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   by mrosett 7y ago

   This is amazing news. Many of the articles about "a cure for cancer" that get posted here and elsewhere don't pan out, but this is the real deal. Obviously the goal isn't 50% survival - it's 100% - but we've co
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   by mrosett 7y ago

   You're technically right, but I don't think I've ever seen GDP quoted as something other than per year, so there's no real ambiguity. The bigger problem is comparing GDP (a flow) to quantities that are stocks (total debt
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   by mrosett 7y ago

   I agree that the Bloomberg newsroom has some serious flaws, but this story didn't come out of their newsroom. Tyler Cowen is an opinion writer (and an economist whose writing for Bloomberg is one of many activities.)
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   by mrosett 7y ago

   Ah - I missed that. Thanks for the clarification.
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   by mrosett 7y ago

   The contractors in question aren't necessarily white collar. Most contractors at Google work in the cafes or in maintenance roles, etc.
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   by mrosett 7y ago

   Many unions (like the United Steelworkers) have expanded well beyond their original industry and exists as all-purpose unions. The name only exists for historical reasons.
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   by mrosett 7y ago

   It hasn't been established that climate change means more storms more often though.
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   by mrosett 7y ago

   I think that's a relevant point. I don't like California having a unique exception on an issue where every other state has been preempted by federal law.
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   by mrosett 7y ago

   Truth that you wouldn't believe if someone made it up...
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    And quite the place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_City,_Arizona
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    Well, I'm inclined to agree with that claim...
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    Your claims may all true and may all reflect bad behaviors, but I don't see any evidence that they were involved here.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    This is a much better link than the original story.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    Matt Levine's explanation of what happened is considerably less sensationalized. Take a look at the second item of his column today [0]. It's too long to quote and doesn't lend itself to an easy excerpt, but here are the fact
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    Based on the examples he gives, physicians seem to have a disappointingly unsophisticated response to the word “addiction” or to any signs that point in the direction of it. Even if you are physically dependent on a drug and respond poorly
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    I haven't read the book, but WeWork doesn't seem to fit the principles of Blitzscaling. They haven't been able to dominate their market (office space) in the same way that Google owns search or Airbnb owns home rentals. A qui
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    Do you have a source for this?
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    I don't think that thread shows that Hoffman defended Ito, despite the author's claims. I'm basically willing to take Hoffman's responses at face value. Clearly there was an ongoing investigation, as demonstrated by Ito&
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    This possibility makes me feel worse, not better.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    It would be wild if they pull this IPO. I consider the WeWork leadership team to be entirely unethical and wouldn't want to invest in them myself, so I'll admit to feeling a bit of schadenfreude.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    I wouldn't object to that, although I imagine there would be challenges to making that system work.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    The claim that Uber drivers aren't actually earning money but just engaging in "conversion of stored value in their vehicle into short-term earnings" is based on a clearly flawed study [0]. Even after subtracting out vehicle
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    <unpopular opinion> I worry that this bill will ultimately eliminate a unique niche in the job market. I have several family members who drive for Uber/Lyft and consider it a great way to make money. One of the aspects they like
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    In China for supporting protests against the (puppet) government of Hong Kong? I have a guess...
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    This is dreadful. It seems more widespread than anything I've heard about in the US, but chillingly I fear the difference is only in degree, not kind. Plenty of Americans have been shamed and persecuted for holding "unacceptable&q
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    The fact that Tesla created truly autonomous vehicles so quickly is a perfect demonstration of his point. All of his AI predictions so far have come true [0]; humanity ignores his prophecies at its own peril. [0]: https://mobile.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    Yeah I couldn’t really follow the argument.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    "Just a configuration file" is an odd thing to say. People spend a lot of time thinking about configuration! A coherent option set that makes sense in a range of use cases is actually really valuable.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    Anecdotally, I've heard that story a couple times.
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    by mrosett 7y ago

    I'm looking forward to people talking about "Big Weed" in 20 years with the contempt currently reserved for "Big Tobacco."