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by surfmike 9y ago
Both sound like good ideas to me. Community college is generally better than ending your education in high school. And allowing people to graduate without passing their grade level seems like a bad idea. (Unless you're saying they were
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by surfmike 9y ago
If you could afford a trip like that, you probably already have health insurance in the US.
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by surfmike 9y ago
That's not the case in Silicon Valley anymore.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Part of that is the upper middle class expectation of owning a house and investing heavily in your child's education. People wait until they are established to have kids, and higher housing prices push that date back.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Why do statements like this from Wozniak get any press? Steve Wozniak was a brilliant innovator early in the PC revolution days, but he hasn't been influential in the industry for many decades now.
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by surfmike 9y ago
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or alluding to some other country; just saying I generally find Norwegians much more civil toward people whose views they disagree with.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Although there is a certain culture of political correctness in Norway too, I find that people are far more civil and respectful when encountering people with different political beliefs
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by surfmike 9y ago
Reactionary is a label thrown at people who do not agree with a particular progressive idea and might have different ideas. People don't generally describe themselves as reactionary; instead it's a way for people to denigrate a pa
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by surfmike 9y ago
I think your comment and painting people as "reactionary" proves the point of the parent.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Not everywhere, but in SF, LA, San Diego, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Oslo, Stockholm, London....
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by surfmike 9y ago
People's perceived needs grow but that is not the whole story. Many people now are spending almost 50% of their pre-tax income on housing, and most of that is the price of land and goes to landlords. It seems that landlords inevitably
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by surfmike 9y ago
That was surprising to me to learn too, since I would have expected a more manual human-operated line to be able to retool faster.
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by surfmike 9y ago
It's hard to imagine supply getting any lower than it already is, but yes that is potential offset.
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by surfmike 9y ago
One other effect to consider is the housing prices after the bill. Expensive areas might see an up to 10% drop in property values, which would be bad for those who recently bought but should be easily weathered by others who have seen an 80
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by surfmike 9y ago
Sure there are some hysterical interpretations of the term “socialism” by American politicians, but European welfare states are still decidedly capitalist.
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by surfmike 9y ago
The problem is there are too few socialist societies left because they’ve all failed. My parents lived through one (Poland) which had all the same shortages and pollutions. It’s the same story anywhere socialism has been tried in practice.
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by surfmike 9y ago
To flip the question: Why do people blame capitalism as if it’s not possible to have another system but maintain capitalism? Capitalism doesn’t imply lack of a social safety net or regulations. Even its most classic proponent Adam Smith saw
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by surfmike 9y ago
The point is blaming “capitalism” is throwing out the baby with the bath water. Look at Scandinavia for capitalist societies with a high level of social support and environmental protections. And on the other hand look at true socialist soc
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by surfmike 9y ago
Very close, the font is TeX Gyre Pagella which was based on URW Palladio L, which was itself designed as a Palatino replacement.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Indeed, I think this is one of the biggest strengths of the US. Think about many of the smartest minds in science of the 20th century— many were immigrants to the US.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Foreigners who went to grad school are very heavily represented in Silicon Valley. Perhaps going all the way for a PhD is not worth it (debatable, some of my CS PhD friends have done incredibly well) but a Masters is definitely a strong pat
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by surfmike 9y ago
You need to give three months notice or severance, but other than that not aware of need for compensation.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Based on experience from Norwegian colleagues: Yes it is more difficult than in say the US but not that hard. You just must document over a period of months that the employee is underperforming and not improving; you can’t just fire them wi
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by surfmike 9y ago
“initial acts of self-control impaired performance on subsequent self-control tasks, butconsuming a glucose drink eliminated these impairments.” So, having a soda will replenish your ability for self control?
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by surfmike 9y ago
But you'll create this problem for a lot of new people by making salaries public. You don't need to be a multimillionaire for money to cause problems.
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by surfmike 9y ago
The first 100% cocoa bar I've had that was actually pretty good was: Montezuma Absolute Dark Chocolate Black from the UK. I found it once at my Trader Joe's and sadly haven't seen it since. Seriously tempted to order a supply
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by surfmike 9y ago
Money is also the root of a lot of strife, both within families and beyond, both for people who have money and those that don't. People should have a right to privacy in their financial affairs.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Prices happen at the margin though. You only need a small percentage of traders to be active investors to create an efficient market. https://amp.businessinsider.com/passive-investing-makes-mark...
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by surfmike 9y ago
If the last recession was 2008 we're not overdue _yet_ are we? :-) Maciej Ceglowski had a good article about the advertising bubble: http://idlewords.com/2015/11/the_advertising_bubble.htm
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by surfmike 9y ago
First time I’ve learned about MessageBird— how do they compare to Twilio?

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