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by wisty 11y ago
Why is it women being socially conditioned? Maybe men are socially conditioned to seek higher salaries (to support their family). I suppose working for more than $100k might be a rational decision, but research shows it's probably more
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by wisty 11y ago
You can find cherry picked data here: http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2013/12/murder-and-... They don't mention Australia, because the murder rate gradually decreased (though it was on a trend down a
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by wisty 11y ago
Not really. They'd ban them. Then they'd spend the next 10 years gradually enforcing it. People who really wanted to keep the guns would just hide them, and say they sold them in a private sale.
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by wisty 11y ago
Yep. Banning guns will reduce mass shootings, and gang shootings (somewhat - well organised criminals will still have guns, but the stupid ones who cause the most damage won't). It can also reduce suicide rates (since guns don't g
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by wisty 11y ago
Sounds like Twisted all over again. A powerful framework with a steep learning curve.
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by wisty 11y ago
If you look at age structures, China is about 20 years behind Japan. Which doesn't bode well.
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by wisty 11y ago
There's no reason why they would pay $80k in salary if they're not getting enough expected value. Until a new programmer is making minimum wage, there's always a point at which companies can employ them for less, and hope the
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by wisty 11y ago
Maybe there are 2,147,483,647 rows are in a table with the id signed int32? 2 billion isn't such a big number.
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by wisty 11y ago
Sorry, should have specified that it's for California (both cops and guards). And it might be a highball figure (I didn't search too much). From your article: > There's also a lot of range between salaries in different pa
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by wisty 11y ago
> I don't get why a prison guard should be paid higher than a cop A quick web search shows cops making $100k, while guards make $70k. I'd imagine the police are more selective though. It might not be "within reach" of
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by wisty 11y ago
Let's say a user is on your site, and they do thing . You might want to then show them either content or adds for related thing .
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by wisty 11y ago
Get ready for someone to tell you that the legal definition of "censorship" is only if the government does it.
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by wisty 11y ago
Not Chinese, but I've lived there. A lot of people hate the government, but only in the same way many Americans hate the government. And you're right that they see the CCP as being reasonably good, compared to the alternatives the
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by wisty 11y ago
There's problems with top-down incentives, if they aren't well thought-out - http://highered.blogspot.hk/2009/01/well-intentioned-commiss... Optimisation can be a literal genie, even when it's human
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by wisty 11y ago
> I had stumbled across Helen's blog last year. As a physician, I was unnerved by her approach and agreed with her doctors: Multiple myeloma requires an aggressive, chemotherapeutic strategy, especially in someone so young. Skipping
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by wisty 11y ago
Warning - comments like this will make you feel itchy. Try not to scratch. I can't see how calling a content warning (not a bad thing) a "trigger warning" is helpful. The nocebo effect is real. If an authority figure is imply
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by wisty 12y ago
Create a sneakernet. If you get a note, read it (don't talk to the person who handed it to you), then pass it on if you approve. In a city the density of Hong Kong, that's almost unstoppable. Tech solutions won't work if they
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by wisty 12y ago
There are differences. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese_grammar#Differences_f... Notably comparisons: Cantonese 佢高過我 He taller than me Mandarin: 他比我高 He compared me tall 開 (habitual aspect) which isn't in M
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by wisty 12y ago
Warning - opinionated rant. I might be completely wrong. I don't think this is helpful. The big problem isn't oppression. It's a problem, but it hasn't been the main one for a long time. The big problem is the poverty cy
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by wisty 12y ago
Yeah, but having some random noise still often helps.
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by wisty 12y ago
Compulsory Chinese traffic cartoon - http://soimgoingtochina.blogspot.com.au/2007/06/beijing-traf...
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by wisty 12y ago
Or you sell one share to a mutually trusted advisor for $1.
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by wisty 12y ago
> A people who gain the chance to govern themselves, who become the masters of their own destiny, they grow. What he's saying is that without a Scottish currency, they won't be the masters of their own destiny. Using the pound
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by wisty 12y ago
The problem is, Dawkins preaches to the converted. Only atheists and creationists listen to him, and neither are likely to change their minds.
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by wisty 12y ago
The main problem is, revenue and spending are rarely done by the same people. The UK can blame the Scottish Parliament on reckless spending, and be forced to raise taxes. A local government can recklessly spend (or neglect infrastructure),
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by wisty 12y ago
For people with significant followings, Twitter is a marketing platform. This might enable an affiliate (or self publication) model to work well on Twitter.
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by wisty 12y ago
If they don't really want you, they'll tend to give vague and noncommittal timeframes so they can check out other options. A job offer might be time limited if there's a planned start date though.
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by wisty 12y ago
If you want a free closed-source app with optional upgrades, have a look at your phone.
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by wisty 12y ago
I think it's more Chinese and Japanese sites, because their words take up far less characters.
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by wisty 12y ago
And power - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup

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