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by rrggrr 9y ago
From an earlier comment yesterday:; Etherium is a panacea for anyone hoping to reduce contractional friction, and I believe we're at the tip of the tip of the iceberg if the tech and ether are here to stay. Bitcoin, on the other hand,
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Etherium has serious potential as a distributed network, and as a networked means of greatly enhancing transaction and contract efficiency. I think we are seeing just the tip of the tip of its iceberg. Bitcoin concerns me. If/when BTC
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by rrggrr 9y ago
I use Zapier. It works. Sounds as if its not even close to the depth of feature set you need, but for basic sync its beautiful.
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by rrggrr 9y ago
And airlines won't profile and interview as does EL AL because why?
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Now that its gone, its gone, save this last ditch effort.
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Marriage, divorce, your first child, death of a family member, professional success, getting fired, etc., etc. Life is quite a ride.
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Rail is a special case because land issues and near zero indigenous maglev tech in the US. Think roads, airports, train stations, bridges, dams, etc. And, as importantly, the US doesn't export subsidize infrastructure companies and pro
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Anything completely outside your control ought not to be viewed as a problem. A circumstance, reality, boundary condition... yes. But not a problem.
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Durability. Its one thing to quickly and cheaply add infrastructure, and I've traveled the world to places where this is accomplished at a dizzying pace. Its another thing altogether to engineer and build projects that can endure over
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by rrggrr 9y ago
You are young. I promise you that life will present you with challenges and rewards in the future that will make this seem like nothing. Put it behind you, close the door, lock the door, and move on.
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by rrggrr 9y ago
This sounds ripe for DEA and FDA regulation. If you cannot account for possibly dangerous synthesys or mutations, and im not reading that you fully can, then you have to ensure the end users can. Are you screening customers? Can anyone orde
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Self-esteem = productivity for many people. I'm pretty sure we do not want the population on a permanent vacation.
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Correct, a Value Added Tax. It may be necessary to levy additional taxes on high employment businesses hurt by automation (eg. Transportation). The responsible thing to do would be to tightly earmark the proceeds, and to have the taxes suns
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by rrggrr 9y ago
> that most any job that can be given to a machine will be, and that machines’ capabilities are improving by the day. Automation tax. If employment, payroll and healthcare taxes are justified for the employment of people, than why should
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Ask HN: Why is BTC-Gold price inverted? How can cryptocurrency be worth more?
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by rrggrr 9y ago
The Human Factor, by Ishmael Jones is probably required reading for anyone interested in this question: Tl;dr - The "bad ass" individual navigate constant dissonance, delivering results despite internal politics, micromanagement a
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by rrggrr 9y ago
This appears to be similar to "Brainspotting", a technique that emerged from Dr David Grand's work with EMDR therapy. They're trying now to get funding for fMRI studies during treatments to better understand and possibly
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by rrggrr 9y ago
You need a larger sample size. Get to work.
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by rrggrr 9y ago
1. Room temperature should be between 60 - 67 degrees F. 2. No electronics, games, and minimal to no blue light 30min to 1hour before sleep. 3. Do not exercise less than 3 hours before sleep. Exception: sex. 4. Coffee and other stimulants b
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by rrggrr 9y ago
This related and enormously powerful and touching article advises new doctors on how to break the news of a child's death to their parents. Unfathomable responsibility for those distant from performing it: https://www.nytime
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Its inspiring that widespread violence and terrorism didn't erupt in South Africa in response to the end of apartheid. It certainly did as Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. The key to the relative peace, I believe, was the widely endorsed noti
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Strategic instability: What is the goal in nuclear war?(armscontrolwonk.com)
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Yuan hit as China credit rating cut by Moodys(bloomberg.com)
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Great link. I'm pretty sure the CI stands for counterintelligence, but I may be wrong. Regardless, I have no opinion, just though it was interesting to see where former DS agents find themselves after service.
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I see the memo author is former US Dept State diplomatic security. I always thought of State DS agents in terms of personal protection and not so much counterintelligence and investigations. Guess I was wrong. I would have expected to see a
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by rrggrr 9y ago
2nd for https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst This tool reduces my cognitive load.
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China advances mining of nat gas hydrates “flammable ice”(dailymail.co.uk)
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Tax holiday for repatriation of overseas dollars held by big companies would account for 2pct.
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by rrggrr 9y ago
Yes. Pettis. Anyone on HN commenting on economics must read Pettis. In very brief his simplified thesis: One country's public policy decision to subsidize export-led growth requires another country's public policy decision to also
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by rrggrr 9y ago
You will be bailing our your State's underfunded pension first, most likely. If not your State then some other State when their debt is federalized.

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