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by pravda 13y ago
To me, the most fun part of being a dictator would be killing off troublemakers in creative ways. If this is true, it shows Kim Jong Un has a whimsical and lighthearted side.
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by pravda 13y ago
>Any scheme (market- or bureaucracy-based) that guarantees to cover everybody from healthcare costs is a fool's errand because people will spend themselves poor, lie, cheat, and steal to stay alive. I hear talk of far-off countries,
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by pravda 13y ago
>Miles were never free. They just used to be paid for equally by everyone--including people not using credit cards! In effect, it was a sales tax imposed by Visa and Mastercard on everyone. Well, no. Interchange fees come out of retaile
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by pravda 13y ago
My bullshit detector is going 'ting..ting..ting..' Speaking of magic chairs, I remember when the kneeling chair was all the rage. Whatever happened to the kneeling chair? Oh, I guess they are still out there: http://ww
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by pravda 13y ago
>We're bound by neighborhood covenant laws from having an antenna outside, so having Aereo would be great. Are you in the USA? Laws* that interfere with antenna use are not enforceable. http://www.fcc.gov/guides&#x2
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by pravda 13y ago
Yes, and the broadcast companies don't pay a cent of rent. Why are the public airwaves given free to private corporations? Why shouldn't, for example, CBS be charged a modest $1,000,000,000/year for their use of the public ai
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by pravda 13y ago
We're actually all 'suckers'. The broadcast networks earn $billions from their use of the public airwaves and pay us nothing in return. "We don't give away trees to newspaper publishers. Why should we give away mor
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by pravda 13y ago
Gosh, what about the whole Military-Industrial complex, which transfers billions from the public treasury into high-tech research and development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSJjlaggbK0
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by pravda 13y ago
Short Answer: Nash equilibrium. But it is not really true that all payment processors charge that.
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by pravda 13y ago
Note that this is powered by a 2-stroke V4 engine and the engine turns two ducted fans.
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by pravda 13y ago
Ok, there are some things that don't lend to the iterative approach. Airbuses, bridges and skyscrapers would be three examples. When you are designing the wing for the A380, probably a good idea to bust out the FEA software. But it&#
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by pravda 13y ago
>I really wouldn't call this "real" engineering. Throwing stuff together and seeing if it works is the essence of engineering.
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My next essay will be titled, keep your unsolicited opinion about an unsolicited redesign to yourself.
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by pravda 13y ago
Ummm...also because they like to get toasted. I think this plan is discriminatory. "under my proposal, only adults age 21 and over would be allowed to possess up to one ounce of marijuana" Why shouldn't 18-20 year olds have t
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by pravda 13y ago
Is Oracle in line for some big government contracts? Or did Larry just lose his mind?
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by pravda 13y ago
Yeah, that $100/month rate for healthy young males is going bye-bye. I'd guess equivalent coverage would be $250+ once Obamacare kicks in.
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by pravda 13y ago
Well, that's because they are primarily a retail operation. They want to have different prices for online shoppers versus retail shoppers. I find it handy, because I can place an order online and pick it up at the store. But I usually
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by pravda 13y ago
I liked the old site better. Gratuitous AJAX annoys me. Heck, (just about) all AJAX annoys me. And what's wrong with black text? we all gotta be gray now? The new site is all "look how clever we are - stuff moves and bounces!&qu
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by pravda 13y ago
First of all, it looks like a stock photo. And they are clearly labled with "Consumer Fireworks" and "Made in China"
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by pravda 13y ago
Well, I think we understand what you mean, but R&D costs are sunk costs. They have no relevence when setting prices. If you have a patent on, for example, the chainsaw, and are the sole manufacture of chainsaws, you can set the price of
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by pravda 13y ago
First of all, I am sure the 106K figure is a phony 'list price' figure and not reflective of how much is actually paid. Second of all, you ignore the incredible sums of money taken from the 'poor middle class' and handed
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by pravda 13y ago
It's not greed, it's a consequence of health insurance. Get rid of health insurance and prices would drop 10x.
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by pravda 13y ago
Oh no. No no no. It was built on the auto cartel, which robbed consumers all across the country to keep the Grosse Point estates of the automobile executives well appointed and manicured.
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Self-Finance or Raise Money? A Quandary for Start-Ups(nytimes.com)
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by pravda 13y ago
Useless triva here: there is a 'statue' of Yuri in Moscow. I always called it the Rocketboy. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Yuri_Gaga...
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by pravda 13y ago
It is trivially easy to find a lawyer who is both expensive and incompetent.
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Well, there are two reasons for government employees to harass anyone. The first is, to combat boredom. The other reason is that it is a way for the impotent losers to feel powerful and important. Whenever you give anyone unchecked power it
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It's MALLORY KEATON! Her TV 'brother', Alex, is the reason I and countless others became Republicans. I am surprised to discover that freshmen are writing code. It wasn't like that back in the day.
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by pravda 13y ago
That is true -- propeller-driven cars are not so efficient, but for something this small and light I don't think it would make much of a difference. The thrust to move it on wheels must be a tiny fraction of the thrust needed to lift it. O
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Interesting and original-ish. But practical? Can't say. Here's a suggestion I'm going to throw out there. Instead of driving the wheel(s), use the propellers. When landing, at least two of the propellers pivot up and drive it around. (You

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