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by phil248 8y ago
Yes, it is difficult to uproot your family, take a huge risk, and relocate to a place with better employment and educational opportunities. Just ask the tens of million of immigrants in this country who have done exactly that. In a sense, i
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"They" need to be taught to demand a degree of rights, protections and subsidies in line with the rights, protections and subsidies afforded the already-wealthy.
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But to be fair, those were provisions demanded by the American negotiators, and have been dropped in the updated CPTPP.
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The article uses the word "phone" about 40 times. Based on my own usage patterns, I don't even have a phone. I have a portable computer. I happen to use it to make phone calls a few times every week. I use my desktop to make
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You sound very concerned about a proposal you read about that might happen in 10 or 15 years in a city you don't live in. "...plus electric seems limiting for road trips or for RVs" You also seem to know very little about ele
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The article seems to focus on the worst offenders (aka outliers) and some recent cost increases (when inflation happens to be going up after a decade of stagnation). I currently have 7 different subscriptions ranging from $5 to $15 per mon
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No doubt, but it's also much easier to find a date, find an activity group, find an online community for shared interests, and stay in touch with distant friends and relatives.
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The bee problem was a huge mystery for a lot of years and got a ton of press until researchers finally figured out that - Surprise! - it was all the literal poisons we saturate our landscapes with that was killing them of.
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You may find more joy in a game like Tropico.
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If you look at the advancements in worker protections in recent years, they do not come from unions. Paid maternity/paternity leave, higher wage floors, pay equality, paid sick leave... these are all being mandated by governments and t
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by phil248 8y ago
I think it's time the Luddites just threw their phones in the trash. Don't get a flip phone. Don't use a telephone either. Cut off the electricity, sell your car and give your TV to a friend. Or, keep pretending that the late
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by phil248 8y ago
The American president made violent threats to a woman he had an affair with. He suggested people beat up protesters at his rallies. He frequently attacks the free press, judicial system, law enforcement and minority religious and ethnic gr
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by phil248 9y ago
Why would Amazon pay one more penny than they have to? To win a nice guys award? To get a warm, squishy feeling inside? There is precisely one solution to this problem, and it is us electing leaders who change the rules in favor of the work
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I've often thought the same thing about using the bathroom.
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Ahem, fare well.
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Comedy doesn't seem to fair well on HN, but at least Arrested Development is still sacrosanct.
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I have one of these devices and, to answer your question, I don't trust the company that made it. I don't trust most companies, but that doesn't stop me from buying their goods or using their services.
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"China said it will begin applying its so-called social credit ... and stop people who have committed misdeeds from taking such transport for up to a year." Here in the US, you can get banned from air travel permanently, and you d
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by phil248 9y ago
All manufactured goods needs to be produced, and that production invariably requires energy and raw materials. There is no alternative method of production that requires no energy or resources. Instead, the distinction is made between thing
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by phil248 9y ago
Move over Betteridge!
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"But college costs the same for everyone" That's not true in the least. Housing costs make up a huge piece of a degree for most people, and costs vary wildly. I made the dubious decision of going to school in Santa Cruz and S
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by phil248 9y ago
I'm not sure how to sympathize with people in rural areas lacking services when they relentlessly vote for anti-government leadership by very large margins. If they want the market to provide, they should move closer to the markets.
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by phil248 9y ago
Yes, lag is one thing, but the NBC website was literally skipping dialogue. After missing three jokes in a row I gave up.
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by phil248 9y ago
Torrenting for me has always been about convenience, not money. I recently wanted to watch a new show called A.P. Bio. It's free on NBC's website. But after struggling through one episode with lags and ads with no volume control,
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by phil248 9y ago
College kids sure are taking a beating these days. I don't like the trend ether, but let's be clear that we are talking about a small percentage of students making a lot of noise. And these students, right or wrong, do have a leg
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by phil248 9y ago
Yeah, it sucks having a powerful computer in my pocket all the time that can handle nearly all of my regular tasks. Wait, what?
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How about some very convincing androids?
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"...Venice looks inadaptable and bound to struggle, and eventually fail" I'm sure there were people in the 1100's saying the exact same thing!
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Many states have put up barriers to rooftop solar, at the behest of local utilities. That's the most common and obvious example.
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What you call a "tax farm" is traditionally called industrial policy, and it has an exceptionally good track record.

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