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by kemiller 9y ago
You are doing important work here.
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by kemiller 9y ago
That doesn’t help with the day/date mismatch. Switching everyone to UTC for absolutely everything solves a few problems (international meeting scheduling confusion, cranky programmers) and creates huge problems for almost everything e
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by kemiller 9y ago
Good God, no. The time isn’t just an arbitrary number to help coordinate meetings, it communicates what time of the day/night cycle you’re experiencing, to a reasonable approximation. Having separate time zones may be annoying, but i
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by kemiller 9y ago
Vs the classical conservative world view in which order, even if it's unjust, is usually better for everyone, even the people on the bottom, than chaos; and that dismantling power structures, if done suddenly or without care, is more l
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by kemiller 9y ago
Nah, it just does that sometimes. I got it at 35 and it started to wear off 6 years later.
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by kemiller 9y ago
Portability is a concern that is particular to the Navy, and I don't think anyone has suggested they switch...
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by kemiller 9y ago
I have one and love it, fwiw.
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by kemiller 9y ago
It’s not really government money though, is it? It’s bank money.
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by kemiller 9y ago
Can someone explain why it would be loaded up with debt on going private?
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by kemiller 9y ago
Cash also has production and upkeep costs.
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by kemiller 9y ago
Neglecting path dependence is the root of all evil. I mean, he’s not wrong, but maybe the answer is just that this is fucking hard. And some of his specifics are just wrong. The pen? No. It’s super useful in some areas, like drawing, b
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by kemiller 9y ago
I'm sure that the tax benefits are not the only criterion here. There are plenty of things cities can do to attract companies that aren't tax breaks — SF and NY and others are already there. Amazon wants a place that its employe
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by kemiller 9y ago
Unless money is being funneled into private politicians’ hands, it’s not corruption. The choice is between amazon + tax breaks and nothing. These cities clearly believe that they’re better off, net net, with Amazon and they’re probably rig
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by kemiller 9y ago
I don't know how obvious that is a priori. If you asked a subsistence laborer what the effects of sitting all day would have on their health you might get a different answer.
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by kemiller 9y ago
Yes. Sitting all day at work is just as bad, though you are probably getting up at certain intervals.
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by kemiller 9y ago
Are there any examples of that working at large scale?
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by kemiller 9y ago
But what, exactly, is the alternative to a free market?
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by kemiller 9y ago
For a messenging app, with classic network effects, it’s a very relevant metric.
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by kemiller 9y ago
You are right. Delaware corp taxes are pretty typical so they are not saving anything. It's all about the chancery courts which are very efficient.
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by kemiller 9y ago
2700 vs 20000 total students and faculty doesn't seem that crazy. Could it be that they are moving admin so that there is more room on the main campus for academic purposes?
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by kemiller 9y ago
I would think the lack of gas giants in the system would increase that risk as well.
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by kemiller 9y ago
That's not what TFA said as I read it.
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by kemiller 9y ago
That's why it would make them poorer. Removing upward pressure on their largest asset makes them poorer as the price falls.
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by kemiller 9y ago
Removing the MID would make middle-to-upper-middle-class people poorer, and so reduce inequality that way, but would it help poor people at all? The net monthly cost of housing would stay the same, just shift the proportion of your payment
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by kemiller 10y ago
It's worth sticking it out to the end.
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by kemiller 10y ago
Statistical innumeracy is what causes the exaggerated categorical fear of nuclear's risks vs the empirical and very present risks posed by fossil fuels. You don't get to just "be against" fossil fuels; you have to propo
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by kemiller 10y ago
I don't think it's about the price of fuel per kWh it's about the waste generated per kWh.
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by kemiller 10y ago
How is giving Goldman people government positions buying them if not by giving them the power to set rules as they like? It's not like they are in it for the cushy gov't benefits.
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by kemiller 10y ago
Those things are huge, and super rare, despite being pretty simple. He totally deserves some of the credit for that alone.
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by kemiller 10y ago
There's a difference between means-tested handouts and basic income. Since everyone gets it, asic income might not have the same stigma.

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