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by snarf21 6y ago
So much for the free market. It will be interesting to see what StarLink does to broadband over time.
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by snarf21 6y ago
This is why we need a CPA with teeth. The should be that if you can sign up with a click on mobile, you can cancel the same way. The amount of regulatory capture in our plutocracy is maddening.
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by snarf21 6y ago
If you live long enough, everyone will get cancer. Lots of people abuse their hearts enough that they die from that first but some disease get more and more prominent as you age. These are the reasons that we don't recommend testing fo
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by snarf21 6y ago
It is possible that we'll never know. However, remember that we also recently have SARS, MERS, EBOLA, etc. This isn't some isolated event. We've made the world small, there is no where too remote. Some animal from the remotes
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by snarf21 6y ago
I agree with you. It will take a while for the adjustment of remote to re-settle to a new norm. There is one other thing that is a small factor in all of this. I'm not saying it is unsurmountable or anything but local/state/c
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by snarf21 6y ago
Google has all the cards here. Just threaten to turn off Google and all services for the whole country if this garbage is voted on. I think there would be a huge backlash among the public.
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by snarf21 6y ago
I agree that the FED is a major contributor, but the SEC and FTC have failed us in the 21st century. Also, given the way PACs and lobbying work, people don't truly grasp that we live in an ever increasing plutocracy. The greatest trick
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by snarf21 6y ago
I think there are alternatives. The question becomes: is the fraud detection cost higher than the potential fraud? and even if it is, is it significantly so? I don't think the current system has no fraud in it either.
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by snarf21 6y ago
We need to get rid of DST switches permanently. We should stick with DST as most people prefer extra light at night.
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by snarf21 6y ago
This is what you get when "nutrition" is run by the USDA, whose job it is to grow and sell food. This belongs in HHS so there is no conflict of interests. Most of these "studies" are funded by groups with ulterior motive
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by snarf21 6y ago
Sorry, but none of these need or can use a blockchain. 1) Powerball seems fine and well. How do you make sure that the records on this blockchain were put there legitimately? (if you use crypto, you are saying crypto is the only use case) H
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by snarf21 6y ago
Maybe not a conspiracy, but surely a fix. "the DTC has enforced an increase of capital requirements by 250% upon DriveWealth’s clearing partners" .. Why for just these two stocks and is this true for all of the Hedge Funds? Do the
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by snarf21 6y ago
It could also make it harder to attract talent if compensation includes stock options.
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by snarf21 6y ago
This is a major problem with using contractors. They bill by the hour. Their continued employment is not dependent on doing a good job. They half ass everything because it is about billing and being done. Also, doing a bad job means "o
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by snarf21 6y ago
And what about all the people who watch MSNBC and CNBC and Cramer, do they need to stop pushing stops as good or bad too? They tell lots of people "who don't care about hedge funds or any of that, but just got the impression from
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by snarf21 6y ago
I think the more practical consequence is to fine and place injunctions on the software providers. They have the most to lose for violating compliance.
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by snarf21 6y ago
You could require the software to have a warrant number entered in order to do FR. This means you need probable cause first and you need to be able to convince a judge it is warranted.
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by snarf21 6y ago
What about the people that are trying to double down to protect their long position? What about the money they will lose? Either the market is efficient or it isn't.
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by snarf21 6y ago
Well said. Free and lazy over freedom and work.
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by snarf21 6y ago
That's cool, it's your preference. A lot of people prefer going in, especially if they are single and live alone.
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by snarf21 6y ago
This is all very true but UBI isn't the solution. The middle class can win this game with a perspective change. Instead of saddling their kids with school loans and pressuring them to "get a job" right out of school, they sho
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by snarf21 6y ago
What about the people that already bought through Robinhood and were trying to double down to maintain their position? Those people are being made to lose money too.
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by snarf21 6y ago
This is amusing but to be clear the "poor" they were trying to help was always themselves.
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by snarf21 6y ago
Agreed, but something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. They shouldn't be crying now when other add increased price pressure.
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by snarf21 6y ago
Class action lawsuits never tend to work out that well for the little guy. Lawyers get rich and the Goliath pays essentially a fine.
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by snarf21 6y ago
We can fix a lot about with a few small changes that don't even require raising taxes. The #1 and easiest change is for the government to just pass a law mandating reference based pricing. This is not M4A, the government just says you
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by snarf21 6y ago
It is also clear that the SEC and FTC have been absent for the 21st century. As long as Wall Street calls the shots, the consumer is screwed.
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by snarf21 6y ago
I don't even think it is that cheap. It is better than the quality you get at most furniture stores for a lower price.
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by snarf21 6y ago
I'm not sure what you are saying. Ted Cruz has a Harvard law degree but thinks, well who really knows. Being educated didn't stop millions of college graduates from believing that Dominion voting machines "flipped" votes
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by snarf21 6y ago
I understand your hope but people don't have time/desire to want to be educated on a subject. Even those of us on HN, how many subjects are we really well informed on? or do we just believe the headlines from our favorite site?

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