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by mhjas 8y ago
> Why are certain things getting so much more expensive? People have become better at capturing value for themselves. > Why do there seem to be more examples of rapidly-completed major projects in the past than the present? Culture, c
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by mhjas 8y ago
I think it is becoming more common. In the early days it seems like there were more of a mix between rich drop outs and poor enthusiasts. Today, especially with the housing market, it seems like there are a lot more 'fake' compani
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by mhjas 8y ago
I think it can be hard for people to appreciate the differences because the truly different things are those one takes for granted. To not make this too long I will go directly to what I think has made the difference: A relatively egalitari
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by mhjas 8y ago
It isn't particularly controversial that IQ has a genetic component. What is controversial are other conclusions derived from that. Saying that something is controversial is often used as a rhetorical device to add credibility to argum
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by mhjas 8y ago
Why I don't find many of these types of articles interesting isn't because of the supposedly provocative genetic part, but of the glossed over results. They look at something like grades and then try to find a link between those g
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by mhjas 8y ago
Nokia N9 sort of had that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBWRdtC9Cn8&feature=youtu.be...
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by mhjas 8y ago
Thankfully I don't use e-mail much anymore. Slowly but surely all of my communication have shifted to better, but unfortunately proprietary, systems. As authentication gets more universal this will continue to happen.
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by mhjas 8y ago
Unfortunately I think that is unlikely. Real estate gains and career prospects from centralization is essentially part of the compensation package for large tech companies today.
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by mhjas 8y ago
I think it was pretty good, but it failed to leave a lasting impression. Maybe I have just seen too many similar things.
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by mhjas 8y ago
When you have a combative environment most unopinionated people leave. I don't think there is any secret that there are a lot of us out there that aren't very excited about Linux anymore. Just that most of us decided to spend time
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by mhjas 8y ago
For example it is pretty common in the Nordic countries to have a vacation home where you spend summers and holidays with friends and family. And between saved parental leave, standardized vacation periods and public holidays there is time
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by mhjas 8y ago
What do you mean by "standard of living" though? I know plenty of Europeans who have access to things even rich Americans barely have access to. Once you want to, or have, kids many benefits that are hard to come by becomes less g
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by mhjas 8y ago
I think the biggest challenge for France in regard to startup is that society is hierarchical. I think many of the other concerns stem from that. Hierarchies makes society about ranking, which kills startup since startups are essentially ab
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by mhjas 8y ago
This isn't just about cookies though. When Google designed HTTP/2 they kept cookies in favor of a separate authentication mechanism. Arguably because otherwise people would end up removing cookies altogether making themselves hard