weatherman2

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by weatherman2 6y ago
All of the downsides you mention are not that bad in my opinion. I don't feel bad that people buy a legacy. I believe that a legacy of being a massive philanthropist is a legacy worth having. I don't feel bad that they "erase
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by weatherman2 6y ago
The drilling mud used to lubricate the equipment was a clay called bentonite with small amounts of a polymer additive, according to Facebook. It’s biodegradable and nontoxic, the company tells The Verge. Bentonite on its own isn’t usually b
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by weatherman2 6y ago
Modeling the growth does not change the results in any way that makes the tax seem more favorable. Taxing away 1% of an asset that grows 0% every year leaves 45% of the assets that would be present without the tax after 60 years. Taxing awa
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by weatherman2 6y ago
It has a smell of irony but I'm missing the reference :(
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by weatherman2 6y ago
I'm going to read my children a picture book titled "Scraggles the Puppy Explores the Forest of Simulated Annealing."
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by weatherman2 6y ago
I'm fairly convinced that the safety features that have been making the A pillars and C pillars of passenger cars thicker in recent years have heavily contributed to the trend of greater pedestrian deaths. Visibility on new cars is wor
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by weatherman2 6y ago
There's a lot of art out there in the world. A whole, whole lot. If you want to make something artistically creative for people to watch, listen to, or read, you are competing with Mozart, the Beatles, Edgar Allen Poe, Tolkien, and cou
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by weatherman2 6y ago
The market you want to target is people who aren't software engineers but want to run a simple website. The gulf for someone who just wants to serve a static html site but wants to have some content that requires secure access is huge
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by weatherman2 6y ago
There are examples that don't side-step the conversation. Should it be required to wear a helmet when you are riding a motorcycle, for example? That's a pretty direct example that bifurcates freedom-loving libertarians from other
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by weatherman2 6y ago
In a broad sense indirect harm is OK. There are many activities that result in indirect harm. The argument about which should be banned should focus on the amount of harm and the degree of restriction required to be placed upon people'
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by weatherman2 6y ago
A couple of reasons: -As people grow old, they are economically dependent upon people younger than them. -A growing population goes hand-in-hand with a growing economy. This tends to bring prosperity to many people. And as a bit of a tangen