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by surfmike 6y ago
Not sure what country you live in, but’s it pretty hard to game this. You have a fixed number of weeks. And it’s pretty hard to fake having a baby. People should get the same benefits even if they plan to quit after, which would address the
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by surfmike 6y ago
On the whole though you’d expect less people to have enough money to be an early stage VC during a recesssion. I think those that can afford it will definitely be looking for opportunities.
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by surfmike 6y ago
“ a new chatbot that it claims is able to demonstrate empathy, knowledge and personality.” I’m not sure Reddit is the right place to learn any of those things.
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by surfmike 6y ago
“ To accommodate the dedicated workers, the company gave them an increase in wages and provided beds, kitchens, groceries, internet access and iPads, WPVI reported.” Bravo! I wish all our essential workers called to do extra work were treat
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by surfmike 6y ago
And was rejected before the current crises.
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by surfmike 7y ago
Fun fact: until the STOCK act was passed in 2012 there was nothing restricting insider trading by Congress. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOCK_Act
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by surfmike 7y ago
Khan Academy is probably a good resource: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-m... Also here, the three sections starting with “DNA as the genetic material”: https://www.khanacade
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by surfmike 7y ago
You mean as opposed to Release? Or something else?
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by surfmike 7y ago
Hopefully serological tests will be widely available which would tell us if we’ve had it or not.
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by surfmike 7y ago
Unfortunately many of the best jobs are in CA and other high tax states (additional income tax, sales tax, etc.) where it starts becoming much closer. Also unclear if that link takes into account family transfers like the original link.
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by surfmike 7y ago
When living and working in Canada I was surprised that taxes were pretty much the same as what I’d pay in California. OECD data seems to back that up. https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffingtonpost.ca/amp/
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by surfmike 7y ago
The article conflates capitalism with consumer materialism.
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by surfmike 7y ago
Why not progressive over total wealth or income, as opposed to restricting to just land holdings?
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by surfmike 7y ago
What about SWEs at financial companies? I know in NY that’s where a lot of the most lucrative positions are.
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by surfmike 7y ago
Much cheaper than what? I also can get direct primary care through Sutter, and although the experience is probably worse (less time during appt, longer wait time) it’s probably cheaper than the concierge model of One Medical. At the very le
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by surfmike 7y ago
Yes medicine is complicated, but I question whether a general purpose search engine, searching potentially untrustworthy or out of date medical information, is the best tool for diagnosis.
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by surfmike 7y ago
The two times I used One Medical, me and the doctor just ended up googling my symptoms together. Don’t have a lot of confidence in their staff. It’s a nice idea though, although concierge care like this probably pushes health care costs eve
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by surfmike 7y ago
Assuming they’re built with the same safety technologies, larger cars are absolutely safer. https://www.edmunds.com/car-safety/are-smaller-cars-as-safe-...
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by surfmike 7y ago
Oslo city center is doing great economically, and lots of good connections to there with public transit for commuters. Also despite tolls etc. there is bad commuter time traffic and downtown parking shortages, not clear what extra economic
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by surfmike 7y ago
And just wait for AR.
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by surfmike 7y ago
The policy error in 2008 was not enough easy money early enough. https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato...
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by surfmike 7y ago
I like the IQ air sensors https://www.iqair.com/us/air-quality-monitors/airvisual-pro
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by surfmike 7y ago
I think they’re referring to static typing.
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by surfmike 7y ago
For those who own their place and can afford it, I found this site a great resource for soundproofing. https://www.soundproofingcompany.com/soundproofing-solutions...
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by surfmike 7y ago
Actual studies show it decreases rear end collisions around 40% and pedestrian insurance claims 35% http://bestride.com/news/new-study-by-iihs-shows-automatic-e...
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by surfmike 7y ago
40% of hospitals in Switzerland are private vs 69% in the US (21% for-profit). Most hospitals in Netherlands are private (non-profit). Both have all private insurance, although Switzerland requires it to be non-profit. Obamacare subsidizes
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by surfmike 7y ago
No public option from what I know. Insurance is all private, Swiss require no profits while Netherlands allows for profit. Government subsidies and restrictions exist on the plans, similar to Obamacare.
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by surfmike 7y ago
Obamacare also provides subsidies. The point is that the provision and insurance in Netherlands is done with private organizations, not the government directly.
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by surfmike 7y ago
California’s residency requirements are quite strict, and they don’t offer foreign tax credits, so if you’re planning to go back after a few years you’re effectively being double-taxed on the state income.
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by surfmike 7y ago
Switzerland. Netherlands. In one ranking they are the best systems in Europe.

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