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by nielsbot 1y ago
And don't forget the furnace furnace: gas/coal to power all this.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Not saying he's above lying, but I do believe there are potential legal ramifications from a CEO lying. (Assuming they get caught)
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by nielsbot 1y ago
"Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/air-canada-must-...
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by nielsbot 1y ago
AI = convincing garbage generator
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by nielsbot 1y ago
what does this mean in this convo?
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by nielsbot 1y ago
If gun violence is concentrated in a few neighborhoods and all states contain such neighborhoods, then state statistics do matter, don't they? We can all agree that taking away peoples' guns would lead to less gun violence. (Thi
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Denmark performs similarly to Norway and they don't have oil.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Unfortunately wealth hoarding puts power and influence in the hands of the few, effectively creating a new aristocracy. That's why we don't get legislation to fix the issues you cite year after year. Wealth hording leads to the go
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Looks like the paper free to download from here: https://www.nber.org/papers/w33444
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by nielsbot 1y ago
> I expect companies to reject candidates who make honest mistakes during interviews. I mean--maybe their interview process is overly harsh? They could miss out some good candidates that way. > I don't need (or deserve) your symp
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Meta: You know, the user might accidentally pick "all photos" and then we get to hoover their photo roll up.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Depends whether they support the working class or the ownership class. All politics is about this.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
"You put your arm around your friend when there's something like this going on, and talk about what we're prepared to do together"
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by nielsbot 1y ago
I think (hope) there's a limit. And if things get bad enough (sadly) then people will vote for change and their own interests over those of the ownership class. Maybe that's what happened here. But I will also point out that Elon
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by nielsbot 1y ago
My guess is they wanted to give more space to the "nut" in the center so you can actually make out what the app is at the expense of realism. "Hey, it's just an icon, not working wrench after all"
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Maybe similar to a gasoline hose breakaway https://www.opwglobal.com/products/us/retail-fueling-product...
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by nielsbot 1y ago
How the comment is antisemitic, I don't get it.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
But what about people in the US who don't have the good insurance? Should they not get healthcare?
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Ok, let's say you have excellent insurance. That's great for you. But what about the rest of the US citizens? Should they be satisfied with zero or little insurance?
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by nielsbot 1y ago
We should have a public system that covers everyone. If you're a fat cat feel free to go to a private clinic or doctor. Those will still exist. :) The profit motive just seeps in to everything and screws everything up even if you have
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Popular but I guess not a top concern with voters for one thing. Also the influence of money on US politics is anti-progress.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Happened to Native Americans and many other people in history. Not sure why it’s impossible.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
You mean did insider trading?
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by nielsbot 1y ago
> Intel said that the U.S. government won’t have a board seat or other governance rights. What rights does this refer to? Normal shareholder voting rights or something else?
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by nielsbot 1y ago
We wouldn't have this problem if we have universal healthcare in America, no? The US system is so dumb not to mention inefficient.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
> Sure, bids hitting the orderbook theoretically keeps a stock price higher QED: manipulation > failing companies can keep their stock price high over the long term with buybacks This assumes they care about the long term.
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by nielsbot 1y ago
According to Forbes they were > For most of the 20th century, stock buybacks were deemed illegal because they were thought to be a form of stock market manipulation. https://www.forbes.com/sites/aalsin/2017&#x2F
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Key Points - While some policymakers have blamed immigration for slowing U.S. wage growth since the 1970s, most academic research finds little long run effect on Americans’ wages. - The available evidence suggests that immigration leads to
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Stock buybacks used to be illegal. It's a loophole way of paying employees at a lower tax rate than salary. HBR discusses some downsides of buybacks: https://hbr.org/2020/01/why-stock-buybacks-are-dangerous-fo
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by nielsbot 1y ago
Hopefully we've evolved.

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