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by r00fus 3y ago
My biggest frustration with bikes here in the US is the lack of security in high traffic areas. The fact that law enforcement doesn't seem to care about stolen bikes is a huge hurdle in my desire to bike to the store, leave alone payin
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by r00fus 3y ago
Almost no one has fixed rate mortgages except Americans, either. Our real-estate market has some unique features.
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by r00fus 3y ago
The problem isn’t due to bubble economics but contractual fixed rates that no longer make sense given post-covid rampant inflation. Higher interest rates make everything more difficult of course - ask the auto or mortgage industries.
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by r00fus 3y ago
In the 1990s, Microsoft had arguably the best desktop operating system. They were executing on all cylinders and clearly doing things competitors couldn’t deliver at the same scale. That doesn’t mean that they weren’t guilty of being a coer
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by r00fus 3y ago
Pray tell, how painful was your discovery?
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by r00fus 3y ago
You can get a lot closer to 100% green if you have rooftop solar no matter where you are. So moving to using more electricity just recoups your investment faster assuming you've overspecced even just a little.
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by r00fus 3y ago
Apple does not have a monopoly on mobile, so I don't see how your argument is valid. Google, however, does have a monopoly on ad networks/pricing.
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by r00fus 3y ago
Cars take the role of megafauna we have been trained over millennia to respect.
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by r00fus 3y ago
I'm not downvoting you but if you're being downvoted it's because you failed to do some due diligence and actually look up the answer to your question. I've taken the step to do a basic lookup when replying in haste and
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by r00fus 3y ago
Apple is not going into search any time soon. It could mean they take a greater interest in DDG, Bing, etc.
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by r00fus 3y ago
From Google's point of view - this is a worthwhile origination fee. If you lose the entire "default" iOS population, you could lose a generation of minds in a key market (US mobile users). The more people dissociate "se
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by r00fus 3y ago
> Of course, you might find that your perfectly clean code isn't as helpful as you expected, depending on what you see as "clean." Yes, readable code is the winner. Not "ultra compact" or "so elegant you ca
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by r00fus 3y ago
> Freedom of speech almost never meant and never will mean to be able to speak whatever you want to whoever you want wherever you want whenever you want That is quite literally what it means. >> That is quite literally what it mean
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by r00fus 3y ago
I like the saying "most people are temporarily able-bodied". You will likely need accessibility at some point in your life - and almost surely nearing the end of it. So clearly affordances to assist the disabled are going to bene
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by r00fus 3y ago
Have you read up on how software allows you to virtually do exactly that with other landlords? Discussed here on HN previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38114264
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by r00fus 3y ago
Yeah I am partly a YIMBY but if investors can just keep buying up all the new properties and rent them out for ludicrous amounts then rents will never go down. Extra capacity, if not protected from predation, will result in a cycle of high
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by r00fus 3y ago
I’ve switched over from nonstick to pre-seasoned carbon steel for my eggs and meats. Stainless steel for all other things.
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by r00fus 3y ago
> some people have interpreted it as being written from a conservative point of view Well, the comment in question uses a lot of conservative tropes: a) ppl not earning = on welfare b) victim blaming c) GDP uber alles
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by r00fus 3y ago
> So the state isn't getting tax income from these folks. So perhaps resting our a bulk of taxation on income tax may not be a sustainable model. Especially when the corporate and high income wealth is so tax preferred (or evading
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by r00fus 3y ago
Once Lithium Phosphate (LiPO4) or Sodium-ion batteries become more common, this whole "burning Tesla" will become moot.
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by r00fus 3y ago
Well, if you've ever watched a movie like Real Genius [1], you may begin to understand some of the concerns of people building things with advanced capabilities. Imagine how your tech could be used for evil and how profitable that woul
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by r00fus 3y ago
It's clear you have never owned an EV so you have no idea what the risks are other than what you read online.
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by r00fus 3y ago
My 6 year old EV has never been back to the dealership for any “service”. I was never good at the maintenance part of car ownership and my EV is the perfect car for me because it needs none.
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by r00fus 3y ago
> Some of those I understand enough to conclude they are wrong. Sounds like you may be justifying your conclusions instead of the other way around.
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by r00fus 3y ago
If you want an example of current events as it applies to the danger of religion take a simple look at the Israel/Hamas war. 1) Hamas jihadists cultivate decades of repression of the Palestinian populace into a spectacular terrorist st
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by r00fus 3y ago
I'm just as worried about the conspiracy among landlords to ratchet up rents and home sale prices. https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-r...
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by r00fus 3y ago
Is it possible that the corporate veil is essentially a cloak of invisibility for scam artists?
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by r00fus 3y ago
You can have multiple interests. Selecting one or two that are gender balanced in your favor might be a good idea and builds character.
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Followed by continued settlements further reducing Gaza’s size.
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by r00fus 3y ago
Israel has been expanding at the cost of Palestine for decades. This is just the last bit. Killing or displacing the 2.2M Palestinians is what it takes for Israel to finally complete their occupation.

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