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by tom-_- 6y ago
The negative externalities of coal aren't adequately captured by taxes, sure...but what does that have to do with government subsidizing solar? Clearly they have.
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Well I think you've pointed out the core of why political debate often go nowhere. It has a unique way of exposing people's (myself included) fallibility to motivated reasoning and confirmation bias. I agree that Democrats pinned
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by tom-_- 6y ago
The parent's link provides a fair summary of the report and is more detailed than the ABA statement, which is also fair, just less detailed. The investigation was about two things; Trump's collusion with Russia AND the obstruction
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by tom-_- 6y ago
It's probably more accurate to say that a some of the protesters were prepared to commit acts of violence towards those in the Capitol building, some had no interest in violence, and others had no explicit plans but were caught up by m
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Not sure why this is being downvoted, "incitement" has a very narrow definition legally, see the Brandenburg test. Of course there are many other ways to incite a mob to violence that would avoid legal consequences, which i'
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by tom-_- 6y ago
This is a false assumption, the vast majority of Americans across the political spectrum have condemned the BLM riots and looting and largely find it unacceptable. Curious how you came to the conclusion that "everyone is okay" wi
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Yes, the "X is Evil and Evil do what Evil does" kind of reductive and anti-intellectual arguments here are disappointing. I'll offer an alternative, although admittedly simplistic lens to understand the actions of the CCP: T
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by tom-_- 6y ago
What percentage of Alphabet employees work on profitable products? Since AWU has no contract with Alphabet, their only leverage is work stoppage but if those protesting aren't adding monetary value to the business, then wouldn't
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by tom-_- 6y ago
For the youngsters reading this thread, please understand there is a big difference in the expected return of early and late stage startups. Early stage startups are often a crap shoot financially as others have pointed out, and contracts a
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by tom-_- 6y ago
For each Sapphire Reserve card, Chase gets a $550 annual fee + 3.0% of every swipe. Each cardholder gets $300 in travel credit + $120 in DoorDash credits and from 1% to 4.5% of every dollar spent refunded depending on how you spend your poi
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by tom-_- 6y ago
What process exists for fact-checking independent analysts? Most have zero accountability and have even less incentive to verify claims because 1) It takes time and money 2) Often does not serve their own political agendas and subscriber b
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Because the polling majorly favored Biden and the results showed far more Trump votes than anticipated could rationally be interpreted to mean that mail-in ballots were flawed in a way that favored Trump. I'm not claiming this is the c
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Therein lies the subjectivity. One person interprets neo Nazis rallies as inciting genocide. Another interprets it as a bunch of harmless nuts on parade.
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by tom-_- 6y ago
"Basic rights" is a subjective term and they're often in conflict with each other. Pro-choice vs pro-life being the classic example. If you believe freedom of speech is a basic right, then you should also believe in protect
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SARS-CoV-2 - Risk of reinfection and long term consequences(jorgevelez.substack.com)
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by tom-_- 6y ago
The description of Prop 25 doesn't include any details about the risk assessment model. This is the only doc I've found that does.
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Prop 25 upholds SB 10. This paper suggests improvements to SB10 based on potential biases in its design.
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by tom-_- 6y ago
California Prop 25 on the ballot this election replaces cash bails with a risk assessment scoring system based on Senate Bill 10: https://policylab.stanford.edu/media/improving-california-ba... Note the flaws in its de
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Spam PRs are frustrating but this rant just reads as petty and vindictive. The author claims that he doesn't "want to cancel or shame him personally", which just rings of false humility considering he named the article "
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Therein lies the harsh business reality. Every product and service you use, somewhere along its production (including basic materials), distribution or marketing has workers earning poverty level wages. And many can only function as a busi
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by tom-_- 6y ago
This is where government policy meets business reality. The reality is, ridesharing is a low margin business. Have you seen Uber's earnings reports? It's questionable whether the business model can ever be sustainable. So with h
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by tom-_- 6y ago
No, it's quite obvious that lockdown would disproportionality impact middle and lower income families. Not to mention that implementing such a spite-based policy would require a massive conspiracy that crossed state boundaries and pol
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by tom-_- 6y ago
There are many would be con artists that have not gone further than counting cards at the local tribal casino. I would argue these men are equally unethical but success at this scale requires persistence, hard work and talent. In this case,
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by tom-_- 6y ago
It's true, locality of talent pool matters..but covid has shown the degree to which it matters is quickly diminishing as evidenced by the handful of companies declaring WFH forever, or re-considering their office leases.
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Ignore the grandstanding, the two reasons why companies move out of a state/country: 1. Tax laws 2. Cheaper labor Edit: 3. Be closer to the people that give them money
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by tom-_- 6y ago
I'd also like to thank dang for upholding the values of evidence, logic, diversity and respect that distinguishes HN from the mob mentality, flame wars and general toxicity that is social media.
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Is there substance in the comment that strikes you as misleading, an exaggeration or just untrue? If so, you should speak to that instead of not so subtly suggesting that the commenter is a Chinese misinformant, which is against HN guidelin
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by tom-_- 6y ago
Read the guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mis
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by tom-_- 6y ago
@phist_mcgee Here's my read of the same comment: - The commenter is skeptical of the quality of Western media - Commenter provides an anecdotal data point, which is by definition not reliable but provides some grounds for skepticism -
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by tom-_- 6y ago
It's easy to forget that China is still a developing nation (~$10k gdp/capita) and protectionist policy is designed to allow developing nations to strengthen domestic industries. If "free access" were permitted, these Ch

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