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by ojbyrne 11y ago
No, we intervened in a civil war between two groups, one that we decided was more in our interests to support. And we opened 2 markets for arms to be sold to, that would be healthy vibrant markets (for arms) for the next seventy years.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Additional side note: if you're married, it's a total of $300k/year for the household.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Dunno if I'd say "we won." Technically North and South Korea are still at war. And apparently MacArthur said that _after_ the Korean War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
That's a pretty broad question. Answer: Things that are deadly serious in the real world are played for laughs, and obviously there's some exaggeration involved, though not as much as an outsider would think.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Which stock market is off 20%? When I look at the Dow or S & P , I see a roughly 10-12% decline from its peak value. And after 2 days of up 2%, suddenly there's a headline saying "the bulls are back."
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
And this article's "moon shots" are the new "pure plays."
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
SV deserves some satire, and a lot of the shots aren't really that cheap, they're dead on.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Everybody loves strategy. It's an easy and fun fantasy to put yourself in the place of the CEO at a giant company. And it doesn't feel like science, where you have to actually study lots of math before you can have an opinion.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Its the Atlantic, not Science. And its an article about cats as much as it is about science.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
As a progressive (but a highly-taxed one) I'd like to see defense spending cut by 50%+ first. That's not going to happen either.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
This is like saying that the decimation of the housing bubble has hurt the economy and worse. Broadcast.com is the classic example of a completely worthless business flipped to a clueless buyer.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Do you have money in a checking account? Since there still is some inflation, checking accounts pay a negative rate, after inflation. In fact its even pretty hard to find a savings account that pays > inflation rate.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Alternate viewpoint: the proliferation of guns in the US is a factor behind the militarization of the police force. If the police can argue that when they execute raids the person on the other side of the door is armed, then that can be use
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Unless you're in a bar.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
The problem of excess workers will probably be solved the same way it was for horses - they'll be refashioned as cannon fodder for wars, much as horses were in WW1.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Chances are if they have an indoor trainer, they'll also have an Ant+ Cadence/Speed sensor.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
And http://expresso.com/Home
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Also http://expresso.com/Home No VR, but other than that... One question I'd have about the VR display would how well would they handle sweat. Looks to me like a. I'd sweat more with that thing on my face and b. L
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
More concretely, The US Prison System is clearly broken and doing great harm. It's an obvious opportunity for making things better, which can lead to entrepreneurial opportunities.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
I met Ed while at digg.com. Good man, enjoyed his books, and followed his photography on flickr. Makes me sad.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Except the verdict was not guilty, thankfully.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the defendant files a civil suit against the plaintiff.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Tax changes that are retroactive are extremely rare, mostly because they are seen as unfair - changing the rules after the game. And if you tax the offshore cash generated starting now, then corps will change their behavior to minimize tax
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
I should have added "as a country" in there somewhere. Obviously slaves or chattel workers can raise the average standard of living of a group as a whole, if you include their masters. Assuming that that system of labor is actua
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
I don't think that's correct. Leisure isn't much good if it's due to unemployment and you're living at the subsistence level. What you're looking for, is "standard of living." And the part they'r
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
I recently read an MIT career guide that said you should work 60 hours a week always, but 40 hours for your employer, 20 hours for your "career."
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
A minor quibble with this argument, both in poker and fantasy sports, while you do compete with others, the house also always wins, because of the rake.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
Rumors seem like One King's Lane is going to follow suit: http://recode.net/2016/01/06/one-kings-lane-once-valued-at-9... Lots of unicorn blood to be spilled.
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
battery life...
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by ojbyrne 11y ago
It doesn't sound like it will be all that hard either. The gist of the argument seems to be a statement from someone with a potential axe to grind: “It’s going to be a lot harder to implement than you think,” said Lewis Koski, until re

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