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by kepler1 6y ago
Housing-wise yes, agreed. But London is hardly affordable either.
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by kepler1 6y ago
Tyranny in whose opinion? Seems something like 7M don't think so, or not enough to take anyone up on the offer.
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by kepler1 6y ago
Sounds really appealing. Going from a warm tropical climate with affordable food, good transport, relatively good social services to somewhere cold, wet, lower standard of living, and in economic turmoil.
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by kepler1 6y ago
I hope the legend of how the Pleiades sold Subarus to lesbians also endures for 100,000 years.
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by kepler1 6y ago
How to increase salaries? Hah, fundamentally change the supply and demand of labor. Not gonna get around that basic dynamic. Too many unemployed / underemployed educated people willing to take the job for less. Too few companies gen
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by kepler1 6y ago
UBI is something that countries need to set up when times are flush and everyone is willing to give it a go because there's enough money to spread around and few objections. I don't think it'll fly when everything is in the t
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by kepler1 6y ago
Well, it's a rational thought, but you'll still be skewered for saying it out loud. It's something to do with people thinking they should have an entitlement to live somewhere they've lived for a long time no matter how
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by kepler1 6y ago
We'll know we've reached the tipping point when even the homeless guy on the corner says to an offer of FB clothing, "no way man, I'm not wearing that shit".
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by kepler1 6y ago
>The thing about voter ID is that it isn't inherently a bad idea... This is very true. The same people who often argue loudly for privacy, security, are willing to have a hole in the election system, probably the more important o
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by kepler1 6y ago
BTW what do you mean by the American mindset?
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by kepler1 6y ago
Sincere question -- How many times have existing anti-terrorism laws been misused versus "well" used for the purpose they were intended? So many people's objections are based on the particular example they can quote, or the v
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by kepler1 6y ago
The medical system is stretched to breaking. Vaccine distribution is completely disorganized, despite months of possible preparation time. A ridiculous patchwork of federal, state, county authorities can't get it together to enforce
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by kepler1 6y ago
Unions are about locking in a minimum standard of work on something that doesn't change, stifling innovation, covering for underperforming colleagues, rewarding people based on how long they've been around, making things cost more
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by kepler1 6y ago
Easy, adopt new name. iViagra(TM): Keeps your Mac up
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by kepler1 6y ago
Sigh, it just takes us sooo long to do things like this, and even then it's half measures. It's not the best or most useful example, but some cities in Asia/China almost overnight banned not only the sale but operation of g
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by kepler1 6y ago
Unfortunately, after listening to the soundtrack a bit, I find that I can only stand so much rap before my ears get tired.
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by kepler1 6y ago
So, you want a vehicle that is required to protect your life and safety, interact with other people + cars on the road, filled with gasoline/electricity, can ram into things and cause harm, to be open source and modifiable by anyone wh
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by kepler1 6y ago
I'm sure a regulatory body run by its members can find all sorts of reasons to justify its existence so that competition can be kept at bay and high wages maintained.
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by kepler1 6y ago
I agree. I was just pointing out my example as the case this kind of story may be aimed at helping to change. Baltimore inner city. No amount of well-intentioned BLM protest is going to change the day to day lived experience of someone i
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by kepler1 6y ago
Here are some tips, and I would say especially in law, where you may tend to talk in principles when in fact numbers do become important. -- 1. Take an interest in data. Be interested in the details of how statistics and numbers make thi
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by kepler1 6y ago
Well, I would also say that it helps to have family and friends and an environment that rewards and nurtures kids for having some intellectual capability + aptitude. Maybe having come from Canada is a contributor to that. I'm guessing
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by kepler1 6y ago
Even worse for San Francisco. Basically just "restaurants" and an easy getaway to outdoors. And worse on all the other fronts as well (crime, homeless, cost of living, etc). How well a city takes care of these issues in the goo
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by kepler1 6y ago
Every media outlet, production company, aggregator, makes implicit decisions about what they choose to fund, air, endorse, or not fund, not air, or not endorse. Is this any worse than the many decisions other channels make every day to su
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by kepler1 6y ago
Bias this, discrimination that, etc. etc. If female entrepreneurs are being overlooked and being shortchanged for their talents, someone go start a fund that seeks out such undervalued assets and prove it by investing in them and making a l
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by kepler1 6y ago
Never in my comments have I displayed anger, irrationality, or a desire to dictate that others have to use certain language. It must be easy just to think I'm some fringe element going nutso like some Trump supporter living in Florida
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by kepler1 6y ago
May I say a sincere thank you for taking the time to write an articulate, reasonable, credible counterpoint to the above discussion.
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by kepler1 6y ago
I love how you go right ahead assuming, at the same time you preach against it. It's really respect worthy. I'm not Christian. I'm not religious. I'm not Republican. I'm not disliking trans people. I'm not
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by kepler1 6y ago
I guess one of the lessons that will be taken away, among looking-for-bias inclined people will be: "Never attribute to bad judgment and rash decision making what can be explained by race."
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by kepler1 6y ago
Did they broadcast those ultimatums publicly all over the company and make a die-on-this-hill stink about it? In a way that forced the company's hand?
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by kepler1 6y ago
When you have a disagreement with your manager, do you broadcast it all over the company intranet with ultimatums attached? Some people are smart, but not wise.

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