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by tlss 2y ago
Justin Trudeau was a ski instructor before becoming Prime Minister. Ronald Reagan and Zelenskyy were ridiculed as an actor in their election campaigns. Poilievre is a career politician and unproven at the highest office, but that by itself
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by tlss 2y ago
I mean, this is the French way. SNCF striking (a yearly occurrence) is arguably halting the economy each time it happens. As a sympathizer to the HK protests, I've heard all these talking points before -- that the protesters are ruinin
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by tlss 2y ago
Everyone thinks they're on the right side of history :)
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by tlss 2y ago
English is an interpreted language. We wouldn't have this problem if we can check for undefined references during compilation.
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by tlss 2y ago
Doesn’t that create an adverse incentive for companies to not grow (invest to make more money) even if they could? YouTube for example might still be stuck in the 480p era if Google hasn’t laid all those Ocean cables on its own dime...
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by tlss 2y ago
I’m sorry, but what are you talking about? A Nobel Chemistry prize was just awarded for the creation of AlphaFold.
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by tlss 4y ago
Whole Sichuan peppercorns are most prominently used in Sichuan cooking where they can be the star of a dish (e.g. mapo tofu). However, the powder form is a central ingredient in the so-called "Five Spices" mix: - star anise - fenn
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by tlss 4y ago
Discussion about US taxation often omit: - the state & local taxes (can be as high as 12-15%) - social security (6.2%, tapers off after 150k) - medicare (2% generally) - net investment income tax (3.8%) - different tax treatments of sho
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by tlss 4y ago
It's always BGP......
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by tlss 5y ago
Recreational marijuana and JUUL is very much a millenial/gen Z hobby, and it is being pushed with a fervor that glosses over serious studies any potential health risks. IMO weed will be in 50 years where "big tobacco" is righ
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by tlss 5y ago
If you paid for the ticket, then you get service from point A to point B. This isn't hard.
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by tlss 5y ago
If you're talking about terrible behaviour from United employees, this is not an isolated case. See also "United Breaks Guitars" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo
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by tlss 5y ago
Move to Cayman Islands or Monaco and convince the company to keep you on their payroll. https://nomadcapitalist.com/global-citizen/countries-no-inco...
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by tlss 5y ago
Businesses get preferential tax treatment because we want to encourage risk-taking. Yes, focusing on a handful of hyper-successful businesses make it seem like things are "not fair", but that's neglecting the much higher like
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by tlss 5y ago
It's possible to build more houses... up to a limit. Cities need to be supported by enough resources -- that includes enough water, proximity to arable land, hospitable climate, and ease of access. The 2% figure you quoted can be a bit
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by tlss 5y ago
Quite right!
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America's Challenges: JP Morgan 2021 Letter to Shareholders by Jamie Dimon(reports.jpmorganchase.com)
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