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by namlem 10y ago
Almost every group I've played in has had evil characters, but PVP has always been taboo. If you're going to play an evil character, that doesn't excuse you from being a dick to other players.
842.
by namlem 10y ago
No, OP was definitely being a dick. Giving him the silent treatment like that is immature, but OP should apologize.
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by namlem 10y ago
Most large cities, except for Hong Kong, still have plenty of room to build up. You don't tear down the 20-floor buildings to build the 40-floor ones, you tear down the 6-floor ones in the next neighborhood. It's much cheaper to b
844.
by namlem 10y ago
Changing things isn't so simple. Homeowners aren't going to be very keen on voting for politicians who run on devaluing their homes or making them pay thousands of dollars of extra taxes every year.
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by namlem 10y ago
It's not just the land, it's also the cost of construction. Taller buildings cost more than shorter ones.
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by namlem 10y ago
Redistributing wealth is one of the functions of governments. Inflating currencies is no different than taxing and spending.
847.
by namlem 10y ago
The first Model 3s still qualify for tax incentives. $35k with a nice rebate on top is perfectly affordable on a middle class salary.
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by namlem 10y ago
Canned tomatoes are still less flavorful breeds, they're just fully ripened.
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by namlem 10y ago
Thick plastic would provide adequate shielding from radiation, and could one day be made from local materials. Or we could just live underground. Fiber optics could be used to channel sunlight deep underground.
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by namlem 10y ago
I don't think this is the right approach. IMO, what we need a platform for regional driver co-ops. You obviously wouldn't have the consistency of Uber and Lyft, but the service would take only a tiny cut since they don't have
851.
by namlem 10y ago
With heroin you should still legalize possession, just not sale. Instead do what they do in Switzerland and the Netherlands: Have safe injection sites where the government gives you free heroin. Those who are diagnosed with addiction can co
852.
by namlem 10y ago
It shouldn't be, but the only way to change that is through politics, which means working through the current system.
853.
by namlem 10y ago
Municipal governments can just set up the same system and undercut Uber with public subsidies. Uber has nothing special. People will happily install a new app if it means saving money.
854.
by namlem 10y ago
People do true to other drugs, but opiates are better at numbing pain, including emotional pain, than cannabis or alcohol.
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by namlem 10y ago
Except for the fact that he's never in tuned anything. He just rides the coattails of real inventors.
856.
by namlem 10y ago
How are they miserable? Most of them seem happy to be there. There are a number of examples of crew members choosing to remain on the Enterprise instead of taking cashier jobs because of the adventure of it.
857.
by namlem 10y ago
Sure, with even larger taxpayer handouts to insurance companies.
858.
by namlem 10y ago
As someone in the NYC area and about to finish my Masters, I worry about this too. I don't really want to work for a bank or an insurance company. I guess there are jobs in the medical field though.
859.
by namlem 10y ago
Even if there isn't, support for right wing politics for purely financial reasons is still worrying.
860.
by namlem 10y ago
It's some of A and some of B. Sometimes unjust laws stick around even if the majority of the population thinks they're unjust. Courts are also overburdened with cases and as a result operate very inefficiently. Both of these are c
861.
by namlem 10y ago
Because when people hear "ancient Greek philosopher" they think of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Figures like Zeno and Epicurus are mostly overlooked.
862.
by namlem 10y ago
Aristotle had historical impact, but there are ancient philosophers whose ideas were much more useful. In particular, I would point to Zeno (of the Stoics), Epicurus, Democritus, and most of all, the Buddha.
863.
by namlem 10y ago
So get a doctorate. You could even afford to avoid TAing classes, since you don't need the money.
864.
by namlem 10y ago
It's not isolated. In another comment someone from there mentioned that it's not far from Moscow.
865.
by namlem 10y ago
No one wanted to have a beer with Nixon.
866.
by namlem 10y ago
If he stopped Nixon from nuking Vietnam, maybe he deserved it more than we thought.
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by namlem 10y ago
Yeah, but an agnostic would still answer no to that question.
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by namlem 10y ago
I disagree. It's OK, and better than most, but it still has lots of problems.
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by namlem 10y ago
I honestly believe that the HN community is good largely because the website is so terrible. The buggy and unappealing UX turns off most low effort users.
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by namlem 10y ago
Musk hasn't discussed the exact details of his plan, but it seems like the unmanned missions in 2018, 2020, 2022, and possibly 2024 (if there's no manned mission that year) are meant to establish a rudimentary fuel production infr

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