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by viburnum 7y ago
I noticed this too. When I sit down I make an effort to pull my shirt up a little so it’s loose over my jeans. Haven’t had a little hole in years.
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by viburnum 7y ago
It really is. I read it cover to cover for ten years before I caught on (I’m a slow learner). This podcast episode is about the history of The Economist. It’s really interesting: https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-98
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by viburnum 7y ago
I don't know, pro sports are all unionized and they make money. Blaming the workers seems like rightwing nonsense to me.
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by viburnum 7y ago
Airlines (and other businesses with very high fixed costs) can be profitable if there’s enough consolidation in the industry. Otherwise they get into price war death spirals with no way out.
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by viburnum 7y ago
The trick with Milton Friedman is to find the one ludicrous assumption his whole analysis hangs on.
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by viburnum 7y ago
If the people who run the society never have to deal with its problems, the problems will never be fixed.
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The Dark Triad across academic majors (2017) [pdf](pure.au.dk)
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by viburnum 7y ago
"The Left Hand Of Darkness" and "The Dispossessed" are great back-to-back.
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How Business Schools Fail Up(newrepublic.com)
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Behind the Coronavirus Threat, a Middleman Destroying Prescription Drug Markets(prospect.org)
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by viburnum 7y ago
Yeah, this article is a woolly mess.
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How to Build a Cycling Environment(blog.koehntopp.info)
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by viburnum 7y ago
Haha, thanks, that makes me feel better!
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by viburnum 7y ago
I really, really hate being a sucker so for me it's never worth it to buy from Amazon anymore. I'll pay a few dollars more to avoid the stress.
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We Can’t Do It Ourselves(solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
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Hack the Planet: Leaks, Glitches, and Preposterous Futures(logicmag.io)
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CV researcher quits due to ethical concerns(twitter.com)
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Test Confirms a Tesla Can Be Fooled into Speeding in a Hilariously Dumb Way(jalopnik.com)
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by viburnum 7y ago
Nobody trusts or likes oil companies or drug companies or media monopolies either but they are extremely successful at achieving their political goals.
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by viburnum 7y ago
Be smarter to just back a political movement, but that would actually work, and diminish Bezos's own power.
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by viburnum 7y ago
I would definitely use this feature.
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by viburnum 7y ago
You’re right, but this is a religious conviction for nerds, like their belief in space colonies. They flip out if you don’t play along.
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Bye-Bye Time Machine(tbray.org)
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by viburnum 7y ago
So do people append at the bottom or put each new day at the top?
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by viburnum 7y ago
Really enjoyed this, thanks.
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by viburnum 7y ago
Some people will do anything to change the subject when the subject makes them uncomfortable. Better to quibble about models than to confront the disaster.
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by viburnum 7y ago
This is the way people in cults talk.
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by viburnum 7y ago
America cities have too many oversized streets and major intersections. Keep the streets small and you don't need as many intersections and you can invest more in the ones you have. This is what they do in the Netherlands.
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by viburnum 7y ago
I wish it had a “no left turns” feature like they have for avoiding tolls.
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Raising a person in a culture full of types(theoutline.com)
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