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by mattrp 7y ago
It is often the case that they do. For example, the church that I attend bought adjacent property to keep as vacant open space.. but since there is no church on the land, the church pays property tax on it just like any other non tax exemp
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by mattrp 7y ago
In my view I think you would say this also about Bill gates... who are you to define what is a reasonable amount? I think a tax policy based on “reasonable” confiscation is not very sound or sustainable and probably worse policy than allowi
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by mattrp 7y ago
Before I even clicked to see the comments I knew this sentiment would be here. Why is it that anytime a news article is published about some org having a lot of money someone has to say something like this? They have a lot of money. So w
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by mattrp 7y ago
How are you solving the travel problem in the 1m scenario? I’m assuming airports are the last place you want to be.
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by mattrp 7y ago
Homeland isn’t scary enough? /s
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by mattrp 7y ago
This Explaination should be at the top for the most complete version of events... however it is missing one critical detail that will connect the dots as to why new and renewal applications from my are denied: Cuomo just signed a law grant
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by mattrp 7y ago
s/party/country/g :)
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by mattrp 7y ago
>your hiring pool drops to a number that is too small to be useful. That's why it's called a swamp.
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by mattrp 7y ago
pretty sure you're right but also pretty sure people with a sound ethical worldview wouldn't be simultaneously engaged in text banking and vote counting...but then these are the people who also thought it would be funny to name th
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by mattrp 7y ago
How is this "large-scale" -- I think you may be assuming this was a conventional election where everyone has to cast a vote...that's not how it works... n in this case was <2,000... I mean you could have scaled to 2000 wit
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by mattrp 7y ago
There are roughly 1,700 precincts in Iowa give or take with one ballot each...any decent 10-key operator could have transcribed the entire caucus result by midnight last night...and they needed an app? I don't care how much they spent
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by mattrp 7y ago
I think the key takeaways here are -- - always test your code - always test your code with people - never ever succumb to the temptation to ironically name your organization no matter how funny it is to you What buffoons.
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by mattrp 7y ago
I think understanding these expert responses could be a way to advance generalized AI. It seems to me that one part of pattern recognition is having a guess that's indexed to a key composed of the senses. There may be multiple close
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by mattrp 7y ago
That's true - when HFT first became a thing, there were a few studies that compared reaction times between the top traders and the machines and found that expert traders that composed the market making function could make better trades
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by mattrp 7y ago
just like writing code!
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by mattrp 7y ago
>The likelihood the angles and geometry of your home are square This is true...it might be square on one plane and off on the other. That's what the 6 foot long levels are for by the way. It's good to find someone who has the
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by mattrp 7y ago
I agree that it does make the process go better if you have a reference. I found myself more and more looking at small details -- I cannot go into a room any more and not see the sheet rock screws underneath layers of tape and spackle desi
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by mattrp 7y ago
> - Build something. A new workbench for your office. Fix up an old car. Build a pull-up bar in your garage. Use your hands, cut some wood and metal, and treat yourself to a new tool or two. Be careful... my wife gave me a drill one year
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by mattrp 7y ago
Yes water vapor specifically has been a big asterisk for a long time.
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by mattrp 7y ago
I agree with you that it seems he’s most bummed about not being a hero in the article. At this point, with every little position paper he publishes, and receives massive (and I think mostly undeserved) attention for, its not hard to see wh
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by mattrp 7y ago
Don’t forget William “cold cash” Jefferson, who commandeered national guard time take him back in the flood zone to get $90,0000 he had hidden in his freezer.
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by mattrp 7y ago
Yes too self-absorbed with themselves... Edit: and their stupid car!
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by mattrp 7y ago
My wife calls them pr-audis.. it’s particularly bad in New Jersey where no matter what road, time of day, how fast you’re driving, there’s always a praudi driver on your rear who seems to be really angry you are in front of them.
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by mattrp 7y ago
I think it’s not a neogiting tactic but an indicator that post-Brexit the UK will permanently seek to increase open trade with all parties. I also think in a zero trust environment one has to assume everything is compromised and deal accord
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by mattrp 7y ago
I would agree with the gp that it seems no one who lived in the age of Usenet flame wars would see the current state as new. Remember when people would All CAPS each other? I would also say I’ve never thought of myself as a troll .... but
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by mattrp 7y ago
It would make a pretty cool band name as well.
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by mattrp 7y ago
You’re right I shouldn’t pick on a company like that but the conversation would have been meaningless if I had just said he’d been referring to a USA musical company without musician endorsements.
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by mattrp 7y ago
Sorry that’s not what I meant... it was a joke of course but I was saying if you suggest any course of treatment to a doctor you’re going to get a hairy eyeball in response. I wasn’t saying anything at all about the places where ads are al
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by mattrp 7y ago
Along similar lines, I read a study nearly twenty years ago and I wish I could find it for these very recurring government vs market debates. The study evaluated prices between single payer countries and found that it wasn’t the collective
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by mattrp 7y ago
They do that pretty much no matter what planet you live on :)

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