sillygoose

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by sillygoose 11y ago
They're never dealt with harshly though. Their idea of a punishment is a paid vacation (=suspension), after which the thug is free to do his thing again.
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Impossible? - How much for taking me from here to <Place X>? - That would be $40. - Alright, let's go. Quality of service would involve various things, but there could be a big taxi company called Toober, for exa
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by sillygoose 11y ago
You're seeing problems that aren't really there. > All businesses must be licenced. Why ? Why the hell would a grocery store need a license and what for? I'm not asking for "because the government says so", be
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Sure, but it's a bubble nonetheless, and an even bigger one is even worse :)
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by sillygoose 11y ago
The problem is that taxi regulation doesn't make any sense to begin with. As you said, people get transported from Place A to B for a fee. Fundamentally, it's as simple as buying a pound of cheese from a supermarket. It's jus
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> Other cab drivers (driving what are typically referred to as minicabs or "private hire vehicles") are supposed to agree a fare with the passenger up front and are specifically prohibited, by law, from using a taximeter. The
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Lots of good new startups will be held back when VCs are licking their wounds from the massive losses they'll incur when the current bubble pops.
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Basically it boils down to whether you think whatever you personally gain from contributing outweighs the likelihood (or certainty) of not making money from it. It's also worth noting that there's nothing inherently evil or dist
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Why? Is the govt forcing you to do all of that, or is there another reason for it?
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Yep, and we're guilty of whatever bullshit crime they accuse us of, until we somehow prove we're not.. from jail, after having all our accounts seized.
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by sillygoose 11y ago
There's this widespread misconception that there are things the police can't do to you because some text somewhere says so. In reality, it's just a question of what they want to do, and whether they can get away with it.
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by sillygoose 11y ago
You certainly didn't disappoint :) That recycling thing is a nice little rent-seeking operation, and the other stuff is just typical economy-crippling bureaucratic bullshit. I guess you've escaped Germany by now?
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> I disagree with yo not to be contrarian, but because you're wrong. You're wrong about him being wrong. He said there's no one European culture, and you even agree with him: > Of course there are still cultural di
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> I still after 5 years discover some regulations that I completely missed and I always hope that there's no big one hiding behind the bushes. Any juicy examples you could tell us about?
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Way to put words in my mouth.
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> A van gogh isn't more expensive than my drawing because they're rarer or built with rarer materials. Intrinsic value is much more complicated and subtle than that Actually, value is subjective. For example, if I didn't
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> No, they didn't. I was referring to gold and silver being used as tradeable goods, not as currency. There's a difference. Oh come on. You know they did emerge, as mediums of exchange , which is what money/currency fun
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Try getting a bunch of open source developers to agree on which editor is the best.. and there you'll have support for the claim you've spent all this time pointlessly arguing against.
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> I absolutely do defend the right to yell "fire!" in a movie theater. I also absolutely think you are subject to the consequences thereof. That's still not the kind of speech that needs to be protected and heard, as I&#
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by sillygoose 11y ago
No false dichotomy, I didn't suggest that it's either crooks or those who "can't discern the difference between punishment of speech and punishment for consequences of speech". The point was just that there are
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Rights don't work in degrees though. For example, no one has a sort of right to control his own property as he sees fit. It's also worth noting that governments don't give us our rights - they're inherent in our natu
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> The thing is, a lot of atrocities will seem necessary, or at least excusable, to those who see themselves as freedomfighters, whether or not the future will be kind to them. Well maybe they weren't in their right minds? >
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> No, that's punishing the speech itself - NOT addressing the consequences thereof. You do realize that the kind of speech that needs to be protected is not the kind with negative consequences for innocent bystanders, don't y
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> When applied to some action that hasn't been tried yet, I'm not sure that statement has ever been true. Alright. Try melting steel with your mind . It's reasonably likely that's never been attempted before, so I
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by sillygoose 11y ago
The article seems to be suggesting that it's alright to limit freedom of speech a little, as long as some "suitable" Schelling points are established. But that doesn't work because Schelling points are subjective. You ca
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> Say what you like, but be aware that you are still accountable for how you obtained that content, or what happens as a result of what you say. In other words, say what you like, but don't be surprised when they haul you off to a
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Is there something wrong with "channeling Rothbard"? I propose accepting that aggressing against others is immoral, and applying that principle consistently. Can you guess where that would lead us?
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by sillygoose 11y ago
Excellent questions. I bet it's largely because lots of open-source people want things exactly their way.
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by sillygoose 11y ago
You didn't refer to anything specific.
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by sillygoose 11y ago
> Great wealth is functionally equivalent to political power. You're still behaving as if you didn't understand that it is very much possible to refrain from accepting trades, even if your counterparty is stinking rich. If

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