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by mthoms 4y ago
How would he get instant ink in North America with an EU region printer? Would you trust an org this incompetent to do that properly... or at all? Anyways, he plainly acknowledges the sunk cost fallacy at play here.
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by mthoms 4y ago
Very interesting read. If anyone can recommend a similar article with slightly more accessible language for sharing with others, this step-dad (whose step-daughter turns 14 today) would appreciate it. I feel like this particular article may
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by mthoms 4y ago
Are you talking about something else? The article is about region locking which means, by definition, that the ink available in North America won’t work. Money isn’t the only consideration in these situations anyways. For some people it’s
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by mthoms 4y ago
By the same token, op claimed rent control “never” works. But some places implement a sort of rent control that applies to all rental housing not just some. For instance, in B.C. rents are only allowed to be raised each year by a fixed pe
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by mthoms 4y ago
That’s not what “power” means. They don’t have the power to force anything to happen outside their little get together. The only “power” they have is limited to what participants can or can’t do while attending. Such as: they have the power
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by mthoms 4y ago
That’s a good analogy. But it misses an important component; Every one of those convention attendees is fiercely competitive with each other. Some are even in a state of war with others. They all have different races, religions, belief syst
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by mthoms 4y ago
So their behaviour is entirely normal?
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by mthoms 4y ago
Are there any economists that support your theory? Namely that (if I understand your point correctly) immigration is hurting the economy more than it’s helping? Everything I’ve seen claims the opposite - but I’m open to new information. Als
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by mthoms 4y ago
>he knows the kinds of things that can go wrong Sounds like he didn't know nearly as much as he thought. Chairlifts are remarkably safe. https://newtoski.com/are-chairlifts-safe/ I get the point you're mak
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by mthoms 4y ago
Interesting. Have you ever considered SQLite file storage? I'm wondering how it would compare. https://www.sqlite.org/sqlar.html
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by mthoms 4y ago
I've had a good experience with Backblaze on MacOS. But I'd still consider it as a secondary backup (a backup-backup?) to use in addition to a local backup like Time Machine.
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by mthoms 4y ago
I never said it didn't happen. Don't do that. It's unquestionably a different dynamic. If the party is in power, then the party is in power. Period. They have less incentive to listen to smaller factions. Do they? I sure hope
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by mthoms 4y ago
>it doesn't produce meaningfully different outcomes It absolutely produces different outcomes than a two party system. Smaller parties make demands as a condition for joining any coalition (or similar arrangement). For example, Cana
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by mthoms 4y ago
Bank accounts were not "arbitrarily frozen". This is total nonsense. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/banks-were-only-asked-t...
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by mthoms 4y ago
"Do you want to play a game?"
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by mthoms 4y ago
It's complicated.
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by mthoms 4y ago
Just withdrew 5 figures worth of assets. It took around 5 minutes.
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by mthoms 4y ago
Moments ago I withdrew 5 figures worth and it literally took 6 minutes. If someone hasn't done enough KYC then... they haven't done enough KYC. Isn't adhering to KYC standards what we want? How is that bad?
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by mthoms 4y ago
This is interesting, thanks. If someone wanted to dig deeper, does anyone know if Google makes the .dev zone file public?
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by mthoms 4y ago
It wasn't my intent to misrepresent your position — The context is right there for anyone to see. I didn't see anything you wrote that provides extra nuance to the statement. That is - nothing you wrote softens or modifies the quo
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by mthoms 4y ago
Getting transaction data from banks is hard. Especially timely data. Luckily both my banks have the option for a notification email being sent immediately after each Visa or checking account transaction. Using n8n I can parse those emails a
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by mthoms 4y ago
>There is literally no good case for JavaScript. It's one thing to say that Javascript is massively over-relied on (I might even agree) but this is not anywhere close to a serious, well-considered argument. It's a joke. I'
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by mthoms 4y ago
>Brendan Eich is literally the guy who normalized letting websites run code on your machine. Even if we generously assume his intentions are good, the kind of thinking that brought us JavaScript is not even capable of grokking what I wan
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by mthoms 4y ago
Theoretically the glyph images could be offset. That is, there could be a setting so that they are all shifted upwards slightly so they appear neared the centre of the key when sitting back. Of course, this does nothing to help if your posi
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by mthoms 4y ago
Does that iTunes API still work for the App Store(s)? That documentation appears to have been archived.
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by mthoms 4y ago
Your comment is full of exaggerations and factual errors. For liquor, every province is different. Some have government owned liquor shops while others have independent stores. Some have a combination. Government run car insurance only exis
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by mthoms 4y ago
My experience has been the opposite. I’m generally happier here with auto insurance than I was in Ontario. Regarding the ICBC add-on for US liability… aren’t all ICBC policies exclusively sold by independent brokers? If true then wouldn’t t
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by mthoms 4y ago
That’s similar to my experience. For the couple claims I’ve had, the process has been flawless with ICBC. Not so for my extended family in Ontario.
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by mthoms 4y ago
Under the guise of "We provide unique Support Specialists for different [age] group[s]" the contact page for a MacOS consumer app is requiring users to supply their age grouping. Is that legal? Even in Europe? I have a feeling i
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by mthoms 4y ago
Same here. The above comment is akin to saying car mileage numbers aren't accurate or useful. "But what if I'm on the autobahn and towing a trailer!?"

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