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by simonh 8mo ago
The problems are a product of the constitutional system. I think the main problem is the elected king presidential system nonsense. Parliamentary democracy is the way to go.
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by simonh 8mo ago
They can be and are. The USA had tariffs on many products prior to Trump.
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by simonh 8mo ago
There’s a decent article in the Economist right now warning of Brazilification in the west. A particular kind of debt fuelled economic death spiral on which Brazil is unfortunately a pioneer.
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by simonh 8mo ago
All true, but I remember several articles in the Economist in the first year warning that no collapse was imminent, and basically that the Russian central bank had plenty of options to recalibrate the economy in the medium term. They made c
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by simonh 8mo ago
I think national growth minus growth in the military sector was negative last year. It looks like Russian bonds are largely bought by Middle Eastern based hedge funds and family funds or trusts.
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by simonh 8mo ago
The article is not as unrealistic as that, the author does point out that Putin is not just looking at the state of Russia, he’s also looking at the relative state of Ukraine and its support from the West. The death zone isn’t the point at
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by simonh 8mo ago
The key phrase there is "such services". It's not just about one problem once with Uber, it's the risk of problems like this with any service of that kind, or really any service you rely on. If using GrapheneOS significa
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by simonh 8mo ago
Twice, on the basis that NEXT used the same kernel and that ran on 68k and Intel when Apple bought them and later ported it for Power PC. When Steve Jobs went back to Apple, for a long time he ran NEXT on a Thinkpad.
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by simonh 8mo ago
It's a tricky issue. In many countries it's not illegal and quite common for children to run around naked in public, during the summer on beaches for example, and so millions of people have holiday photos that are technically CSAM
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by simonh 8mo ago
It’s not a coincidence that the CIA just took down the World Fact Book.
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What were getting is another Russia with the full military and economic might of the US.
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by simonh 8mo ago
They say it's the left and right ports when facing the left side of the Mac.
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by simonh 9mo ago
I'm not sure what to believe. I know he was incredibly demanding, and I've heard the stories, but he also inspired a lot of loyalty and commitment from plenty of very talented engineers who were not short of other options.
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by simonh 9mo ago
I didn't know there is a HN meetup in LDN. How do I join up?
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by simonh 9mo ago
Adobe, not Apple.
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by simonh 9mo ago
Yep, you can be close allies with a nation and have many shared interests, and even a trade deficit with them as we in Britain did, and then they stab you in the back with tariffs.
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by simonh 9mo ago
Zelensky was arguably a nobody internationally, until he lead his country to stalling out the entire military might of the Russian Federation in a war that's only a few months away from being longer than the Great Patriotic One, and ke
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by simonh 9mo ago
>Marie Antoinette literally had to lose her head for this to happen. Arguably it was actually Robespierre losing is head that had to happen to stop the madness (Terror) in France, or at least create the conditions for it to stop eventual
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by simonh 9mo ago
It really doesn't.
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by simonh 10mo ago
Or buy an up-specced conventional laptop with a ton more storage and RAM to start with for the same price. Get your upgrades in first at no extra cost. If you're getting a Framework with the top specs and can't get a competing lap
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by simonh 10mo ago
If part of their remuneration is in shares, they have a legitimate interest in the value of those shares.
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by simonh 10mo ago
Well, that and lots of naked ladies having baths.
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by simonh 10mo ago
I think they would also have to resize the field every time using the mouse.
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It could be that in a competitive context fussing with formatting would cost precious seconds. Great general tip for us mortals though.
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by simonh 10mo ago
Sure, capitalism isn't perfect. No economic system is, mainly because they're all composed of us semi-evolved chimps. Every economic system has that problem. Getting rid of or severely constraining economic freedoms isn't a s
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by simonh 10mo ago
High frequency trading does create benefits. It speeds up market corrections, increases liquidity, and means buyers and sellers get quicker execution closer to consensus market value. If financiers and doctors are wealthier, they have more
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by simonh 10mo ago
The Baumol effect says wages for doctors will also have to go up. Society can afford this because it now has commensurately more resources due to increased efficiency. It’s a tide that raises all boats, precisely because of this effect. Thi
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by simonh 10mo ago
On what justification? You just want to take their stuff, because? People shouldn’t lose their rights to what they own, just because they do so through a company. I do think reasonable taxation and regulation is justifiable but on the under
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by simonh 10mo ago
I think commerce between individuals is a right. Infringing on that should be justified in terms of protecting the rights of those involved, such as ensuring the quality of goods, enforcement of reasonable contract terms and such. We are in
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by simonh 10mo ago
Speaking honestly as a foot soldier employee, I look around myself and I think you could swap out most of the people around me, including me, for most other people in our industry and the company would continue just fine. In fact that happe

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