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by powerslacker 4y ago
Just because bits are travelling across the wire and the digital artifacts happen to stored in Kalamazoo does not mean services or goods have crossed state lines. Otherwise, using a telephone to talk to your employee or customer in another
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by powerslacker 4y ago
I don't agree with the conclusion that a stronger Federal government is necessarily a good thing. Though even if that is someone's conclusion I don't think it is worth downvoting. It seems like more users are treating downvot
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by powerslacker 4y ago
I suppose it could be, since the commerce clause is also routinely cited as justification for "war on drugs" type of efforts. However, I don't think it is as clear cut as you make it. A contract executed in one state is not a
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by powerslacker 4y ago
I am quoting the author of the article.
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Interesting that your post is being downvoted for some reason though many have already made this point.
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Very well written. Mirrors my own experiences with the California tax system as well. > Congress needs to pass a law that says that hiring a remote employee in a particular state does not, by itself, create nexus for sales or corporate i
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by powerslacker 4y ago
> I'm beginning to think that I just need a reality check on what standards to hold others to - but at the same time, I can't help but wonder how some of my peers are passing classes or getting hired. You are not alone. Unfortu
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Pretty interesting that there are people who legitimately believe the megacorps are 'the good guys' because of stunts like this.
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by powerslacker 4y ago
> to bring a full supply chain back and try to be fully self-reliant is totally not efficient. ... At the end of the day, that additional capacity could become non-profitable capacity." It doesn't matter if it isn't profit
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by powerslacker 4y ago
If there is less air and there is suddenly a market for air is humanity collectively richer or poorer? > Official measures of economy are mostly about money moving around. Agreed. What I'm trying to say is I'm not worried about
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by powerslacker 4y ago
I just planted some fruit trees in my backyard. Assuming all goes well there will be more fruit in the future. I plan to eat some of that fruit and give some of it to my friends, family, and community. That means that absent any decline the
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Same here. The Go approach is easy to read and eye compile. I can't stand exceptions now.
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by powerslacker 4y ago
> In the US, the average guess in mid-July was that 9% of the population had died. We need some studies on how bad the average American is at guesswork. 9% is an incredibly bad guess.
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by powerslacker 4y ago
I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and making a coherent and thoughtful reply. > to the point where we react viscerally to even the suggestion that someone who doesn't share tribal value X can still be a good person. I
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Values concerning sexual purity, obscenity, drug use, the transcendence of the almighty God, the material and immaterial parts of mankind, and the complementary roles of men and women are inherent in Biblical teaching. Some of these can be
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by powerslacker 4y ago
They are suspicious because the Abrahamic faiths all fundamentally disagree on core theological issues.
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by powerslacker 4y ago
The differences between those 'last few prophets' are major. You could say the same thing about Mormonism. Further, Jews, Muslims, and Christians are not monoliths in and of themselves. There are vast divides within those groups.
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by powerslacker 4y ago
They aren't neccesarily designed that way, it is the reality of democratic local governance that real property owners in a community are naturally going to vote for measures that maximize the value of their property so that they can se
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by powerslacker 4y ago
I sure do. "The algorithm" fits nicely in articles complaining about unfair treatment, but it's not a real thing. Any mildly complicated reccomendation system is going to be 1) more than a single algorithm 2) far beyond the r
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Income tax definitely disincentives work. Source: my life. In the current economic situation I could easily take on another 40/hour a week job. If I do that I only get to keep just over half of the additional pay my extra job would sup
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by powerslacker 4y ago
There's video footage of mass burglaries. I don't know what more proof you want.
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Funnily enough, randoms on the internet seem to think they know your wife better than you do. I agree with your position, not everyone is suited for every task. In my house, there are certain chores that only I do because I'm the only
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by powerslacker 4y ago
If nuclear weapons are such a powerful detterent to a poorly-armed asymmetric insurgency, then why do you think the US didn't decide to use nuclear weapons in Afghanistan/Iraq?
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Curious how many boards/tickets you have in Linear. Is it ready for primetime or is it still a tool for small to medium companies?
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by powerslacker 4y ago
Can you elaborate?
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by powerslacker 4y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html You broke almost every guideline with that post. Please knock it off.
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by powerslacker 5y ago
Accidentally the price thing is really easy to do.
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by powerslacker 5y ago
I don't know about $200/month but I am 100% on board with paying for DRM free entertainment.
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by powerslacker 5y ago
I find it very odd that more and more of these self help and pseudo-religious blog posts have been showing up the last couple of weeks. Not sure if it is something new or I never noticed it before. I think that the author is actually referr
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by powerslacker 5y ago
> in fact there's no single source (political party, etc) that would pay to originate this stuff There are private firms working in cahoots with state actors to influence opinion and shape narrative all across the internet and espec

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