snarf21

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by snarf21 2y ago
I don't think that is what they were implying. Conservatism tends to be about not changing or considering new things. It tends to be more "I was raised that X was wrong, so X is wrong". (It is how I was raised for sure.) So,
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by snarf21 2y ago
That won't work because the incentives are misaligned. What we need is much better whistleblower programs. Programs where people are paid out $MM and witness protection if there are lose level of risks. These programs can easily pay fo
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by snarf21 2y ago
You are so close...... Honestly, crypto was an interesting experiment that has devolved into nothing more than digital penny stocks.
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by snarf21 2y ago
I think we also should be looking more at change over time, not just results as a distinct value. A lot of these values have ranges and error margins but looking at changes over time can be quite informative, especially for cases where your
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by snarf21 2y ago
We all need to remember Musk wasn't the founder. He was an early investor that forced the founders out. We can argue about whether the founders would have been more/less successful but he didn't found Tesla. [ https:/&#x
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by snarf21 2y ago
I feel like this is not that terribly different than row homes in the city. They only have windows in the front and back and the back might just be a view of the building backing up on them from the other street. These houses already have a
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by snarf21 2y ago
Agreed, it was a choice between a depression or inflation so we printed. It is also driven by industry consolidation leading to price gouging as there is no longer effective market competition.
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by snarf21 2y ago
Serious question: Do you feel just as strongly about alcohol, nicotine, gambling and sugar? Those all have an enormous societal costs as well.
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by snarf21 2y ago
You are hinting at the edges of the issue: mis-aligned incentives. A big problem is that your health care is tied to your employer for most people (WW2 is over, we need to stop this practice). It makes sense for an insurer to deny everythin
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by snarf21 2y ago
Yeah, one only need look at the multi-billionaires focused on growing their wealth instead of solving the many easily solvable problems of humanity like clean water and starvation.
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by snarf21 3y ago
My point is that SIM swaps are possible from the other side of the world and rubber hose isn't. The targetable base for remote SIM swap attacks is everyone from anywhere.
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by snarf21 3y ago
While you are right, you're missing the real problem. SMS 2FA is a systemic threat vector for identity takeover. Buy out one employee for $20 and you have access to take over any one of millions of users. Additionally, the victim won&#
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by snarf21 3y ago
I agree that this sounds like a different kind of voucher/private school resource transfer. Private schools are able to self-select their students and aren't required by law to take ALL students that want to come. This makes it
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by snarf21 3y ago
This is the hardest lesson to learn. Sometimes you won't be afforded the ability to do it "right", either for the company or the product or the customer. Eventually, you'll decide to just show up and ask what is most imp
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by snarf21 3y ago
Genuinely curious: What are the legitimate use cases for shell companies that hide who owns them?
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by snarf21 3y ago
Ideas are nothing but a (potential) head start, execution is everything.
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by snarf21 3y ago
Is there a reason we don't force ships above a certain side to always approach a bridge like this perpendicular in the main channels? Seems like a trivial thing to implement immediately and makes this never happen again.
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by snarf21 3y ago
I don't buy this argument (just like the point you are responding to is mostly wrong too). Yes it won't consume more and more but it won't consume less and less either. Miners are n't going to mine a loss it will always
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by snarf21 3y ago
Yeah, was just going to say this is Planet Fitness' whole value prop .. Cheap enough that the lie you tell yourself that you will go more next month is easily worth $10 / month.
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by snarf21 3y ago
There are many problems with software patents and patents that are "_____ but on a phone/watch" but I'm curious of what your solution is? What is a better system?
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by snarf21 3y ago
Don't forget that this was once considered pornography: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/woman-ticket-wearing-bikini... Who will watch the watchers?
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by snarf21 3y ago
I think people underestimate the power of something to look forward to in life and a group of friends/acquaintances to do it with.
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by snarf21 3y ago
That is the problem today, but we could also just have it be based on filed income and get rid of the bureaucracy instead. The issue is that some political parties are actively against helping the poor. The more practical idea is a univer
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by snarf21 3y ago
I agree that UBI is silly and that we should just give it to those who need it most. I also think we should just stop collecting income and income related taxes on the poorest X%. For example: if you are below the poverty line (or some mult
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by snarf21 3y ago
It is far easier for the government to pressure and control (and spy on?) FB than it is for a CCP company. We don't no one spying on our citizens but us!!!!
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by snarf21 3y ago
Agreed, and I've re-read it at least 6 times.
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by snarf21 3y ago
Stormlight started out so well but it is having the same sprawl problems that all Epic Fantasy faces. The more characters you introduce, the more plot you have to manage and the slower any character moves forward. Too many writers are reluc
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by snarf21 3y ago
This is not surprising .. A lot of department store retailers used to (still?) lose money on sales but push hard for all spend to be on some store credit card and make all their money there including accounting for the loss via sales.
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by snarf21 3y ago
The biggest problem isn't even new regulations. The liability for violation always tends to be a rounding error to profits. Then, even if there are teeth, there is no money for enforcement which makes it all pointless. Look at how the
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by snarf21 3y ago
Goodhart's Law - "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure"

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