monodeldiablo

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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
That's easy to say, but packing up and moving simply isn't a viable option for many, many people. They're not staying because leaving is "emotionally difficult". They're staying because leaving is financially i
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Swearing is an important part of speech, used to communicate all sorts of things: - Trustworthiness - Listeners are more willing to trust someone who curses because careful censorship of one's own speech can come across as calculating
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Religion had little to do with it until after Slovenia and Croatia seceded. Religious and ethnic reasons were bolted on ex post facto to drum up popular support for what was, originally, an economic and politic dispute over increased autono
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
> Like I said: direct democracy is a tried and tested method. It has failed for the same reason always. Always? You should be sure to inform the Swiss, who've been operating under the mistaken assumption that direct democracy in the
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
If your wife wants to divorce you, do you think she should require your permission first?
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
The educators, by and large, aren't. It's the parents and politicians leading these ridiculous charges, over the objections of teachers.
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
America's founders also considered slaves fractional people and women incapable of voting. They happened to be right about some things, but they were still wrong about other things.
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Purely out of curiosity: Who appoints those judges?
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
There's no better way to change his vote to a definite "yes" than by refusing to allow him to voice his opinion. If Madrid listened half as well as it sneered, I suspect they'd have better relations with all their immedi
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Probably just fine? Slovenia seemed to manage alright, and their economy is positively tiny.
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
You didn't answer my question. People aren't born radical. And fringe regional parties don't come to control the media, education, and public purse without some significant measure of popular support. So once again: Why do yo
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
> Maybe you should start with the basics about European history. Don't condescend to me. I live in what was Yugoslavia. And that terrible civil war? I spend my days surrounded by its victims. None of them saw it coming. Nobody did
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
If 30-40% of the people want to leave your country, you have a problem. Hiding behind legal strictures made 40 years ago ignores the core issue entirely. The proper thing for the Spanish government to do is to sit down with the Catalans and
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
And why do you think that such radicalism has taken hold in Catalonia? Has it ever been thus, or could it possibly be in reaction to something...? And do you think that the Spanish government's actions will encourage unity or fan the f
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
When I was dating a Croatian girl, I asked her which country reminded her most of pre-war Yugoslavia. "Spain," she said, without skipping a beat. "It's eerily similar. All power and wealth flowing to the capital in the c
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Massive problem in tech: Valuing easily-quantifiable metrics for productivity over "softer" forms of productivity. Current tech culture reminds me of a random idiot who makes claims like "Xavi wasn't much of a midfielder
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
See, this is the point I still don't understand. None of the things you mentioned involve the publisher or title of the journal. All of those reputational aspects are functions of the reviewers and editors, right? The people accepting
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Required reading for this discussion: https://medium.com/@adljksbvkj/heres-your-point-by-point-ref... And, for those still outraged by his dismissal: Damore made a subset of his co-workers feel uncomfortable. That&#x27
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
The author isn't saying that all uses for oil would be eliminated. It doesn't need to be. It will take far less impact to ruin the oil industry. They've made huge investments in production -- with 25+ year timelines -- tha
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Surge pricing can be flattened out by making these autonomous vehicles convertible and capacious. During peak commute load, they function as high-density passenger vehicles. During low commute load, they function as light freight vehicles -
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Speaking as someone who's worked in renewables and utilities, I can tell you that the exact opposite is true . Having a reliable load at night would flatten out the demand curve for electricity, making the grid significantly easier an
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
The people who live in cities -- as the article points out -- will not need to own a vehicle. Living in a city will become even more attractive as it will be far cheaper to simply hail a fleet vehicle than to own your own car. When this shi
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
Then you, my friend, have a copyright issue. There are lots of legal tools for addressing this, and they're all cheaper than wasting your energy trying to counter the bots. If your free content is the sole source of your online revenue
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
You can achieve the same thing, from a legal perspective, with a well-placed statement of IP ownership.
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by monodeldiablo 9y ago
"How do I stop all these dinner guests from eating this lovely pie I set out on the table?" I remember working hard on a project for a year, then releasing the data and visualizations online. I was very proud. It was very cool. Al
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by monodeldiablo 10y ago
Come up with an alternative that's better and I'll happily support it. The problem is that too many people are comparing the current system -- taxes to fund governments -- with a nonexistent utopia.
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Which is madness, of course. Because spending twice as much doesn't necessarily mean Americans see twice the value. I can easily spend twice as much on a worse car than my neighbor owns.
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by monodeldiablo 10y ago
Nobody's advocating taxes as "hidden" transactions. You used the example of your bank's monthly fees... which is far less transparent than this suggestion. My bank simply emails me a reminder to check my account with the
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by monodeldiablo 10y ago
"Do we forget that not long ago everyone's name, address, and phone number was published in the phone book [...]" The phone book is an opt-in system, with the ability to remain "unlisted". There's absolutely
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by monodeldiablo 10y ago
Perhaps the policy is new. This was about a decade ago. Regardless, that data is out there now, and no change in privacy policy is going to put that cat back into the bag. Besides, someone else is surely acting as a new source for current d

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