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by mrep 7y ago
I don't trust any property crime "stat" in any moderately sized city. Every single person I know whose had property crime happen to them which is in multiple cities and states doesn't even bother reporting it because th
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by mrep 7y ago
Why do you care if the saudis can extract it cheaper especially considering they are the ones manipulating the supply just to increase their profits? As long as I'm going to pay 60 bucks a barrel, I'd rather pay my fellow americ
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by mrep 7y ago
I wouldn't mind a robot telling me my medical diagnoses and performing surgery on me. I would actually prefer a robotic humanoid cop over a human one if they are reliable so I don't have to deal with a cop on a power trip or one
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by mrep 7y ago
So what specifically in your list do you think will cause humans to go extinct?
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by mrep 7y ago
How would a 9°C warming cause human extinction? There is plenty of currently cold land that would benefit from warming temperatures for farming and humans are massively adaptable in that we live in large populations in pretty much every cl
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by mrep 7y ago
downerending@ events would affect just about every human in a very large way. Climate change will only affect a subset of the human population in a noticeable way as a mild inconvenience [0]. [0]: https://climate.nasa.gov/e
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by mrep 7y ago
And it is anti-competitive business model. By selling the consoles at such a low price that you cannot make a profit on them and then relying on a volume of game sales to effectively extract your rent from, it by design limits the number o
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by mrep 7y ago
What's better about an online-only bank? From what I have seen, I could get some interest on my checking account but that wouldn't be much as I only keep enough in there to autopay my rent and credit cards. Other than that, my c
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by mrep 7y ago
What do you use checks for? My rent comes out of my bank account, I bought my car with zero down so I didn't need a check then, and everything else goes on my credit card. Thus, I've never written an actual check in my life.
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by mrep 7y ago
I'm in the US and I've never written an actual check in my life (did write some fake ones in consumer economics class in high school though). For transferring money between friends, just use venmo or zelle. What awesome features
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by mrep 7y ago
I despise my pixels usb-c plug because it is so finicky. It's at the point where it takes like 5 attempts to get it to connect to my cars android auto and it frequently disconnects whenever I hit a bump.
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by mrep 7y ago
That is why we also track the labor force participation rate [0]. [0]: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
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Believe It or Not, Real Estate Affordability Hasn't Changed in 40 Years(supermoney.com)
2 points by mrep 7y ago|0 comments
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by mrep 7y ago
Why?
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by mrep 7y ago
Here is an airpod knockoff for $40 [0]. I bet their margin on airpods is higher than even their iphone. [0]: https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Bluetoooth-Headphones-Sweat...
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by mrep 7y ago
You do know that they are going to release a free 1080p version this year right (although you still have to pay for the games)? You only need to pay the subscription if you want 4k @ 60 fps.
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by mrep 7y ago
Yes for your individual contributions. For the good companies, they will match 50% putting you up to 29,250. If they are good, they will also allow you to do the mega backdoor roth [0] which allows you to contribute the remainder of the m
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by mrep 7y ago
If you want to have kids, time isn't on your side. Getting pregnant is harder later in life and it also introduces other risks like down syndrome.
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by mrep 7y ago
When I went to Purdue, all my math classes and most of my CS classes were pretty much zero sum in that they would make the tests super hard so that the average would be like a 60% and then they would bell curve everyone's grade around
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by mrep 7y ago
In what way do you consider the gulf war a failure?
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by mrep 7y ago
> I also just don’t understand what your comment has to do with mine in the first place. You said "statistically you will achieve lower returns" which I pointed out is impossible mean wise due to the added fees.
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by mrep 7y ago
Maybe median wise, but not mean. Most ETFs still have fees and they use Authorized participants to make the trades from individual stocks to the ETFs and thus they are also taking a cut. Investing yourself using a no fee broker involves n
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by mrep 7y ago
For suburb to city center, you want multi-track train lines which only stop at a few stations and then switch over to a middle track which then goes the rest of the way downtown without stopping. The suburb I grew up in was about 20 miles
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Warren Buffett: Here’s How I Would Solve the Trade Problem (2016)(fortune.com)
4 points by mrep 7y ago|1 comments
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Goldman Sachs is saying the economy is nearly recession-proof(cnbc.com)
16 points by mrep 7y ago|10 comments
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by mrep 7y ago
Yes, the plane might require expensive training and expensive modifications. It may even have to get completely scrapped if the changes are deemed uneconomical to deploy. With all the different government agencies going to be manually insp
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by mrep 7y ago
> So why fly on a 737MAX when any other plane out there is safer? Well no one can fly one right now as they are all grounded. However, once they get approval for a fix from all countries, the airplanes get updated with said fix, and the
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by mrep 7y ago
What CRUD app companies pay top tier salaries currently? They all pay much less than GAFAM from what I have read.
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by mrep 7y ago
If you just want the caffeine for awakeness in the morning, try caffeine pills. They are ridiculously cheap at like 5 cents a pill off of amazon and super easy to take. They are especially nice too if you are tired in bed in the morning a
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by mrep 7y ago
> I will comment that teams frequently have spots they struggle to fill (ie my team has 3 open spots on a 7 person team, and this isn’t uncommon). Those perpetually open spots should tell you that you aren't paying enough. Just l

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