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by wildgift 14y ago
That's because they have more money. You have to pay for the necessities, and then you can save. If you're making near minimum wage, you won't be able to save much. Also, those investments, like stocks and rental properties, transfer weal
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I don't think that's the cause. I think that's just some middle class bias in the debate. I think the real reason is that food generally costs a lot less than it used to cost, relative to housing and other expenses. Poor people often know
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by wildgift 14y ago
East Palo Alto exists. Also, there are the Oakland hills, Rockridge, Claremont. Poverty and wealth exist near each other because one depends on the other.
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"Teachers are trained to assess children in classrooms using independent tests they create themselves." So, they do testing. They probably test more often than standardized testing.
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by wildgift 14y ago
My sister is a teacher in elementary school, in a somewhat diverse school community, and achieves high scores by focusing on equity and a community outreach to get parents involved in the classroom.
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by wildgift 14y ago
I upvoted, but hope people understand that software shrinkwrap/clickwrap licenses are still a legal gray area. Yes, it's been this way for 25+ years, but it's still an exception to regular property rights.
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Is this caused by the fact there are only a few companies making graphics chips?
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by wildgift 14y ago
I think the real trend with aging is that more adults will be living with their parents. The solution to the healthcare and aging issue is already happening: immigration.
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Really? I remember that luggable computers became laptop computers around then, and people were predicting even smaller laptops with touchscreens because Alan Kay described such a thing called the Dynabook. The Radio Shack Tandy TRS-80 mo
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by wildgift 14y ago
There are many, but one would be the lack of opportunity to improve ones situation by self-improvement. For example, you might be working two jobs to pay rent and other necessary expenses, so you have no time to learn new skills. Another
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by wildgift 14y ago
There's no such thing as a free market. Just like there's no Santa Claus. Also, some very innovative parts of the computer/software economy not only lack regulation, the FOSS sector, lack wages and salaries that are directly related to the
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by wildgift 14y ago
You usually get paid less than what your labor is worth. That's how a business builds up its savings account, or pays off its debts.
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by wildgift 14y ago
Nearly all professions and businesses do #2.
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by wildgift 14y ago
Submitting link spam onto blog posts. Washing cars. Wiping reflective metal surfaces in elevators. Doing inventory. Growing and mowing lawns. Frying chips. Bathroom attendant at a nightclub.
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by wildgift 14y ago
oh wow. I was watching the video and thought, "oh whatever, it's just like a visualization of some vim style editing". Then I realized that you really did something amazing. "oh daaaaaamn, he just made a visual editor that could become th
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by wildgift 14y ago
yes. there are many techniques, mainly revolving around learning to see shapes.
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by wildgift 14y ago
that is a good book. a class based on it would be even better. you can also practice with GIMP
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why not do both?
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by wildgift 14y ago
http://www.npr.org/2013/02/19/172373123/older-tech-workers-o...
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Silicon Valley NYC Mayor launch political push to increase immigration(thenextweb.com)
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by wildgift 14y ago
To everyone with alternatives to make: Make is easy to learn. It simplifies a slightly complex task. Other build tools have a steeper learning curve. If they're more complex than the problem being solved, people won't want to adopt them. W
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by wildgift 14y ago
They already do this. There are postal counters that are contracted out. I went to one in LA's Koreatown. It was croweded but OK, and was a little faster than the perpetually understaffed USPS windows in Pico Union. (It's often 5+ peopl
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by wildgift 14y ago
This is true. Presently, I don't know my mail carrier, because I moved, but where I grew up, we knew them. If someone mis-addressed a letter, the carrier would deliver it to the right person. They could deliver using the family's name, r
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by wildgift 14y ago
Until this 2006 law that requires the pension to be fully funded for 75 years, and that this be achieved in three more years, the USPS was self sufficient. Postage paid for everything. No cost to the taxpayer. I remember when this was ac
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by wildgift 14y ago
The first thing they need to do is reduce the pension funding requirement, which was forced by a 2006 law. They have to fully fund the pension for 75 years, and do that in 10 years. That would reduce their operating budget deficit. Second
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by wildgift 14y ago
I think there's already a system where you pre-pay postage online, print a barcoded label, and then drop it off. The label contains routing information. There's no anonymity. Rather, there's redundancy because they print the destination a
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by wildgift 14y ago
It was created in the US by a Chinese Vietnamese American. It's jalapeno chiles. They don't have it in Vietnam.
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by wildgift 14y ago
Tapatio is good. Spicy, and an almost smoky chile flavor, but it's not a roasted chile. It's just the regular chile flavor.
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by wildgift 14y ago
I think Huy Fong's works for American food because it's jalapeno, which is a familiar flavor. It's blended with garlic, so it's not an unfamiliar flavor - somewhere between Chinese, Mexican, and Italian.
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by wildgift 14y ago
Tabasco is really good with simmered vegetables. The vinegar and aged flavors brighten up and fill out the flavors.

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