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by oarla 7y ago
Why is there no mention of the initial cost to lay down fiber? I expect that would be quite significant compared to wireless links and I am not even thinking of the costs that might be associated with maintenance of the fibers once it is la
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by oarla 7y ago
There's no evidence to prove that diverting funds to social programs instead of silly space missions will benefit the needy in the long run. Rather, investing in science and technology might solve these social problems. See response fr
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by oarla 7y ago
This article makes it sound like Apple and Intel and poor victims of Qualcomm's bullying. That is hardly the case. Both are much bigger than Qualcomm, and have been bullies in their own way. Funny to see them cry wolf
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by oarla 8y ago
Pay a nominal amount to read just the article and not have to buy a subscription.
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by oarla 8y ago
Not a physicist, but I recall reading that there is enough empirical evidence to support the current model of expanding universe.
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by oarla 8y ago
It is theorized that the laws of Physics can be different in different parts of the universe. Maybe elsewhere speed of light isn't an issue
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by oarla 8y ago
Doesn't have to be a signal with meaningful data, just something that can be identified as not noise.
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by oarla 8y ago
I am from India, and I have experienced the kind of pressure that this article is talking about. Personally, I feel that the root cause of this kind of pressure placed on teenagers is the abject fear of failure that is prevalent in India, e
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by oarla 9y ago
The IRS doesn't always know everything. For example, they don't know how much medical expenses were incurred in the tax year. If there's a centralized place where all relevant expenses and incomes are logged, then maybe they
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by oarla 9y ago
Population of: USA: 325 million Germany: 81 million France: 65 million UK: 65 million Australia: 21 million New Zealand: 4.7 million
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by oarla 9y ago
The problem with completely ignoring the discoveries of the past are that we may miss out some solutions to current problems. No harm in learning things from the past
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by oarla 9y ago
Why should critical thinking be an effect of literacy? There are people who are not literate by western standards, but pretty sharp(Michael Faraday) and those who are literate but not that clever
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by oarla 9y ago
Pride in the past or present is a personal choice. Facts about the past/present should not be twisted or ignored for that sake.
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by oarla 9y ago
This article is very weird. It's written by someone in a first world country, presumably USA, for companies based in West(Amazon, Starbucks , IKEA etc) on how to monetize in India. The primary complain is that India doesn't have e
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by oarla 9y ago
I've always wondered this about insurance company's business model. How is it fair or legal for them to pass on the increased costs to their customers? Providing insurance is a risk that companies take, for which they get rewarded
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by oarla 9y ago
Hopefully the indigenous market for these skills develops for those affected to develop a career into.
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by oarla 9y ago
Seems early to declare demonetization as a failure.
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by oarla 9y ago
It's more than just accepting the current data. In order to verify if the current data can predict temperature or other key metrics accurately, more data needs to be collected, which needs time, in the order of a few decades. But a wai
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by oarla 9y ago
Paris accord hasn't been around for long enough to see if it'll actually produce meaningful results. Kyoto Protocol was around longer, and would you call it a success? If it was, then why have a Paris accord? The examples you have
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by oarla 9y ago
My guess is that most people who deny climate change, may actually mean that humans are not the primary reason for climate change. Since this topic has been politicized a lot, it has shifted the meaning of what people mean when they deny cl
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by oarla 9y ago
By growth, I meant increase in wages to at least keep up with inflation. Janitorial jobs haven't kept up with inflation. Nowadays, rent increases by about 10% YoY. But wages don't increase by that much.
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by oarla 9y ago
As a society, if we figure out an economic system which doesn't lead to inflation, then all would benefit by not having to grow their net worth, and in turn, have a job that doesn't have any growth prospects.
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by oarla 9y ago
I got the impression that the author is blaming her father's decision to stay behind, as the root of all her issues in life, including who she has become over the course of her life.
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by oarla 9y ago
Maybe a dumb question, but I have always wondered this. Won't UBI just shift the poverty line to a value above whatever it is now(0 maybe), without changing the income inequality/wealth difference. In a hyper-simplistic hypothetic
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by oarla 9y ago
What does backing the existing lawsuit mean? From the article, I don't see that they have filed their own suits. Isn't this more of a media stunt to show Qualcomm as the bad guy here?
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by oarla 10y ago
Isn't there FreeFile on IRS's website which allows someone with a simple return (no capital gains, only standard deductions etc) to file for free. It would be as simple as described in this article.
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by oarla 10y ago
Not sure if it is fair to compare India and China/Korea. I don't know much about the history of China and Korea, but I doubt if both those countries faced full scale colonialism like India did. Recovering from the devastation caus
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by oarla 10y ago
Does this affect existing H1B visa holders working in USA?
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by oarla 10y ago
Exactly! A lot of people in developed and developing countries are depressed because they thought that wealth and materialistic possessions would bring them happiness, when all it got was more things to worry about.