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by pnongrata 8y ago
I've employed or worked with many ex-cons in my years. It was always the good guys who screwed up.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
I think is more due to the fact that they see themselves as 'too Big', with lots of leverage. Anyhow, they have so much money that even when regulation comes, their business will still be secured.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
Optimistic and/or naive people are not exempt from being held accountable. Regarding this particular case, Karpeles was handling lots of money and clearly 'cooked the books' for his own advantage. We know that. Also, from my
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by pnongrata 8y ago
Big Banks and Wall St. are glad you think like that.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
'Science' doesn't take sides, but those who choose what gets funded or gets coverage definetely do, unfortunately.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
I think the person asserting has the burden of proof, in any case, not those who reject the claim.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
Exactly. Unrestrained consumerism is exactly the cause of deforestation and many other ills.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
Well said. The business of journalism is what's killing journalism.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
Here in Brazil there is a very strong media monopoly, so most people are used to being fed only one side of the stories. It breaks critical thinking skills and leaves people completely vulnerable to trash content propagated within whatsapp
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by pnongrata 8y ago
If you buy apartments and don't rent it because it doesn't matter, you take away potentially rentable places, decreasing supply which increases rent for everyone.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
Also, the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
As the author puts it, it's not about genetic mutations. Sapiens have the ability to share fictions, stories, in which we can all agree in order to live in a functioning society. So, in this sense, mathematics, laws and private compani
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by pnongrata 8y ago
To me, it is a bit weird nowadays to start with the most interesting item on a list. I was hoping to be blown away by #7, but it wasn't the case. /s
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by pnongrata 8y ago
As someone else already pointed out: https://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/the-dark-forest-theory...
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Teacher Strikes Are Exposing the Corrupt Charter School Agenda(nakedcapitalism.com)
4 points by pnongrata 8y ago|3 comments
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by pnongrata 8y ago
> I presume that a lot of intelligence gathering is rather benign... Well put, Mr. Google. ;)
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by pnongrata 8y ago
We've had taxi hailing apps in Brazil since before Uber arrived. Once Uber got here, though, no one could compete with its prices.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
Especially since no real link has been made between both companies and the student. You can't even affirm that the IGG campaign was indeed a scam or just an utter failure.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
Same here in Brazil. WhatsApp is the main communication platform by far.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
There's also the Dark Forest Theory. Any civ advanced enough knows better than to broadcast information that could potentially help other advanced civs spot their location.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
I've worked with people like that, not exactly on my team. Managers loved him because he was always "committed", working late hours to fix bugs his own botched code created.
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by pnongrata 8y ago
It's funny how he claims full responsibility in the beginning before immediately ranting about how he got screwed by others.
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by pnongrata 9y ago
in Brazil we have had eletronic voting for some time now. Voting is compulsory and turnout is very good. It just so happens that our system is still very broken and messy. Blank or null votes are always high, many times surpassing the runne