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by throw0101d 27d ago
September is (US) National Preparedness Month: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Preparedness_Month General guidelines to have a decent pantry, someway to cook things, some spare water, a way to heat your home i
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Why Smart TVs Track What You Watch(rtings.com)
1 points by throw0101d 1mo ago|0 comments
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
"Facebook says Apple iOS privacy change will result in $10 billion revenue hit this year" (2022): * https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/facebook-says-apple-ios-priv... See also perhaps "It’s not Me
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> off-topic: I've made a habit of removing all those `si` or `igshid` or `unique_share_id` […] Also `pp`.
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> How would that even work? Park tanks on Wall Street and point them at stockbrokers? People are not quite sure, but Krugamn (for one) is willing to fight: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK20wZ0ofwY
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
The auditors report: * https://www.telstra.com.au/content/dam/tcom/dynamic-media-pr...
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
Yes, you can. Or rather some people can. People have to be realistic about what they can save and the lifestyle they need (versus want). Depending on the commitments you had during your working life, you may need as little as 40% of your
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> Just tax those with high incomes to get it back. This appears to not raise as much money as many people think. Interesting conversation with UK tax lawyer Dan Neidle on the topic: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgQ
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Telstra: What we've learned from the external investigation of our July outage(telstra.com.au)
4 points by throw0101d 1mo ago|1 comments
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
At this point perhaps countries should opt out of the Berne Convention [1] and limit copyright to something like 20-30 years after creation. If you can't recoup your costs after a couple of decades your work either isn't worth any
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US urges G20 countries to allow AI training on creators' work(ctvnews.ca)
2 points by throw0101d 1mo ago|3 comments
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
Someone making CA$ 90k will get the full OAS. If they have a spouse who makes $90k, they will also get the full amount. So a household with $180k income is getting a bunch of government money. Why does a couple with $180k HHI need to get an
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> Years ago, perhaps, it might not have been clear to the average person that money has to grow over time to stave off inflation, but that information has been widely available for decades and many people still don't put money into
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> Isn't the reserve chute the Old Age Security pension along with the Guaranteed Income Supplement? CPP benefits are proportional to how much you pay in over your life. OAS is proportional to how long you've lived in Canada a
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
There is a lot of misguided thinking about retirement, as shown by things like "Canadian couples say they need $1.7M to retire. Are you on track?": * https://globalnews.ca/news/11705204/canadian-couples-r
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
Ed Ting recently had a good video "Let's Overreact!! Smart Scopes Take Over? Chinese Products are the Best? Astronomy is Dead!?": * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYJwgEwxG-U If you want to get into astronom
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
Obligatory: * https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ * https://www.submarinecablemap.com
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
See UK and France: * https://insidegnss.com/uk-and-france-renew-ties-resilient-pn...
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> For me, SMRs don't pass the smell test. Buying one big plot of land for a reactor, building one power interconnect, having a localized water impact is way easier and cheaper than many. Some things would depend on the specific lo
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US Aims to Revive Civil War-Era Court to Claim Iran Oil as Prize(news.bloomberglaw.com)
18 points by throw0101d 1mo ago|5 comments
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> Twice. I was led to believe he actually won 3 times. /s
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
The official text for anyone interested (Executive Order 14420): * https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/hono...
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
Someone remarked that "Niagara Falls" should be renamed "Trump's Tears". Or perhaps "Lake Michigan" to either "Lake Obama" (since Chicago is on its shores) or "Lake Epstein".
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
So that's one (in which Canada happened to win multiple rulings at NAFTA and WTO panels). Any others?
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> Economists universally think tariffs are dumb policy. There are a few specific cases when one may want to implement them: * https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/when-are-tariffs-good One should also be mindful one&#x27
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> This is a pretty reductive take. Yes, because it's a one-panel comic.
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> The Biden admin went after Canada repeatedly for unfair trade practices […] What were these practices?
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Trade (and Tariffs)(xkcd.com)
558 points by throw0101d 1mo ago|271 comments
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> If you don’t even see the difference between 1080p and 720p, there’s something else going on. If I open a browser window and click on a YT video suggested on the main page, it plays on small portion of the screen of my 14" MacBo
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by throw0101d 1mo ago
> Yes. Every single one. It's that simple. I've found that zero of the videos that I've ever seen that were 60fps improved things: certainly if I went full screen I could notice the resolution of 1080@60 versus 720@30, b

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