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mamoswine
3y ago
This sounds plausible but is subtly incorrect: the US uses split phase power and 100A means 100A on each of the two legs (+/-120V). So if you balance the legs correctly, you can get 240V*100A on 100A service. This is important for exam
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mamoswine
7y ago
Indeed, Samsung decided they wouldn't bother recalling exploding phones in China.
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mamoswine
7y ago
Gift taxes are payable by the giver, not by the receiver.
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7y ago
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mamoswine
7y ago
The problem with this sort of reasoning is that it relies on the benevolence of a dictatorship (and I don't use the term dictatorship pejoratively). It's all fine and good to have a system where people's needs are provided f