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by zdean 10y ago
Modular nuclear energy: http://www.nuscalepower.com/
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by zdean 10y ago
"What must it be like to be on the receiving end of such paternalism? It sounds awful. And horrifically damaging." Is "paternalism" in this case a euphemism for centuries of slavery, legal segregation, and general racism
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by zdean 10y ago
1) this isn't money you earn from Amazon...so they're not creating a closed amusement park style ecosystem where you HAVE to spend the money you make with them 2) you don't have to convert ALL of your cash into Amazon credit.
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by zdean 10y ago
You're absolutely right. Except that I said 2 data points and then waiting to see if there are more...in which case you would be able to argue for a reliable trend.
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by zdean 10y ago
Well, that gives you two solid data points...a few more and you've got a pretty reliable trend to explain that burn rate and wasted meals.
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by zdean 10y ago
As a reference example, Rockefeller was worth over $300 billion in 2007 dollars: https://www.google.com/search?q=Rockefeller&oq=Rockefeller&a...
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by zdean 10y ago
I applaud you for having the foresight to save up for your kids' education. At the same time, I think it's naive to say that the only reason people are cash poor (or even the primary reason) is because they buy flat screen TVs and
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by zdean 10y ago
"The only situation I've seen where that's remotely true is applying for student aid where if you're parents saved money they're expected to pony it up, but if they spent it all on flat screen TVs and new cars (and
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by zdean 10y ago
Would this be considered Augmented Virtual Reality?
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by zdean 10y ago
That. And not to forget that many of the countries that are left over are the failed attempt to have different ethnic/cultural groups exist under one umbrella (USSR, Czechoslovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia)...not unlike the
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by zdean 10y ago
Because making it possible for ethnically/racially/culturally diverse groups to live happily together is and has historically been a major challenge. So a country that has immigration policies that promote homogeneity will avoid m
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by zdean 10y ago
I wonder if the lack of ethnic diversity in the "happier" countries is a contributing factor: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/16...
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by zdean 10y ago
I think your analogy is incorrect with regards to doctors (since we're talking about action, not inaction). A clearer one might be: is the doctor who saves the life of a murderer, rapist, etc a wrong for doing so. We say "no she i
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by zdean 10y ago
Serious question for those who are pro-tipping...where do you draw the line? How do you choose which products/services are tip-worthy and which aren't?
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by zdean 10y ago
They have a fantastic youtube channel as well: https://www.youtube.com/user/keralatourism/featured And one of my favorite videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE8sc2932Js&t=13s
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by zdean 10y ago
Wouldn't mathematics simply be considered an epistemological branch of philosophy?
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by zdean 10y ago
Couldn't a genetic comparison give us an estimate of how long ago the 2 lines split?
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by zdean 10y ago
Isn't that kind of like saying that a runner doesn't deserve credit for her win because the other people in the race ran slower than she did?
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by zdean 10y ago
That's Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef)
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by zdean 10y ago
The AMA controls the requirements for licensing, the schools that can educate for the purpose of licensing, and the number of licenses that can be issued. Exactly what is intellectually dishonest about calling that a monopoly? http:/&
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by zdean 10y ago
MDs also have the benefit of an artificial monopoly (vs factory workers) that I imagine will fight hard to keep its members employed. https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/medical-mo...
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by zdean 10y ago
For what could be built in Antarctica in 1903, I bet it was state of the art. In 2015, the Shanghai Tower was built...it doesn't make what they're building in Antarctica today any less state of the art just because it's rel
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by zdean 10y ago
I'm not sure your observation precludes mine (or vice-versa). I can definitely see how they probably riffed on the unveiling (considering the comma)...but the structure very much follows what I pointed out: "Make <something>
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by zdean 10y ago
"For years afterwards...nothing much fancier than wooden huts went up on the white continent." I think that in 1903, that wooden hut would be thought of as pretty fancy and state of the art. Only in retrospect 114 years later woul
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by zdean 10y ago
Perhaps. But to ignore them is to be tone-deaf for the sake of a marketing gimmick.
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by zdean 10y ago
I'm starting to see quite a few brands co-opting the President-elect's signature slogan like they have here. This baffles me. On the one hand, yes, it's a slogan that pretty much every (at least) American knows and is familia
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by zdean 10y ago
I wonder how many people opt for the higher density assuming it'll make a significant difference without really knowing what the visual threshold for being able to see a noticeable difference is.
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by zdean 10y ago
Yeah, but I would think there's a corner of the market that TM doesn't have yet...maybe the really small venues. Start with those as MVP/proof of concept and then "wow" the medium venues, repeat.
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by zdean 10y ago
"It is a testament to our weak antitrust laws that Ticketmaster has been able to gouge the public for decades with no repercussions whatsoever." Genuinely interested to know what is keeping a nimble new startup from stepping in an
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by zdean 10y ago
In America (and I may be biased b/c my kids say it all the time) to toot means to blow your car horn...but it also means to fart. If I say "I tooted this morning," most people will assume I farted. You might want to reconside

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