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China's birth rate drops to record low in 2021(reuters.com)
2 points by throwawaysea 5y ago|1 comments
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
Is this driven by the MBPs? They were a big enough upgrade relative to everything else that they were probably easy and confident purchases for shoppers who were looking for a new computer.
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
The responding sheriffs and everyone in the chain of command who approved or overlooked this literal highway robbery, and all related federal employees, should be jailed. This is instead going to turn into a burden for taxpayers at best .
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
We regulate many corporations in many ways and should do the same here.
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
There’s a reason why this crime spree is happening in LA. I don’t think it’s because of UP’s jurisdiction over railroads. It’s because LA effectively attracts crime and criminals, because in practice they don’t face consequences (deterrents
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
That article is just one of many and this isn’t a comprehensive list of candidates he’s backed (directly or indirectly). LA’s DA George Gascon is one of them ( https://nypost.com/2021/12/16/how-george-soros-fun
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
It’s not just no bail. It’s no consequence. Criminals don’t get charged or sentenced or fined by city prosecutors. If they do, the consequences amount to a weak slap on the wrist at best. One of the big practical reasons is that George Soro
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
This isn’t just censorship by a monopolist megacorp that operates a common carrier utility and the new digital town square. It’s also election interference and campaigning. Democracy isn’t just what happens at the poll booth. It’s everythin
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Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya: ‘nobody cares’ about China’s Uyghur genocide(cnbc.com)
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Doing your taxes? The IRS will require a video selfie to access your account(cnet.com)
12 points by throwawaysea 5y ago|1 comments
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
I noticed that the IRS disabled logging in using the perfectly fine accounts we had previously. Instead I am promoted to sign up with this random private company and give up my own privacy to do something very basic. Disgusting.
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
Why don’t these alleged millionaires and billionaires just donate their money to the government? Nothing stops them from doing so today. Here’s info on how to donate to the government: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt&#x2
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
A couple other recent related discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29778348 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29951406
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
Aren’t those types of severance packages typically invalid if you’re fired for good cause (like sexual harassment)?
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
Firefox may be the best broadly available choice. However, Mozilla is just as guilty of implementing censorship in their extension store based on the whims of their leaders and employees. They are also a proponent of censorship more broadly
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
Do we have to look so far as to dig up shady organizations that few know about? We have much more obvious ones like Disney or the NBA or the rest of Hollywood playing a clearer role in patronizing and legitimizing the actions of the CCP. Th
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
I can believe the introduction of frustrating DRM. But I can’t believe they changed all the characters’ appearance to fit to their new woke sensibilities. There’s no reason these give these guys your money.
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
Cool. Now let’s update anti trust laws so they can be applied much more readily and start enforcing it. A healthy, competitive market that encourages entrepreneurial innovation has no room for these trillion dollar anti-competitive conglome
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
I get a paywall, but my main question is why? We don’t need as many college educated students as we are producing today. There’s no need to incentivize it further. So is this just vote bank politics at work?
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
@dang there’s a typo in this title if you’re able to help. It should say “Rogan” not “Rohan”
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
> Bloomberg's report doesn't get into how Oculus could potentially suffer consequences for its prices, but it's worth pointing out that competitive pricing by itself is not an antitrust violation. The FTC's website st
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
It’s hard for me to see this happening. Spotify has not improved their core offering at all. The interface is terrible in many ways, and inflexible. Their ability to innovate seems nonexistent to me, a paying customer of many years who woul
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
But that is also why I included a source for that note about Soros in my original comment. Commentary on George Soros is often labeled as conspiracy theory, but the reality is that organizations (PACs) funded by him have made campaign contr
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
That’s unfortunate. I did notice my comment had a little notice saying ‘flagged’ almost immediately after I posted it, but I thought that people could still access flagged content with a direct link. I’m not sure how these secret features o
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
It is definitely happening in other cities. See my other comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29963965 ) for an example.
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
No, unfortunately that’s not how it works at all. See my comment elsewhere in this discussion ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29963965 ) for examples of how it actually plays out.
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
This is exactly what happens in virtually all cities with progressive “restorative justice” policies. Many of these cities have district attorneys (city prosecution office) who effectively excuse crime by removing consequences such as jail
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
Another long standing annoyance is those links to other videos that pop up before my current video has ended. It always interferes with the last portion, usually when something important and climactic is being shown. There used to be a way
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
I’ve heard the railways have their own jurisdiction but the environments around those railways sure have a way of breeding criminals, giving them cover, and contributing to all of this. It’s hard for me to view this as anything but a result
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by throwawaysea 5y ago
I definitely have been reading a lot more from alternative sources such as the ones you mentioned. I also would say that the democratization of journalism is really important today because of the politicization of so many institutions, incl

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