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541.
by lazide 5mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_United_States_presidentia... Carter won basically because Ford pardoned Nixon.
542.
by lazide 5mo ago
The argument was that it was ludicrous to say a wealth tax of x percent > income tax of x percent in actual impact, yes? It is clearly the case if you try to apply the income tax rate as a wealth tax using concrete real world examples. E
543.
by lazide 5mo ago
Sure. The issue I’d see is in 20 years inflation might mean that applies to almost everyone, like AMT, but that is a future us issue. The biggest personal complaint I have is why should the government be getting more tax money when all they
544.
by lazide 5mo ago
Read my comment - it likely would be equivalently impossible. That is my point.
545.
by lazide 5mo ago
I read it, and was replying in context.
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by lazide 5mo ago
20% tax on wealth (aka the potentially liquidatable value of an asset) would absolutely destroy anyone using an asset. For a classic example, look at property taxes which are a classic wealth tax. Grandma’s, people on pensions, and even mid
547.
by lazide 5mo ago
The biggest issue is that with the energy economy of the drives as shown, none of the actual conflicts would ever happen. Earth, the belt, etc. would have infinite clean water, for example, and plenty of energy to grow food via hydroponics.
548.
by lazide 5mo ago
Hitting debris at these velocities would be instant death. Debris comes from other vehicles (generally). You’d never want to be going where other people are, for safety.
549.
by lazide 5mo ago
LLM’s don’t ‘know’ anything in the conventual meaning of the word.
550.
by lazide 5mo ago
Any out there still doing what they originally were?
551.
by lazide 5mo ago
With the escalating abusive practices on display, going towards ‘self hosting everything strictly on OSS’ at least is exactly where this is all going.
552.
by lazide 5mo ago
It’s a description of a common Hollywood trope (or used to be), like the ‘magical negro’ [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Negro ]. Hard not to see once you know about them, and they are indeed common. But what sho
553.
by lazide 5mo ago
People make decisions based on many factors. I’m just giving her the benefit of the doubt and assuming she isn’t a fool. But hey, maybe I’m wrong and money plays no part in this action between a hundred-billionaire and an ex employee.
554.
by lazide 5mo ago
Wow, you are indeed quite confused. People with a lot of money often get away with things for several reasons, including; 1) people sometimes attack/slander/harass others for arbitrary reasons hoping to get some of it (even if the
555.
by lazide 5mo ago
Uh huh. Or just noting Cash Rules Everything Around Me. Which I doubt was a fact lost on the complaintant - which if the crime occurred, might indeed make the circumstances worse eh? Which, notably, none of what you are saying even addresse
556.
by lazide 5mo ago
A historically common way to clear certain kinds of areas in the US is to drag anchor chains with giant bulldozers. May still work?
557.
by lazide 5mo ago
Money. Usually the lawsuits start when the money is more likely to come from that, than from enabling the behavior.
558.
by lazide 5mo ago
The treatment plants discharge water with waaay higher levels of exactly what everyone is complaining about here.
559.
by lazide 5mo ago
Based on other comments, the levels are well below drinking water in the area - and probably within safe drinking water limits.
560.
by lazide 5mo ago
Cesium too. Makes all sorts of cool fireworks happen.
561.
by lazide 5mo ago
It has no known physiological role in humans. Selenium has similar stuff going on. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_biochemistry ]
562.
by lazide 5mo ago
what hope exactly?
563.
by lazide 5mo ago
Why would a bunch of folks studying for white collar work, be happy with a technology that a bunch of capitalists (literally) keep selling as eliminating white collar workers? notably, I haven’t seen any ACTUAL technical improvements from L
564.
by lazide 5mo ago
Probably an exposed set of electrical contacts and a resistance meter. Unfortunately, those get screwed up in climates where there is salt used on the roads.
565.
by lazide 5mo ago
All that it can take is a broken fire hydrant in the wrong place.
566.
by lazide 5mo ago
It was Wells Fargo, and many years ago. It could have been them violating it, or it might not have been a law yet. It was very irritating!
567.
by lazide 5mo ago
I once had an issue where they drained the account (transactions weren’t blocked by the bank until the account didn’t have sufficient funds), and it took the bank a full month to investigate and refund. It’s not a trivial difference.
568.
by lazide 5mo ago
Uh, debit cards are the worse as they (technically) don’t allow you to dispute charges like in a credit card. Money comes right out of your account first, and then you have to try to get it back. Don’t use debit cards online.
569.
by lazide 5mo ago
Generally no. Plaid access generally includes whatever name you put on the account, as well as transaction history.
570.
by lazide 5mo ago
That generally wouldn’t pass underwriting. They want the account the money is coming from to be the account with history and money in it already.

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