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by resters 7y ago
To the extent that Apple is successful at lobbying for tariff exemptions, what has happened is that Apple has diverted resources from the thing it is actually good at (hardware and software) and has diverted them into legal and lobbying f
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by resters 7y ago
This is good news only to those who devalue economic freedom. Thanks to the tariffs (taxes) imposed by the administration, Apple has had to pay millions of dollars in legal fees and undertake a buildout in Texas that is very likely not t
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by resters 7y ago
This was a reminder to try to contact the ISS using amateur radio.
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On the question of "Are reserves too low" posed by the article: Reserves are simply a low pass filter, making it very unlikely that high frequency events (routine events) will cause a crisis. But they still allow low frequency eve
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by resters 7y ago
Not sure why this got downvoted. The college admissions scandal is about something that has been going on for years with no consequences, and most insider traders get away with it at will, not to mention all sorts of tax evasion, payroll fr
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> what’s to stop rich people from bribing police officers? In white collar crime such bribery is extremely common.
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In terms of total dollars, the biggest money launderer is the US government. Imagine if we could trace all those funds transfers to warlords, arms dealers, terrorist groups, etc.
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Not sure why everyone thinks this is a good thing. If the Chinese government wants to subsidize shipping so that US consumers can buy products for less money, what is the harm? The reason postage is expensive in the US is because there is
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by resters 7y ago
If someone had made this comment 10-15 years ago and used it to caution the US about why it was foolish to invest $3.6 Trillion into destroying middle eastern infrastructure, it would have made coherent sense to consider. But it's simp
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by resters 7y ago
China has to avoid alienating the American people, who largely support China over Trump on the matter of tariffs. So by playing it cool and letting Trump get in a few rounds of tit for tat, China is expecting not to have to take more drasti
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by resters 7y ago
Environmental protections would have been a much more justifiable motivation for attempting to modify the behavior of Chinese exporters and even the playing field for US competitors who must comply with environmental regs that Chinese firms
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> governments aren't particularly worse or particularly better.
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by resters 7y ago
The bandwidth is not priced as dedicated bandwidth, so of course users don't expect to use "all" of it. Gigabit speed residential bandwidth packages allow users who want slightly faster download speeds to pay extra, ultimatel
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by resters 7y ago
When your reputation is on the brink you attempt to borrow more. It matters little what the rate turns out to be, as long as it is lower than it will be once the reputation is soiled.
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Even better, to the extent that the government can identity useful things that need to be done (it has a very poor track record so far)
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by resters 7y ago
Keeping the coal plants online is just another way of paying welfare to the workers and the firms that own them. Taking money from everyone else and giving it to the outdated machines and workers with outdated skills. Note that I'm not
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by resters 7y ago
It’s a bit harsh to say rotten apples. In my view the smell is subtly saccharine and reminiscent of fermentation,... with maybe a hint of applesauce.
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by resters 7y ago
> This is really bad and definitely triggers memorys of the Tiananmen massacre. It certainly looks bad. But let us not forget how the US treats our own "Tank Man", Chelsea Manning.
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by resters 7y ago
> This demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of Western culture. I appreciate the thoughtful response. I'll try to rebut in case you can help clarify things for me further. > You make progress in the West by winning over yo
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> and haven't let up since. Or one could observe that it has completely let up and now most Americans are cynical about protests and cheer on authoritarian figures from both parties.
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> most protests in the U.S. are decidedly bourgeois. Exactly. The US population is a model of complacency, so the US Government does not have to project much authoritarian force domestically. The narrative that there is a culture of diss
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> One reason that western people having protesting culture because of historically authoritarians are less powerful and less cruel than the eastern ones. I think western people are just more complacent, and so protests are viewed as fund
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> Rules of discourse that prevent resolutions is something I believe is harmful rather than helpful at HN, and enables the spread of misinformation. Very well put. This is my biggest concern as well. HN mods prevent resolution by punishi
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I think each account should show its history of being rate limited, and the mod who initiates it should cite specific comments that were used as evidence of wrongdoing, as well as describe the nature of the wrongdoing. The mechanism itself
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by resters 7y ago
You have focused on the stories being allowed on HN. My issue is with the aggressive throttling and shadow banning of users who post polite comments in support of unpopular* views (rather than just letting the upvote/downvote system do
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by resters 7y ago
So this article got flagged because it connects the dots between Krugman's life's work and the themes that Trump rode to power. It's economic and cultural, not political. Mods, please unflag this.
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by resters 7y ago
See my reply with citations.
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Krugman has been rallying for economic populism, particularly rust belt populism for ages. He's been skeptical of free trade and deeply sympathetic to the plight of displaced rust belt workers. [1] To his credit, Krugman has focused on
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Paul Krugman has fortunately been largely discredited since this article was published, but we should not forget the role he played in laying the foundation for the fallacious economic ideology that got Donald Trump into office and has led
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by resters 7y ago
Mostly focused on the old, incumbent firms like Halliburton. Google is the Halliburton of information, Facebook is the Halliburton of surveillance.

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