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811.
by tristor 3y ago
Mostly people buy Android because it’s cheaper (for non-flagship devices). In so many areas of our world today we have two-tiered experiences, one for the moderately wealthy and a different one for the poors.
812.
by tristor 3y ago
And still has no final resolution to my understanding
813.
by tristor 3y ago
I think it's pretty obvious to any unbiased observer that this was caused by Hamas.
814.
by tristor 3y ago
I love quality hand tools. Not just what folks think of as "tools", but even something like a well made pen or mechanical pencil. Anything that is so simple that you can repair it with no prior knowledge or education, and can be
815.
by tristor 3y ago
Sure, impossible to prove, but a terrible example to bring up for the other position as well.
816.
by tristor 3y ago
And how is tech compensation in Norway compared to the US? That's what I thought...
817.
by tristor 3y ago
HENRY = High Earner, Not Rich Yet It is mostly older Millenials/Xennials with professional jobs. They earn more than 2x the national median income, but have a net worth that's less than 3x their income or $1M (whichever is larger
818.
by tristor 3y ago
This is completely unsurprising. The way banks make money on consumer credit cards is primarily through interest and fees, which primarily take advantage of people who are not financially literate. They also make intentional dark UX choic
819.
by tristor 3y ago
You're right. Healthcare is more cautious and more expensive. Housing is built to higher standards but with poorer quality materials, and uses more of the available lot area for covered square footage, but is still more expensive on a
820.
by tristor 3y ago
Insulin resistance and PCOS absolutely have effects on metabolism. It’s very well studied.
821.
by tristor 3y ago
Loom is the best option currently in the market for doing screencast recordings and demo recordings. I use it extensively, and started out using other alternatives like complex configurations in OBS. Loom is not only a superior UX, but the
822.
by tristor 3y ago
Like, emissions-related parts, for a /race car/. Like, what I already said.
823.
by tristor 3y ago
It's funny you say that, since last year the EPA went down a who's-who of those that make exhaust components and sell exhaust components in the US. One of the first, most basic things, that you do is to replace the exhaust to ope
824.
by tristor 3y ago
I am very annoyed by the decision of the EPA to start cracking down, because it's made it impossible to import parts for my track/race cars, even though it's completely legal to do so. Like many things, the market for enthus
825.
by tristor 3y ago
I don't have a source, because I'm not even sure if a study has ever been done. But my basic common sense tells me that putting hot (to boiling) water through plastic intended to be cheap enough it is disposable is likely going t
826.
by tristor 3y ago
Yes.
827.
by tristor 3y ago
> Uh, not sure where they came up with the 28% number. Given the traditional advice is 1/3 of income, 35% is not that far. You're right. They essentially doctored the numbers to get the result they wanted because it makes good
828.
by tristor 3y ago
> If the subject was propaganda, instead of advertising, then sure. What do you think advertising is? It's propaganda for a product.
829.
by tristor 3y ago
Some "journalism" is immoral, most of which falls into that category effectively /are/ advertisements being put into the public eye under the cover of journalism. You are painting so broad a brush in order to create a f
830.
by tristor 3y ago
It is not immoral to tell someone the bare facts of your offer. It is immoral to construct an advertisement, that is a carefully crafted message intended to manipulate the recipient. If your idea of an advertisement is a written text box
831.
by tristor 3y ago
Words in general are not specifically crafted by teams of sociologists, psychologists, and marketing professionals to elicit a particular feeling at a particular moment in time to make me more psychologically susceptible to a particular bel
832.
by tristor 3y ago
I've never had to replace the screen on any smartphone I've owned, of any brand, including Apple (which I've been on since the iPhone 4S), and I started with smartphones with Palm and Windows CE. I also drop my phones all the
833.
by tristor 3y ago
Many of the policy positions held by Congresspersons I believe to be directly tied to their age and place in life and their lack of understanding around technology, all of which are best rectified by reducing the median age of those serving
834.
by tristor 3y ago
> If you don't think that all ads are bad, then I think you may agree that sometimes, ad targeting produces more useful ads. I do. Ads are psychological manipulation at scale. This well predates the Internet, even. Advertisements
835.
by tristor 3y ago
Then we set it to 65, means the last Senate term has them exiting at 71. People over 70 should not be running the country, and currently the median Congressperson is on social security. We have a problem.
836.
by tristor 3y ago
I know it’s rude to say negative things about a person who has just passed, but I can’t help feeling happy that such an influential Senate seat will finally go to someone that’s not over 70 (hopefully). There should be age limits for public
837.
by tristor 3y ago
Domestic flights it's a big difference, but for international flights if you're in Polaris at the front of the bus, United is actually better than Delta, although the United food is pretty horrid even in Polaris. The best news th
838.
by tristor 3y ago
Good question. I'd honestly agree with you. There was an article linked here the other day quoting Charlie Munger saying that the secret to success in business was less about doing the right things and more about not doing the wrong
839.
by tristor 3y ago
> I assume they think customers with lots of miles banked won't go through the effort of dropping them entirely. I think they're wrong. I agree with you on this. Nobody who flew Delta did it for the value of SkyPesos anyway.
840.
by tristor 3y ago
> That means business customers and the wealthy will still be their main clients. I am both of those things, have held status with Delta for a number of years along with a co-brand credit card that I run $60k-$100k/yr through. I ty

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