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by sdinsn 7y ago
Unrealized gains are the basis for our whole financial system.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
Unrealized gains are still wealth.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
I post my protonmail publicly and I haven't gotten spam for a year or so.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
So are you claiming that Gawker had the right to distribute Hogan's sex tape?
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by sdinsn 7y ago
Also it's important to note that he financial supported a case that deserved to win. Gawker did a terrible thing to Hogan.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
One of the definitions of race: "a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc.; an ethnic group."
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by sdinsn 7y ago
Chipotle has a similar number of stores and targets higher income areas as well. They average of ~2M per store.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
Is this a valid legal action? It doesn't seem like the government can freeze accounts without due process.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
The point of his comment was to quantify the change.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
Except he's right. Wages have increased with respect to CPI, but not to COL. The housing market has consistently and significantly outpaced salaries.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
It does. If people think valuations are inflated and a correction is near, then then they'll be less likely to invest, which stunts valuation growth.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
AWS' certifications are entry level
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by sdinsn 7y ago
In addition, you pay for profit for the insurance companies
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by sdinsn 7y ago
I have a dirt cheap TLC smart TV w/ Roku that works great. 55 inch for ~$250 or so.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
> How are these men living? Likely with family or friends. Unemployment payment isn't too great and it is temporary- so it doesn't go far
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by sdinsn 7y ago
participation rate = (employed + actively seeking work population) / (non-prison population of age 16-64)
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by sdinsn 7y ago
You are right that kinetic energy scales quadratically, but it have nothing to do with "pushing air". The kinetic energy formula is the same in a vacuum.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
> Speed is a primary factor in any fatal crash. People don't die in low speed accidents Except that's not true. Most fatal accidents occur off of highways, despite the fact that highways have much higher speed limits.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
Lots of people work jobs they don't like. Liking a job isn't a requirement.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
Not really, since you are counted as "employed" if you work 1 paid hour per pay period.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
He is saying that people in Canada are less concerned about Canada's unemployment numbers than people in America are concerned about America's unemployment numbers.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
> Few people start at minimum wage and then get stuck there. The ranks of the poor are fluid. This is false. The US ranks very poorly for economic mobility- in fact, even 3rd world countries like Pakistan rank higher.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
People are counted as employed if they did any work at all for pay, even if it was just 1 hour a week.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
A Chrome extension that collected shopping data from 17+ million people
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by sdinsn 7y ago
It's not tougue-in-cheek. Data shows that attractive people have better careers.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
> recent trend towards Stoicism in Silicon Valley What trend? I haven't noticed this at all
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by sdinsn 7y ago
> How do you calculate a wealth tax on a house? A wealth tax on houses already exists: property taxes. Are you saying property taxes are unconstitutional?
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by sdinsn 7y ago
> The average worker is 5x more productive Productivity isn't due to workers alone. Most productivity has been gained through technological advances.
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In the US, there are 97 men per 100 women.
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by sdinsn 7y ago
The NYT stated that the aircraft turned back towards the airport after it was hit by the missile. They said that it continued flying for "several minutes" before exploding and crashing.

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