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by mrleiter 8y ago
>4. Looking at the list of supporting organizations on the OCCRP's web site, it would be rather extraordinary if this publication does not have a political bias, since many of these supporters have rather blatantly open political ag
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>"When someone says they’re addicted to travel, at least I know they’ve never been addicted to anything or known anyone with an addiction, and, unrelated, are probably as insufferable as the budding astrologers." [0] This is fr
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Yes, living in Europe is in fact the reason why I can "enjoy" the A380.
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by mrleiter 8y ago
As someone with fear of flying, but who still has to fly from time to time, this is sad news. If I ever had to fly, I always tried to take an A380. They are so smooth in flight, take off and landing. Nothing compares.
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As a law student (in a civil law jurisdiction) aspiring to become a criminal attorney, this is sickening. It's a machine that is crushing individuals who stand almost no chance. It's wrong in so many places, I don't even know
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by mrleiter 8y ago
Capital accrues capital faster than income ever can. This gap is one of the reasons why we have right wing populists. They offer easy answers to a complex problem - namely low income growth, jobs and immigration.
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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears(poetryfoundation.org)
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The case for anonymity online (2010)(ted.com)
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Yes, absolutely! He even explicitly stated that in a letter to Norman Malcolm, dated November 1944 [0]: "What is the use of studying philosophy if all that it does for you is to enable you to talk with some plausibility about some abst
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by mrleiter 8y ago
The preface is actually very fun to read. Very honest, quite cynical, too. >"[...] mainly because I was obliged to learn that my results (which I had communicated in lectures, typescripts and discussions), variously misunderstood, m
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by mrleiter 8y ago
I wouldn't call it unethical, but unfair. It happens mostly in the more extreme corners of the political spectrum, whether it is right or left. That perspective of non-discussion has gained a strong foothold in the "center" u
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by mrleiter 8y ago
Wonderful article for a short introduction into his work. He was a fascinating personality and his writings are extraordinary. He „only“ published two books in his lifetime, one being tractatus logico-philosophicus, the other being a dictio
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A Philosopher Redefining Equality(newyorker.com)
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Attribution Is Not Transitive – Tribune Publishing Cyber Attack as a Case Study(robertmlee.org)
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You are very welcome. Thanks for your excellent recommendations down below! You are correct! Thanks for that version. John Coltrane was extravagant in this regard, just like Miles Davis, Charlie Parker or Art Blakey. You can really tell whe
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by mrleiter 8y ago
As it is always the case, determining when something is a paradigm shift or something truly great cannot be told instantly. It takes time. As a jazzdrummer myself (professional training and self-taught), I like what bevinahally said: that J
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by mrleiter 8y ago
That‘s also the reason why orchestras usually play two to three pitches (e.g. C - B flat - E flat) before starting the concert, so that the conductor can determine if the relevant instruments are attuned to their respective pitch in harmony
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A merry christmas to HN
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The World Wide Web: A very short personal history(w3.org)
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Secret luxury homes: how the ultra-rich hide their properties(ft.com)
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Why Stormzy’s success should spook the music industry(economist.com)
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Mossberg: The Disappearing Computer(recode.net)
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Explaining Explanations in AI(papers.ssrn.com)
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by mrleiter 8y ago
> For example: No one ever has told me in school that for all squares, the length of the diagonal equals The Square Root Of Two times the side of the square's, so for a square where the side is 1 meter, the diagonal will be Sq.Rt.o&
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by mrleiter 8y ago
It's a socio-economic shift, the growing imbalance of renting vs. owning. It mainly has to do with wealth accruing faster than income grows. Wealth is heritable, it transcends a human lifespan. Income (which partly ends up being wealth
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Hawala system(en.wikipedia.org)
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Some Practical Thoughts on Suicide (2015)(tim.blog)
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by mrleiter 8y ago
Those are indeed interesting questions. All the West keeps its food prices artificially low by subsidies, or at least the EU does heavily. If food prices were to go up, market would either adapt or compensate by import. That entirely hinges
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Interesting, didn't know. Thanks!
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> 2017 has been a really good year to sell a good quality farm. Who buys them? Maybe big agro? Or maybe convert it into building-approved land? Report doesn't exactly say as far as I can tell.

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