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by te_platt 16y ago
Eliminate all federal taxes and print the money needed for government operations. Effectively this becomes an inflation tax. Automatically it affects the wealthy in direct proportion to their wealth as opposed to their most recent earning
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Most people are nice. Most people are glad to help. Most people don't like wasting their time. Most people don't want to be taken advantage of. Given those conditions I think this article makes good sense. Approaching people with those co
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by te_platt 16y ago
Thanks. That covers some aspects of what I am asking but not the core. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Restrictive_c... covers restrictive covenants on real estate and covers the case of racial segregation that I knew ab
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by te_platt 16y ago
Does anyone here know what restrictions on the sale of an item are legal (at least in the U.S.)? If I agree to sell you item X given that you promise Y, what are the legal values of Y? For example, I can't sell you a piece of property with
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by te_platt 16y ago
Newton had Leibniz (and others) pushing calculus. Einstein made use of ideas from Lorenz pushing Relativity. Elisha Gray applied for a patent on the telephone the same day as Alexander Bell. Perhaps I should have been more clear. The fa
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by te_platt 16y ago
When I was much younger I had an idea for a frisbee-yo-yo. You could play frisbee by yourself! Thirty years later I have yet to see anyone release anything similar. In fact I couldn't get any of my prototypes to work how I wanted. Moral
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by te_platt 16y ago
Ok, I'll give that a try. But just for one day. This seems related to the smart/hard work attitude. If you think you solve problems because you are smart, then come across a problem that seems too difficult you are more likely to give up th
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by te_platt 16y ago
And all this time I just thought I was lazy. Actually, this article made think about what the relationship is between being lazy and being a procrastinator. Once I get going I enjoy working and it feels so good to get things done. Still,
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The Education of Minority Children (schools do matter)(tsowell.com)
2 points by te_platt 16y ago|0 comments
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by te_platt 16y ago
Perhaps you are thinking of this: http://www.tsowell.com/speducat.html
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by te_platt 16y ago
Continues past the first set of ads.
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What is the thoughtless part of asking a question? If there is global warming some places will be better off and some worse. Is it so thoughtless to do a cost / benefit analysis?
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by te_platt 16y ago
No, human nature inevitably leads to corporatism. Let me give my definition of capitalism and corporatism to start my argument. Capitalism: People are free to buy and sell their own property as they see fit. This necessarily implies peopl
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by te_platt 16y ago
Parental protection means a lot more than a filter on the internet connection. I know full well my kids can find a way to get what they really want to get whether porn, drugs, or whatever. My wife even found candy hidden away in my five
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by te_platt 16y ago
Upvote what you want more of. Downvote sparingly. I usually upvote more on comments I agree with and reserve downvoting for rudeness or gross stupidity (regular stupidity is better dealt with with a comment).
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by te_platt 16y ago
It just takes a while to make all of the mistakes you need to learn from to be successful. I think I'm getting close...
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by te_platt 16y ago
Simply stating "More comments here..." then showing the additional submissions may have a better response. HN isn't so much a discussion among a few friends (although it feels that way at times) as much as large public park where people co
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by te_platt 16y ago
Not bad for a simple experiment. Maybe even more interesting is how much one developer can do when supported by open source frameworks and libraries.
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by te_platt 16y ago
That was much more impressive than I thought it would be given the title. The presentation gives a very nice demonstration of how the gears do calculations.
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by te_platt 16y ago
There's no reason you couldn't start small. Find some cause you support or someone you know in greater need than yourself and contribute what you can. If you feel you can't do anything now you probably will always be able to find a reason
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MRI scans live birth(news.nationalpost.com)
2 points by te_platt 16y ago|0 comments
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by te_platt 16y ago
There are two sides to this issue, neither of which are unfair. The employer hires people to solve problems in a given space and has a right to make sure they own what they paid for. On the other side the problem space doesn't (shouldn't)
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by te_platt 16y ago
1. Every time I notice something annoys me I daydream about what I can do to make it better - I think up a new one handed keyboard every time I reach for my mouse. 2. Joke with friends about outlandish ideas - solar powered bicycles, 128 te
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by te_platt 16y ago
This story is funny in a lot of ways but my favorite is how people keep noting that there were no cell towers. As if traveling back in time is a bit unlikely - but with a CELL PHONE! - that's just crazy.
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Six scientists tell us about the most accurate science fiction in their fields(io9.com)
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I have a little brother who made all sorts of bad decisions that left him in a bad financial situation. A few times I lent him some money. Eventually he pulled through, started a business and is now making significantly more than I am. R
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by te_platt 16y ago
What if minimum wage laws actually perpetuate the problem by preventing low skill workers from getting hired in the first place?
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by te_platt 16y ago
Being poor is wanting as much stuff as the people around you. The article came across to me as a whiny. Being poor is having a car (but not a nice one), having toys (but not nice ones), having shoes, shelter, food (but...).
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by te_platt 16y ago
After taking into account the cost of time and effort tending plants, it's almost always cheaper (dollars per pound) to buy food. Still, I'm an avid gardener because of the other benefits besides cost. 1. Better taste. A tomato out of the
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by te_platt 16y ago
How much of this would become a non-issue just by requiring the losing party to pay all costs? The way it stands now is really just blackmail. Sure you can spend $100,000 to defend against a frivolous claim or just $5,000 and everything g

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