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by vinay427 2y ago
> Of course a nation with a high population will have a high GDP in a mostly agrarian society. It was more industrialised than many or likely most western countries at the time with more advanced and valuable crafts, so in relative terms
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by vinay427 2y ago
> has Hindi as the "official language of the government” First of all, I appreciate that you’ve made sure to draw this distinction between official languages of the central government and national languages. However, English is stil
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by vinay427 2y ago
It’s based on some of the same sources describing historical economies of other countries/regions. There are a variety of sources accessible online that go into more detail, including the ones cited in the excerpt I’ve included below.
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by vinay427 2y ago
As another commenter noted, I believe the phrase is used as a metonym (?) here to refer to a class of people that is largely unrelated to support for public transport.
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by vinay427 2y ago
> Wouldn't this just put these companies in awkward position [...] Presumably. There's probably still an argument for changing the incentives for foreign governments to make these orders and for Apple or similar to comply. In p
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by vinay427 2y ago
I’m not sure Greenland should be lumped in with the others considering the very different (lack of) history, and polling does not support its popularity. > A strong majority of Americans, 66%, are opposed to U.S. territorial expansion ac
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by vinay427 2y ago
Much of central London could stand to be more developed, by this metric.
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by vinay427 2y ago
DC has a larger metro population than half of those cities, and is the clear economic hub of its respective area. I’m not sure the national capital is a great example of a smaller city, although of course is smaller relative to the US than
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by vinay427 2y ago
People in this space are thinking about these problems, including on-chip mechanisms [1] and/or location verification [2], among other proposals. [1] https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/secure-governable
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by vinay427 2y ago
It doesn't seem to me that the GP comment is arguing for the cut in funding, but rather that 'gutted' may reasonably imply to many readers that a relatively significant portion of the budget was cut, which would be misleading
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by vinay427 2y ago
> which, funny enough, are higher than NYC's congestion charge, yet there is zero fuss about them That may be because NY/NJ have bridge tolls into the city that are often much higher than those in SF. https://www.pan
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by vinay427 2y ago
The median income of a household with a car in the city is more than double that of households without cars [1]. In a city where public transport is a viable and relatively cheap alternative, it doesn’t seem obvious that it disproportionate
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by vinay427 2y ago
This has been a thing in Michigan and likely a few other states for decades, although with a 10 cent bounty at least 10-20 years ago. There was apparently a 90-95% recovery rate last I checked, but I'm not sure how reliable those stati
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by vinay427 2y ago
> it feels like a bike rental service operating on private property should not be the DOT’s jurisdiction. I’m not sure I see how the private ownership of docking spaces should be relevant to DOT jurisdiction specifically. Rental car serv
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by vinay427 2y ago
I’m aware of the broad history, and I’m not claiming the PSNI is particularly neutral or otherwise unwilling to engage in these tactics. However, discourse that reduces the PSNI abusing power to a UK vs. Ireland conflict doesn’t promote ho
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by vinay427 2y ago
This article is about the PSNI, a documentary released in 2017, and surveillance in 2018. While the history between NI, the rest of the UK, and the Republic of Ireland is obviously relevant, it’s a bit of a stretch to reduce this to the rel
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by vinay427 2y ago
This reminds me of the fairly new Terminal 2 in Bengaluru, covered in (mostly?) bamboo and greenery: https://www.architecturaldigest.in/story/bengalurus-kempegow...
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by vinay427 2y ago
That seems incorrect. The mayor is the mayor of Greater London which includes the City of London, although the City also has a Lord Mayor, as London boroughs have elected or ceremonial mayors. In other words, the City has its own mayor in t
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by vinay427 2y ago
Most very cold areas are frequently above the temperature where salt is still somewhat effective, although I assume less than ideal. > I'm guessing you meant EU, since the largest country in Europe is Russia. They mentioned country-
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by vinay427 2y ago
> even the appearance of impropriety removes faith and trust in the institution. This seems like a nuanced and reasonable take, but a rather generous interpretation of the GP comment. I think it’s reasonable for the parent comment to pus
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by vinay427 2y ago
To be fair, the GP comment asked what one thinks about the possibility, and the parent comment provided some limited grounding. It’s a bit difficult to provide concrete evidence for a hypothetical.
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by vinay427 2y ago
They’re also significant funded by the state particularly as they’re the two federal universities. The figure I heard while there, although I can’t find actual numbers online, was in the low tens of thousands in subsidies that may otherwise
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by vinay427 2y ago
I think anecdotal evidence may be a reasonable proxy for those countries, although at least in stereotype and anecdotally they are very far from representative of (even) western Europe. I've noticed quite a bit of variance between majo
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by vinay427 2y ago
Canada is the largest foreign source of wood for the US, so I’m not sure where the irony is. They don’t grow much acacia or eucalyptus as far as I’m aware. https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/wood-p
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by vinay427 2y ago
Right, I really just meant the last sentence in your comment but that could have been phrased more clearly. I definitely support having the easier option!
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by vinay427 2y ago
While this seems like a reasonable way to start monetising, I would add that the domain verification is very straightforward for anyone who's touched nameservers before. As an aside, their use of domains seems like a relatively clean w
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by vinay427 2y ago
As an anecdote, an online comment responding to someone asking if their choice of server matters (e.g. if their Mastodon account would be visible to someone using another server) was roughly "no, as long as your servers federate with e
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by vinay427 2y ago
As I understand it (very much not a lawyer), the company complies with US laws by not allowing people in the US to use it, so there’s no issue doing business.
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by vinay427 2y ago
The usual answer that will be thrown around to justify this is that London has the oldest underground metro system, whether that’s relevant or not. It doesn’t seem very relevant when even the deepest stations in Prague (which are newer but
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by vinay427 2y ago
States can opt-out of DST, as a few have done, but cannot choose permanent DST (assuming the relevant federal law would be deemed valid/constitutional). https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/dayli

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