ranran876

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by ranran876 12y ago
Which means somewhere the Israelis have a priority map with which areas are more or less important to defend. Can you imagine the shitstorm that would come out of something like that leaking?
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by ranran876 12y ago
Another aspect of the corporate tax is that it in-effect is a secret tax. You see how much the gov't takes from you on your pay stubs, or your receipts at the store. But you don't see the effects of the corporate tax. I'd thi
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by ranran876 12y ago
Aviation Week had a pretty good article about this plane http://aviationweek.com/awin/textron-unveils-scorpion-light-... Outside of the politics, the bigger issue is that it lies in a kinda idiotic middle ground. It&#x
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by ranran876 12y ago
If we have a war with China, the type of planes we've been building will be the last of our concern.
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by ranran876 12y ago
It integrates with windows and other microsoft services a lot more closely than thunderbird.
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by ranran876 12y ago
Just because something has happened before, doesn't mean it's bound to happen again. All those countries have also had slavery and monarchies, but we don't worry about that happening again b/c humanity moves forward and
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by ranran876 12y ago
While I'm not for or against the second amendment, do you honestly think it's a realistic scenario that the government gets oppressive to the point where people will pick up arms? Do you really honestly believe that? Do you thin
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by ranran876 12y ago
It's not an entirely fair comparison b/c in animation there are only a few options, while in software there are tons of midsized companies to choose from. If Apple, Google, M$ and Amazon decided they will all cap salaries at 90K,
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by ranran876 12y ago
It reminds me of photos I've seen of Latin American farmers. Leathery skin due to excessive sun exposure. Seems strange, but maybe he doesn't use sunscreen?
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by ranran876 12y ago
I never said it was good or bad...
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by ranran876 12y ago
The difference is that the gov't is a bureaucracy and there is a diffusion of responsibility. They make sure no one person is responsible for any financial decisions. So that if the funding doesn't pay off or bring the results the
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by ranran876 12y ago
Oh the irony. Your emoji comes out as a blank square for me (Windows 7 - Opera 12)
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by ranran876 12y ago
My impression (and I may be wrong) is that you need to be pretty connected or have some a very niche skill-set to be able to freelance for a living. I'm a full-time C++ programmer and I'd love to freelance, but I wouldn't kno