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by techdmn 3y ago
This assumes the job of policing in the U.S. is, in fact, to enforce the law. It could also be several others things, such as raising funds for local government (primarily by targeting less privileged members of society). Another common a
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by techdmn 3y ago
First thing's first, taxes on capital gains should be much higher, and always higher than taxes on wages. Second, loans require repayment. Even if the bank accepts your stock directly as payment, there's a taxable transaction. I
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by techdmn 3y ago
FWIW, anecdotally and as a member of the motorcycling community, being loud does not seem to help much. People hear noise, but in traffic it doesn't help them locate the source of the noise. Things that do seem to help are primarily
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by techdmn 3y ago
The DOJ being notificed could result in a lot of people spending time in prison. It could also result in no action. Retaliation by local officials could be limited to a few hours and a few hundred dollars of lost income. It could als
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by techdmn 3y ago
I covered mine with a bit of post-it note. I'm sure masking tape would do the trick as well.
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by techdmn 3y ago
Just a wild guess, but If I were trying to find illegal immigrants, seeding a social graph with legal immigrants might be a good place to start. (This comment is in no way an endorsement of the methods or goals of ICE.)
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by techdmn 3y ago
Absolutely! Truly great examples of bipartisan cooperation.
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by techdmn 3y ago
I sometimes like to remind myself that there are lots of things we do competently here in the U.S. Our medical system, for example, converts a public problem into private profit in a way that is unrivaled in the developed world.
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by techdmn 3y ago
Of course the trouble is those same people have been capturing enough value out of the destructive process that they will surely go last. I suspect this is no small part of the reason we're in the fix we're in.
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by techdmn 3y ago
Certainly not the first to mention this, but see also: microwaves. I worked at a restaurant that had a microwave with precisely one input: a timer dial. To start the microwave, you turned the dial to the desired time. To stop the microwa
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by techdmn 3y ago
Was that something living in a state that decided it should be a different kind of ethnostate? This might be a controversial take, but I think ethnostates in general lead to poor outcomes.
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by techdmn 3y ago
Seems like unfettered trade with countries with low labor and environmental standards makes domestic production unprofitable. Surely we can only compete by limiting domestic labor and environmental protections. /s
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by techdmn 3y ago
I'm happy to consider a non-Tesla (mostly because I'd really prefer a more traditional gauge cluster and more physical controls), but have struggled to find anything that beats the price for performance of the Model 3 Performance.
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by techdmn 3y ago
I don't understand this comment. If you picture a company with a few 100MM dollars in sales per year, that manufactures or retails physical products, without software how many people work in Accounting? Inventory control? Do you hav
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by techdmn 3y ago
Slightly more plausible alternative: cessation of fossil fuel subsidies.
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by techdmn 3y ago
Your second paragraph makes sense, but only to the extent that one views people needing support as a local issue. This is one of the ways we (as a U.S. resident) avoid taking responsibility: This problem is some other locality's respo
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by techdmn 3y ago
White right-wing extremist escapes consequences for violent action, news at 11!
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by techdmn 3y ago
Having lived in both urban and rural areas, I don't think either has a monopoly on ignorance of the other.
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by techdmn 3y ago
I would argue that this in turn is driven by a complete failure to enforce any of the anti-trust laws that are on the books.
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by techdmn 4y ago
I think you are on to something, but I would phrase it a little differently. Trade policy has clearly been designed to allow large multi-nationals to take advantage of lack of regulation in developing countries - little to no labor, enviro
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by techdmn 4y ago
Many years ago, I worked as a short order cook at a chain restaurant. The economy was doing quite well, and unemployment was low. This was actually a real problem for us, because we couldn't hire dishwashers. Turns out nobody wants
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by techdmn 4y ago
To me the headline says it all. Those workers, being in demand, asking for higher wages. What about our profits! We need a level of desperation in our work force, at least that caused by 4% unemployment, if we can expect to maintain the
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by techdmn 4y ago
You should credit the late great George Carlin for this. :-) "Look at this idiot here!" "Whoa, look at that maniac go!"
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by techdmn 4y ago
Sadly it does happen. There are horror stories of live deer going through the windshield, doing a number on the occupants both with their arrival and their attempts to escape.
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by techdmn 4y ago
This is fair, I should have been more specific. "Following too close" implies "following", doesn't include people unexpectedly pulling into a stream of traffic. In this instance the Tesla changing lanes would miti
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by techdmn 4y ago
I haven't read statute, but my understanding has always been that if you run into the car in front of you, it is your fault, period. If you didn't have time to stop, you are "Following too close for conditions", regardl
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by techdmn 4y ago
Also in Minnesota! (I'm joshing you Minnesotans, it's a lovely state full of wonderful people. I'll borrow you whatever you need any time. ;-p )
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by techdmn 4y ago
I would argue they have this belief because it is so often true. Exceptions are surprising to many people.
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by techdmn 4y ago
Aside from the question itself the posts seem pretty low effort. My experience is that a typical Ask HN has two or three paragraphs explaining the question in depth, why the question is important to the person asking, etc.
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I had a Windows XP machine that was pretty stable. I did reboot it sometimes. I now have a Windows 10 machine that is very stable, if you ignore the fact that it reboots itself All The Time. I have a dual-boot set up with linux as defaul

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