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721.
by tocs3 3y ago
Maybe most Americans or some Americans but really I do not enjoy imagining civil war.
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by tocs3 3y ago
I have wondered a lot bout using sail for shipping. If you are the shipper and you enjoy he sailing it seems like it could be a good idea. Just a way to pay for a lifestyle not a way to make boatloads of money. It would not make much of a d
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by tocs3 3y ago
Except, I am not getting 653% more service. Traffic is worse, roads are worse (except the brand new ones), crime is higher, schools are more crowded. No public water for me. It is admittedly the price of growth in the area (recently rural a
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by tocs3 3y ago
In, at least the area I live (Central Texas), property taxes are also a problem with home affordability. I got my tax assessment a couple days ago and it notes that the assessment is up 653.08% since 2019.
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by tocs3 3y ago
i have a phone with KaiOS. The trouble I have is texting. Everyone wants to text but if I need to reply it takes three different button for each letter. I am looking some t writing a custom keyboard. does any have any ideas? Edit: Maybe (ju
726.
by tocs3 3y ago
I do not watch these videos much. Are there ways to make money easily online.
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by tocs3 3y ago
The article is about how the "It's a Wonderful Life" George Baily model is not the reality of banking and money. It seems to be more about teaching what is really going on and holding banks and government more accountable rat
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by tocs3 3y ago
Graph shows percentage of applicants accepted. It might be nice to include a graph of numbers applying and numbers accepted.
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by tocs3 3y ago
I would like to see a mechanical version of something like this.
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by tocs3 3y ago
I would like an open source feature phone. Something like The Rotary Un-Smartphone ( https://skysedge.com/telecom/RUSP/index.html ). Just a plane phone. I have never had a connected smartphone and I do not think I a
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by tocs3 3y ago
Maybe an important quote "“Really, [we’re] saying let’s do it, but let’s do it as part of a broader package of sustainable measures, not ‘planting trees is our only option,’” Weber said."
732.
by tocs3 3y ago
<IMO> The amount does not matter. </IMO>
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by tocs3 3y ago
How is it not the intent of the article? > Part of being an elected official should be divesting yourself of conflicts of interest, but that isn't US law. I completely agree. > These are blue chip stocks and a large part of the S
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by tocs3 3y ago
I know the post is sort of a different subject but there may be some relation to the post 2024 Ford Ranger First Drive Review: A Capable Truck I Don't Want to Drive https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39790803
735.
by tocs3 3y ago
I miss the very plain pickup trucks with a single cab and an 8 foot bed. I miss manual everything (windows, locks, mirrors, etc). The old beater farm truck is not exactly dead, but it is getting harder to find something that can be mostly b
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by tocs3 3y ago
It might not be the most informative article but it does help remind us that elected officials often have incentives outside just "public good". edit: typos
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by tocs3 3y ago
Problems with this sort of thing are selling early because: - price drop right after purchase. - reaping profits early.
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by tocs3 3y ago
A pretty good list. Thanks for the reminders. I will add "Building roads to reduce traffic." Edit: Just adding Jevons paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox and https://news.ycombinat
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by tocs3 3y ago
No :).
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by tocs3 3y ago
> humans are still the smartest animal on earth obviously I think this is correct but not obvious. It could be we (I am assuming you are also human :) are just the most ambitious.
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by tocs3 3y ago
So, what happens if you work in an area where the cost are high but the margin is low? You might make $100K but have $85K in costs. You still have $15K in income. Does this apply to those self employed or only wage earners (gets a paycheck)
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by tocs3 3y ago
They might not make any improvements but as long as they keep up the payments ( https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs... ) they will probably be ok.
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by tocs3 3y ago
You might be asking the wrong bunch of people :)
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by tocs3 3y ago
The article does not say why. I often wonder if this is an income rage where: - personal finance is complicated enough for an "average" person doing their own accounting that they don's do it or do it poorly. - income is not
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by tocs3 3y ago
The incentive for the company is money. They only need to convince people to give them money.
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by tocs3 3y ago
Looks interesting. Is anyone here a reviewer?
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by tocs3 3y ago
I saw some of this fight in the 90s (Central Texas) and much of the land privately conserved is now shopping and condos. The money is just to good. I bought 8 acres in the 90s here for about $15k. Did not know how I would ever pay it off (f
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by tocs3 3y ago
I would like to see more work done to make local natural resources valuable. Central Texas it is becoming a fairly dense suburban area (where I live and grew up). It is nice to see someone working in this direction. The milkweed stuff menti
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by tocs3 3y ago
No Wikipedia article?
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by tocs3 3y ago
daltonism : color blindness Had to look it up.

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