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by obmelvin 5y ago
Isn't that what this discussion is about? The OP said that it costs the taxpayers $1. I don't know about this specific situation - but the claim does not seem to be about paying directly for things.
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by obmelvin 5y ago
I mean...it's possible for something to be both significantly less bad than something worse and also still pretty shitty.
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by obmelvin 5y ago
> Or if the immigrant next door spanks his kids. Plenty of non-immigrants (won't even dignify that with a label like Americans, because immigrants can become Americans too) spank their kids or hit their wives etc.... I think your fe
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by obmelvin 5y ago
You know this happened 500 years ago, right? If someone did this today and had that death rate, I would absolutely agree, but the challenges then were drastically different. No, not everyone made it, but those who did were the first to circ
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Does it just prevent you from sharing the files or does it prevent you from accessing the file as well?
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by obmelvin 5y ago
I don't see the point of your snark. What they did was quite hard for the time. What point are you trying to make?
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by obmelvin 5y ago
I hope they clean up Blizzard. It's been sad to hear everything - my best friend growing up got a dream job there a few years ago, and it's sad to hear how his childhood dream got crushed by a toxic management team (he loved just
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Sorry, I should have been a little more careful with my wording. You are correct in that there isn't a direct quoted link. But, Netflix raised subscription prices to pay for more content...obviously paying 250 million to Apple (for bas
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by obmelvin 5y ago
One would (likely) have the biggest impact on their own children as opposed to other children, but by volunteering for various organizations one can impact far more kids than the few in one's own family.
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Beyond caring about the larger issues at play here, the way it can effect you is if you have to pay 30% more for every subscription because companies need to account for paying Apple so much This is not theoretical. In 2018 Netflix would&#x
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by obmelvin 5y ago
I mean, I get your point, but I need to refill my car at some point and there are plenty of gas stations - so why not fill it up early to take care of it?
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by obmelvin 5y ago
A little extra reason to refuel your car sooner rather than later is that the fuel pump will be stressed more as the tank approaches empty.
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by obmelvin 5y ago
I know that Mixpanel is very event focused, and it seems like the question is more on page tracking, but surprised that no one has mentioned it. Has mixpanel fallen out of favor or is the lack of mention because it's a bit out of scope
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Not sure if you are trying to make a joke that I'm missing? If not..no, the GP comment is referring to traditional financial institutions improperly wiring money.
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Fair point about reusing the existing legos! Great to hear that about 40k - I'm fine avoiding the official events, I mostly enjoyed the painting and exploring the universe with my friend. Would love to have a full army in the future wi
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Hey, random question from someone who isn't a parent, do you have any read on whether home 3D printed legos are cool to kids? I guess it's hard to match the look and 3D print the majority of your pieces while buying special boxed
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by obmelvin 5y ago
I think it depends on how long you can wait until you would need another car. Yeah, you can potentially lose little to none in depreciation (or gain in some situations) selling your car currently. If you have another car or just don't
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by obmelvin 5y ago
> "happened too fast too close to ground" The Jetson One video seemed to show them flying pretty close to the ground - I was wondering if that was to reduce fall height in the event of loss of power. Your comment seems to indic
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Yes, relatively it is a low amount...but at first glance it feels crazy that millions would get VIP status
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by obmelvin 5y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26657332 Most recent discussion of the Great Bitter Lake Association (googling seems to indicate it'd been posted on HN before - but the Ever Given's grounding made it relevant
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Most people with most android devices don't remotely care about this. If you do care, it is reasonable to buy a specific device.
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by obmelvin 5y ago
An obvious difference between many modern games and video platforms are the micro-transactions, which I think do clearly put them in a different category.
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by obmelvin 5y ago
I realize this may have changed, but at least at the time, was this partially due to access to computers at the university (i.e. lack of funds for computer labs)? Or just prioritizing the theoretical side?
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by obmelvin 5y ago
The Target near me has so many camera domes in the ceiling that I question if they are all even cameras. I don't have a huge point to make, other than it isn't always as easy as going to another store. To be clear, I don't th
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by obmelvin 5y ago
I don't have an axe to grind against him or what he did to be clear. My point is that he bought private stock, something that is privileged, so it's not entirely accurate to say that all people benefit from a roth IRA equally. I p
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by obmelvin 5y ago
> It has a $6,000 yearly contribution limit. I haven't looked into the exact details of Peter Thiel's IRA, but those have a contribution limit too, and look at all the press recently about him "abusing" [0] that. [0]
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by obmelvin 5y ago
From one perspective, they won't know or care either way, so that's why it's important to showcase diverse careers and individuals, so that it can just become "normal".
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by obmelvin 5y ago
Based on talking to a friend who used to work at Blizzard, and was sad to leave his dream job, the main damage is long past. Key employees left over a year ago at this point. I wish the new leaders well, assuming they sincerely wish to make
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by obmelvin 5y ago
> A multi-day race where riders can disregard stages will turn into a nightmarish competition of inhuman endurance. Iditarod and Yukon Quest are both like this - I met someone (who had won the Yukon Quest) that started wearing a helmet m
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by obmelvin 5y ago
That's true, but it's weird to tell someone to give it a rest because you have a different experience.

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