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by msellout 10y ago
Perhaps, but I think my point still stands that not all readers will make the same assumption about the author's intent.
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by msellout 10y ago
If that was the author's intention, I don't think it was very effective. The fire department is controlled by the government. Does that imply horror stories and other bad things?
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by msellout 10y ago
"decimation" is also the word with meaning. "nonation" is just turning "nineth" into a verb and then somewhat of a gerund, like "ninething". Without the historical context, it has little meaning.
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by msellout 11y ago
That would be just part of the upside. It's like a gambler betting $10 on 1:8 odds if the real odds are 1:7. It's hard to measure the profits of being a good gambler.
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by msellout 11y ago
Humans also make mistakes in corner cases. I'm no more afraid of an auto-steering car than a human-steered car.
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by msellout 11y ago
Very difficult to establish the gain, because some of that gain requires estimating the counter-factual profits they would have made in various circumstances.
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by msellout 11y ago
I'd rather dismantle the "normal" employee status and give all citizens health insurance, etc. Why should I be treated worse by the government just for being self-employed?
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by msellout 11y ago
I'm only surprised they managed to get a good data source. MasterCard has been trying to sell prediction services while keeping their data internal. AmEx is likely to follow soon if they haven't already. This'll get really go
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by msellout 11y ago
Per capita this wave of globalization is about the same as the last one, 1860-1914.
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by msellout 11y ago
They still employ a large number of New Yorkers. And it's not just New York. Take any major city. Better employee productivity balances the higher costs. Not always, so some companies relocate. But many stay.
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by msellout 11y ago
That's an excellent attitude. You seem to be interested in researching this further, given the chorus of "deduction causes increased prices". I'll try a different tactic for the explanation: What effect do you think the
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by msellout 11y ago
Empirically, no. Or at least not to the extent that many people fear. Many businesses are headquartered in NYC, despite the city's extra taxes.
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by msellout 11y ago
I remember. So, M$FT is dead, long live MSFT?
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by msellout 11y ago
You have some good points, but I think calling anything a "right" will bring downvotes. I suggest not asserting anything is a "natural right" as that's too open to interpretation and brings a visceral reaction for m
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by msellout 11y ago
The mortgage interest deduction started in 86. Or rather, the isolation of mortgages as tax deductible started in 1986. The effect has been in place for longer than the more recent trends you're describing. I suppose that means I don&#
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by msellout 11y ago
It changed the amount you paid.
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by msellout 11y ago
Mortgage interest deduction also inflates home prices, benefitting home sellers and harming everyone else. A home buyer might think they're benefitting, but in fact the seller simply increased price until the deduction was of net zero
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by msellout 11y ago
I wonder if PG will update his "Microsoft is dead" prediction. Nadella seems to have resurrected Microsoft. I can't imagine them doing this under Ballmer or Gates.
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by msellout 11y ago
Boston is much less dense than Manhattan and much more pleasant to walk in. Some of it is that there are fewer skyscrapers to block the sun. Some of it is the colors -- more red brick and green trees.
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by msellout 11y ago
I'm curious about the downvotes. Is it in poor taste to share personal experience? Perhaps I should clarify: I used to step too long while running, landing on the heel. With shorter strides, I feel much better afterwards.
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by msellout 11y ago
> (1) ... Contrary to the article, many people do need to fix their "natural" form I'll second that. I'm not a natural athlete. I have very poor kinesthesia (our 6th sense). I accidentally walk into doorframes as I tr
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by msellout 11y ago
I wrote and taught GA's first data science curriculum [0], back when they were a coworking space in NYC. I'm proud to say that out of 20 students, about half got promotions, new jobs, raised significant capital, or had successful
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by msellout 11y ago
If they had announced this on April 1st, the media attention might have been even better.
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by msellout 11y ago
Lyft Line and Uber Pool have significantly improved my standard of living. For me, it's cheaper and more convenient than owning a car.
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by msellout 11y ago
Home insurance? No. I live in a large apartment building so I'm not nervous about home invasion. Health insurance? I've been punched by strangers (road rage, sigh) and haven't needed to go to the hospital. The kind of inciden
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by msellout 11y ago
> just a like an old-fashioned temp agency, but online. That's exactly what many online businesses are: It's a bookstore, online! Being like a good old-fashioned business, but online shouldn't be a criticism, but a busines
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by msellout 11y ago
Nominal dollars gets tough to think about. You should probably normalize to 2015 dollars and recalculate.
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by msellout 11y ago
> they will go bankrupt the next time fuel costs spike Commodity futures are a healthy market. It's easy to hedge the price of oil and take that completely out of your profit/loss calculation. Any airline who chooses not to is
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by msellout 11y ago
s/communist/capitalist/ Capitalist economies must continually grow to be healthy. Savings which is not invested does not create growth. A healthy growth is a stable, slow rate. If growth is too fast, an economy should stop in
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by msellout 11y ago
How do you use a debugger when your application is distributed across dozens of machines?

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