses. That's the monopoly privilege.
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by jwallaceparker 12y ago
Can you name one monopoly that exists anywhere that is not the creation of a government in the first place? Do some digging into the history of antitrust legislation. The Sherman Antitrust legislation was an act of mercantilism designed to
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by jwallaceparker 12y ago
It's government that is granting Comcast the monopoly privilege to be the only ISP on the market. That is not the natural state of a market. It's government intervention in the first place that creates the monopoly.
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by jwallaceparker 12y ago
Government regulation doesn't create competition. Edit: It's remarkable that any statement regarding regulation that isn't overtly Marxist immediately gets half a dozen down votes on HN.
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Designer music: how Tycho blends art and sound(theverge.com)
1 points by jwallaceparker 13y ago|0 comments
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The first version of Google, Facebook, YouTube and more(blog.bufferapp.com)
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The Future of Code by Ruby’s Father(medium.com)
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100 Tips About Life, People, and Happiness(medium.com)
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Ranking the Websites of the 50 Nifty United States(medium.com)
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How to Look Like a Professional Photographer (online)(medium.com)
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The healing power of video games(polygon.com)
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
> I'm a huge fan of free markets, but there are market failures requiring some government intervention in the form of contract law, property law and its exemptions, and regulation in specific situations. I agree that contract and pr
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Applebee's to install 100,000 tablets at tables in 2014(latimes.com)
1 points by jwallaceparker 13y ago|1 comments
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Lamest (and most hilarious) Amazon review I've ever seen(amazon.com)
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NBA 2K14 penalizes profanity in effort to make online gaming more civilized(polygon.com)
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Incredible designer posters reimagine 'Robocop,' 'Blade Runner,' and more(theverge.com)
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
And then this happened: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25213846
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
> Fiat currencies only end if the issuing entity ceases to exist or abandons them I'm curious - can you point to one example of this happening? To my knowledge they've all gone to zero in a hyperinflation but I'd love to k
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
> does that mean what the FED is doing through monetary policy zero sum? It leads to malinvestment as you pointed out. > Can this be true? Or am I looking at the situation too simplistically? I agree. It's a wealth transfer. >
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
> Well then maybe you should point that out in your initial comment. Okay I will next time! > You'll have to do a little better to support your claim that deflation can result in economic growth. One data point from a rather uniq
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
I'm just talking about deflation in general. Bitcoin is a new phenomenon but the 'fear of deflation' argument has been used by monetarists for decades. Bitcoin is hardly viable as a unit of account at this point. It's a
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
I don't use Bitcoin at all. I'm just talking about the general idea of inflation. I'm not arguing the merits of Bitcoin.
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
I am well aware of "Gresham's law" that bad money drives out good. I'm just referring to the idea of deflation in general and the fear mongering that happens around it. I'm not talking about Bitcoin versus USD.
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
> What's your opinion on inflation as an economic driver? My opinion is that inflation does not drive economic growth. > Are they right and both deflation and inflation can supply economic growth? Neither one supplies economic gr
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
> why buy something today if it will be cheaper tomorrow? Because you want it today. The "fear of deflation" argument is now pervasive among monetary theorists. The argument goes that if people know that prices will fall, they
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
> As a side note I love how 80% of the comments here are about the number of books available as a pissing contest versus any real discussion for the merits of the idea. For shame. I think a lot of us (at least I did) expected that a good
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
I have 24 books eligible for the program, which seems like a high number based on the comments here. I've probably ordered 600-700 books since 1999. Most of the Matchbook matches are at the $2.99 price point. None are listed for free.
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J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan taking over as writers of Star Wars VII(theverge.com)
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by jwallaceparker 13y ago
http://gumbyframework.com is fantastic

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