mgolawala

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by mgolawala 6y ago
When Wall Street is making billions off of selling balloon interest mortgages with no income verification the position is "The consumer is an adult and can make decisions for themselves and read the fine print.... blah blah blah .. per
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by mgolawala 6y ago
It is unfortunate that you consider the stance to be "outright ignorance", when what you are really questioning is how would such a thing be implemented. That is not an easy question to answer. The approach you suggested is certai
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Yup. It's called boiling the frog. I am not totally against wealth taxes, however I disagree with the approach. What I do not understand is why not just implement a more aggressive estate tax on people and close the "trust" a
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Fair point. I see what you are saying. I was focusing on the innate human nature side of things, but I have to agree, the behavior that actually manifests through conspicuous consumption is being heavily influenced by media and advertising.
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Hasn't Human nature itself been crafted by evolutionary forces? It is conceivable that our ancestors that were more laid back and content were more likely to be out competed by those who were hungry for power and prestige. In fact, as
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I didn't realize there was that connotation. If that is the case, funemployed would be the more appropriate term. To me sabbatical meant, taking time off to focus on oneself or ones own pursuits, however I didn't realize there was
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I had a friend once refer to it as “funemployed”. I loved the term, though I still prefer to refer to intentional and willful breaks from employment as sabbaticals.
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Why should they have dropped the price on the phone? They are clearly stating what does and does not come in the box at the price. They clearly state the price. You either think what comes is worth it in the box or you don’t. They could exc
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Housing, Healthcare and Education. Those three have eaten up a larger and larger chunk of people's paychecks over the years. In regards to the cost of housing, I came across an adage a while back that has stuck with me, "Housing c
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I think the point the OP is making is that the benefit of this efficiency gain is passed on to the technology teams that implement and maintain those intelligent inventory tracking systems. They are the ones getting paid the higher salaries
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by mgolawala 6y ago
The "So What" comes into play here in that this may not be the situation that this generation wants to be in. It is one thing, if this generation is choosing to not seek employment and cohabit with their parents, it is quite anoth
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by mgolawala 6y ago
It might be completely automated, but there could also be an algorithm that selects searched domain names and then puts them in a "review" shortlist for a human (or a team) to scan through and flag for purchase.
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I don't think it is about it being wrong (though it is abnormal in the US context), it is the reason for this shift that is worrying. Is there any reason to believe this is due to a cultural shift amongst Americans? I don't believ
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I prefer my Civ games to be very long. Like so many, I spent countless hours of my childhood playing Civ 1 and 2 as a kid. These were single player experiences that I would play out over several days. Much later in life, I remember there wa
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by mgolawala 6y ago
RAM on iMac's has been user upgrade-able since at least 2014. I have a 2014 27" iMac and a 2017 27" iMac, and I upgraded the RAM on both of them. It's not a crazy "disassemble half the machine" type job either,
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I agree with you, the author of the original post, and your summary, however I have one nitpick with his rape analogy. With something like Rape, it is wrong and cannot be tolerated in even the smallest amount. Zero is the only acceptable le
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by mgolawala 6y ago
This is so depressing to see. These are the symptoms of a system slowly grinding to a halt under its own weight. Compare the tax code in 1970 (or earlier) vs today (1). Regulations and laws keep getting more and more complex. It keeps gett
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Overcooked. Overcooked 2 Up to 4 player Co-op. Incredibly fun games. Source: I play co-op and versus games with my kids. We've incorporated casual video game play into our family time for the past few y
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by mgolawala 6y ago
That is what I figured too. People are rightly concerned about the security implications of this new paradigm of including package dependencies. These concerns and the conversation around them are good and healthy. Give it some time. People
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I think it is expected that we will see the full spectrum of reactions to this new work environment. Everything from : - whether you are living single or with a significant other - happily married or have your relationship just scraping by
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Gandhi was brown, and his policy of civil disobedience was essentially based on the premise that a government only derives its legitimacy from the will of the people to be governed by it. Leading to the act of mass civil disobedience.
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I am not being disingenuous in the least. I believe you are mis-interpreting the phrase. Here it is in full form under Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment,
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Yeah, that is a good question. A worker can reasonably claim that they should not be asked to break the law as part of their job. I am curious to see how all this plays out. Having said that, I read somewhere that there are like 10,000 empl
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Yes I read the link before I posted it, I just didn't think the full phrase added anything to my response to the OP. :) Anyway, I would think that being unable to open your own factory while your competitors are allowed to be open when
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Well, the UN definition of "Human Rights" includes the "right to work"[1]. So one could argue that this is, in fact, a Human Rights issue. Just because this guy is a billionaire does not mean that these rights do not app
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Civil disobedience is typically, but not always, punished. We will have to see how this plays out. There is also the question of which branch of government gets to have a say in the enforcement of a law. Consider California's approach
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by mgolawala 6y ago
You must also take into account the history of intentional civil disobedience where the government has over reached and the population simply reaches the point where it refuses to comply. Prohibition is obviously a prime example of this, bu
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by mgolawala 6y ago
Well said. I was reading the responses, and seeing the implicit group consensus on what "success" looks like. The thing though is, your entire life outcome is based on luck. There is nothing you can really do to compensate for tha
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by mgolawala 6y ago
I am exactly like this as well. Some days I am just in the mood to listen to 'old' music. Music I listened to growing up. Other days, I crave something new. I find the same thing with foods as well. When I discover a new dish&#x2F
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by mgolawala 7y ago
This is exactly their strategy, and it works to some extent. Their aspirational marketing works quite well. The people acquiring their product are aspiring to be outdoorsy, fit, and adventurous. I bought a GoPro several years back as well,

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