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by vinay427 4y ago
It’s worth mentioning that MacBook glossy displays are noticeably better than many (not all, presumably) glossy displays out there, probably because of a decent anti-reflective coating. Some of them on the market look about as reflective as
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by vinay427 4y ago
> Are you suggesting Apple provided this program out of their good will? No. I'm not sure where you found that in my comment, but to clarify, I'm genuinely curious what you claim is the link to the EU given that this wasn'
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by vinay427 4y ago
What does this have to do with the EU and the US? The program just launched in 8 European countries, 7 of which are in the EU, several months after launching in the US. I don't see any clear pattern that has to do with the EU consideri
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by vinay427 4y ago
This is a rather unhelpful response given that I'm not sure many would guess correctly. Paper books have been used in the US for decades and electronic devices were made mandatory for most drivers (>8 days out of 30, apparently). Ca
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by vinay427 4y ago
It is similarly expensive in various other countries where it isn't always covered, and meanwhile is also covered in some states in the US. https://resolve.org/learn/financial-resources-for-family-bui...
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by vinay427 4y ago
Yes, all of the current and in-development languages listed have common roots except for Estonian.
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They should have that right. I didn’t say otherwise, nor do I mean otherwise. That doesn’t mean that such speculation is an alternative source of truth for the government’s actual plans.
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by vinay427 4y ago
Your quote feels deceptively lacking in context. In particular, the second part ("Unless... truth") is in response to a direct question about a viral hoax that suggested an imminent lockdown. It seems quite reasonable to me that t
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by vinay427 4y ago
Yes, and this sounds completely compatible with the GP comment. USB C (PD) charging is the non-proprietary standard that virtually every modern smartphone uses.
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by vinay427 4y ago
There are likely more data points here than sunscreens. One study [1] seems to indicate that the EMA is typically slower to approve drugs that both the FDA and EMA end up approving. Another article [2] seems to reach a similar conclusion, w
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by vinay427 4y ago
> I would have difficulty relating with anyone if all I cared about was race but hey you do you. The person you replied to listed 10+ other reasons, of which diversity was buried in the middle. You asked for a clarification specifically
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by vinay427 4y ago
> 3. but the G Plug is known to be one of the best, if not the best electrical plug. One massive downside of the type G plug (UK, Ireland, etc.) is its size. Most mobile charging adapters for phones or even laptops are 30-80% bigger, in
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by vinay427 4y ago
"Even Utah" seems to imply that Utah would be expected to have a stronger stance against the sale or consumption of alcohol. A cursory glance at the laws of both places, at least based on Wikipedia summaries, strongly suggests oth
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by vinay427 4y ago
This limited definition of "indentured servitude" would describe the analogs to H-1B visas in most Western countries, which I think does a disservice to other problems with the US system that aren't as common: its cost to bus
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by vinay427 4y ago
Did they not offer to rebook you? I've never had an airline not offer to rebook someone at the airline's expense for an airline-canceled flight, whether in the US or Europe. As an aside, originally written as a response to a now-d
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by vinay427 4y ago
> Definition of Europe seems to be EU, EFTA (ex. Switzerland which is governed by PayPal Pte. Ltd.), and UK. This is likely because it’s the EEA, which is the EU+EFTA-CH.
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by vinay427 4y ago
I agree with your statement, perhaps with a very loose sense of “socialism to some extent”. However, socialism is not communism, which is what the GP comment mentioned.
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by vinay427 4y ago
Act 60 seems like a limited tax incentive scheme. I'm referring to the general clause that income of Puerto Rican residents sourced in PR is not subject to personal income tax. From your linked source: > The U.S. tax code (Section 9
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by vinay427 4y ago
San Francisco also allows one to generate their ballot and fill it out using an online accessible voting service, which then generates a PDF with your choices and a QR code that you can mail or fax back in place of the “real” ballot. Consid
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by vinay427 4y ago
This doesn’t make it democratic, as PR is still bound by many laws made in Washington, but it is at least the one place where US citizens are free from personal tax obligations to the IRS, as far as I’m aware. The actual taxes while living
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by vinay427 4y ago
As a counter-example, I recently moved to the Apple ecosystem (after 10+ years, my entire adolescence and adult life, on various Linux distros and Android) primarily for the software and the hardware was, if anything, a drawback in some cas
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by vinay427 4y ago
> It's not clear from your post what the restaurant norms are in any of those countries. Sorry, that's my fault, I was editing my comment to make it more concise but managed to also extract its clarity. :) I would agree about I
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by vinay427 4y ago
As a bit of a tangent, it’s amusing how differently purchasing packaged water in restaurants is seen in certain countries (e.g. Spain, Italy) compared to in the US/Canada where it’s generally the default, and to a lesser extent Switzer
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by vinay427 4y ago
> like a senator actually reading letters from his/her constituents In the US, at least, I think it’s fairly well-known that politicians or their staff will often read (and handle relevant actionable items) in letters from their con
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by vinay427 4y ago
They mentioned “here” to be Aotearoa (also known as New Zealand), so it’s likely they currently live there.
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Is this a law that mandates scanning of IDs for authenticity purposes or storing that data? The few other states I could easily find online that had a similar law typically require that retailers either don’t store the data or that they d
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by vinay427 4y ago
> just that “the consumer is liable for frauds with their card” is wrong To be clear, I neither said that not intended to imply that, so I find it a little questionable that you placed it in quotes. I think the protections are more or le
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by vinay427 4y ago
Fraud on credit cards from theft or merchants incorrectly billing is also far more protected in the US than in most any European country, and probably most other countries as well. It’s far less of a consideration in one’s mind when every b
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by vinay427 4y ago
To be fair, this doesn’t consider the fuel costs of the extra 46 kg or so of baggage allowance that passengers have, the additional check-in desks that need to be “kiosked” and/or staffed, etc. I’m sure it still works out for them, but
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by vinay427 4y ago
Obviously, if you’re in one of the many EU countries that require identification (even if simpler than Germany’s video identification system) it’s not trivial to go to a supermarket in NL. I imagine it’s possible to buy one online from NL,

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