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by mises 8y ago
Many tech companies may not care about their programmers, but many others still care if anyone in any position has anything visible.
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by mises 8y ago
It seems as though they would have a hard time doing this. If the website is based in America, they can't take it down. They probably can't extradite either; the rule is typically that it has to be illegal in both nations. How c
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by mises 8y ago
Really? I get severe neck pain because of the desk height I have. I had to get a note from a doctor for them to let me elevate my monitor at no cost to them. Why don't they manufacture desks at a height comfortable for me? The answe
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by mises 8y ago
People in charge like it because it's cheaper. It means less excess capacity is needed.
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by mises 8y ago
> Uber for Yes now gimme my billion in VC funding.
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by mises 8y ago
It is socially acceptable to be cold and to wear warmer clothing to compensate, especially for women. It is not socially acceptable to be sweaty and smelly, and it is not acceptable for men to wear shorts (and often not even short shirts)
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by mises 8y ago
Yes. Someone will have to be uncomfortable, and it's better to have people in warmer clothing than smelly. Also, women tend to weather skimpier clothing (short dresses, bare arms, lower-cut lines all around). It's not fair to s
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by mises 8y ago
Men are about 10 times as likely to be injured n a workplace accident [0][1]. Maybe this has something to do with why safety equipment is built for men. Deaths are doubtless increasing in women due to the fact that they are only now enter
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by mises 8y ago
Honestly curious: why did Bouman get the credit she did? According to Github, she didn't commit nearly as much code, 2.5k LOC vs 850k lines. I understand she migut have had a greater role in management etc.; my point is more that it
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by mises 8y ago
On what is Apple competing with respect to apps? I know they've got a few, like garage band, but they make money regardless of which app is purchased.
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by mises 8y ago
Yes, I figured this was to do with them. I doubt it's intentionally misleading, but it might be good to expand the acronym.
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by mises 8y ago
They might have antimony, bismuth, or cadmium. All are toxic. Also, many other components on the board could include God-knows-what. I'm not sure what Apple has or hasn't cut out of their stuff, but there's bound to be ple
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by mises 8y ago
I posted this because I think one of the scariest things about AI and computers is how they will affect our perception of reality. Some one commented the other day about having to realize they were not playing Grand Theft Auto when driving
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Robots Could Set the Tone for Social Interactions(blogs.wsj.com)
2 points by mises 8y ago|1 comments
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by mises 8y ago
I agree that they will keep finding loopholes, but I'm afraid the idea of privacy has been blown wide open. Someone else will fill the gap if Facebook is stopped. This is precisely why I am so nervous about facial recognition and all
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by mises 8y ago
So use an ad blocker. It's about thirty seconds to set up, and very user-friendly. Even with the default lists, they do a great job. The reason I take issue is the word you used above: "attack". I think its use is telling.
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by mises 8y ago
Okay, the anti-Facebook sentiment (particularly by the New York Times) has gotten ridiculous. "They're stealing your joy"? Seriously? I understand they're not perfect and that they sell data. Because I understand thi
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by mises 8y ago
You're completely correct, but I think it's worth using as a spark for a conversation on Amazon's more metaphorical political move into Washington. That is the concern.
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by mises 8y ago
I think it is important to note that while it doesn't really matter in what city Amazon is located, it's metaphorical "move into Washington" in terms of politics is the problem. Crony capitalism is cancer. Why did we no
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by mises 8y ago
Quote from the Treasury: "it... greatly reduced the taxpayer's awareness of the amount of tax being collected, i.e. it reduced the transparency of the tax, which made it easier to raise taxes in the future." ( https:/&#
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by mises 8y ago
This isn't pleasant, but it's true. It wouldn't take many tax cycles of widespread IRS debt for average people to start pushing for lower taxes. It also might make people realize that 44% of Americans pay no income tax (sou
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by mises 8y ago
> I like taxes being withheld from my paycheck. I'm glad you prefer it. With that said, it ought to be a choice for those who prefer it, not a mandatory procedure. This is especially true in that it makes the taxpayer less likely
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by mises 8y ago
He's unfortunately right. I would like to think that slowly disbursing funds over the course of a year would help, but it doesn't. The feds have essentially unlimited capacity to borrow, as evidenced by their constantly running
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by mises 8y ago
Yes they do, because there is still employer withholding. Almost 75% of Americans had too much withheld: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/01/30-million-americans-are-not... And if you don't believe me on th
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by mises 8y ago
Exactly. If not, the states then get to keep a large amount of money while the feds then do a rougly equal split of tax revenue to states. It's a cheaters' way to basically rob other states to fund your own agenda, and I hate it
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by mises 8y ago
I get this, and also that it's to help prevent the sticker shock of taxes that can lead to serious backlash. With that said, America is not supposed to be a place where the Nanny State must step in to manage people's lives for th
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by mises 8y ago
Withholding is an awful idea designed to favor the government over the taxpayer and to psychologically soften the blow of the ridiculous tax rates we pay. It's especially bad with mandatory withholding by the employer. It shouldn&#x2
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by mises 8y ago
I am curious as to the reason why. Do you live in a state with high state income tax?
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by mises 8y ago
My point is more that a game's performance is not necessarily a reliable way to measure relative performance of the OS. What game was it?
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by mises 8y ago
Which game? I don't agree with the position of the person to whom you are responding, but there's almost certainly much more optimization put into the Windows version.

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