theplague42

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by theplague42 6y ago
Do you sincerely think Last Week Tonight is on the same level as South Park ?
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by theplague42 6y ago
I don't see why politicians would bother to create a poorly-designed public-facing website to steal an election.
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by theplague42 6y ago
You obviously didn't even open the link. This isn't an "article." It's a twitter thread of screenshots from 4chan.
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by theplague42 6y ago
It's trivial to demonstrate that that claim is false. Someone in this thread linked the page to the "voting" screen. It's just a form to print a new ballot that you would then mail or bring in person.
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by theplague42 6y ago
It won't. This is blatant misinformation.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Can you actually cancel a ballot through the online portal or not?
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by theplague42 6y ago
The tweet does far more than imply. Why are you posting 4Chan garbage to HackerNews? Is this even confirmed?
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by theplague42 6y ago
It fits the reactionary narrative so I'm not sure why it's surprising.
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by theplague42 6y ago
There's a whole book dedicated to this theory! https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691183251/th...
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by theplague42 6y ago
Thank you for doing that.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Do people need to know how to balance a checkbook anymore?
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by theplague42 6y ago
love to see fascism apologists on HN
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by theplague42 6y ago
Surely the government is elected by the inhabitants, right?
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by theplague42 6y ago
Do you legitimately believe that US intelligence agencies are the bulwark against authoritarian government in the US?
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by theplague42 6y ago
IIRC they only made these tweaks are being pressured by the government. They were perfectly happy breaking the law when it allowed them to grow quickly.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Yeah this entire post is filled with comments misrepresenting (intentionally or unintentionally) the dynamics at play here, and it's all fine and good because "California state government bad."
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by theplague42 6y ago
In part by ignoring city and state laws!
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by theplague42 6y ago
Is there an Uber/Lyft driver union?
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by theplague42 6y ago
Employers are not required to provide health plans. The issue is that Uber provides _some_ employees with health plans while keeping their lower-paid workers classified as contractors, even if they work essentially full-time.
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by theplague42 6y ago
I think the heart of the issue is VC-backed startups trying their hardest to circumvent laws until they are big enough that enforcing the laws makes people mad.
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by theplague42 6y ago
You could read the new law, or a summary. It's not super hard to understand.
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by theplague42 6y ago
Does the cab model not work?
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by theplague42 6y ago
this whole thread is a travesty
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by theplague42 6y ago
Does the California court order apply to these part-time drivers? I thought it only affected drivers essentially working full-time.
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by theplague42 6y ago
I don't think the comment is claiming the OP is a shill; just that OP's description is idealistic i.e. what OP _wants_ to think of the situation, and not authentic to the average driver's experiences.
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by theplague42 6y ago
So many assertions, so little evidence. Surely there is value added by basic research funded by the government, technology created for space or military purposes, and providing the enforcement of laws necessary for people to want to start b
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by theplague42 6y ago
It's not other people's money, it's the government's money! They printed it.
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by theplague42 6y ago
How many people have 100% ownership of a 50m business? How many people have more than 50/100m net worth (depending on the proposal) in the US?
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by theplague42 6y ago
When you already have another 145 billion? More than you could possibly spend in your lifetime?
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by theplague42 6y ago
You don't think billionaires have political power? What about the tax breaks states use to entice Amazon to build a new HQ? What about Elon Musk trying to shape public opinion against rail transit? The US literally just elected a billi

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